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1.16 louis 31:
1.104 louis 32: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
33:
1.113 naddy 34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 ! louis 35: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
! 36: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
! 40: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
! 41: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
! 42: be a bit dry.
! 43: <p>
! 44:
! 45: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 46: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
47: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 48: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 49:
50: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
51: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
52: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
53: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 54: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
55: <p>
1.110 louis 56:
1.113 naddy 57: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 58: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 59: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 60:
61: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
62: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 63: <p>
1.108 louis 64:
1.113 naddy 65: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 66: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
67: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 68: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 69:
70: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
71: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
72: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 73: <p>
1.106 louis 74:
1.113 naddy 75: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 76: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
77: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 78: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 79:
80: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
81: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
82: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
83: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 84: <p>
1.107 louis 85:
1.113 naddy 86: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 87: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
88: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 89: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 90:
91: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
92: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 93: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 94: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
95: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 96: <p>
1.105 louis 97:
1.113 naddy 98: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 99: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 100: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 101: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 102:
1.113 naddy 103: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
104: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 105: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
106:
1.85 louis 107: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
108:
1.113 naddy 109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 110: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 111: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 112: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 113:
114: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
115: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
116: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
117: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
118: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
119: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
120: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 121: <p>
1.99 louis 122:
1.113 naddy 123: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 124: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 125: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 126: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 127:
128: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
129: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
130: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
131: conditions.
1.113 naddy 132: <p>
1.100 louis 133:
1.113 naddy 134: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 135: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 136: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 137: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 138:
139: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
140: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
141: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
142: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 143: <p>
1.95 louis 144:
1.113 naddy 145: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 146: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 147: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 148: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 149:
150: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
151: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 152: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 153: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
154: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 155: <p>
1.92 louis 156:
1.113 naddy 157: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
158: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 159: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 160: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 161:
162: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
163: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
164: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
165: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
166: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
167: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 168: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 169: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 170: <p>
1.91 louis 171:
1.113 naddy 172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 173: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
174: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 175: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 176:
177: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
178: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
179: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
180: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
181: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
182: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
183: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
184: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
185: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 186: <p>
1.90 louis 187:
1.113 naddy 188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 189: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
190: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 191: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 192:
1.113 naddy 193: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
194: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 195: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
196: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
197: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
198: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
199: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 200: <p>
1.87 louis 201:
1.113 naddy 202: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 203: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
204: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 205: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 206:
207: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
208: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 209: <p>
1.85 louis 210:
1.113 naddy 211: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 212: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
213: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 214: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 215:
216: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 217: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 218: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
219: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 220: <p>
1.89 louis 221:
1.113 naddy 222: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 223: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
224: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 225: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 226:
227: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
228: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
229: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
230: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
231: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
232:
1.78 deraadt 233: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 234:
1.113 naddy 235: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 236: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 237: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 238: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 239: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 240:
241: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
242: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
243: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 244: <p>
1.83 louis 245:
1.113 naddy 246: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 247: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
248: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 249: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 250:
251: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
252: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 253: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 254: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
255: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 256: <p>
1.93 louis 257:
1.113 naddy 258: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 259: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 260: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 261: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 262:
1.83 louis 263: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
264: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
265: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
266: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
267: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 268: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
269: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
270: <p>
1.82 aaron 271:
1.113 naddy 272: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 273: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 274: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 275: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 276:
1.83 louis 277: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
278: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
279: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 280: <p>
1.80 louis 281:
1.113 naddy 282: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 283: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 284: Bad Press</a>,
285: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 286: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 287:
288: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 289: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 290: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
291: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
292: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 293: <p>
1.78 deraadt 294:
295: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
296:
1.113 naddy 297: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
298: <a
1.111 jufi 299: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 300: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
301: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 302: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 303:
304: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
305: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
306: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
307: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 308: <p>
1.74 louis 309:
1.113 naddy 310: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 311: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
312: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 313: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 314:
315: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
316: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
317: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
318: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
319: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
320: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 321: <p>
1.88 louis 322:
1.113 naddy 323: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.81 louis 324: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 325: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 326:
327: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
328: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
329: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
330: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
331: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
332: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
333: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
1.113 naddy 334: <p>
1.81 louis 335:
1.113 naddy 336: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 337: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 338: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 339: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 340:
341: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
342: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
343: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
344: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
345: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
346: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
347: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 348: <p>
1.90 louis 349:
1.113 naddy 350: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 351: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 352: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 353: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 354:
355: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
356: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
357: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 358: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 359: <p>
1.71 louis 360:
1.69 deraadt 361: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 362:
1.113 naddy 363: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 364: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 365: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 366: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 367:
368: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
369: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
370: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 371: <p>
1.70 louis 372:
1.113 naddy 373: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 374: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 375: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 376:
377: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 378: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 379: <a 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
1.68 louis 380: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 381: <p>
1.68 louis 382:
1.113 naddy 383: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 384: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 385: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 386: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 387:
1.111 jufi 388: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
389: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 390: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 391: "secure by default" installation.
