According to Techradar, there are 8 reasons to replace your VPN client with OpenVPN.
Sign up for a new VPN and it makes sense to use your provider's clients. They should work right away, with no setup hassles, and you'll get easy access to any bonus features the service offers: encrypted DNS, ad blocking, split tunnelling, whatever they might be.
But what if your VPN doesn't have any bonus features, or its clients are so feeble and underpowered that they can't deliver the power you need?
OpenVPN could be the answer. It's an ultra-configurable open source VPN client which works with just about any VPN provider that supports the OpenVPN protocol. It gives you new ways to automate, optimize, control and troubleshoot your connections, and you can use it alongside your existing client, or maybe replace it entirely – it's your call.
The package won't be for everyone, but experienced VPN users in particular could have a lot to gain. We've listed eight good reasons you might want to give OpenVPN a try.
That is if you'e not just running over SSH or IPsec already.
(Score: 2) by legont on Tuesday January 09 2018, @01:52AM
Let me speculate why...
When OpenVPN misbehaves and leaks a few packets they are nicely recorded by NSA and... nothing... for now.
When similar thing happens in China, the authorities disconnect the whole building or a village and report the offending IP to the population. It conveniently happens during a Cheese equivalent of Monday Night Football. Said population takes baseball bats and resolves the issue.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.