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This will be very opinionated, but ... when I'm working with linux, I need to google stuff around, because there are no [,usable] manpages. Sure, it's easy, everybody just loves to google their stack traces to find solutions ... BSD is boring, it just work. And from my experience, OpenBSD was acting like an apprentice, when I was setting something up. It handed me the tools or configs at the moment I needed them. Everything is there at arms reach. If you know what you're doing, the system is helping you. Need config file? - there's one in /etc/examples! The old saying goes like "Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly." I don't think I need to tell you, but do your testing before you switch over your production. Hopping off the bandwagon has its benefits, but also its costs. OTOH, (ad 2), I think you'd know your way around. I've played with BSD4.3 in SIMH couple weeks ago and was surprised that I can use it! ad 3: I've had an argument with security guys forcing minimum password length couple months ago. Somehow they just couldn't understand that I don't have passwords at all and use SSH keys. Also, linux doesn't have pledge and unveil or chroot by default, so they just don't understand the benefits ... ad 5: for me, OpenBSD is the only system where I can ps auxwww and know what's going on ... Not sure what's going on, but the working theory is that most people just don't care or understand, so this is not a value for them from the start... ad 6: UNIX graybeards FTW! (https://archive.org/details/unix-magic-poster-gary-overcare-...) Most linux VPS could be taken over by writing miniroot.fs to the virtual drive & rebooting the drive. Some might need to emulate some cloud-init stuff ... P.S. I've started with linux more than 20y ago. I was blessed enough (hey! life provides only gifts ;) ) to administer some Solaris 6,7,9 and 10 boxes that has shown me "proper" UNIX ... since then, it's painful to experience some linux stuff that has been solved already, and just works(tm), but NIH ... |
I have had the exact same argument many times too, I could not get them to understand how much better ssh keys are then passwords.