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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:
1.118 ! louis 32: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
! 33:
! 34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 35: <a href="
! 36: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">Attempting to
! 37: install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
! 38: </strong></font><br>
! 39:
! 40: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
! 41: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
! 42: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
! 43: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
! 44: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
! 45: <p>
! 46:
1.104 louis 47: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
48:
1.113 naddy 49: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 50: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
51: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
52: </strong></font><br>
53:
54: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
55: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
56: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
57: be a bit dry.
58: <p>
59:
60: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 61: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
62: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 63: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 64:
65: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
66: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
67: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
68: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 69: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
70: <p>
1.110 louis 71:
1.117 louis 72: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
73: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
74: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
75: </strong></font><br>
76:
77: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
78: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
79: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
80: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
81: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
82: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
83: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
84: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
85: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
86: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
87: <p>
88:
1.113 naddy 89: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 90: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 91: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 92:
93: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
94: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 95: <p>
1.108 louis 96:
1.113 naddy 97: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 98: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
99: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 100: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 101:
102: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
103: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
104: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 105: <p>
1.106 louis 106:
1.113 naddy 107: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 108: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
109: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 110: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 111:
112: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
113: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
114: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
115: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 116: <p>
1.107 louis 117:
1.113 naddy 118: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 119: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
120: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 121: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 122:
123: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
124: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 125: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 126: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
127: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 128: <p>
1.105 louis 129:
1.113 naddy 130: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 131: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 132: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 133: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 134:
1.113 naddy 135: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
136: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 137: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
138:
1.85 louis 139: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
140:
1.113 naddy 141: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 142: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 143: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 144: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 145:
146: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
147: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
148: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
149: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
150: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
151: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
152: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 153: <p>
1.99 louis 154:
1.113 naddy 155: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 156: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 157: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 158: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 159:
160: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
161: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
162: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
163: conditions.
1.113 naddy 164: <p>
1.100 louis 165:
1.113 naddy 166: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 167: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 168: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 169: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 170:
171: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
172: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
173: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
174: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 175: <p>
1.95 louis 176:
1.113 naddy 177: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 178: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 179: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 180: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 181:
182: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
183: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 184: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 185: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
186: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 187: <p>
1.92 louis 188:
1.113 naddy 189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
190: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 191: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 192: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 193:
194: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
195: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
196: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
197: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
198: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
199: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 200: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 201: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 202: <p>
1.91 louis 203:
1.113 naddy 204: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 205: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
206: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 207: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 208:
209: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
210: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
211: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
212: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
213: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
214: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
215: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
216: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
217: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 218: <p>
1.90 louis 219:
1.113 naddy 220: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 221: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
222: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 223: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 224:
1.113 naddy 225: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
226: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 227: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
228: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
229: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
230: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
231: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 232: <p>
1.87 louis 233:
1.113 naddy 234: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 235: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
236: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 237: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 238:
239: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
240: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 241: <p>
1.85 louis 242:
1.113 naddy 243: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 244: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
245: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 246: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 247:
248: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 249: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 250: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
251: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 252: <p>
1.89 louis 253:
1.113 naddy 254: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 255: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
256: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 257: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 258:
259: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
260: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
261: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
262: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
263: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
264:
1.78 deraadt 265: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 266:
1.113 naddy 267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 268: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 269: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 270: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 271: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 272:
273: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
274: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
275: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 276: <p>
1.83 louis 277:
1.113 naddy 278: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 279: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
280: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 281: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 282:
283: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
284: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 285: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 286: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
287: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 288: <p>
1.93 louis 289:
1.113 naddy 290: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 291: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 292: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 293: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 294:
1.83 louis 295: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
296: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
297: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
298: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
299: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 300: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
301: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
302: <p>
1.82 aaron 303:
1.113 naddy 304: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 305: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 306: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 307: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 308:
1.83 louis 309: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
310: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
311: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 312: <p>
1.80 louis 313:
1.113 naddy 314: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 315: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 316: Bad Press</a>,
317: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 318: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 319:
320: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 321: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 322: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
323: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
324: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 325: <p>
1.78 deraadt 326:
327: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
328:
1.113 naddy 329: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
330: <a
1.111 jufi 331: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 332: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
333: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 334: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 335:
336: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
337: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
338: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
339: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 340: <p>
1.74 louis 341:
1.113 naddy 342: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 343: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
344: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 345: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 346:
347: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
348: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
349: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
350: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
351: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
352: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 353: <p>
1.88 louis 354:
1.113 naddy 355: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 356: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 357: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 358: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 359:
360: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
361: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
362: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
363: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 364: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 365: <p>
1.81 louis 366:
1.113 naddy 367: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 368: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 369: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 370: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 371:
372: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
373: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
374: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
375: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
376: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
377: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
378: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 379: <p>
1.90 louis 380:
1.113 naddy 381: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 382: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 383: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 384: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 385:
386: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
387: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
388: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 389: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 390: <p>
1.71 louis 391:
1.69 deraadt 392: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 393:
1.113 naddy 394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 395: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 396: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 397: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 398:
399: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
400: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
401: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 402: <p>
1.70 louis 403:
1.113 naddy 404: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 405: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 406: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 407:
408: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 409: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 410: <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 411: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 412: <p>
1.68 louis 413:
1.113 naddy 414: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 415: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 416: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 417: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 418:
1.111 jufi 419: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
420: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 421: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 422: "secure by default" installation.
