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Old 3rd September 2010
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I have never understood the rationale for an emulation layer. It seems to me that if you want to run linux you should install a linux distribution.

The OpenBSD base install has a tightly defined set of applications that is rigorously reviewed and very secure. Once you go outside of that your reliability and security start dropping off.

Add an emulation layer it drops off even faster. Since OBSD 4.7 a security exploit involving Xorg and all but the most recent linux 2.6 kernels has been found. On top of that there was a recent security issue with the Macromedia flash plugin. Non of these were addressed in 4.7. The OpenBSD team does not have the resources to address security issues beyond the base install. You have to wait until OBSD 4.8 is released to hope these security flaws are addressed.
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