Re:Sudo Replacement
by peatmoss on Saturday January 21, 2023 @12:18PM
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My existence is split between OpenBSD and Linux. What I really want is OpenBSD than runs Steam and Proton—nothing more.
OpenBSD has maintained exceptionally good taste when it comes to change. When they rip out and replace a "classic" utility, they invariably make a modern classic: openssh, pf, doas
When others rip out a system and replace wholesale, they often just do the hard work to secure the existing thing: Wayland vs. Xenocara
I don't know that there's any objective way to know ahead of time whether replacement or repair is the right approach. But the fact that such a relatively small project such as OpenBSD has managed such outsized positive impact across the open source landscape speaks volumes to their intuitions here.
OpenBSD has maintained exceptionally good taste when it comes to change. When they rip out and replace a "classic" utility, they invariably make a modern classic: openssh, pf, doas
When others rip out a system and replace wholesale, they often just do the hard work to secure the existing thing: Wayland vs. Xenocara
I don't know that there's any objective way to know ahead of time whether replacement or repair is the right approach. But the fact that such a relatively small project such as OpenBSD has managed such outsized positive impact across the open source landscape speaks volumes to their intuitions here.