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1.113 naddy 15: <h2><font color=#e00000>Media Coverage</font></h2>
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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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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:
1.117 ! louis 57: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
! 58: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
! 59: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
! 60: </strong></font><br>
! 61:
! 62: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
! 63: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
! 64: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
! 65: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
! 66: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
! 67: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
! 68: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
! 69: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
! 70: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
! 71: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
! 72: <p>
! 73:
1.113 naddy 74: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 75: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 76: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 77:
78: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
79: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 80: <p>
1.108 louis 81:
1.113 naddy 82: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 83: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
84: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 85: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 86:
87: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
88: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
89: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 90: <p>
1.106 louis 91:
1.113 naddy 92: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 93: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
94: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 95: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 96:
97: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
98: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
99: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
100: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 101: <p>
1.107 louis 102:
1.113 naddy 103: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 104: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
105: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 106: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 107:
108: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
109: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 110: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 111: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
112: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 113: <p>
1.105 louis 114:
1.113 naddy 115: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 116: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 117: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 118: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 119:
1.113 naddy 120: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
121: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 122: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
123:
1.85 louis 124: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
125:
1.113 naddy 126: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 127: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 128: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 129: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 130:
131: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
132: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
133: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
134: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
135: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
136: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
137: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 138: <p>
1.99 louis 139:
1.113 naddy 140: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 141: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 142: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 143: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 144:
145: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
146: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
147: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
148: conditions.
1.113 naddy 149: <p>
1.100 louis 150:
1.113 naddy 151: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 152: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 153: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 154: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 155:
156: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
157: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
158: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
159: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 160: <p>
1.95 louis 161:
1.113 naddy 162: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 163: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 164: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 165: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 166:
167: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
168: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 169: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 170: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
171: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 172: <p>
1.92 louis 173:
1.113 naddy 174: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
175: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 176: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 177: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 178:
179: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
180: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
181: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
182: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
183: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
184: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 185: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 186: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 187: <p>
1.91 louis 188:
1.113 naddy 189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 190: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
191: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 192: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 193:
194: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
195: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
196: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
197: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
198: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
199: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
200: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
201: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
202: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 203: <p>
1.90 louis 204:
1.113 naddy 205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 206: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
207: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 208: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 209:
1.113 naddy 210: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
211: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 212: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
213: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
214: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
215: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
216: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 217: <p>
1.87 louis 218:
1.113 naddy 219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 220: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
221: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 222: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 223:
224: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
225: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 226: <p>
1.85 louis 227:
1.113 naddy 228: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 229: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
230: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 231: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 232:
233: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 234: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 235: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
236: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 237: <p>
1.89 louis 238:
1.113 naddy 239: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 240: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
241: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 242: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 243:
244: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
245: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
246: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
247: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
248: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
249:
1.78 deraadt 250: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 251:
1.113 naddy 252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 253: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 254: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 255: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 256: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 257:
258: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
259: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
260: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 261: <p>
1.83 louis 262:
1.113 naddy 263: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 264: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
265: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 266: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 267:
268: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
269: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 270: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 271: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
272: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 273: <p>
1.93 louis 274:
1.113 naddy 275: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 276: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 277: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 278: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 279:
1.83 louis 280: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
281: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
282: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
283: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
284: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 285: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
286: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
287: <p>
1.82 aaron 288:
1.113 naddy 289: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 290: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 291: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 292: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 293:
1.83 louis 294: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
295: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
296: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 297: <p>
1.80 louis 298:
1.113 naddy 299: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 300: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 301: Bad Press</a>,
302: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 303: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 304:
305: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 306: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 307: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
308: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
309: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 310: <p>
1.78 deraadt 311:
312: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
313:
1.113 naddy 314: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
315: <a
1.111 jufi 316: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 317: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
318: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 319: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 320:
321: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
322: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
323: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
324: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 325: <p>
1.74 louis 326:
1.113 naddy 327: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 328: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
329: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 330: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 331:
332: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
333: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
334: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
335: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
336: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
337: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 338: <p>
1.88 louis 339:
1.113 naddy 340: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 341: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 342: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 343: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 344:
345: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
346: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
347: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
348: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 349: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 350: <p>
1.81 louis 351:
1.113 naddy 352: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 353: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 354: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 355: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 356:
357: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
358: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
359: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
360: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
361: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
362: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
363: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 364: <p>
1.90 louis 365:
1.113 naddy 366: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 367: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 368: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 369: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 370:
371: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
372: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
373: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 374: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 375: <p>
1.71 louis 376:
1.69 deraadt 377: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 378:
1.113 naddy 379: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 380: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 381: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 382: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 383:
384: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
385: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
386: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 387: <p>
1.70 louis 388:
1.113 naddy 389: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 390: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 391: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 392:
393: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 394: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 395: <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 396: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 397: <p>
1.68 louis 398:
1.113 naddy 399: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 400: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 401: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 402: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 403:
1.111 jufi 404: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
405: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 406: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 407: "secure by default" installation.
