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> https://why-openbsd.rocks/fact/meltdown-spectre/
Uh, yeah. They did that, just like Linux did before them. I especially like the reply to the announcement that was "uh… I hope you didn't spend these two months coming up with that solution. We already did that for Linux, so you could have just asked".
See also: https://rgz.ee/openbsd/
A more comprehensive list https://www.openbsd.org/innovations.html
1) It's not W^X. W^X implies read-only pages are not possible, and they are.
2) They "invented" that, what 5-10 years after Linux?
Last time I tried the full disk encyrption [sic] it was an awful setup compared to Linux. > https://why-openbsd.rocks/fact/meltdown-spectre/ Uh, yeah. They did that, just like Linux did before them. I especially like the reply to the announcement that was "uh… I hope you didn't spend these two months coming up with that solution. We already did that for Linux, so you could have just asked".
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>What are the desktop GUI environments or window managers available on OpenBSD that are comparable to those on Linux? I'll answer this honestly; All of the X11 based ones until SystemD and wayland came about are essentially supported or working. Gnome created a hard dependency on systemd and thus can't be used any longer on openbsd. Wayland (and thus; Sway) is not supported by OpenBSD. But i3, xmonad, KDE4, XFCE4 and…
> Gnome created a hard dependency on systemd and thus can't be used any longer on openbsd. This isn't true, OpenBSD has GNOME 3.30.2 in ports. It maintains patches to keep it working for users, who can install it with the meta package: pkg_add gnome 6.4 has 3.28.2 in packages: https://www.openbsd.org/64.html Antoine Jacoutot is the maintainer.
I really, really want to use OpenBSD. I love everything they make. The one thing that keeps me on FreeBSD/Linux is ZFS support.
I used OpenBSD on a netbook and it was awesome. But I really needed 32-bit Linux binary compatibility, and I was also one of the 3 people who used bluetooth. Both of these features were removed entirely. I wish there was a way I could "live dangerously" and have access to them again. I would love to have access to bluetooth based serial terminals, and use my favorite keyboard.
What are the desktop GUI environments or window managers available on OpenBSD that are comparable to those on Linux? I see a mention of running X as a user, but nothing more. What about desktop hardware support? Does it have working drivers for different WiFi chipsets, video cards, trackpad, etc. (referring only to x86 based systems)?
For example:
# pkg_add gnome
Ethernet drivers: https://man.openbsd.org/?query=ethernet&apropos=1&sec=4
Wireless drivers: https://man.openbsd.org/?query=wireless&apropos=1
Video drivers: https://man.openbsd.org/?query=video+driver&apropos=1&sec=4&...
A more comprehensive list https://www.openbsd.org/innovations.html
I like how they list W^X as an innovation. 1) It's not W^X. W^X implies read-only pages are not possible, and they are. 2) They "invented" that, what 5-10 years after Linux?