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<a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html"> |
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DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>, |
DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>, |
Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18.</a> |
Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003. |
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Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant |
Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant |
funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers |
funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers |
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<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html"> |
<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html"> |
DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>, |
DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>, |
IDG News Service, April 18.</a> |
IDG News Service, April 18, 2003. |
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Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD |
Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD |
project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as |
project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as |
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<A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled"> |
<A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled"> |
DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>, |
DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>, |
Associated Press, April 18th, |
Associated Press, April 18, 2003. |
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Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the |
Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the |
DARPA funding cancellation. This has been picked up by |
DARPA funding cancellation. This has been picked up by |
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<li><a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">Rapid City Journal, SD</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">Infoshop News</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">Infoshop News</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">San Jose Mercury News, CA</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">San Jose Mercury News, CA</a> |
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<a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html"> |
<a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html"> |
Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>, |
Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>, |
TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18.</a> |
TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003. |
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John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing |
John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing |
to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option. |
to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option. |
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<a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html"> |
<a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html"> |
US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>, |
US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>, |
The Register, April 18th. |
The Register, April 18, 2003. |
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Another report on the DARPA funding. |
Another report on the DARPA funding. |
But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it. |
But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it. |
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top"> |
<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top"> |
DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>, |
DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>, |
news.com.com, April 17th. |
news.com.com, April 17, 2003. |
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(also online at |
(also online at |
<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm"> |
<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm"> |
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<a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172"> |
<a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172"> |
DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>, |
DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>, |
SlashDot, April 17th. |
SlashDot, April 17, 2003. |
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SlashDot report (and user folloups) on the funding cancellation. |
SlashDot report (and user folloups) on the funding cancellation. |
Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the |
Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the |
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<a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2"> |
<a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2"> |
DARPA Cancellation</a>, |
DARPA Cancellation</a>, |
MARC (Mailing list ARchives), April 17, 2003 |
MARC (Mailing list ARchives), April 17, 2003. |
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Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding: |
Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding: |
"It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program |
"It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program |
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<a href="http://www.robtv.com"> |
<a href="http://www.robtv.com"> |
TV appearance</a>, |
TV appearance</a>, |
CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003 |
CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003. |
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On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview |
On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview |
at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of |
at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of |
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<a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php"> |
<a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php"> |
OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>, |
OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>, |
SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003 |
SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003. |
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A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks. |
A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks. |
The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts |
The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts |
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html"> |
<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html"> |
Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>, |
Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>, |
CNET News.com, April 11, 2003 |
CNET News.com, April 11, 2003. |
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"The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will |
"The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will |
eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing |
eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing |
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<a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd"> |
<a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd"> |
U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>, |
U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>, |
The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003 |
The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003. |
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OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding |
OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding |
from US DARPA. |
from US DARPA. |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html"> |
Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>, |
Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>, |
ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003 |
ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003. |
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The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the |
The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the |
US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD. |
US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD. |
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<a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568"> |
<a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568"> |
Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>, |
Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>, |
Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003 |
Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003. |
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Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make |
Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make |
them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture |
them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture |
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html"> |
<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html"> |
Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>, CNET News.com, December 04, 2002 |
Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>, |
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Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their |
Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their |
UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA. |
UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA. |
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<a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp"> |
<a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp"> |
OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>, eWeek, December 03, 2002 |
OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>, |
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eWeek, December 03, 2002. |
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eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server |
eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server |
in their annual OpenHack security test. |
in their annual OpenHack security test. |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9: |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9: |
Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>, |
Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>, |
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O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002. |
O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002 |
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Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using |
Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using |
file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using |
file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using |
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<a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp"> |
<a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp"> |
OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>, eWeek, October 18, 2002 |
OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>, |
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eWeek, October 18, 2002. |
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A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system |
A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system |
even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD |
even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>, |
Logs</a>, O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002 |
O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002. |
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Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from |
Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>, O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002 |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>, |
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Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate |
Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate |
the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series. |
the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series. |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>, O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002 |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>, |
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O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002. |
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Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the |
Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues. |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues. |
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<a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html"> |
<a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html"> |
HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>, Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002 |
HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>, |
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Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002. |
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Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD, |
Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD, |
this time using pf. |
this time using pf. |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>, O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002 |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>, |
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O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002. |
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The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with |
The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with |
an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better |
an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>, O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002 |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>, |
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O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002. |
