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Ports are sometimes hardened as well, such as Firefox, Chromium, Got (OBSD git alternative, not yet part of base) etc... But I personally don't really use OpenBSD for security. Sur…

Doesn't make much of a difference, the former is just slightly more privacy friendly than the latter. Which is preferable of course, but no big difference compared to reporting an …

This could be an option with children under the age of 12. Maybe only let them use a computer or gaming console in the living room, or something like that.

Just 01-01-1970 :)

I would agree when it comes to the most basic real-world skills, but even then you cannot prohibit it. When it comes to digital skills, no, you cannot expect everyone to understand…

Age verification through the OS could make parental control much easier. Just set the age of your child on a given system with your own account, and apps and websites can signal wh…

Compatibility layers can also introduce security bugs. One of the reasons why it was removed from OpenBSD. BSD is more for purists anyway. Virtualization seems to be a better optio…

I've had issues with Wayland, even in 2025, but never with X11. X11 may be old, but it's stable. Mint is for normal people, not us. I do have it on my travel laptop though, because…

Using it because you're practically forced to use it, is not the same as not rejecting it intellectually. While that's probably still a minority, it definitely seems larger than ju…