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Ask HN: OpenBSD or FreeBSD?

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slipwalker•3h ago
for what purpose ? i would prefer FreeBSD for a laptop/desktop/workstation, but openbsd for a lean/mean server...
segmondy•3h ago
yes
f30e3dfed1c9•2h ago
Absent context and purpose, the question can't be answered.

Building a storage server? You'll want ZFS and therefore FreeBSD. A gateway router and firewall? Probably OpenBSD + pf (although FreeBSD + pf works fine, there, too).