408: <p>
1.64 louis 409:
1.113 naddy 410: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 411: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 412: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 413: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 414:
1.113 naddy 415: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 416: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 417: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 418: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
419: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
420: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 421: <p>
1.66 louis 422:
1.113 naddy 423: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
424: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 425: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 426: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 427:
428: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 429: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 430: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
431: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
432: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 433: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
434: <p>
1.83 louis 435:
1.113 naddy 436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 437: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 438: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 439: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 440:
441: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 442: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
443: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 444: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
445: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 446: <p>
1.64 louis 447:
1.113 naddy 448: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 449: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 450: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 451: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 452:
453: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
454: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 455: <p>
1.65 louis 456:
1.69 deraadt 457: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
458:
1.113 naddy 459: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 460: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 461: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 462: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 463:
464: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
465: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
466: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
467: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 468: <p>
1.88 louis 469:
1.113 naddy 470: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 471: <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 472: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 473:
474: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 475: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
476: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 477: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
478: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 479: <p>
1.60 louis 480:
1.113 naddy 481: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
482: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
483: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 484: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 485: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 486:
487: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
488: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
489: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 490: <p>
1.58 louis 491:
1.113 naddy 492: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 493: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
494: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 495: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 496:
497: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
498: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 499: <p>
1.53 louis 500:
1.113 naddy 501: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 502: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
503: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 504: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 505:
506: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
507: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
508: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 509: <p>
1.99 louis 510:
1.113 naddy 511: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 512: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 513: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 514:
515: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
516: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 517: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 518: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 519: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 520:
1.113 naddy 521: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 522: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 523: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 524: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 525:
526: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
527: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 528: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 529:
1.113 naddy 530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 531: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 532: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 533:
534: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 535: in
1.113 naddy 536: <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 537: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 538: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 539: <p>
1.53 louis 540:
1.113 naddy 541: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 542: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 543: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
544: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 545: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 546:
1.58 louis 547: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 548: <p>
1.51 deraadt 549:
1.69 deraadt 550: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
551:
1.113 naddy 552: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 553: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 554: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
555: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 556: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 557:
1.58 louis 558: Kurt Seifried
559: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
560: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
561: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 562: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 563:
1.113 naddy 564: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 565: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 566: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 567: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 568:
569: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 570: <p>
1.96 louis 571:
1.113 naddy 572: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 573: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 574: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 575: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 576:
577: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
578: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
579: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
580: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 581: <p>
1.86 louis 582:
1.69 deraadt 583: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
584:
1.113 naddy 585: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 586: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
587: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 588: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 589:
590: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
591: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 592: <p>
1.61 louis 593:
1.113 naddy 594: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 595: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 596: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
597: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 598: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 599:
600: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 601: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 602: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
603: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 604: right -- or at least strives to".
