Re: [Nolug] In the Wiki...

From: Brett D. Estrade <estrabd_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:32:36 -0600
Message-Id: <1105569156.14133.212613635@webmail.messagingengine.com>

I would agree if you added the word "crybabies" in the description ;)

Viva la FreeBSD.

Brett

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:05:32 -0600, "Joey Kelly" <joey@joeykelly.net>
said:
> On Wednesday 12 January 2005 3:33 pm, Brett D. Estrade spake:
> > Well, for starters it is an opinion not a fact. Additionally, it is
> > being applied to every single person that uses OpenBSD.
> >
>
> Actually, that's not what the statement implies. It says that SOME
> paranoid
> sysadmins, that are very concerned about security, choose to run OpenBSD,
> because it is in fact one of if not the most secure operating system to
> be
> found currently. The statement brings up elitism, but since the entire
> description refers to a security mentality, it's not a slight against
> these
> elitists.
>
> The statement did NOT say, "all that run OpenBSD are elitists, and are
> paranoid". I agree that this type of statement, being inclusive, would
> probably be out of place on the wiki.
>
> What my abbeviated OS commentary was meant to do was give a concise guide
> to
> interested parties that hopefully would give them some sort of idea what
> each
> distro or OS is all about, and what the potential user could expect from
> any
> particular choice.
>
> The exact line from the wiki:
> "OpenBSD &#8212; audited extensively for security. Paranoid elitists run
> OpenBSD."
>
> I stand by my wording. If I am voted down, I will change it. Or someone
> else
> is free to come up with a more descriptive note if they desire.
>
> --
>
>
> Joey Kelly
> < Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant >
> http://joeykelly.net
>
>
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