I started looking into what options I would use when Debian 7 wheezy reached EOL,
about a year ago, or a little more.
The options I decided to use , based on trying many of the other options, that are being promoted in this thread, sadly none suited my needs.
The only 2 that do suit my needs, are the 2 I have mentioned,
OpenBsd and Minix3, OpenBsd being the main one, it pretty much just works, out of the box, and not only on old hardware but newer hard ware as well.
But any way, I guess it is kind of pointless, especially when the main point of the topic seems to be only to promote Slackware, and Salix. So my apology, if it is pointless to mention any other options:
Wheelerof4te wrote:Regarding FreeBSD and these other non-Linux systems, it's worth mentoning that most modern hardware will not work on them or will work badly. For example, FreeBSD 11 doesn't support CPUs newer than Haswell. TrueOS supports chips up to Skylake, but it's not production ready, as someone mentioned.
EDIT: Obviously, those considering the switch from Wheezy wouldn't even run it on the newer hardware. With that in mind, this post is kinda meaningless
I am not sure, if my post or the post quoted is the one being referred to. I am inclined to
think the post I have quoted is the one that is pointless.
To start with :
Regarding FreeBSD and these other non-Linux systems,
This is pointless, to lump all of the non-linux systems into 1 group, and consider them all to be like FreeBsd, is absurd.
I never even considered FreeBsd as a option, well I did look at some of the documentation, but it was clear, for me it was not a option. Maybe it does not support CPUs newer than Haswell, to be honest I don't know, or care. There were other reasons for deciding it is not a option, but it would be pointless to go into that here.
OpenBsd does support my hardware, and the hardware my server is using, so that is what counts.
I can see how maybe to many, Minix3 would not be a option, out of the box, it is
really minimal, but it is solid and reliable. And it has a great potential, is very interesting
to experiment with. (at least to me, and a few others any way)
From:
http://wiki.minix3.org/doku.php?id=www: ... eliability Reliability in MINIX 3
One of the main goals of MINIX 3 is reliability. Below we discuss some of the more important principles that enhance MINIX 3's reliability. These principles also enhance security, since most security flaws are due to attackers exploiting bugs in the code, so greater reliability will also improve security. Some of the ideas discussed are in the current release, but a few are scheduled for the next release. As this is a research project, we often make changes as we think of new ways to improve reliability.
Reduce kernel size
Monolithic operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux, BSD) have millions of lines of kernel code. There is no way so much code can ever be made correct. In contrast, MINIX 3 has about 4000 lines of executable kernel code. We believe this code can eventually be made fairly close to bug free.
Something to think about and consider, but then again I suppose it is pointless to some
people.
(sarcastic comment)
Now that Windows is even including Linux, in their programs, so essentially linux and ms windows have merged,...
(being sarcastic here, it is the same as lumping all of the non linux systems into 1 group, and claiming them to be like FreeBsd. ) So that is my point, or point less point. (end sarcasm)
Seriously though, if any one is interested in learning more about OpenBsd:
https://www.openbsd.org/
Is the best place to start, it is not "FreeBsd",... just like Debian is not Ubuntu.
Minix3:
http://wiki.minix3.org/
And for discussion or questions:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/minix3
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Any way, that is all from me now, on this topic,.. I won't be interrupting it
any more. I can see it is pointless to mention any other options beyond slackware
or salix.