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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>
1.115 ! louis 324: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
! 325: Ready for Credit Union Primetime</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 326: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 327:
328: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
329: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
330: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
331: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 ! louis 332: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 333: <p>
1.81 louis 334:
1.113 naddy 335: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 336: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 337: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 338: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 339:
340: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
341: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
342: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
343: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
344: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
345: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
346: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 347: <p>
1.90 louis 348:
1.113 naddy 349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 350: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 351: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 352: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 353:
354: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
355: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
356: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 357: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 358: <p>
1.71 louis 359:
1.69 deraadt 360: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 361:
1.113 naddy 362: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 363: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 364: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 365: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 366:
367: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
368: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
369: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 370: <p>
1.70 louis 371:
1.113 naddy 372: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 373: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 374: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 375:
376: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 377: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 378: <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 379: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 380: <p>
1.68 louis 381:
1.113 naddy 382: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 383: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 384: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 385: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 386:
1.111 jufi 387: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
388: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 389: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 390: "secure by default" installation.
391: <p>
1.64 louis 392:
1.113 naddy 393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 394: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 395: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 396: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 397:
1.113 naddy 398: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 399: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 400: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 401: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
402: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
403: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 404: <p>
1.66 louis 405:
1.113 naddy 406: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
407: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 408: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 409: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 410:
411: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 412: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 413: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
414: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
415: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 416: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
417: <p>
1.83 louis 418:
1.113 naddy 419: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 420: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 421: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 422: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 423:
424: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 425: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
426: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 427: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
428: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 429: <p>
1.64 louis 430:
1.113 naddy 431: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 432: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 433: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 434: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 435:
436: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
437: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 438: <p>
1.65 louis 439:
1.69 deraadt 440: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
441:
1.113 naddy 442: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 443: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 444: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 445: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 446:
447: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
448: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
449: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
450: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 451: <p>
1.88 louis 452:
1.113 naddy 453: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 454: <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 455: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 456:
457: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 458: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
459: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 460: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
461: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 462: <p>
1.60 louis 463:
1.113 naddy 464: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
465: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
466: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 467: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 468: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 469:
470: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
471: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
472: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 473: <p>
1.58 louis 474:
1.113 naddy 475: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 476: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
477: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 478: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 479:
480: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
481: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 482: <p>
1.53 louis 483:
1.113 naddy 484: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 485: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
486: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 487: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 488:
489: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
490: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
491: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 492: <p>
1.99 louis 493:
1.113 naddy 494: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 495: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 496: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 497:
498: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
499: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 500: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 501: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 502: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 503:
1.113 naddy 504: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 505: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 506: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 507: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 508:
509: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
510: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 511: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 512:
1.113 naddy 513: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 514: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 515: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 516:
517: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 518: in
1.113 naddy 519: <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 520: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 521: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 522: <p>
1.53 louis 523:
1.113 naddy 524: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 525: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 526: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
527: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 528: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 529:
1.58 louis 530: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 531: <p>
1.51 deraadt 532:
1.69 deraadt 533: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
534:
1.113 naddy 535: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 536: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 537: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
538: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 539: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 540:
1.58 louis 541: Kurt Seifried
542: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
543: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
544: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 545: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 546:
1.113 naddy 547: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 548: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 549: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 550: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 551:
552: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 553: <p>
1.96 louis 554:
1.113 naddy 555: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 556: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 557: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 558: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 559:
560: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
561: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
562: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
563: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 564: <p>
1.86 louis 565:
1.69 deraadt 566: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
567:
1.113 naddy 568: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 569: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
570: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 571: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 572:
573: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
574: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 575: <p>
1.61 louis 576:
1.113 naddy 577: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 578: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 579: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
580: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 581: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 582:
583: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 584: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 585: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
586: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 587: right -- or at least strives to".
