As recently reported on OpenBSD's errata page, a problem in the mbuf handling of IPv6 has been elevated to a security issue. This means that OpenBSD now has two remote exploits in 10 years, as already reflected on the OpenBSD Homepage. Theo advises to to update the system (or to block IPv6 using PF as a workaround).
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Member since:2006-01-16
OpenBSD already is the second most popular BSD after FreeBSD (I don't count MacOSX as a BSD) and that's a lot considering that you have to buy the OpenBSD CDs vs. just download FreeBSD.
I don't run OpenBSD but a am aware of it, I just don't need that type of security on my home machine. GNU/Linux trumps in convenience. But let me tell you I have a lot of respect for OpenBSD and should I ever need that type of security I know where to find it.
Member since:2006-03-12
You can, "just download," OpenBSD. Netinstall is the most common method of installation for me and many other people, despite owning CDs. What you cannot, "just download," are ISOs, those are sold as CDs as an attempt to recoupe some development costs.
That Linux convenience that trumps OpenBSD tends to be bought at the cost of the source itself, the freedom that the GPL attempts to force on people. In fact, many of OpenBSD's release songs and art have been focused on that, "Open Source-AMI," for 4.1 being the most recent.
Edited 2007-03-14 19:10
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2005-07-11
It's pity OpenBSD doesn't get more attention, compared to its not-so-safe sister FreeBSD (Darwin, MacOS X) and its illegitimate sibling GNU/Linux.