423: <p>
1.64 louis 424:
1.113 naddy 425: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 426: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 427: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 428: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 429:
1.113 naddy 430: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 431: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 432: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 433: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
434: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
435: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 436: <p>
1.66 louis 437:
1.113 naddy 438: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
439: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 440: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 441: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 442:
443: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 444: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 445: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
446: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
447: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 448: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
449: <p>
1.83 louis 450:
1.113 naddy 451: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 452: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 453: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 454: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 455:
456: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 457: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
458: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 459: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
460: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 461: <p>
1.64 louis 462:
1.113 naddy 463: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 464: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 465: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 466: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 467:
468: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
469: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 470: <p>
1.65 louis 471:
1.69 deraadt 472: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
473:
1.113 naddy 474: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 475: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 476: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 477: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 478:
479: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
480: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
481: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
482: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 483: <p>
1.88 louis 484:
1.113 naddy 485: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 486: <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 487: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 488:
489: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 490: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
491: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 492: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
493: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 494: <p>
1.60 louis 495:
1.113 naddy 496: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
497: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
498: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 499: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 500: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 501:
502: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
503: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
504: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 505: <p>
1.58 louis 506:
1.113 naddy 507: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 508: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
509: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 510: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 511:
512: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
513: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 514: <p>
1.53 louis 515:
1.113 naddy 516: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 517: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
518: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 519: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 520:
521: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
522: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
523: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 524: <p>
1.99 louis 525:
1.113 naddy 526: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 527: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 528: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 529:
530: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
531: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 532: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 533: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 534: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 535:
1.113 naddy 536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 537: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 538: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 539: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 540:
541: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
542: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 543: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 544:
1.113 naddy 545: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 546: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 547: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 548:
549: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 550: in
1.113 naddy 551: <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 552: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 553: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 554: <p>
1.53 louis 555:
1.113 naddy 556: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 557: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 558: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
559: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 560: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 561:
1.58 louis 562: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 563: <p>
1.51 deraadt 564:
1.69 deraadt 565: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
566:
1.113 naddy 567: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 568: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 569: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
570: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 571: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 572:
1.58 louis 573: Kurt Seifried
574: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
575: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
576: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 577: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 578:
1.113 naddy 579: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 580: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 581: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 582: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 583:
584: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 585: <p>
1.96 louis 586:
1.113 naddy 587: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 588: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 589: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 590: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 591:
592: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
593: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
594: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
595: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 596: <p>
1.86 louis 597:
1.69 deraadt 598: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
599:
1.113 naddy 600: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 601: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
602: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 603: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 604:
605: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
606: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 607: <p>
1.61 louis 608:
1.113 naddy 609: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 610: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 611: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
612: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 613: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 614:
615: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 616: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 617: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
618: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 619: right -- or at least strives to".
