Open BSD Newbie Questions

Originally posted by tribble
1. How easy is OpenBSD 3 to install

Quite easy. No fancy-pants graphics, not even any fancy-pants colours in the install script. All you get are a few simple questions that you have to answer. About the only problem you'd have would be during the partitioning - but with a bit of common sense, you should come through it with flying colours.

Originally posted by tribble
2. How secure is it for personal files, ie. if i have sensitive files can i rely on the integrated crypto to protect them from a physical security breach

OBSD has integrated crypto, but not in the filesystem (Am I wrong?). If you want to encrypt your files, look toward GnuPG or PGP, both of which are available as packages for OpenBSD.

Originally posted by tribble
3. Where can i get a reliable ISO (i'll buy if necessary)

From http://www.ie.openbsd.org/faq/faq3.html#ISO

Of course, any OpenBSD ISO images available on the Internet either violate Theo de Raadt's copyright or are not official images. The source of an unofficial image may or may not be trustworthy, it is up to you to determine this for yourself.

Your best bet is, if you're starting out, to buy yourself the official CD, with it's free stickers and music track.