Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Aug 2007 17:21 UTC, submitted by Lucas Holt
MidnightBSD 0.1 is now available. It includes several software packages such as ksh, sudo, OpenNTPD, gcc 3.4.4, BIND 9.3.4 (plus patch), and others in the base system. "MidnightBSD is a desktop operating system for x86 compatible, and soon amd64 compatible architectures. It was originally based on FreeBSD 6.1 Beta. The goal of the project is to create a BSD with ease of use and simplicity in mind."
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2006-01-14
I believe that person was talking about the licensing issue and not the security of the code. There are many pieces of GPL code that are both created with security in mind and increase security on a given system. The issue he was trying to make is that GPL code can completely change the licensing model which BSD systems prefer to use. While GPL is great and has its place, we prefer BSD code in our system whenever possible. Personally, I would stay away from all proprietary drivers...