Theo de Raadt (ruBSD 2013)
What it is
A roughly 14-minute interview with OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt at ruBSD 2013. He talks about making painful changes, getting real feedback, mitigation techniques compared to other OSs, and virtualization.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Pointed to in OpenBSD and virtualization threads for Theo's candid views on security mitigations and supporting modern x86 VMs.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2020
What HN commenters said
“I found this ~14 minute interview with Theo de Raadt from ruBSD very interesting”
Theo de Raadt on making painful changes and getting real feedback
verytrivial, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “OpenBSD 5.5 Released”
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Topics: openbsd, theo de raadt, security mitigations, virtualization, bsd
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