* Cian Brennan <cian.brennan@redbrick.dcu.ie> [2009-09-15 23:32]:
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> OpenBSD sucks at this one. The fact that base isn't packaged is a *huge* pain
> if you run lots of it. As is the short support timeline.

bullshit. i run way over a hundred openbsd machines. upgrades take me
less than 5 minutes. maintainance is lower than an anything else I
know. usually it's some 3rd party app that requires attention and not
the OS.

support timeline boo hoo. just backport the one or two patches yourself
or - better - just fucking upgrade. it is trivial if your procedures
are right.

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> > - is it easy to upgrade the machines?
> Again. OpenBSD really sucks at this one.

wut? trivial. takes me under 5 minutes usually.

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> Building from source is light years
> more difficult than 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade, or 'yum upgrade' or the
> like.

so don't fucking do it, use releases and packages.

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