392: <p>
1.64 louis 393:
1.113 naddy 394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 395: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 396: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 397: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 398:
1.113 naddy 399: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 400: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 401: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 402: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
403: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
404: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 405: <p>
1.66 louis 406:
1.113 naddy 407: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
408: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 409: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 410: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 411:
412: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 413: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 414: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
415: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
416: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 417: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
418: <p>
1.83 louis 419:
1.113 naddy 420: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 421: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 422: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 423: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 424:
425: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 426: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
427: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 428: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
429: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 430: <p>
1.64 louis 431:
1.113 naddy 432: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 433: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 434: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 435: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 436:
437: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
438: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 439: <p>
1.65 louis 440:
1.69 deraadt 441: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
442:
1.113 naddy 443: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 444: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 445: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 446: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 447:
448: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
449: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
450: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
451: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 452: <p>
1.88 louis 453:
1.113 naddy 454: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 455: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
1.113 naddy 456: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 457:
458: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 459: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
460: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 461: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
462: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 463: <p>
1.60 louis 464:
1.113 naddy 465: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
466: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
467: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 468: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 469: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 470:
471: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
472: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
473: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 474: <p>
1.58 louis 475:
1.113 naddy 476: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 477: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
478: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 479: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 480:
481: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
482: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 483: <p>
1.53 louis 484:
1.113 naddy 485: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 486: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
487: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 488: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 489:
490: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
491: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
492: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 493: <p>
1.99 louis 494:
1.113 naddy 495: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 496: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 497: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 498:
499: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
500: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 501: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 502: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 503: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 504:
1.113 naddy 505: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 506: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 507: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 508: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 509:
510: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
511: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 512: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 513:
1.113 naddy 514: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 515: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 516: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 517:
518: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 519: in
1.113 naddy 520: <a href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
1.53 louis 521: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 522: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 523: <p>
1.53 louis 524:
1.113 naddy 525: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 526: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 527: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
528: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 529: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 530:
1.58 louis 531: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 532: <p>
1.51 deraadt 533:
1.69 deraadt 534: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
535:
1.113 naddy 536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 537: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 538: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
539: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 540: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 541:
1.58 louis 542: Kurt Seifried
543: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
544: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
545: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 546: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 547:
1.113 naddy 548: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 549: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 550: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 551: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 552:
553: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 554: <p>
1.96 louis 555:
1.113 naddy 556: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 557: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 558: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 559: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 560:
561: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
562: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
563: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
564: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 565: <p>
1.86 louis 566:
1.69 deraadt 567: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
568:
1.113 naddy 569: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 570: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
571: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 572: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 573:
574: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
575: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 576: <p>
1.61 louis 577:
1.113 naddy 578: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 579: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 580: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
581: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 582: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 583:
584: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 585: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 586: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
587: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 588: right -- or at least strives to".
