Hi! Isn’t mac computers based on bsd too? I don’t know what bsd but i think the > 23 mars 2017 kl. 01:59 skrev Tim Chase <blinux.list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Depending on the flavor of BSD, there are some strong selling points > that you don't get under a Linux. > > On FreeBSD, two of the biggest are Jails and native ZFS. While Linux > has recently been adding containers, Jails have provided similar > functionality since FreeBSD 4.0 (released in 2000) so they've had a > long time to mature. ZFS is also amazing as a file-system. If > you've got the RAM to handle it, you get an unprecedented level of > file safety and performance. So it makes for a great server where > each of your services runs in their own jail, backed by ZFS > protecting your data. > > On OpenBSD, you get PF, the best firewall I've used (there's an > older version of PF available on FreeBSD, too, but it forked and > hasn't been kept up to date). It also has a lot of extra > security/hardening features that eventually make it into other > operating systems. Things like W^X (write-or-execute memory), the > "pledge" system call that prevents programs from doing things they > shouldn't. There are also a lot of hardened servers available > (httpd for web and opensmtp for mail come to mind) and other fancy > networking things like CARP. > > I've found the OpenBSD community can be a little brusque, while the > FreeBSD community is a bit friendlier. > > Most things will feel pretty similar. While my daily driver is > Debian on amd64, I've got FreeBSD on several machines including a VPS > out in the cloud, a laptop, and an SD card that boots on my Raspberry > Pi. I have OpenBSD on an old PowerPC Mac iBook and a netbook, as > well as a free OpenBSD shell account on devio.us which is nice for > testing. > > I've also tinkered with NetBSD and Minix, but those were more for fun > and experimentation. I didn't end up keeping either install around. > > -tim > > > > > On March 22, 2017, Jeffery Mewtamer wrote: >> I've never used BSD, but I find myself wondering if there's benefit >> in such a round about method or if this is a case of "doing it >> because it can be done". Are there any applications that would run >> on such a virtual BSD while being accessible to screen readers on >> the host Linux that either lack a Linux version or would run better >> under the virtual BSD than if you ran them natively on the host >> Linux? >> >> -- >> Sincerely, >> >> Jeffery Wright >> President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. >> Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the >> Albemarle. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list