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The World’s Most Important Free Software Project
OpenBSD has been around for more than 20 years (started October 1995)
- OpenBSD is proactively secure with only 2 remote holes in default install in 20+ years
- OpenBSD pioneered and is still leading in code audit
- OpenBSD has all security enhancements enabled by default; hard to disable
- OpenBSD is open source, free software and enables independent verification (should be a strong hint for app developers too)
- OpenBSD has a high profile quality image based on code quality and real world use
- OpenBSD is upstream (origin) for several widely used pieces of software (OpenSSH, OpenBGPD, PF, OpenSMTPd, LibreSSL, iked, mandoc and others, for complete list see http://www.openbsd.org/innovations.html)
- OpenBSD has been ‘growing up in public’ via public, anonymous CVS (the first of its kind) since 1995 – transparent process, development discussions on public tech@ mailing list