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1.18 deraadt 29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.85 louis 32: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
33:
1.91 louis 34: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1.99 louis 35: href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
36: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
37: </strong></font><br>
38:
39: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
40: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
41: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
42: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
43: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
44: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
45: reading for all system administrators.
46: <p>
47:
48: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1.100 louis 49: href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
50: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
51: </strong></font><br>
52:
53: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
54: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
55: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
56: conditions.
57: <p>
58:
59: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1.95 louis 60: href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
61: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
62: </strong></font><br>
63:
64: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
65: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
66: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
67: approaches to security.
68: <p>
69:
70: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1.92 louis 71: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
72: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
73: </strong></font><br>
74:
75: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
76: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 77: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 78: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
79: with embedded OpenBSD.
80: <p>
81:
82: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1.91 louis 83: href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
84: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
85: </strong></font><br>
86:
87: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
88: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
89: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
90: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
91: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
92: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
93: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
94: creep are delivering the wrong message.
95: <p>
96:
1.85 louis 97: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 98: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
99: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
100: </strong></font><br>
101:
102: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
103: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
104: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
105: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
106: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
107: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
108: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
109: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
110: defects in their products.
111: <p>
112:
113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 114: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
115: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
116: </strong></font><br>
117:
118: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
119: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
120: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
121: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
122: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
123: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
124: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
125: <p>
126:
127: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 128: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
129: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
130: </strong></font><br>
131:
132: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
133: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
134: <p>
135:
136: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 137: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
138: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
139: </strong></font><br>
140:
141: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
142: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
143: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
144: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
145: <p>
146:
147: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 148: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
149: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
150: </strong></font><br>
151:
152: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
153: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
154: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
155: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
156: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
157:
1.78 deraadt 158: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 159:
1.77 deraadt 160: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
161: <a
1.83 louis 162: href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
163: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
164: April 20, 2000
165: </strong></font><br>
166:
167: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
168: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
169: OpenBSD.
170: <p>
171:
1.93 louis 172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
173: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
174: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
175: </strong></font><br>
176:
177: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
178: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
179: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
180: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
181: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
182: <p>
183:
1.83 louis 184: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
185: <a
186: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
187: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.82 aaron 188: </strong></font><br>
189:
1.83 louis 190: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
191: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
192: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
193: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
194: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
195: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
196: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1.82 aaron 197: <p>
198:
199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
200: <a
1.83 louis 201: href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
202: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.80 louis 203: </strong></font><br>
204:
1.83 louis 205: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
206: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
207: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.80 louis 208: <p>
209:
210: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
211: <a
1.77 deraadt 212: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
213: Bad Press</a>,
214: 32Bits Online, April 2000
215: </strong></font><br>
216:
217: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
218: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
219: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
220: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
221: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.78 deraadt 222: <p>
223:
224: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
225:
226: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
227: <a
228: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
229: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
230: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
231: </strong></font><br>
232:
233: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
234: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
235: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
236: simply by reading the source code.
1.74 louis 237: <p>
238:
1.71 louis 239: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 240: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
241: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
242: </strong></font><br>
243:
244: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
245: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
246: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
247: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
248: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
249: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
250: <p>
251:
252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.81 louis 253: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
254: </strong></font><br>
255:
256: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
257: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
258: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
259: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
260: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
261: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
262: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
263: <p>
264:
265: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.71 louis 266: <a
1.90 louis 267: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
268: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
269: </strong></font><br>
270:
271: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
272: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
273: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
274: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
275: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
276: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
277: will the open source world react, he asks.
278: <p>
279:
280: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
281: <a
1.76 louis 282: href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
283: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.71 louis 284: </strong></font><br>
285:
286: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
287: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
288: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 289: competitive advantage.
1.71 louis 290: <p>
291:
1.69 deraadt 292: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 293:
294: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
295: <a
296: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
297: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
298: </strong></font><br>
299:
300: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
301: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
302: platforms without good crypto support.
303: <p>
304:
1.48 louis 305: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 306: <a
307: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
308: </strong></font><br>
309:
310: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
311: how to set up packet filtering with <a
312: href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipf&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">ipf</a>. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
313: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
314: <p>
315:
316: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.60 louis 317: <a
1.64 louis 318: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
319: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
320: </strong></font><br>
321:
322: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like <a
323: href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
324: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
325: "secure by default" installation.
