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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="
1.119 ! reinhard 36: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">OpenBSD is installed --
! 37: now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
! 38: </strong></font><br>
! 39:
! 40: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
! 41: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
! 42: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
! 43: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
! 44: <p>
! 45:
! 46: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 47: <a href="
1.118 louis 48: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">Attempting to
49: install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
50: </strong></font><br>
51:
52: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
53: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
54: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
55: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
56: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
57: <p>
58:
1.104 louis 59: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
60:
1.113 naddy 61: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 62: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
63: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
64: </strong></font><br>
65:
66: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
67: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
68: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
69: be a bit dry.
70: <p>
71:
72: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 73: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
74: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 75: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 76:
77: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
78: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
79: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
80: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 81: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
82: <p>
1.110 louis 83:
1.117 louis 84: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
85: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
86: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
87: </strong></font><br>
88:
89: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
90: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
91: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
92: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
93: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
94: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
95: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
96: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
97: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
98: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
99: <p>
100:
1.113 naddy 101: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 102: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 103: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 104:
105: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
106: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 107: <p>
1.108 louis 108:
1.113 naddy 109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 110: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
111: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 112: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 113:
114: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
115: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
116: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 117: <p>
1.106 louis 118:
1.113 naddy 119: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 120: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
121: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 122: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 123:
124: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
125: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
126: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
127: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 128: <p>
1.107 louis 129:
1.113 naddy 130: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 131: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
132: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 133: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 134:
135: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
136: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 137: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 138: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
139: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 140: <p>
1.105 louis 141:
1.113 naddy 142: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 143: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 144: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 145: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 146:
1.113 naddy 147: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
148: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 149: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
150:
1.85 louis 151: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
152:
1.113 naddy 153: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 154: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 155: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 156: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 157:
158: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
159: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
160: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
161: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
162: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
163: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
164: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 165: <p>
1.99 louis 166:
1.113 naddy 167: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 168: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 169: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 170: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 171:
172: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
173: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
174: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
175: conditions.
1.113 naddy 176: <p>
1.100 louis 177:
1.113 naddy 178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 179: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 180: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 181: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 182:
183: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
184: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
185: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
186: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 187: <p>
1.95 louis 188:
1.113 naddy 189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 190: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 191: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 192: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 193:
194: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
195: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 196: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 197: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
198: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 199: <p>
1.92 louis 200:
1.113 naddy 201: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
202: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 203: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 204: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 205:
206: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
207: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
208: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
209: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
210: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
211: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 212: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 213: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 214: <p>
1.91 louis 215:
1.113 naddy 216: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 217: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
218: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 219: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 220:
221: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
222: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
223: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
224: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
225: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
226: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
227: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
228: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
229: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 230: <p>
1.90 louis 231:
1.113 naddy 232: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 233: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
234: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 235: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 236:
1.113 naddy 237: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
238: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 239: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
240: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
241: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
242: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
243: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 244: <p>
1.87 louis 245:
1.113 naddy 246: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 247: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
248: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 249: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 250:
251: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
252: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 253: <p>
1.85 louis 254:
1.113 naddy 255: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 256: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
257: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 258: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 259:
260: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 261: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 262: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
263: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 264: <p>
1.89 louis 265:
1.113 naddy 266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 267: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
268: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 269: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 270:
271: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
272: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
273: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
274: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
275: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
276:
1.78 deraadt 277: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 278:
1.113 naddy 279: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 280: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 281: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 282: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 283: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 284:
285: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
286: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
287: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 288: <p>
1.83 louis 289:
1.113 naddy 290: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 291: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
292: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 293: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 294:
295: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
296: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 297: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 298: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
299: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 300: <p>
1.93 louis 301:
1.113 naddy 302: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 303: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 304: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 305: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 306:
1.83 louis 307: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
308: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
309: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
310: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
311: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 312: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
313: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
314: <p>
1.82 aaron 315:
1.113 naddy 316: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 317: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 318: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 319: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 320:
1.83 louis 321: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
322: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
323: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 324: <p>
1.80 louis 325:
1.113 naddy 326: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 327: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 328: Bad Press</a>,
329: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 330: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 331:
332: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 333: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 334: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
335: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
336: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 337: <p>
1.78 deraadt 338:
339: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
340:
1.113 naddy 341: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
342: <a
1.111 jufi 343: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 344: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
345: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 346: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 347:
348: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
349: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
350: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
351: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 352: <p>
1.74 louis 353:
1.113 naddy 354: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 355: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
356: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 357: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 358:
359: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
360: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
361: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
362: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
363: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
364: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 365: <p>
1.88 louis 366:
1.113 naddy 367: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 368: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 369: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 370: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 371:
372: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
373: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
374: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
375: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 376: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 377: <p>
1.81 louis 378:
1.113 naddy 379: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 380: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 381: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 382: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 383:
384: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
385: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
386: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
387: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
388: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
389: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
390: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 391: <p>
1.90 louis 392:
1.113 naddy 393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 394: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 395: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 396: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 397:
398: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
399: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
400: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 401: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 402: <p>
1.71 louis 403:
1.69 deraadt 404: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 405:
1.113 naddy 406: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 407: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 408: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 409: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 410:
411: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
412: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
413: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 414: <p>
1.70 louis 415:
1.113 naddy 416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 417: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 418: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 419:
420: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 421: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 422: <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 423: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 424: <p>
1.68 louis 425:
1.113 naddy 426: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 427: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 428: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 429: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 430:
1.111 jufi 431: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
432: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 433: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 434: "secure by default" installation.
