r/openbsd↗
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General OpenBSD community subreddit. For gaming-related discussion, visit /r/openbsd_gaming. If you have genuine questions or concerns, you're always welcome. Tone matters.
25k subscribers70 posts / mo in Sep 202649 authors / mosince 2008
r/openbsd has 25k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 70 posts a month from 49 people. Top topics: OpenBSD & BSD Systems, FreeBSD Desktop and Wayland & Compositors.
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- OpenBSD & BSD Systems45%
- FreeBSD Desktop1.0%
- Wayland & Compositors0.7%
- ZFS & Proxmox Storage0.7%
- Boot Issues & Dual Booting0.6%
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