VPNs are very useful both for management and personal use. Many people turn to commercial companies that provide them, but it is easy to install your own on a OpenBSD VPS. Be the owner of your data.
It’s not really a big deal, but it’s “nice”, philosophically speaking: all the tools the author uses are actually included in the base OpenBSD system whereas on FreeBSD you have to install some packages.
OpenBSD places high value on providing an operating system that is so-called “secure by default” meaning when you install it, you shouldn’t need to perform any hardening in order to achieve maximum security so long as you are careful in your configurations. They also try very hard to provide a diverse range of high quality tools to minimize the need to install external packages as these packages cannot be practically subjected to the same level of scrutiny as the base system.
Are there advantages using the OpenBSD vs. FreeBSD methods (aside from user preference of operating system)?
It’s not really a big deal, but it’s “nice”, philosophically speaking: all the tools the author uses are actually included in the base OpenBSD system whereas on FreeBSD you have to install some packages.
OpenBSD places high value on providing an operating system that is so-called “secure by default” meaning when you install it, you shouldn’t need to perform any hardening in order to achieve maximum security so long as you are careful in your configurations. They also try very hard to provide a diverse range of high quality tools to minimize the need to install external packages as these packages cannot be practically subjected to the same level of scrutiny as the base system.