588: <p>
1.48 louis 589:
1.113 naddy 590: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 591: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
592: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 593: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 594: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
595: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
596: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
597: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 598: <p>
1.61 louis 599:
1.113 naddy 600: <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 601: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 602: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 603:
604: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
605: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
606: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
607: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 608: <p>
1.46 louis 609:
1.113 naddy 610: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 611: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 612: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 613: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 614:
615: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
616: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 617: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 618:
1.113 naddy 619: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 620: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
621: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 622: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 623:
624: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
625: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
626: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
627: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 628: <p>
1.70 louis 629:
1.69 deraadt 630: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
631:
1.113 naddy 632: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 633: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 634: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 635:
636: Kurt Seifried
637: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
638: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
639: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 640: <p>
1.44 philen 641:
1.113 naddy 642: <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 643: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 644: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 645:
646: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 647: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 648:
1.113 naddy 649: <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 650: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 651: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 652:
653: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 654: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 655:
1.113 naddy 656: <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 657: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 658: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 659:
660: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
661: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
662: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
663: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 664: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 665:
1.113 naddy 666: <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 667: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 668: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 669:
1.36 louis 670: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 671: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 672:
1.113 naddy 673: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 674: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
675: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 676: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 677:
678: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 679: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 680:
1.69 deraadt 681: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
682:
1.113 naddy 683: <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 684: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 685: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 686:
687: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
688: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 689: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 690:
1.113 naddy 691: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 692: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 693: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
694: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 695:
696: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
697: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 698: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
699: terminal:
1.113 naddy 700: <blockquote>
701: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
702: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
703: <br>
704: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
705: </code>
706: </blockquote>
707: <p>
708:
709: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
710: <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>
711: <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
712: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 713:
714: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
715: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 716: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 717: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 718:
1.113 naddy 719: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 720: <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 721: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 722:
723: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
724: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
725: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
726: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
727: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 728: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 729: <p>
1.19 louis 730:
1.113 naddy 731: <li><strong>
732: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
733: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 734:
735: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
736: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
737: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 738: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
739: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 740: <p>
1.16 louis 741:
1.113 naddy 742: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 743: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 744: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 745: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 746:
1.57 louis 747: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
748: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
749: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 750: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 751:
1.113 naddy 752: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 753: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 754: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 755: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 756:
1.113 naddy 757: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 758:
1.113 naddy 759: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 760: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 761: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 762: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 763:
1.23 louis 764: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
765: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
766: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
767: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
768: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 769: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 770:
1.113 naddy 771: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 772: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
773: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 774: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 775:
776: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
777: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
778: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
779: installation.
1.113 naddy 780: <p>
1.47 louis 781:
1.113 naddy 782: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 783: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 784: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 785: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 786:
787: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 788: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 789:
1.69 deraadt 790: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
791:
1.113 naddy 792: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 793: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 794: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 795: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 796:
797: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
798: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 799: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 800: <p>
1.12 louis 801:
1.113 naddy 802: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 803: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 804: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 805: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 806:
807: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
808: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 809: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
810: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
811: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
812: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
813: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 814: <p>
1.8 deraadt 815:
1.69 deraadt 816: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 817:
1.113 naddy 818: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 819: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 820: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 821:
822: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
823: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
824: available."
1.113 naddy 825: <p>
1.6 deraadt 826:
1.69 deraadt 827: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
828:
1.113 naddy 829: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 830: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 831: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 832:
833: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
834: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
835: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
836: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
837: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 838: <p>
1.33 louis 839:
1.113 naddy 840: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 841: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 842: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 843: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 844:
1.113 naddy 845: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
846: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 847: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
848: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
849: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 850: <p>
1.57 louis 851:
1.69 deraadt 852: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
853:
1.113 naddy 854: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
855: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 856: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 857: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 858:
859: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
860: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 861: <p>
1.69 deraadt 862:
1.113 naddy 863: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 864: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
865: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
866: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 867: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 868:
869: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 870: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 871:
1.113 naddy 872: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
873: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 874:
1.113 naddy 875: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 876:
1.113 naddy 877: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 878: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
879: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 880: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 881:
882: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 883: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 884:
1.69 deraadt 885: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
886:
1.113 naddy 887: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 888: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 889: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 890:
891: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
892: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 893: <p>
1.2 deraadt 894:
1.113 naddy 895: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 896: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 897: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 898: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 899:
900: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
901: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
902: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 903: site.<p>
1.57 louis 904:
1.69 deraadt 905: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
906:
1.113 naddy 907: <a name=anzen1>
908: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
909: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 910: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 911: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 912:
913: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
914: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
915: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
916: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
917: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
918: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 919: <p>
1.1 deraadt 920:
1.113 naddy 921: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 922: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
923: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 924: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 925:
926: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
927: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
928: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
929: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 930: <p>
1.15 louis 931:
1.113 naddy 932: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 933: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
934: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 935: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 936:
937: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
938: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
939: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
940: columns."
