Indeed, if they can port this to OpenBSD it will bode well for the existence of *BSD's in the enterprise. OpenBSD [openbsd.org] is one of the most stable, secure, and stress-tested OS's around. If it can run Java code, it would probably make one of the better choices for middleware and ASP's. I'm excited for the other BSD's to run it as well, of course, but I'm particularly excited about the possibility of an OpenBSD port because of its development history.
Quality of service contracts are going to be the make-or-break deciding factor for ASP's. OpenBSD can provide the uptime an applications provider will need to meet that contract; it's been through a year and a half security audit [openbsd.org] (which happened to close many software bugs as a side benefit), and uptimes in the hundreds of days are common.
OpenBSD 2.7 [openbsd.org] comes out next week, with integrated SSH2 and a large collection of packages and ports!
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with OpenBSD. I use it though =P
Re:Very good for BSD ! (Score:1)
Quality of service contracts are going to be the make-or-break deciding factor for ASP's. OpenBSD can provide the uptime an applications provider will need to meet that contract; it's been through a year and a half security audit [openbsd.org] (which happened to close many software bugs as a side benefit), and uptimes in the hundreds of days are common.
OpenBSD 2.7 [openbsd.org] comes out next week, with integrated SSH2 and a large collection of packages and ports!