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Old 16th September 2012
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"what new piece of technology has been added to OpenBSD lately that keeps it relevant in an ever-changing IT landscape?"
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"Very few people are going to run a server, unless it is a firewall, etc., as a base install"
Very few operating systems aside from OpenBSD (FreeBSD included) have enough software in their base install to do anything at all. OpenBSD has the features to fit the major roles of an IT organization right out of the 'box'. If you want something snazzier than what is found in the base install, you can choose from 7600 different ports, or you could compile software yourself on it. In fact, OpenBSD comes with compatibility with linux and other BSD's to do just that.

A complete set of security, routing, hosting and loadbalancing capabilities come with the default install. With 5.2 two different kinds of webservers and two different name resolvers come installed in base.

Additionally you will have the most well-audited and secure operating system you can get your hands on, all for the premium price of free. One feature that is missing is userbase pandering. They are a team of developers that work on what they find useful to them, and on their schedule. That this exists in a working product is nothing short of miraculous, that it is also the most secure operating system makes it astonishing, and the fact that it can be had for free with no GPL restrictions or fees makes it downright humbling.
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