435: <p>
1.64 louis 436:
1.113 naddy 437: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 438: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 439: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 440: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 441:
1.113 naddy 442: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 443: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 444: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 445: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
446: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
447: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 448: <p>
1.66 louis 449:
1.113 naddy 450: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
451: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 452: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 453: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 454:
455: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 456: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 457: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
458: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
459: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 460: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
461: <p>
1.83 louis 462:
1.113 naddy 463: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 464: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 465: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 466: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 467:
468: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 469: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
470: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 471: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
472: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 473: <p>
1.64 louis 474:
1.113 naddy 475: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 476: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 477: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 478: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 479:
480: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
481: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 482: <p>
1.65 louis 483:
1.69 deraadt 484: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
485:
1.113 naddy 486: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 487: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 488: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 489: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 490:
491: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
492: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
493: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
494: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 495: <p>
1.88 louis 496:
1.113 naddy 497: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 498: <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 499: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 500:
501: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 502: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
503: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 504: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
505: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 506: <p>
1.60 louis 507:
1.113 naddy 508: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
509: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
510: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 511: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 512: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 513:
514: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
515: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
516: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 517: <p>
1.58 louis 518:
1.113 naddy 519: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 520: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
521: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 522: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 523:
524: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
525: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 526: <p>
1.53 louis 527:
1.113 naddy 528: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 529: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
530: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 531: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 532:
533: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
534: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
535: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 536: <p>
1.99 louis 537:
1.113 naddy 538: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 539: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 540: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 541:
542: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
543: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 544: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 545: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 546: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 547:
1.113 naddy 548: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 549: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 550: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 551: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 552:
553: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
554: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 555: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 556:
1.113 naddy 557: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 558: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 559: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 560:
561: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 562: in
1.113 naddy 563: <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 564: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 565: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 566: <p>
1.53 louis 567:
1.113 naddy 568: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 569: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 570: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
571: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 572: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 573:
1.58 louis 574: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 575: <p>
1.51 deraadt 576:
1.69 deraadt 577: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
578:
1.113 naddy 579: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 580: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 581: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
582: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 583: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 584:
1.58 louis 585: Kurt Seifried
586: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
587: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
588: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 589: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 590:
1.113 naddy 591: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 592: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 593: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 594: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 595:
596: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 597: <p>
1.96 louis 598:
1.113 naddy 599: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 600: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 601: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 602: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 603:
604: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
605: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
606: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
607: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 608: <p>
1.86 louis 609:
1.69 deraadt 610: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
611:
1.113 naddy 612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 613: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
614: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 615: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 616:
617: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
618: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 619: <p>
1.61 louis 620:
1.113 naddy 621: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 622: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 623: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
624: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 625: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 626:
627: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 628: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 629: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
630: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 631: right -- or at least strives to".