605: <p>
1.48 louis 606:
1.113 naddy 607: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 608: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
609: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 610: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 611: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
612: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
613: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
614: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 615: <p>
1.61 louis 616:
1.113 naddy 617: <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 618: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 619: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 620:
621: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
622: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
623: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
624: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 625: <p>
1.46 louis 626:
1.113 naddy 627: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 628: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 629: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 630: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 631:
632: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
633: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 634: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 635:
1.113 naddy 636: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 637: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
638: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 639: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 640:
641: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
642: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
643: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
644: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 645: <p>
1.70 louis 646:
1.69 deraadt 647: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
648:
1.113 naddy 649: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 650: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 651: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 652:
653: Kurt Seifried
654: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
655: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
656: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 657: <p>
1.44 philen 658:
1.113 naddy 659: <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 660: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 661: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 662:
663: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 664: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 665:
1.113 naddy 666: <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 667: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 668: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 669:
670: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 671: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 672:
1.113 naddy 673: <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 674: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 675: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 676:
677: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
678: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
679: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
680: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 681: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 682:
1.113 naddy 683: <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 684: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 685: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 686:
1.36 louis 687: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 688: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 689:
1.113 naddy 690: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 691: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
692: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 693: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 694:
695: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 696: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 697:
1.69 deraadt 698: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
699:
1.113 naddy 700: <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 701: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 702: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 703:
704: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
705: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 706: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 707:
1.113 naddy 708: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 709: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 710: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
711: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 712:
713: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
714: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 715: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
716: terminal:
1.113 naddy 717: <blockquote>
718: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
719: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
720: <br>
721: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
722: </code>
723: </blockquote>
724: <p>
725:
726: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
727: <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>
728: <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
729: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 730:
731: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
732: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 733: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 734: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 735:
1.113 naddy 736: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 737: <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 738: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 739:
740: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
741: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
742: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
743: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
744: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 745: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 746: <p>
1.19 louis 747:
1.113 naddy 748: <li><strong>
749: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
750: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 751:
752: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
753: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
754: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 755: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
756: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 757: <p>
1.16 louis 758:
1.113 naddy 759: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 760: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 761: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 762: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 763:
1.57 louis 764: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
765: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
766: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 767: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 768:
1.113 naddy 769: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 770: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 771: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 772: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 773:
1.113 naddy 774: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 775:
1.113 naddy 776: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 777: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 778: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 779: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 780:
1.23 louis 781: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
782: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
783: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
784: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
785: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 786: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 787:
1.113 naddy 788: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 789: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
790: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 791: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 792:
793: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
794: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
795: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
796: installation.
1.113 naddy 797: <p>
1.47 louis 798:
1.113 naddy 799: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 800: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 801: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 802: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 803:
804: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 805: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 806:
1.69 deraadt 807: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
808:
1.113 naddy 809: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 810: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 811: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 812: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 813:
814: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
815: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 816: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 817: <p>
1.12 louis 818:
1.113 naddy 819: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 820: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 821: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 822: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 823:
824: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
825: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 826: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
827: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
828: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
829: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
830: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 831: <p>
1.8 deraadt 832:
1.69 deraadt 833: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 834:
1.113 naddy 835: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 836: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 837: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 838:
839: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
840: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
841: available."
1.113 naddy 842: <p>
1.6 deraadt 843:
1.69 deraadt 844: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
845:
1.113 naddy 846: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 847: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 848: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 849:
850: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
851: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
852: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
853: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
854: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 855: <p>
1.33 louis 856:
1.113 naddy 857: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 858: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 859: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 860: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 861:
1.113 naddy 862: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
863: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 864: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
865: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
866: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 867: <p>
1.57 louis 868:
1.69 deraadt 869: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
870:
1.113 naddy 871: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
872: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 873: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 874: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 875:
876: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
877: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 878: <p>
1.69 deraadt 879:
1.113 naddy 880: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 881: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
882: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
883: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 884: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 885:
886: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 887: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 888:
1.113 naddy 889: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
890: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 891:
1.113 naddy 892: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 893:
1.113 naddy 894: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 895: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
896: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 897: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 898:
899: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 900: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 901:
1.69 deraadt 902: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
903:
1.113 naddy 904: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 905: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 906: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 907:
908: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
909: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 910: <p>
1.2 deraadt 911:
1.113 naddy 912: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 913: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 914: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 915: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 916:
917: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
918: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
919: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 920: site.<p>
1.57 louis 921:
1.69 deraadt 922: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
923:
1.113 naddy 924: <a name=anzen1>
925: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
926: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 927: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 928: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 929:
930: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
931: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
932: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
933: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
934: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
935: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 936: <p>
1.1 deraadt 937:
1.113 naddy 938: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 939: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
940: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 941: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 942:
943: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
944: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
945: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
946: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 947: <p>
1.15 louis 948:
1.113 naddy 949: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 950: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
951: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 952: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 953:
954: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
955: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
956: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
957: columns."
