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Originally Posted by scottro
Not sure what you mean about the culture. [...]
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One perspective on culture might be:
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Originally Posted by hanzer
Technical minutia aside, imagine the various operating systems as each having a distinct culture. From this perspective, selecting the OS to use is a matter of finding the culture that best matches your demeanor and style.
I see some of the various OS cultures like this: - FreeBSD is like a university campus.
- OpenBSD is like a military base.
- Enterprise Linux (RedHat) is like a business park.
- Ubuntu Linux is like Disney World.
- MS Windows is like a shopping mall.
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However, if the focus were to shift toward the technology, I [am beginning to] see OpenBSD more like an immaculately restored antique show car that has been chromed and polished with attention to every nut and knob and cable and hose. It's simple enough to work on and it can be driven around town on a nice day but it is archaic technology and despite being very well maintained it continues to have the problems and limitations of the past.