OpenBSD vs the competition

Based on a poll on a corporate-internal forum, all NetScaler features people actually use (load balancing, SSL termination, “content switching”) are available with the tools in the OpenBSD base system or easily available in packages such as apache, squid, varnish.

Compares favorably with other Unixes in general server (and even desktop) roles.

License fee: $0 (donations encouraged)

Up front investment required: Training

Setup costs: Hardware + time worked

Short term perks: Highly motivated employees, visible and attractive competence.

Long term perks: Enhanced personal or corporate image, emphasis on quality, security, reliability, transparency.