1.113 naddy 958: <p>
1.1 deraadt 959:
1.69 deraadt 960: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
961:
1.113 naddy 962: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 963: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 964: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 965: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 966:
967: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 968: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 969:
1.113 naddy 970: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 971: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 972: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 973:
974: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
975: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 976: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 977:
1.69 deraadt 978: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
979:
1.113 naddy 980: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 981: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 982: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 983: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 984:
985: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
986: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
987: Implementation, including a brief interview with
988: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 989: <p>
1.1 deraadt 990:
1.69 deraadt 991: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
992:
1.113 naddy 993: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 994: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 995: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 996:
1.69 deraadt 997: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
998: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 999: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1000:
1.69 deraadt 1001: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1002:
1.113 naddy 1003: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1004: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1005: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1006: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1007:
1008: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1009: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1010: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1011:
1.113 naddy 1012: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1013: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1014: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1015: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1016: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1017:
1.69 deraadt 1018: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1019:
1.113 naddy 1020: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1021: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1022: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1023: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1024: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1025: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1026:
1027: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1028: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1029: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1030: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1031: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1032: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1033:
1034: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1035:
1.113 naddy 1036: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1037: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1038: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1039:
1.69 deraadt 1040: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1041: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1042: <p>
1.112 naddy 1043:
1.113 naddy 1044: </dl>
1045: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1046:
1.113 naddy 1047: <hr>
1048: <a name=se></a>
1049: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1050:
1.102 niklas 1051: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1052:
1.113 naddy 1053: <dl>
1054: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1055: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1056: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1057:
1058: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1059: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1060: <p>
1.102 niklas 1061:
1.113 naddy 1062: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1063:
1.84 niklas 1064: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1065:
1.113 naddy 1066: <dl>
1067: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1068: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1069: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1070:
1071: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1072: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1073: <p>
1.84 niklas 1074:
1.113 naddy 1075: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1076:
1.69 deraadt 1077: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1078:
1.113 naddy 1079: <dl>
1080: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1081: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1082: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1083:
1084: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1085: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1086: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1087: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1088:
1.113 naddy 1089: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1090: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1091: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1092: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1093: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1094:
1.20 louis 1095: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1096: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1097: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1098: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1099: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1100:
1.113 naddy 1101: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1102:
1.113 naddy 1103: <hr>
1104: <a name=jp></a>
1105: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1106:
1.113 naddy 1107: <dl>
1.20 louis 1108:
1.69 deraadt 1109: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1110:
1.113 naddy 1111: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1112: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1113: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1114: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1115:
1116: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1117: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1118: translating and reprinting articles from
1119: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1120: <p>
1.112 naddy 1121:
1.113 naddy 1122: </dl>
1.20 louis 1123:
1.113 naddy 1124: <hr>
1125: <a name=de></a>
1126: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1127: <dl>
1.50 louis 1128:
1.72 louis 1129: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1130:
1.113 naddy 1131: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1132: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1133: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1134: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1135:
1.101 jufi 1136: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1137: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1138: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1139: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1140: Giving way to
1141: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1142: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1143: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1144: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1145: <p>
1.72 louis 1146:
1.69 deraadt 1147: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1148:
1.113 naddy 1149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1150: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1151: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1152: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1153:
1154: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1155: <p>
1156: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1157:
1.50 louis 1158:
1.113 naddy 1159: <hr>
1160: <a name=ru></a>
1161: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1162: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1163:
1.69 deraadt 1164: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1165:
1.113 naddy 1166: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1167: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1168: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1169: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1170:
1171: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1172: <p>
1.62 form 1173:
1.69 deraadt 1174: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1175:
1.113 naddy 1176: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1177: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1178: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1179: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1180:
1.59 form 1181: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1182: <p>
1.112 naddy 1183:
1.113 naddy 1184: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1185:
1.113 naddy 1186: <hr>
1187: <a name=pl></a>
1188: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1189: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1190:
1.113 naddy 1191: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1192: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1193: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1194: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1195: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1196:
1197: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1198: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1199: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1200: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1201: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1202: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1203: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1204: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1205: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1206: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1207: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1208: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1209: <p>
1210: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1211:
1.113 naddy 1212: <hr>
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