326: <p>
327:
328: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
329: <a
1.66 louis 330: href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
331: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
332: </strong></font><br>
333:
334: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
335: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
336: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
337: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
338: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
339: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
340: <p>
341:
342: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
343: <a
1.83 louis 344: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
345: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
346: </strong></font><br>
347:
348: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
349: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
350: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
351: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
352: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
353: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
354: <p>
355:
356: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
357: <a
1.64 louis 358: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
359: Information Security, February 2000
360: </strong></font><br>
361:
362: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 363: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
364: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 365: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
366: its reputation among security experts.
367: <p>
368:
369: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
370: <a
1.65 louis 371: href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
372: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
373: </strong></font><br>
374:
375: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
376: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
377: <p>
378:
1.69 deraadt 379: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
380:
1.65 louis 381: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
382: <a
1.88 louis 383: href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
384: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
385: </strong></font><br>
386:
387: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
388: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
389: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
390: the administrator is vigilant.
391: <p>
392:
393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
394: <a
1.60 louis 395: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
396: </strong></font><br>
397:
398: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
399: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
400: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
401: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
402: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
403: <p>
404:
405: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 406: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
407: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
408: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
409: </strong></font><br>
410:
411: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
412: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
413: and cryptography.
414: <p>
415:
416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 417: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
418: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 419: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 420:
421: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
422: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
423: <p>
424:
425: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 426: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
427: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
428: </strong></font><br>
429:
430: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
431: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
432: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
433: <p>
434:
435: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 436: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
437: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
438:
439: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
440: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
441: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
442: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
443: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
444:
445: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
446: <a
447: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
448: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
449: </strong></font><br>
450:
451: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
452: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
453: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
454:
455: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 456: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 457: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 458:
459: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
460: in <a
461: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
462: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 463: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 464: <p>
465:
466: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 467: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
468: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
469: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 470: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 471:
1.58 louis 472: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 473: <p>
474:
1.69 deraadt 475: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
476:
1.51 deraadt 477: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 478: <a
479: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
480: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
481: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 482: </strong></font><br>
483:
1.58 louis 484: Kurt Seifried
485: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
486: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
487: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
488: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 489:
1.86 louis 490: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
491: <a
1.96 louis 492: href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
493: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
494: </strong></font><br>
495:
496: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
497: <p>
498:
499: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
500: <a
1.86 louis 501: href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
502: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
503: </strong></font><br>
504:
505: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
506: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
507: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
508: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
509: <p>
510:
1.69 deraadt 511: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
512:
1.51 deraadt 513: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 514: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
515: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
516: </strong></font><br>
517:
518: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
519: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
520: <p>
521:
522: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 523: <a
524: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 525: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
526: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 527: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 528:
529: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
530: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
531: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
532: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
533: right -- or at least strives to".
534: <p>
535:
1.61 louis 536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
537: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
538: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
539: </strong></font><br>
540: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
541: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
542: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
543: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
544: <p>
545:
1.46 louis 546: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://slashdot.org/interviews/99/11/04/1716225.shtml">UK Royal Family webmaster prefers OpenBSD</a>,
1.48 louis 547: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 548: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 549:
550: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
551: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
552: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
553: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
554: <p>
555:
1.58 louis 556: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
557: <a
558: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
559: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
560: </strong></font><br>
561:
562: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
563: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
564: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
565:
1.70 louis 566: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
567: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
568: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
569: </strong></font><br>
570:
571: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
572: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
573: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
574: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
575: <p>
576:
1.69 deraadt 577: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
578:
1.44 philen 579: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
580: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 581: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 582:
583: Kurt Seifried
584: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
585: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
586: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
587: <p>
588:
1.41 louis 589: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/10/22/1157259&mode=thread">Interview with The Cult of the Dead Cow</a>,
590: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 591: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 592:
593: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
594: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
595:
1.37 louis 596: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.lwn.net/1999/1014/security.phtml">The existence of OpenSSH-1.0 has been confirmed</a>,
597: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 598: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 599:
600: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 601: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 602:
1.36 louis 603: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www10.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/10/biztech/articles/11code.html">Easing on Software Exports Has Limits</a>,
604: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 605: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 606:
607: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
608: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
609: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
610: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
611: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
612:
1.79 deraadt 613: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.netsec.net/press_100699.html">NSTI announces commercial support services for OpenBSD</a>,
1.34 beck 614: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 615: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 616:
1.36 louis 617: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
618: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 619:
1.38 louis 620: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 621: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
622: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 623: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 624:
625: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
626: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
627:
1.69 deraadt 628: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
629:
1.30 deraadt 630: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href=http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/technology/stories/990930/2929913.html>Calgarian heads team ensuring OpenBSD security</a>,
1.38 louis 631: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 632: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 633:
634: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
635: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
636: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 637:
1.29 louis 638: <li><strong>
639: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 640: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 641: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 642:
643: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
644: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 645: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
646: terminal:
1.29 louis 647: <blockquote>
648: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
649: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
650: <br>
651: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
652: </code>
653: </blockquote>
654: <p>
655:
1.16 louis 656: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 657: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?/features/990927hack.htm">Hack this! Microsoft and its critics dispute software-security issues, but users make the final call</a>, Infoworld, Sept. 27, 1999<br>
658: <li><a href="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/28/ms.security.idg/index.html">Microsoft: Bad security, or bad press?</a>, CNN, Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 659: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 660:
661: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
662: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 663: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 664: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 665:
666: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 667: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg183.htm">Open source has roots in the Net</a>, USA Today, Sept. 20, 1999
1.57 louis 668: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 669:
670: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
671: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
672: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
673: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
674: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 675: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 676: <p>
677:
1.43 louis 678: <li><strong>
679: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 680: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 681:
682: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
683: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
684: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 685: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
686: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 687: <p>
688:
1.1 deraadt 689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 690: <a
691: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
692: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
693: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 694:
1.57 louis 695: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
696: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
697: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
698: Melbourne.<p>
699:
700: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
701: <a
702: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
703: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
704: </strong></font><br>
705:
706: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 707:
708: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 709: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 710: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 711: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 712:
1.23 louis 713: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
714: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
715: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
716: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
717: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 718: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 719:
720: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 721: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
722: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 723: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 724:
725: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
726: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
727: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
728: installation.
729: <p>
730:
731: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 732: <a
733: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
734: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
735: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
736:
737: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
738: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
739:
1.69 deraadt 740: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
741:
1.57 louis 742: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 743: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 744: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 745: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 746:
747: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
748: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 749: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 750: <p>
751:
752: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 753: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 754: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 755: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 756:
757: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
758: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 759: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
760: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
761: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
762: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
763: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 764: <p>
765:
1.69 deraadt 766: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 767:
768: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 769: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 770: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 771:
772: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
773: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
774: available."
775: <p>
776:
1.69 deraadt 777: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
778:
1.6 deraadt 779: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 780: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 781: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 782:
783: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
784: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
785: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
786: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
787: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
788: <p>
789:
790: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 791: <a
792: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
793: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
794: </strong></font><br>
795:
796: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
797: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
798: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
799: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
800: an interesting read.
801: <p>
802:
1.69 deraadt 803: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
804:
805: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
806: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
807: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
808: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
809:
810: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
811: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
812: <p>
813:
1.57 louis 814: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 815: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
816: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
817: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 818: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 819:
820: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
821: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
822:
823: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 824: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 825:
826: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
827:
828: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 829: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
830: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
831: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 832:
833: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
834: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
835:
1.69 deraadt 836: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
837:
1.23 louis 838: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 839: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 840: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 841:
842: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
843: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
844: <p>
845:
1.57 louis 846: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
847: <a
848: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
849: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
850: </strong></font><br>
851:
852: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
853: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
854: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
855: site.<p>
856:
1.69 deraadt 857: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
858:
1.7 deraadt 859: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 860: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 861: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 862: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 863: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 864:
865: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
866: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
867: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
868: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
869: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
870: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
871: <p>
872:
873: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 874: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
875: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 876: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 877:
878: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
879: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
880: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
881: over to OpenBSD.
882: <p>
883:
884: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 885: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
886: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 887: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 888:
889: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
890: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
891: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
892: columns."