589: <p>
1.48 louis 590:
1.113 naddy 591: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 592: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
593: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 594: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 595: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
596: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
597: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
598: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 599: <p>
1.61 louis 600:
1.113 naddy 601: <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 602: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 603: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 604:
605: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
606: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
607: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
608: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 609: <p>
1.46 louis 610:
1.113 naddy 611: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 612: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 613: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 614: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 615:
616: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
617: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 618: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 619:
1.113 naddy 620: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 621: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
622: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 623: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 624:
625: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
626: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
627: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
628: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 629: <p>
1.70 louis 630:
1.69 deraadt 631: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
632:
1.113 naddy 633: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 634: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 635: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 636:
637: Kurt Seifried
638: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
639: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
640: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 641: <p>
1.44 philen 642:
1.113 naddy 643: <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>,
1.41 louis 644: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 645: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 646:
647: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 648: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 649:
1.113 naddy 650: <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>,
1.37 louis 651: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 652: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 653:
654: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 655: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 656:
1.113 naddy 657: <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>,
1.36 louis 658: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 659: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 660:
661: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
662: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
663: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
664: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 665: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 666:
1.113 naddy 667: <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 668: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 669: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 670:
1.36 louis 671: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 672: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 673:
1.113 naddy 674: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 675: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
676: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 677: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 678:
679: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 680: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 681:
1.69 deraadt 682: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
683:
1.113 naddy 684: <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 685: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 686: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 687:
688: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
689: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 690: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 691:
1.113 naddy 692: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 693: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 694: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
695: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 696:
697: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
698: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 699: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
700: terminal:
1.113 naddy 701: <blockquote>
702: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
703: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
704: <br>
705: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
706: </code>
707: </blockquote>
708: <p>
709:
710: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
711: <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>
712: <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
713: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 714:
715: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
716: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 717: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 718: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 719:
1.113 naddy 720: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 721: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg183.htm">Open source has roots in the Net</a>, USA Today, Sept. 20, 1999
1.113 naddy 722: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 723:
724: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
725: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
726: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
727: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
728: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 729: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 730: <p>
1.19 louis 731:
1.113 naddy 732: <li><strong>
733: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
734: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 735:
736: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
737: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
738: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 739: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
740: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 741: <p>
1.16 louis 742:
1.113 naddy 743: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 744: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 745: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 746: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 747:
1.57 louis 748: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
749: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
750: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 751: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 752:
1.113 naddy 753: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 754: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 755: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 756: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 757:
1.113 naddy 758: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 759:
1.113 naddy 760: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 761: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 762: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 763: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 764:
1.23 louis 765: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
766: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
767: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
768: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
769: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 770: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 771:
1.113 naddy 772: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 773: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
774: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 775: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 776:
777: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
778: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
779: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
780: installation.
1.113 naddy 781: <p>
1.47 louis 782:
1.113 naddy 783: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 784: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 785: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 786: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 787:
788: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 789: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 790:
1.69 deraadt 791: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
792:
1.113 naddy 793: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 794: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 795: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 796: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 797:
798: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
799: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 800: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 801: <p>
1.12 louis 802:
1.113 naddy 803: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 804: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 805: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 806: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 807:
808: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
809: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 810: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
811: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
812: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
813: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
814: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 815: <p>
1.8 deraadt 816:
1.69 deraadt 817: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 818:
1.113 naddy 819: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 820: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 821: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 822:
823: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
824: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
825: available."
1.113 naddy 826: <p>
1.6 deraadt 827:
1.69 deraadt 828: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
829:
1.113 naddy 830: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 831: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 832: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 833:
834: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
835: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
836: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
837: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
838: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 839: <p>
1.33 louis 840:
1.113 naddy 841: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 842: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 843: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 844: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 845:
1.113 naddy 846: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
847: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 848: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
849: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
850: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 851: <p>
1.57 louis 852:
1.69 deraadt 853: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
854:
1.113 naddy 855: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
856: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 857: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 858: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 859:
860: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
861: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 862: <p>
1.69 deraadt 863:
1.113 naddy 864: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 865: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
866: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
867: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 868: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 869:
870: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 871: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 872:
1.113 naddy 873: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
874: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 875:
1.113 naddy 876: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 877:
1.113 naddy 878: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 879: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
880: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 881: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 882:
883: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 884: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 885:
1.69 deraadt 886: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
887:
1.113 naddy 888: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 889: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 890: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 891:
892: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
893: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 894: <p>
1.2 deraadt 895:
1.113 naddy 896: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 897: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 898: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 899: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 900:
901: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
902: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
903: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 904: site.<p>
1.57 louis 905:
1.69 deraadt 906: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
907:
1.113 naddy 908: <a name=anzen1>
909: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
910: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 911: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 912: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 913:
914: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
915: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
916: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
917: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
918: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
919: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 920: <p>
1.1 deraadt 921:
1.113 naddy 922: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 923: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
924: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 925: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 926:
927: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
928: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
929: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
930: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 931: <p>
1.15 louis 932:
1.113 naddy 933: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 934: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
935: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 936: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 937:
938: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
939: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
940: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
941: columns."
