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Openbsd makes a good stopgap. The way forward is seL4[0][1]. 0. https://sel4.systems/ 1. https://microkerneldude.org/category/sel4/
Neat stuff, but this is not going to easily run the vast majority of open source software out there.
e.g. Genode's Sculpt[0] already bridges the gap via running Linux in a VM.
Even though they already have native webbrowser and can build software natively, it wasn't always the case.
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I tried OpenBSD recently and found it behaves very differently from other OS. The same code works on Linux/FreeBSD/Windows but has poor multi thread performance on OpenBSD, async socket stopped working after sending at high speed for few seconds. I am not saying there is anything wrong in OpenBSD, it is just different.
OpenBSD uses a Giant Lock model (simpler code) instead of the fine grained locking mechanism in Linux. And Linux has a some quirks and hacks to improve performance (instead of doing the slow, but correct thing). One example is the USB Gadget thing.
It just takes time.
I'm using it as a daily driver since Debian adopted systemd and it works great. I use it wherever possible: home router, laptops, obsda.ms vm, workstation, thin clients, etc.
With every release OpenBSD becomes better. Fully recommended to take advantage of old hardware too, like a fanless thin client bought for cheap from surplus.
I really love the no-nonsense approach I can't find elsewhere.