Re: Is OpenBSD more secure than Windows?

From: Scott Lowe (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 03/31/05


Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:58:25 -0500

On 2005-03-25 02:08:20 -0500, "Alex" <alex@alex.com> said:

>> and that Symantec releases a version for OpenBSD to protect it, so
>> that I can give it a try. Without Internet Explorer, OpenBSD is pretty
>> unusable, sorry.
>
> Of course, you know best right? You should go out and buy urself a Mac, its
> a computer specially designed for idiots :-)

I'm guessing your Mac comment was tongue-in-cheek, since Mac OS X is
based on FreeBSD and therefore shares some heritage (albeit a bit
distant) with OpenBSD.

:-D

-- 
Scott Lowe


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