1.113 naddy 942: <p>
1.1 deraadt 943:
1.69 deraadt 944: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
945:
1.113 naddy 946: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 947: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 948: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 949: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 950:
951: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 952: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 953:
1.113 naddy 954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 955: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 956: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 957:
958: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
959: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 960: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 961:
1.69 deraadt 962: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
963:
1.113 naddy 964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 965: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 966: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 967: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 968:
969: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
970: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
971: Implementation, including a brief interview with
972: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 973: <p>
1.1 deraadt 974:
1.69 deraadt 975: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
976:
1.113 naddy 977: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 978: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 979: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 980:
1.69 deraadt 981: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
982: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 983: <p>
1.1 deraadt 984:
1.69 deraadt 985: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 986:
1.113 naddy 987: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 988: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
989: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 990: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 991:
992: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
993: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 994: <p>
1.1 deraadt 995:
1.113 naddy 996: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
997: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 998: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
999: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1000: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1001:
1.69 deraadt 1002: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1003:
1.113 naddy 1004: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1005: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1006: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1007: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1008: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1009: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1010:
1011: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1012: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1013: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1014: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1015: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1016: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1017:
1018: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1019:
1.113 naddy 1020: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1021: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1022: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1023:
1.69 deraadt 1024: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1025: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1026: <p>
1.112 naddy 1027:
1.113 naddy 1028: </dl>
1029: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1030:
1.113 naddy 1031: <hr>
1032: <a name=se></a>
1033: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1034:
1.102 niklas 1035: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1036:
1.113 naddy 1037: <dl>
1038: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1039: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1040: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1041:
1042: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1043: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1044: <p>
1.102 niklas 1045:
1.113 naddy 1046: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1047:
1.84 niklas 1048: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1049:
1.113 naddy 1050: <dl>
1051: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1052: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1053: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1054:
1055: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1056: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1057: <p>
1.84 niklas 1058:
1.113 naddy 1059: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1060:
1.69 deraadt 1061: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1062:
1.113 naddy 1063: <dl>
1064: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1065: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1066: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1067:
1068: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1069: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1070: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1071: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1072:
1.113 naddy 1073: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1074: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1075: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1076: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1077: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1078:
1.20 louis 1079: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1080: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1081: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1082: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1083: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1084:
1.113 naddy 1085: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1086:
1.113 naddy 1087: <hr>
1088: <a name=jp></a>
1089: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1090:
1.113 naddy 1091: <dl>
1.20 louis 1092:
1.69 deraadt 1093: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1094:
1.113 naddy 1095: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1096: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1097: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1098: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1099:
1100: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1101: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1102: translating and reprinting articles from
1103: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1104: <p>
1.112 naddy 1105:
1.113 naddy 1106: </dl>
1.20 louis 1107:
1.113 naddy 1108: <hr>
1109: <a name=de></a>
1110: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1111: <dl>
1.50 louis 1112:
1.72 louis 1113: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1114:
1.113 naddy 1115: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1116: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1117: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1118: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1119:
1.101 jufi 1120: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1121: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1122: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1123: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1124: Giving way to
1125: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1126: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1127: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1128: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1129: <p>
1.72 louis 1130:
1.69 deraadt 1131: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1132:
1.113 naddy 1133: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1134: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1135: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1136: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1137:
1138: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1139: <p>
1140: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1141:
1.50 louis 1142:
1.113 naddy 1143: <hr>
1144: <a name=ru></a>
1145: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1146: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1147:
1.69 deraadt 1148: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1149:
1.113 naddy 1150: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1151: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1152: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1153: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1154:
1155: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1156: <p>
1.62 form 1157:
1.69 deraadt 1158: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1159:
1.113 naddy 1160: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1161: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1162: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1163: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1164:
1.59 form 1165: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1166: <p>
1.112 naddy 1167:
1.113 naddy 1168: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1169:
1.113 naddy 1170: <hr>
1171: <a name=pl></a>
1172: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1173: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1174:
1.113 naddy 1175: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1176: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1177: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1178: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1179: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1180:
1181: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1182: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1183: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1184: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1185: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1186: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1187: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1188: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1189: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1190: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1191: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1192: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1193: <p>
1194: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1195:
1.113 naddy 1196: <hr>
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1198: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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