> I know this is some kind of religious/emotional issue

Only for some people.

> OpenBSD affect us users of Net/MacBSD?

That depends...  I see it as a chance to get more people hacking on the
system which should help NetBSD.  I'd like the resources on www.macbsd.com
to be available for people using either NetBSD or OpenBSD.

> Since there is no Mac-specific OpenBSD kernel only the user-land

That's not quite true.  There are no mac-specific changes to the kernel.
There are m.i. kernel changes that make the mac OpenBSD kernel different
from the NetBSD kernel.

> Can I simply compile the OpenBSD stuff and use it?

You should be able to.  You might run into problems with the
kernel-grovelling applications unless you're running an OpenBSD
kernel.

> Are the OpenBSD tools "better" (less bugs, more features, more secure, etc.)

That is, of course, a matter of opinion.  There are a lot more changes
going into OpenBSD relating to some aspects of security.  NetBSD is also
progressing.  Perhaps faster than it would without OpenBSD--perhaps not.

> Has anyone used OpenBSD on a Mac?

Yes.  In fact, puma.macbsd.com is currently running OpenBSD.  Note that
this is not meant to be a political statement in any way, shape or form.

> but this mailing list is suspiciously free of personal
> attacks or insults anyway. :-)

Let's keep it that way, please!  :-)

-allen

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              Allen Briggs - end killing - briggs@macbsd.com