I had a very long post going through this, but I decided to truncate for easy viewing:
OpenBSD is essentially a UNIX-based and focused platform. In regards to an OS that can replace Windows, UNIX and similar derivatives are very, very far from usable for the average PC user, not to mention compatibility issues abound that the end user does not want to deal with.
Linux (which is a part of the UNIX family but has gone a different direction) has greater compatibility than UNIX for home use and is more likely to have a candidate for greater adoption than a UNIX OS. Apple's OSX is an example of a UNIX-based and certified OS: Great for commercial use, but sees way lower adoption rates for home use because of compatibility issues with things like gaming. It went a different path than Windows did.
Yes, OpenBSD is definitely not gonna work for the the "muh" game or "muh VR" crowd but its definitely more than usable for browsing the internet and archiving data and is actually a secure OS which is by far the most important issue now adays. In order to actually be end to end secure you'll need to make sure you're using hardware and firmware that isn't full of NSA backdoors and malware also though. like pretty much any modern AMD or Nvidia card or any x86 newer than 2013. Here is an expensive but secure alternative for hardware
Would you host a hot wallet on a crypto exchange with with windows server and x86 or even ARM? Rhetorical question: Do you even have ring 0 on those platforms let alone ring -2?
It already exists. Its called OpenBSD...
I had a very long post going through this, but I decided to truncate for easy viewing:
OpenBSD is essentially a UNIX-based and focused platform. In regards to an OS that can replace Windows, UNIX and similar derivatives are very, very far from usable for the average PC user, not to mention compatibility issues abound that the end user does not want to deal with.
Linux (which is a part of the UNIX family but has gone a different direction) has greater compatibility than UNIX for home use and is more likely to have a candidate for greater adoption than a UNIX OS. Apple's OSX is an example of a UNIX-based and certified OS: Great for commercial use, but sees way lower adoption rates for home use because of compatibility issues with things like gaming. It went a different path than Windows did.
Yes, OpenBSD is definitely not gonna work for the the "muh" game or "muh VR" crowd but its definitely more than usable for browsing the internet and archiving data and is actually a secure OS which is by far the most important issue now adays. In order to actually be end to end secure you'll need to make sure you're using hardware and firmware that isn't full of NSA backdoors and malware also though. like pretty much any modern AMD or Nvidia card or any x86 newer than 2013. Here is an expensive but secure alternative for hardware
https://raptorcs.com/
bottom line:
Would you host a hot wallet on a crypto exchange with with windows server and x86 or even ARM? Rhetorical question: Do you even have ring 0 on those platforms let alone ring -2?
Thanks