1.113 naddy 941: <p>
1.1 deraadt 942:
1.69 deraadt 943: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
944:
1.113 naddy 945: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 946: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 947: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 948: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 949:
950: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 951: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 952:
1.113 naddy 953: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 954: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 955: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 956:
957: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
958: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 959: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 960:
1.69 deraadt 961: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
962:
1.113 naddy 963: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 964: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 965: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 966: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 967:
968: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
969: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
970: Implementation, including a brief interview with
971: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 972: <p>
1.1 deraadt 973:
1.69 deraadt 974: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
975:
1.113 naddy 976: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 977: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 978: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 979:
1.69 deraadt 980: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
981: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 982: <p>
1.1 deraadt 983:
1.69 deraadt 984: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 985:
1.113 naddy 986: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 987: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
988: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 989: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 990:
991: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
992: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 993: <p>
1.1 deraadt 994:
1.113 naddy 995: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
996: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 997: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
998: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 999: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1000:
1.69 deraadt 1001: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1002:
1.113 naddy 1003: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1004: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1005: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1006: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1007: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1008: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1009:
1010: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1011: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1012: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1013: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1014: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1015: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1016:
1017: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1018:
1.113 naddy 1019: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1020: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1021: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1022:
1.69 deraadt 1023: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1024: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1025: <p>
1.112 naddy 1026:
1.113 naddy 1027: </dl>
1028: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1029:
1.113 naddy 1030: <hr>
1031: <a name=se></a>
1032: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1033:
1.102 niklas 1034: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1035:
1.113 naddy 1036: <dl>
1037: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1038: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1039: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1040:
1041: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1042: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1043: <p>
1.102 niklas 1044:
1.113 naddy 1045: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1046:
1.84 niklas 1047: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1048:
1.113 naddy 1049: <dl>
1050: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1051: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1052: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1053:
1054: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1055: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1056: <p>
1.84 niklas 1057:
1.113 naddy 1058: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1059:
1.69 deraadt 1060: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1061:
1.113 naddy 1062: <dl>
1063: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1064: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1065: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1066:
1067: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1068: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1069: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1070: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1071:
1.113 naddy 1072: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1073: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1074: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1075: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1076: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1077:
1.20 louis 1078: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1079: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1080: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1081: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1082: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1083:
1.113 naddy 1084: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1085:
1.113 naddy 1086: <hr>
1087: <a name=jp></a>
1088: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1089:
1.113 naddy 1090: <dl>
1.20 louis 1091:
1.69 deraadt 1092: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1093:
1.113 naddy 1094: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1095: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1096: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1097: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1098:
1099: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1100: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1101: translating and reprinting articles from
1102: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1103: <p>
1.112 naddy 1104:
1.113 naddy 1105: </dl>
1.20 louis 1106:
1.113 naddy 1107: <hr>
1108: <a name=de></a>
1109: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1110: <dl>
1.50 louis 1111:
1.72 louis 1112: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1113:
1.113 naddy 1114: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1115: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1116: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1117: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1118:
1.101 jufi 1119: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1120: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1121: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1122: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1123: Giving way to
1124: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1125: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1126: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1127: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1128: <p>
1.72 louis 1129:
1.69 deraadt 1130: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1131:
1.113 naddy 1132: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1133: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1134: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1135: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1136:
1137: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1138: <p>
1139: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1140:
1.50 louis 1141:
1.113 naddy 1142: <hr>
1143: <a name=ru></a>
1144: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1145: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1146:
1.69 deraadt 1147: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1148:
1.113 naddy 1149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1150: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1151: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1152: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1153:
1154: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1155: <p>
1.62 form 1156:
1.69 deraadt 1157: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1158:
1.113 naddy 1159: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1160: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1161: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1162: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1163:
1.59 form 1164: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1165: <p>
1.112 naddy 1166:
1.113 naddy 1167: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1168:
1.113 naddy 1169: <hr>
1170: <a name=pl></a>
1171: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1172: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1173:
1.113 naddy 1174: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1175: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1176: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1177: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1178: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1179:
1180: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1181: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1182: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1183: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1184: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1185: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1186: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1187: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1188: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1189: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1190: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1191: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1192: <p>
1193: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1194:
1.113 naddy 1195: <hr>
1196: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1197: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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