893: <p>
894:
1.69 deraadt 895: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
896:
1.58 louis 897: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
898: <a
899: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
900: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
901: </strong></font><br>
902:
903: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
904: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
905:
1.2 deraadt 906: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 907: <a
908: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
909: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
910:
911: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
912: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
913: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
914:
1.69 deraadt 915: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
916:
1.57 louis 917: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 918: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 919: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 920: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 921:
922: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
923: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
924: Implementation, including a brief interview with
925: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 926: <p>
927:
1.69 deraadt 928: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
929:
1.1 deraadt 930: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 931: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
932: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 933:
1.69 deraadt 934: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
935: OpenBSD is.
1.1 deraadt 936: <p>
937:
1.69 deraadt 938: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 939:
940: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
941: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
942: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 943: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 944:
945: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
946: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
947: <p>
948:
949: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 950: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 951: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
952: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 953: <p>
954:
1.69 deraadt 955: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
956:
957: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
958: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
959: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
960: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
961: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
962: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
963:
964: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
965: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
966: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
967: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
968: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
969: <p>
970:
971: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
972:
1.38 louis 973: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 974: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
975: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 976:
1.69 deraadt 977: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
978: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.38 louis 979: <p>
980:
1.17 deraadt 981: </dl>
982: <p>
1.1 deraadt 983:
1.27 deraadt 984: <hr>
1.72 louis 985: <a name=se></a>
1.45 philen 986: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 987:
1.102 niklas 988: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
989:
990: <dl>
991: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 ! niklas 992: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.102 niklas 993: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
994:
995: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
996: hardware-supported cryptography.
997: <p>
998:
999: </dl>
1000:
1.84 niklas 1001: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1002:
1003: <dl>
1004: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1005: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1006: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1007:
1008: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1009: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.84 niklas 1010: <p>
1011:
1012: </dl>
1013:
1.69 deraadt 1014: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1015:
1.17 deraadt 1016: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 1017: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1018: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 1019: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1020:
1021: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1022: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1023: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1024: <p>
1025:
1026: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1027: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1028: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1029: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 1030: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1031:
1.20 louis 1032: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1033: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1034: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1035: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1036: <p>
1037:
1.17 deraadt 1038: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1039:
1.27 deraadt 1040: <hr>
1.72 louis 1041: <a name=jp></a>
1.20 louis 1042: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1043:
1044: <dl>
1045:
1.69 deraadt 1046: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1047:
1.20 louis 1048: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1049: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1050: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 1051: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1052:
1053: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1054: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1055: translating and reprinting articles from
1056: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1057: <p>
1058:
1059: </dl>
1060:
1.50 louis 1061: <hr>
1.72 louis 1062: <a name=de></a>
1.50 louis 1063: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1064: <dl>
1065:
1.72 louis 1066: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1067:
1068: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.101 jufi 1069: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index2.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1070: Februar 2000
1071: </strong></font><br>
1072:
1.101 jufi 1073: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1074: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1075: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1076: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1077: Giving way to
1078: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1079: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1080: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1081: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.72 louis 1082: <p>
1083:
1.69 deraadt 1084: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1085:
1.50 louis 1086: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1087: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1088: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 1089: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1090:
1091: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1092: <p>
1093: </dl>
1094:
1.20 louis 1095:
1.1 deraadt 1096: <hr>
1.72 louis 1097: <a name=ru></a>
1.56 deraadt 1098: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1099: <dl>
1100:
1.69 deraadt 1101: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1102:
1.56 deraadt 1103: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1104: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1105: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.62 form 1106: </strong></font><br>
1107:
1108: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1109: <p>
1110:
1.69 deraadt 1111: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1112:
1.62 form 1113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1114: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1115: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.57 louis 1116: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1117:
1.59 form 1118: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.56 deraadt 1119: <p>
1120:
1.89 louis 1121: </dl>
1122:
1123: <hr>
1124: <a name=pl></a>
1125: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1126: <dl>
1127:
1128: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1129: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1130: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1131: January 2000
1132: </strong></font><br>
1133:
1134: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1135: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1136: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1137: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1138: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1139: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1140: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1141: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1142: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1143: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1144: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1145: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.56 deraadt 1146: <p>
1147: </dl>
1148:
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1151: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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