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I use OpenBSD because it's simple, and they continually improve the _existing_ software.

Existing software like LibreSSL? (OpenBSD rewrite of OpenSSL)
Or OpenSMTPD? (OpenBSD rewrite of an MTA)
Or maybe something simpler, like doas(1)? (OpenBSD rewrite of sudo)

Lots of newly-written software in OpenBSD. These are only three examples i could readily think of, and they're all fairly recent.

I guess your notion that NetBSD is bleeding edge is based on similar bizarre views.

Well, part of that rewriting may be due to their (OpenBSD's) rejection of the GPL. Well, not the examples above, but maybe some other software.

I use OpenBSD because it's simple, and they continually improve the _existing_ software.

Existing software like LibreSSL? (OpenBSD rewrite of OpenSSL)
Or OpenSMTPD? (OpenBSD rewrite of an MTA)
Or maybe something simpler, like doas(1)? (OpenBSD rewrite of sudo)

Lots of newly-written software in OpenBSD. These are only three examples i could readily think of, and they're all fairly recent.

I guess your notion that NetBSD is bleeding edge is based on similar bizarre views.

If you really care about stuff like "a free and unrestricted internet", and want to ensure the safety and future of "free human communication", then just donate to OpenBSD. You'll be supporting a group of people who take security very seriously (their software is among the most secure there is), who know all about freedom (their preferred software license is about as free as you can get), and who provide some of the most critical Internet communication software there is (OpenSSH, LibreSSL, and OpenSMTPD). Making a donation to OpenBSD is a great way to meet the criteria that you set forth.

Development of portable versions of other OpenBSD projects doesn't appear to have suffered.[1] What makes you think LibreSSL will be any different?

[1] The OpenBSD Foundation:
OpenSSH
OpenNTPD
OpenSMTPD

I should point out that SMTP transport is by nature complicated.

And that's only item #4 out of their goals. Everything else is pretty much covered.

And what the hell are people doing using Sendmail? Use Postfix or qmail.

But seriously, it looks like a great set of improvements. It is also great to have a new stable choice for mail transfer.

Subject: Announce: OpenSMTPD 5.3.1 released

OpenSMTPD 5.3.1 has just been released and the archives are available at
our main site: www.OpenSMTPD.org

OpenSMTPD is a FREE implementation of the SMTP protocol with some common
extensions. It allows ordinary machines to exchange e-mails with systems
speaking the SMTP protocol. It implements a fairly large part of RFC5321
and can already cover a large range of use-cases.

It runs on OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, DragonFlyBSD, MacOSX and Linux.

OpenSMTPD presentation is here.

But seriously, it looks like a great set of improvements. It is also great to have a new stable choice for mail transfer.

Subject: Announce: OpenSMTPD 5.3.1 released

OpenSMTPD 5.3.1 has just been released and the archives are available at
our main site: www.OpenSMTPD.org

OpenSMTPD is a FREE implementation of the SMTP protocol with some common
extensions. It allows ordinary machines to exchange e-mails with systems
speaking the SMTP protocol. It implements a fairly large part of RFC5321
and can already cover a large range of use-cases.

It runs on OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, DragonFlyBSD, MacOSX and Linux.

OpenSMTPD presentation is here.