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<h2><font color="#e00000">Media Coverage</font></h2> |
<h2><font color="#e00000">Media Coverage</font></h2> |
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<h2>January, 2009</h2> |
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<a href="http://chaosradio.ccc.de/cre105.html"> |
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OpenBSD -- Technik und Entwicklerkultur des alternativen Betriebssystems |
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</a>, Chaosradio Express, January 28, 2009</strong></font><br> |
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OpenBSD developer Felix Kronlage (fkr@openbsd.org) in interview |
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with Chaosradio Express host Tim Pritlove from the Chaos Computer Club. |
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<h2>April, 2008</h2> |
<h2>April, 2008</h2> |
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Bob Beck on spam fighting; |
Bob Beck on spam fighting; |
and Jonathan Gray on WEP and on why authpf is better than WPA/WPA2. |
and Jonathan Gray on WEP and on why authpf is better than WPA/WPA2. |
Quite readable overview of some of the main issues in this release. |
Quite readable overview of some of the main issues in this release. |
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Linked to from |
Linked to from |
<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php/17851/OpenBSD-4.1-Puffy-Strikes-Again/">OSNews</a>. |
<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php/17851/OpenBSD-4.1-Puffy-Strikes-Again/">OSNews</a>. |
Mentions of the release also appeared in |
Mentions of the release also appeared in |
<a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1483">Tectonic</a>, |
<a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1483">Tectonic</a>, |
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<a href="http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=30120&hilite="> |
<a href="http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=30120&hilite="> |
Welsh Government Agency demonstrates Open Source best practice</a>, |
Welsh Government Agency demonstrates Open Source best practice</a>, |
SourceWire, March 8, 2007 |
SourceWire, March 8, 2007 |
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<a href='http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20061110204834'> |
<a href='http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20061110204834'> |
Official support for OpenBSD in Parallels Workstation</a> |
Official support for OpenBSD in Parallels Workstation</a> |
undeadly.org, November 10, 2006 |
undeadly.org, November 10, 2006 |
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<a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20061006000709"> |
<a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20061006000709"> |
OLPC hurts wireless documentation efforts</a>, undeadly.org, October 6, 2006 |
OLPC hurts wireless documentation efforts</a>, undeadly.org, October 6, 2006 |
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Theo de Raadt takes on the high-profile |
Theo de Raadt takes on the high-profile |
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Roger Grimes opines on how bad security really is for most of the world |
Roger Grimes opines on how bad security really is for most of the world |
(and it is really bad). "If you aren't using OpenBSD [or a few others], |
(and it is really bad). "If you aren't using OpenBSD [or a few others], |
then every other product in the world is pretty bad in comparison. |
then every other product in the world is pretty bad in comparison. |
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"Most software contains numerous vulnerabilities, holes, and |
"Most software contains numerous vulnerabilities, holes, and |
exploitable routines. Even our anti-malware software and devices, |
exploitable routines. Even our anti-malware software and devices, |
the things that are supposed to protect us, are full of buffer |
the things that are supposed to protect us, are full of buffer |
overflows and vulnerabilities." |
overflows and vulnerabilities." |
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And, Grimes generalizes, |
And, Grimes generalizes, |
"Sadly, the world has decided that real computer security doesn't |
"Sadly, the world has decided that real computer security doesn't |
matter any more than real terrorist security. It's all lip service. |
matter any more than real terrorist security. It's all lip service. |
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<a href="http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060920185115"> |
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OpenBSD 4.0 pre-orders are up!</a>, undeadly.org, September 20, 2006 |
OpenBSD 4.0 pre-orders are up!</a>, undeadly.org, September 20, 2006 |
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One of the first mentions of 4.0 going on sale for pre-ordering |
One of the first mentions of 4.0 going on sale for pre-ordering |
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They use it, and their customers use it, and they recognize the |
They use it, and their customers use it, and they recognize the |
value of supporting an open source projects that is, as company |
value of supporting an open source projects that is, as company |
CEO Bob Parsons says, "integral to online security". |
CEO Bob Parsons says, "integral to online security". |
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Similar articles at |
Similar articles at |
<a href="http://www.hostsearch.com/news/the_go_daddy_group_news_4366.asp"> |
<a href="http://www.hostsearch.com/news/the_go_daddy_group_news_4366.asp"> |
hostsearch.com</a> and |
hostsearch.com</a> and |
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SunSSH <em>is</em> OpenSSH</a>. |
SunSSH <em>is</em> OpenSSH</a>. |
Or, at least, a mangled version of it... |
Or, at least, a mangled version of it... |
IBM, on the other hand, is still trying to formulate their response. |
IBM, on the other hand, is still trying to formulate their response. |
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rather than companies many of who claim the have no budget to pay |
rather than companies many of who claim the have no budget to pay |
for the operating system. "The culture of entitlement is starting |
for the operating system. "The culture of entitlement is starting |
to damage the open source community," he said." |
to damage the open source community," he said." |
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Also online at |
Also online at |
<a href="http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/software/stories/135760.html">ZDNet India</a>. |
<a href="http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/software/stories/135760.html">ZDNet India</a>. |
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OpenBSD Journal, November 16, 2005</strong></font><br> |
OpenBSD Journal, November 16, 2005</strong></font><br> |
"What happens when you put a dozen developers on a little island with their |
"What happens when you put a dozen developers on a little island with their |
laptops, power, and an internet connection? |
laptops, power, and an internet connection? |
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During the first week of November some OpenBSD developers met in a |
During the first week of November some OpenBSD developers met in a |
little island in Venice's lagoon to hack on the ports system. |
little island in Venice's lagoon to hack on the ports system. |
This was probably the first ports hackathon and was followed by |
This was probably the first ports hackathon and was followed by |
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such, is also independent of the engineering team, security team, |
such, is also independent of the engineering team, security team, |
auditing process, and quality control procedures normally related |
auditing process, and quality control procedures normally related |
to the operating system... |
to the operating system... |
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What's possibly even more disturbing is that we're talking about |
What's possibly even more disturbing is that we're talking about |
a chunk of code in the operating system, running with the highest |
a chunk of code in the operating system, running with the highest |
possible level of privilege (the kernel), which is supplied by a |
possible level of privilege (the kernel), which is supplied by a |
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<a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>, |
<a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>, |
Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br> |
Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br> |
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<a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20010527142347"> |
<a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20010527142347"> |
Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>, |
Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>, |
Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br> |
Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br> |
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