OpenBSD is Hard to Show Off
With that in mind, and because it's OctOpenBSD month, I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring and write about what OpenBSD means to me.
My first foray into UNIX-likes was over 12 years ago when I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a severely under powered ASUS EeePC 10005PE - a now seemingly forgotten netbook. Linux then made up to my primary OS for the following ten years - across Ubuntu, Zorin, Lubuntu, and finally Debian.
Linux was, usually, a delight to use. The software repositories available with most distributions made it quick and easy to get the tools I wanted installed and the typical similarity between distributions made switching a breeze. But I found myself grating with the unending and pervasive issues with Wi-Fi, audio, GPUs etc.
Some digging started bringing up whispers of this BSD-thing. After a glance over FreeBSD and NetBSD, I settled on the aquatic-option: OpenBSD and its puffer fish mascot.
