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samurro@stutstev its a false prophecy. #openbsd is for people which are interested in the internal working of their operating system, the focus on security comes with its caveats in terms of performance. No desktop user needs this kind of security, privacy should be much more of a concern and there are better alternatives for that in the linux ecosystem.
Morgan Aldridge@samurro @stutstev While I do agree that #OpenBSD is built by and for developers, I disagree that desktop users don't need the kind of security it provides. Privacy is absolutely important, but OpenBSD is very much the test bed for security features that ultimately other OSes adopt because they turn out to be absolutely necessary. It works very well for desktop & notebook workstations, though it's not for everybody.
@morgant @stutstev I disagree that it works "very well..". To be fair, I used OpenBSD 4 years ago. But if you want to have a "just works" system then there are better alternatives in the linux ecosystem. Even if you requirements are that low, that all you do is maybe using the browser and creating a text document every two months, there are distributions which solve that issue more efficient.
@stutstev @samurro Exactly, use the tools that work best for you. By "works well" I meant that it is stable, performant enough for my uses, and has the functionality & software I need. I tend to run significantly older hardware (currently a 2015 13in MacBook Air [i7], a 2013 Mac Pro, and several 2012 Mac mini [i7] servers), so I like a more minimal, lighter-weight OS.
I'm able to do web browsing/development, video conferencing, audio/podcasting, even some streaming to Twitch. Plenty for me.
@morgant @samurro Besides, a lightweight OS for the technically inclined is such a breath of fresh air in this post-smartphone age we're in. By using OpenBSD, we become largely immune to Silicon Valley's so-called "enshittification" that has greatly degraded the UX of Windows and Mac. The ongoing AI hype (with its security and privacy implications) is the latest example of this issue. I am happy to disassociate from the industry's nonsense.
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