632: <p>
1.48 louis 633:
1.113 naddy 634: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 635: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
636: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 637: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 638: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
639: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
640: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
641: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 642: <p>
1.61 louis 643:
1.113 naddy 644: <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 645: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 646: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 647:
648: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
649: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
650: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
651: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 652: <p>
1.46 louis 653:
1.113 naddy 654: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 655: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 656: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 657: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 658:
659: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
660: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 661: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 662:
1.113 naddy 663: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 664: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
665: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 666: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 667:
668: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
669: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
670: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
671: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 672: <p>
1.70 louis 673:
1.69 deraadt 674: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
675:
1.113 naddy 676: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 677: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 678: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 679:
680: Kurt Seifried
681: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
682: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
683: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 684: <p>
1.44 philen 685:
1.113 naddy 686: <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 687: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 688: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 689:
690: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 691: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 692:
1.113 naddy 693: <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 694: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 695: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 696:
697: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 698: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 699:
1.113 naddy 700: <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 701: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 702: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 703:
704: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
705: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
706: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
707: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 708: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 709:
1.113 naddy 710: <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 711: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 712: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 713:
1.36 louis 714: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 715: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 716:
1.113 naddy 717: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 718: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
719: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 720: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 721:
722: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 723: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 724:
1.69 deraadt 725: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
726:
1.113 naddy 727: <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 728: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 729: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 730:
731: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
732: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 733: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 734:
1.113 naddy 735: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 736: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 737: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
738: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 739:
740: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
741: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 742: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
743: terminal:
1.113 naddy 744: <blockquote>
745: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
746: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
747: <br>
748: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
749: </code>
750: </blockquote>
751: <p>
752:
753: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
754: <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>
755: <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
756: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 757:
758: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
759: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 760: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 761: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 762:
1.113 naddy 763: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 764: <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 765: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 766:
767: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
768: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
769: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
770: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
771: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 772: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 773: <p>
1.19 louis 774:
1.113 naddy 775: <li><strong>
776: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
777: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 778:
779: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
780: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
781: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 782: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
783: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 784: <p>
1.16 louis 785:
1.113 naddy 786: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 787: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 788: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 789: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 790:
1.57 louis 791: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
792: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
793: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 794: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 795:
1.113 naddy 796: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 797: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 798: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 799: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 800:
1.113 naddy 801: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 802:
1.113 naddy 803: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 804: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 805: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 806: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 807:
1.23 louis 808: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
809: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
810: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
811: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
812: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 813: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 814:
1.113 naddy 815: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 816: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
817: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 818: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 819:
820: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
821: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
822: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
823: installation.
1.113 naddy 824: <p>
1.47 louis 825:
1.113 naddy 826: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 827: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 828: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 829: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 830:
831: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 832: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 833:
1.69 deraadt 834: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
835:
1.113 naddy 836: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 837: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 838: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 839: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 840:
841: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
842: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 843: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 844: <p>
1.12 louis 845:
1.113 naddy 846: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 847: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 848: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 849: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 850:
851: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
852: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 853: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
854: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
855: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
856: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
857: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 858: <p>
1.8 deraadt 859:
1.69 deraadt 860: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 861:
1.113 naddy 862: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 863: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 864: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 865:
866: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
867: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
868: available."
1.113 naddy 869: <p>
1.6 deraadt 870:
1.69 deraadt 871: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
872:
1.113 naddy 873: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 874: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 875: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 876:
877: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
878: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
879: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
880: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
881: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 882: <p>
1.33 louis 883:
1.113 naddy 884: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 885: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 886: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 887: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 888:
1.113 naddy 889: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
890: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 891: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
892: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
893: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 894: <p>
1.57 louis 895:
1.69 deraadt 896: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
897:
1.113 naddy 898: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
899: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 900: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 901: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 902:
903: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
904: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 905: <p>
1.69 deraadt 906:
1.113 naddy 907: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 908: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
909: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
910: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 911: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 912:
913: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 914: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 915:
1.113 naddy 916: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
917: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 918:
1.113 naddy 919: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 920:
1.113 naddy 921: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 922: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
923: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 924: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 925:
926: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 927: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 928:
1.69 deraadt 929: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
930:
1.113 naddy 931: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 932: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 933: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 934:
935: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
936: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 937: <p>
1.2 deraadt 938:
1.113 naddy 939: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 940: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 941: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 942: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 943:
944: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
945: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
946: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 947: site.<p>
1.57 louis 948:
1.69 deraadt 949: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
950:
1.113 naddy 951: <a name=anzen1>
952: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
953: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 954: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 955: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 956:
957: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
958: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
959: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
960: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
961: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
962: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 963: <p>
1.1 deraadt 964:
1.113 naddy 965: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 966: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
967: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 968: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 969:
970: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
971: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
972: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
973: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 974: <p>
1.15 louis 975:
1.113 naddy 976: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 977: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
978: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 979: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 980:
981: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
982: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
983: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
984: columns."