620: <p>
1.48 louis 621:
1.113 naddy 622: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 623: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
624: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 625: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 626: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
627: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
628: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
629: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 630: <p>
1.61 louis 631:
1.113 naddy 632: <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 633: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 634: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 635:
636: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
637: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
638: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
639: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 640: <p>
1.46 louis 641:
1.113 naddy 642: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 643: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 644: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 645: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 646:
647: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
648: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 649: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 650:
1.113 naddy 651: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 652: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
653: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 654: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 655:
656: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
657: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
658: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
659: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 660: <p>
1.70 louis 661:
1.69 deraadt 662: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
663:
1.113 naddy 664: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 665: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 666: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 667:
668: Kurt Seifried
669: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
670: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
671: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 672: <p>
1.44 philen 673:
1.113 naddy 674: <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 675: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 676: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 677:
678: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 679: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 680:
1.113 naddy 681: <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 682: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 683: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 684:
685: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 686: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 687:
1.113 naddy 688: <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 689: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 690: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 691:
692: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
693: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
694: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
695: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 696: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 697:
1.113 naddy 698: <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 699: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 700: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 701:
1.36 louis 702: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 703: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 704:
1.113 naddy 705: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 706: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
707: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 708: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 709:
710: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 711: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 712:
1.69 deraadt 713: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
714:
1.113 naddy 715: <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 716: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 717: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 718:
719: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
720: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 721: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 722:
1.113 naddy 723: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 724: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 725: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
726: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 727:
728: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
729: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 730: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
731: terminal:
1.113 naddy 732: <blockquote>
733: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
734: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
735: <br>
736: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
737: </code>
738: </blockquote>
739: <p>
740:
741: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
742: <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>
743: <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
744: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 745:
746: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
747: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 748: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 749: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 750:
1.113 naddy 751: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 752: <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 753: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 754:
755: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
756: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
757: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
758: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
759: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 760: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 761: <p>
1.19 louis 762:
1.113 naddy 763: <li><strong>
764: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
765: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 766:
767: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
768: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
769: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 770: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
771: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 772: <p>
1.16 louis 773:
1.113 naddy 774: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 775: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 776: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 777: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 778:
1.57 louis 779: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
780: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
781: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 782: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 783:
1.113 naddy 784: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 785: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 786: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 787: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 788:
1.113 naddy 789: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 790:
1.113 naddy 791: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 792: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 793: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 794: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 795:
1.23 louis 796: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
797: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
798: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
799: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
800: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 801: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 802:
1.113 naddy 803: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 804: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
805: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 806: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 807:
808: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
809: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
810: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
811: installation.
1.113 naddy 812: <p>
1.47 louis 813:
1.113 naddy 814: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 815: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 816: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 817: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 818:
819: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 820: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 821:
1.69 deraadt 822: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
823:
1.113 naddy 824: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 825: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 826: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 827: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 828:
829: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
830: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 831: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 832: <p>
1.12 louis 833:
1.113 naddy 834: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 835: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 836: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 837: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 838:
839: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
840: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 841: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
842: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
843: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
844: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
845: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 846: <p>
1.8 deraadt 847:
1.69 deraadt 848: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 849:
1.113 naddy 850: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 851: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 852: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 853:
854: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
855: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
856: available."
1.113 naddy 857: <p>
1.6 deraadt 858:
1.69 deraadt 859: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
860:
1.113 naddy 861: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 862: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 863: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 864:
865: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
866: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
867: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
868: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
869: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 870: <p>
1.33 louis 871:
1.113 naddy 872: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 873: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 874: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 875: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 876:
1.113 naddy 877: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
878: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 879: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
880: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
881: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 882: <p>
1.57 louis 883:
1.69 deraadt 884: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
885:
1.113 naddy 886: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
887: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 888: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 889: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 890:
891: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
892: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 893: <p>
1.69 deraadt 894:
1.113 naddy 895: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 896: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
897: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
898: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 899: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 900:
901: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 902: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 903:
1.113 naddy 904: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
905: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 906:
1.113 naddy 907: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 908:
1.113 naddy 909: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 910: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
911: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 912: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 913:
914: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 915: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 916:
1.69 deraadt 917: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
918:
1.113 naddy 919: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 920: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 921: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 922:
923: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
924: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 925: <p>
1.2 deraadt 926:
1.113 naddy 927: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 928: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 929: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 930: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 931:
932: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
933: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
934: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 935: site.<p>
1.57 louis 936:
1.69 deraadt 937: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
938:
1.113 naddy 939: <a name=anzen1>
940: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
941: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 942: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 943: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 944:
945: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
946: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
947: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
948: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
949: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
950: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 951: <p>
1.1 deraadt 952:
1.113 naddy 953: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 954: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
955: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 956: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 957:
958: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
959: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
960: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
961: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 962: <p>
1.15 louis 963:
1.113 naddy 964: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 965: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
966: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 967: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 968:
969: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
970: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
971: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
972: columns."
