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Re: OpenBSD 6.3 released

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my estimation, mostly a mix of: - Those running network infrastructure (router, firewall, VPN gateway, mail server, etc.) - Those who want a simple Unix desktop with no gimmicks and low hassle - Hardcore Unix geeks who don't like the other flavors for $REASONS In a more general or vague sense, OpenBSD is often appealing to people who care more about cohesiveness and correctness than about the sheer magnitude of pe…

> - Those who want a simple Unix desktop with no gimmicks and low hassle This! When you are using OpenBSD, and wonder how a particular piece of the kernel works, you just open the source code, read it, and you can usually have a good idea of the inner workings with some days studying it. Trying to do the same thing with linux, you would need months to grasp any idea of how it works. Linux is developed by thousands of…

Just use Debian GNU/Linux minimum-installation without desktop environment. I doubt you're much faster in studying the OpenBSD kernel compared to the Linux kernel. I'm also not sure if some days are enough for both of them.

Re: OpenBSD 6.3 released

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From the release notes: > o Support the sun4v hypervisor interrupt cookie API, adding support for SPARC T7-1/2/4 machines. Who is running OpenBSD on a big expensive SPARC T7 and why? I'm genuinely curious as to what possible use cases there are which make this a desirable combination.

What has the hardware cost in common with OS running on it? Just curious.
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