Is OpenBSD a worthwhile operating system?
With Canadian Mounties refusing to respect jurisdictional boundaries and the whole Greenland affair aside
The touted “security” emphasis is based on a claimed correctness and auditing or auditability of open source code. That emphasis is where it should be for “security” concerns as such. It would be more proper of the entire project, however, to emphasize “correct coding practices” on their own merits rather than making grand claims of security. Code it right and don’t be stupid, you really can’t make any computer operating system “security” claims beyond that.
The project is heavily over-drugged and over-policed with a strong anti-U.S. bias, however. If I ever heard of “vanilla” personal computer or server system cryptographic software that performs as advertised placed on an export control list, it certainly isn’t from the U.S.
There is a strong potential for espionage. Foreigners who are minding their own business and not spying on American consumers do not make grand claims of computer security and privacy.
Why is OpenBSD less popular than FreeBSD for desktop use?
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GeeksforGeeks
Having nothing to hide is important. If you “have something to hide,” then those who are looking for it have either found it already or will have little trouble finding it.
The OpenBSD project “has something to hide.”
Fraternity pledges do not impress.
Thepledge() system call forces the current process into a restricted-service operating mode. A few subsets are available, roughly described as computation, memory management, read-write operations on file descriptors, opening of files, networking (and notably separate, DNS resolution). In general, these modes were selected by studying the operation of many programs using libc and other such interfaces, and setting promises or execpromises. ¶Use ofpledge() in an application will require at least some study and understanding of the interfaces called. Subsequent calls topledge() can reduce the abilities further, but abilities can never be regained.
This is the typical language of frat boys, university rapists, heartbroken girls, Mafia judges, highway robbers, hit men and empty promises. Nothing technical about it, and it needs no more attention than that outside the ivory tower dungeon or man cave from which it came.