by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Wednesday May 19, 1999 @06:03AM (#1887271)
If you go to each website separately and look under goals or something like that, you'll see what each emphasizes.
Nevertheless, it goes like this:
FreeBSD: concentrates on x86, so it is th fastest on x86, ports to Alpha (somewhat working) and Sparc (not working) underway. has good VM system, good under high load. Easiest to install and use.
NetBSD: Concentrates on being a stable research platform. Their big thing is portability, supports lots and lots of hardware platforms.
OpenBSD: forked from NetBSD, supports lots of hardware platforms. Big emphasis on security, has bunch of integrated encryption. A no brainer if you REALLY NEED security.
Been asked b4 (Score:5)
Nevertheless, it goes like this:
FreeBSD: concentrates on x86, so it is th fastest on x86, ports to Alpha (somewhat working) and Sparc (not working) underway. has good VM system, good under high load. Easiest to install and use.
NetBSD: Concentrates on being a stable research platform. Their big thing is portability, supports lots and lots of hardware platforms.
OpenBSD: forked from NetBSD, supports lots of hardware platforms. Big emphasis on security, has bunch of integrated encryption. A no brainer if you REALLY NEED security.