1.113 naddy 985: <p>
1.1 deraadt 986:
1.69 deraadt 987: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
988:
1.113 naddy 989: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 990: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 991: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 992: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 993:
994: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 995: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 996:
1.113 naddy 997: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 998: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 999: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1000:
1001: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1002: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1003: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1004:
1.69 deraadt 1005: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1006:
1.113 naddy 1007: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1008: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1009: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1010: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1011:
1012: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1013: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1014: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1015: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1016: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1017:
1.69 deraadt 1018: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1019:
1.113 naddy 1020: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1021: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1022: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1023:
1.69 deraadt 1024: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1025: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1026: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1027:
1.69 deraadt 1028: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1029:
1.113 naddy 1030: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1031: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1032: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1033: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1034:
1035: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1036: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1037: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1038:
1.113 naddy 1039: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1040: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1041: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1042: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1043: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1044:
1.69 deraadt 1045: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1046:
1.113 naddy 1047: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1048: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1049: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1050: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1051: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1052: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1053:
1054: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1055: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1056: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1057: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1058: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1059: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1060:
1061: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1062:
1.113 naddy 1063: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1064: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1065: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1066:
1.69 deraadt 1067: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1068: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1069: <p>
1.112 naddy 1070:
1.113 naddy 1071: </dl>
1072: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1073:
1.113 naddy 1074: <hr>
1075: <a name=se></a>
1076: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1077:
1.102 niklas 1078: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1079:
1.113 naddy 1080: <dl>
1081: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1082: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1083: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1084:
1085: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1086: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1087: <p>
1.102 niklas 1088:
1.113 naddy 1089: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1090:
1.84 niklas 1091: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1092:
1.113 naddy 1093: <dl>
1094: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1095: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1096: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1097:
1098: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1099: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1100: <p>
1.84 niklas 1101:
1.113 naddy 1102: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1103:
1.69 deraadt 1104: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1105:
1.113 naddy 1106: <dl>
1107: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1108: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1109: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1110:
1111: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1112: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1113: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1114: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1115:
1.113 naddy 1116: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1117: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1118: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1119: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1120: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1121:
1.20 louis 1122: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1123: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1124: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1125: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1126: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1127:
1.113 naddy 1128: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1129:
1.113 naddy 1130: <hr>
1131: <a name=jp></a>
1132: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1133:
1.113 naddy 1134: <dl>
1.20 louis 1135:
1.69 deraadt 1136: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1137:
1.113 naddy 1138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1139: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1140: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1141: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1142:
1143: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1144: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1145: translating and reprinting articles from
1146: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1147: <p>
1.112 naddy 1148:
1.113 naddy 1149: </dl>
1.20 louis 1150:
1.113 naddy 1151: <hr>
1152: <a name=de></a>
1153: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1154: <dl>
1.50 louis 1155:
1.72 louis 1156: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1157:
1.113 naddy 1158: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1159: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1160: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1161: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1162:
1.101 jufi 1163: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1164: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1165: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1166: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1167: Giving way to
1168: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1169: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1170: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1171: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1172: <p>
1.72 louis 1173:
1.69 deraadt 1174: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1175:
1.113 naddy 1176: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1177: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1178: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1179: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1180:
1181: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1182: <p>
1183: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1184:
1.50 louis 1185:
1.113 naddy 1186: <hr>
1187: <a name=ru></a>
1188: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1189: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1190:
1.69 deraadt 1191: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1192:
1.113 naddy 1193: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1194: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1195: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1196: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1197:
1198: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1199: <p>
1.62 form 1200:
1.69 deraadt 1201: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1202:
1.113 naddy 1203: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1204: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1205: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1206: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1207:
1.59 form 1208: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1209: <p>
1.112 naddy 1210:
1.113 naddy 1211: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1212:
1.113 naddy 1213: <hr>
1214: <a name=pl></a>
1215: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1216: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1217:
1.113 naddy 1218: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1219: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1220: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1221: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1222: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1223:
1224: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1225: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1226: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1227: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1228: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1229: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1230: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1231: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1232: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1233: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1234: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1235: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1236: <p>
1237: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1238:
1.113 naddy 1239: <hr>
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1241: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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