Author here - yeah, as I've learned more about OpenBSD I've realized that, while "don't fix it if it ain't broken" is still a valid claim about their overall approach, the OpenBSD hackers also just ... see a lot of stuff that's broken, everywhere.

Still, somehow, on the margin, I feel I'd be more comfortable hopping back into a much earlier OpenBSD than a much earlier Debian. Maybe it's a taste thing.