1.113 naddy 973: <p>
1.1 deraadt 974:
1.69 deraadt 975: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
976:
1.113 naddy 977: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 978: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 979: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 980: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 981:
982: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 983: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 984:
1.113 naddy 985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 986: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 987: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 988:
989: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
990: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 991: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 992:
1.69 deraadt 993: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
994:
1.113 naddy 995: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 996: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 997: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 998: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 999:
1000: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1001: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1002: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1003: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1004: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1005:
1.69 deraadt 1006: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1007:
1.113 naddy 1008: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1009: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1010: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1011:
1.69 deraadt 1012: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1013: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1014: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1015:
1.69 deraadt 1016: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1017:
1.113 naddy 1018: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1019: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1020: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1021: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1022:
1023: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1024: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1025: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1026:
1.113 naddy 1027: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1028: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1029: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1030: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1031: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1032:
1.69 deraadt 1033: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1034:
1.113 naddy 1035: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1036: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1037: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1038: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1039: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1040: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1041:
1042: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1043: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1044: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1045: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1046: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1047: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1048:
1049: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1050:
1.113 naddy 1051: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1052: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1053: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1054:
1.69 deraadt 1055: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1056: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1057: <p>
1.112 naddy 1058:
1.113 naddy 1059: </dl>
1060: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1061:
1.113 naddy 1062: <hr>
1063: <a name=se></a>
1064: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1065:
1.102 niklas 1066: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1067:
1.113 naddy 1068: <dl>
1069: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1070: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1071: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1072:
1073: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1074: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1075: <p>
1.102 niklas 1076:
1.113 naddy 1077: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1078:
1.84 niklas 1079: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1080:
1.113 naddy 1081: <dl>
1082: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1083: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1084: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1085:
1086: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1087: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1088: <p>
1.84 niklas 1089:
1.113 naddy 1090: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1091:
1.69 deraadt 1092: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1093:
1.113 naddy 1094: <dl>
1095: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1096: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1097: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1098:
1099: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1100: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1101: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1102: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1103:
1.113 naddy 1104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1105: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1106: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1107: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1108: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1109:
1.20 louis 1110: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1111: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1112: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1113: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1114: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1115:
1.113 naddy 1116: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1117:
1.113 naddy 1118: <hr>
1119: <a name=jp></a>
1120: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1121:
1.113 naddy 1122: <dl>
1.20 louis 1123:
1.69 deraadt 1124: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1125:
1.113 naddy 1126: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1127: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1128: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1129: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1130:
1131: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1132: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1133: translating and reprinting articles from
1134: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1135: <p>
1.112 naddy 1136:
1.113 naddy 1137: </dl>
1.20 louis 1138:
1.113 naddy 1139: <hr>
1140: <a name=de></a>
1141: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1142: <dl>
1.50 louis 1143:
1.72 louis 1144: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1145:
1.113 naddy 1146: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1147: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1148: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1149: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1150:
1.101 jufi 1151: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1152: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1153: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1154: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1155: Giving way to
1156: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1157: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1158: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1159: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1160: <p>
1.72 louis 1161:
1.69 deraadt 1162: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1163:
1.113 naddy 1164: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1165: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1166: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1167: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1168:
1169: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1170: <p>
1171: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1172:
1.50 louis 1173:
1.113 naddy 1174: <hr>
1175: <a name=ru></a>
1176: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1177: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1178:
1.69 deraadt 1179: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1180:
1.113 naddy 1181: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1182: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1183: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1184: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1185:
1186: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1187: <p>
1.62 form 1188:
1.69 deraadt 1189: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1190:
1.113 naddy 1191: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1192: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1193: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1194: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1195:
1.59 form 1196: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1197: <p>
1.112 naddy 1198:
1.113 naddy 1199: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1200:
1.113 naddy 1201: <hr>
1202: <a name=pl></a>
1203: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1204: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1205:
1.113 naddy 1206: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1207: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1208: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1209: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1210: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1211:
1212: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1213: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1214: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1215: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1216: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1217: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1218: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1219: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1220: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1221: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1222: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1223: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1224: <p>
1225: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1226:
1.113 naddy 1227: <hr>
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1229: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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