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More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf. |
More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf. |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>, O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002 |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>, |
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O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002. |
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Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>, |
Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>, |
describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems |
describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>, O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002 |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>, |
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O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002. |
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The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article |
The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article |
covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules |
covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules |
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<a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html"> |
<a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html"> |
Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>, ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002 |
Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>, |
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Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might |
Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might |
want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises |
want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises |
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html"> |
<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html"> |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>, O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002 |
Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>, |
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The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter, |
The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter, |
and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf. |
and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf. |
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<a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html"> |
<a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html"> |
Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>, The Register, February 27, 2002 |
Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>, |
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Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox, |
Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox, |
a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics. |
a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics. |
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<a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html"> |
<a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html"> |
Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>, BSD Today, February 27, 2002 |
Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>, |
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Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution |
Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution |
on the desktop of his parents. |
on the desktop of his parents. |
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<a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html"> |
<a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html"> |
Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>, openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002 |
Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>, |
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An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall |
An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall |
using IPFilter. |
using IPFilter. |
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<a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html"> |
<a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html"> |
BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>, ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002 |
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A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial |
A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial |
Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future |
Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future |
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<a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html"> |
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OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in |
OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in |
software and security</a>, OS Opinion, February 5, 2002 |
software and security</a>, |
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Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address |
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A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An |
A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An |
Interview</a>, BSD Today, January, 2002 |
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Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich, |
Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich, |
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OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2001 |
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OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today. |
OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today. |
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OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>, ITworld, December 18, 2001 |
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Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some |
Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some |
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<a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389"> |
<a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389"> |
Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001 |
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Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt. |
Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt. |
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<a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html"> |
OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>, ZDNet, November 6, 2001 |
OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>, |
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IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and |
IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and |
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Operating System 2010</a>, Byte, November 5, 2001 |
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A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution, |
A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution, |
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<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml"> |
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BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>, InfoWorld November 2, 2001 |
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By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with |
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<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml"> |
Already a Contender</a>, InfoWorld, October 29, 2001 |
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Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open |
Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open |
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How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>, ZDNet, October 2, 2001 |
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IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO, |
IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO, |
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<a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01"> |
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OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing |
OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing |
Division</a>, August 23, 2001 |
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The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing |
The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing |
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<a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/"> |
Thinking about Security</a>, Unix Review, August 2001 |
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Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker" |
Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker" |
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Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>, SysAdmin, August 2001 |
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Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network |
Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network |
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The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>, InternetWeek, June 18, 2001 |
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On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question |
On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question |
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IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>, O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001 |
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Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the |
Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the |
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href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">Open source under the hood</a>, Information Security, March 2001. |
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More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software, |
More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software, |
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href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">Your |
Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, |
Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, Help Net Security, March 2001 |
Help Net Security, March 2001 |
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Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined |
Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined |
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Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>, |
OpenBSD 2.8</a>, The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001 |
The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001 |
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A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both |
A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both |
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href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet |
Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>, |
Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001 |
GeodSoft, February 7, 2001 |
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Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down |
Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down |
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<u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001 |
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Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites |
Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites |
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de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001 |
Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, |
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This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt, |
This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt, |
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<a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows |
<a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows |
BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001 |
BSD Channel is no more</a>, |
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Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often |
Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often |
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Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>, |
With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>, |
NewsForge, January 16, 2001 |
NewsForge, January 16, 2001 |
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of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001 |
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Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some |
Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some |
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Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr |
Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr |
at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001 |
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Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four |
Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four |
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Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise |
Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, |
Linux Today, December 26, 2000 |
Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000 |
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On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story |
On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story |
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href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html"> |
gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000 |
OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>, |
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OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the |
OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the |