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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>
1.120 ! deraadt 35: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
! 36: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
! 40: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
! 41: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
! 42: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
! 43: <p>
! 44:
! 45: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 46: <a href="
1.120 ! deraadt 47: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
! 48: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 49: </strong></font><br>
50:
1.120 ! deraadt 51: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
! 52: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 53: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
54: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
55: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
56: <p>
57:
58: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
59: <a href="
1.120 ! deraadt 60: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
! 61: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 62: </strong></font><br>
63:
64: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
65: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
66: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
67: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
68: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
69: <p>
70:
1.104 louis 71: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
72:
1.113 naddy 73: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 74: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
75: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
76: </strong></font><br>
77:
78: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
79: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
80: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
81: be a bit dry.
82: <p>
83:
84: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 85: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
86: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 87: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 88:
89: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
90: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
91: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
92: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 93: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
94: <p>
1.110 louis 95:
1.117 louis 96: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
97: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
98: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
99: </strong></font><br>
100:
101: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
102: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
103: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
104: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
105: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
106: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
107: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
108: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
109: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
110: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
111: <p>
112:
1.113 naddy 113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 114: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 115: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 116:
117: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
118: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 119: <p>
1.108 louis 120:
1.113 naddy 121: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 122: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
123: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 124: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 125:
126: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
127: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
128: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 129: <p>
1.106 louis 130:
1.113 naddy 131: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 132: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
133: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 134: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 135:
136: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
137: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
138: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
139: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 140: <p>
1.107 louis 141:
1.113 naddy 142: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 143: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
144: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 145: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 146:
147: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
148: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 149: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 150: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
151: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 152: <p>
1.105 louis 153:
1.113 naddy 154: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 155: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 156: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 157: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 158:
1.113 naddy 159: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
160: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 161: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
162:
1.85 louis 163: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
164:
1.113 naddy 165: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 166: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 167: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 168: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 169:
170: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
171: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
172: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
173: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
174: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
175: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
176: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 177: <p>
1.99 louis 178:
1.113 naddy 179: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 180: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 181: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 182: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 183:
184: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
185: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
186: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
187: conditions.
1.113 naddy 188: <p>
1.100 louis 189:
1.113 naddy 190: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 191: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 192: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 193: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 194:
195: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
196: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
197: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
198: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 199: <p>
1.95 louis 200:
1.113 naddy 201: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 202: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 203: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 204: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 205:
206: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
207: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 208: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 209: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
210: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 211: <p>
1.92 louis 212:
1.113 naddy 213: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
214: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 215: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 216: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 217:
218: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
219: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
220: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
221: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
222: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
223: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 224: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 225: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 226: <p>
1.91 louis 227:
1.113 naddy 228: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 229: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
230: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 231: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 232:
233: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
234: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
235: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
236: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
237: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
238: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
239: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
240: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
241: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 242: <p>
1.90 louis 243:
1.113 naddy 244: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 245: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
246: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 247: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 248:
1.113 naddy 249: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
250: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 251: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
252: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
253: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
254: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
255: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 256: <p>
1.87 louis 257:
1.113 naddy 258: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 259: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
260: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 261: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 262:
263: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
264: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 265: <p>
1.85 louis 266:
1.113 naddy 267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 268: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
269: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 270: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 271:
272: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 273: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 274: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
275: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 276: <p>
1.89 louis 277:
1.113 naddy 278: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 279: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
280: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 281: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 282:
283: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
284: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
285: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
286: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
287: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
288:
1.78 deraadt 289: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 290:
1.113 naddy 291: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 292: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 293: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 294: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 295: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 296:
297: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
298: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
299: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 300: <p>
1.83 louis 301:
1.113 naddy 302: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 303: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
304: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 305: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 306:
307: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
308: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 309: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 310: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
311: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 312: <p>
1.93 louis 313:
1.113 naddy 314: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 315: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 316: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 317: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 318:
1.83 louis 319: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
320: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
321: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
322: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
323: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 324: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
325: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
326: <p>
1.82 aaron 327:
1.113 naddy 328: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 329: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 330: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 331: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 332:
1.83 louis 333: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
334: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
335: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 336: <p>
1.80 louis 337:
1.113 naddy 338: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 339: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 340: Bad Press</a>,
341: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 342: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 343:
344: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 345: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 346: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
347: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
348: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 349: <p>
1.78 deraadt 350:
351: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
352:
1.113 naddy 353: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
354: <a
1.111 jufi 355: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 356: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
357: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 358: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 359:
360: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
361: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
362: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
363: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 364: <p>
1.74 louis 365:
1.113 naddy 366: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 367: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
368: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 369: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 370:
371: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
372: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
373: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
374: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
375: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
376: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 377: <p>
1.88 louis 378:
1.113 naddy 379: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 380: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 381: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 382: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 383:
384: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
385: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
386: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
387: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 388: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 389: <p>
1.81 louis 390:
1.113 naddy 391: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 392: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 393: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 394: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 395:
396: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
397: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
398: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
399: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
400: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
401: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
402: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 403: <p>
1.90 louis 404:
1.113 naddy 405: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 406: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 407: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 408: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 409:
410: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
411: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
412: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 413: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 414: <p>
1.71 louis 415:
1.69 deraadt 416: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 417:
1.113 naddy 418: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 419: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 420: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 421: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 422:
423: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
424: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
425: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 426: <p>
1.70 louis 427:
1.113 naddy 428: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 429: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 430: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 431:
432: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 433: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 434: <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 435: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 436: <p>
1.68 louis 437:
1.113 naddy 438: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 439: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 440: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 441: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 442:
1.111 jufi 443: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
444: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 445: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 446: "secure by default" installation.
447: <p>
1.64 louis 448:
1.113 naddy 449: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 450: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 451: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 452: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 453:
1.113 naddy 454: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 455: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 456: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 457: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
458: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
459: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 460: <p>
1.66 louis 461:
1.113 naddy 462: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
463: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 464: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 465: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 466:
467: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 468: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 469: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
470: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
471: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 472: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
473: <p>
1.83 louis 474:
1.113 naddy 475: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 476: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 477: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 478: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 479:
480: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 481: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
482: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 483: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
484: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 485: <p>
1.64 louis 486:
1.113 naddy 487: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 488: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 489: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 490: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 491:
492: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
493: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 494: <p>
1.65 louis 495:
1.69 deraadt 496: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
497:
1.113 naddy 498: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 499: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 500: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 501: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 502:
503: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
504: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
505: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
506: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 507: <p>
1.88 louis 508:
1.113 naddy 509: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 510: <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 511: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 512:
513: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 514: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
515: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 516: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
517: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 518: <p>
1.60 louis 519:
1.113 naddy 520: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
521: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
522: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 523: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 524: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 525:
526: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
527: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
528: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 529: <p>
1.58 louis 530:
1.113 naddy 531: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 532: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
533: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 534: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 535:
536: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
537: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 538: <p>
1.53 louis 539:
1.113 naddy 540: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 541: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
542: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 543: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 544:
545: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
546: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
547: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 548: <p>
1.99 louis 549:
1.113 naddy 550: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 551: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 552: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 553:
554: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
555: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 556: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 557: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 558: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 559:
1.113 naddy 560: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 561: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 562: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 563: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 564:
565: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
566: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 567: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 568:
1.113 naddy 569: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 570: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 571: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 572:
573: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 574: in
1.113 naddy 575: <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 576: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 577: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 578: <p>
1.53 louis 579:
1.113 naddy 580: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 581: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 582: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
583: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 584: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 585:
1.58 louis 586: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 587: <p>
1.51 deraadt 588:
1.69 deraadt 589: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
590:
1.113 naddy 591: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 592: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 593: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
594: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 595: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 596:
1.58 louis 597: Kurt Seifried
598: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
599: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
600: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 601: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 602:
1.113 naddy 603: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 604: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 605: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 606: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 607:
608: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 609: <p>
1.96 louis 610:
1.113 naddy 611: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 612: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 613: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 614: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 615:
616: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
617: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
618: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
619: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 620: <p>
1.86 louis 621:
1.69 deraadt 622: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
623:
1.113 naddy 624: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 625: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
626: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 627: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 628:
629: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
630: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 631: <p>
1.61 louis 632:
1.113 naddy 633: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 634: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 635: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
636: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 637: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 638:
639: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 640: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 641: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
642: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 643: right -- or at least strives to".
644: <p>
1.48 louis 645:
1.113 naddy 646: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 647: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
648: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 649: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 650: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
651: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
652: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
653: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 654: <p>
1.61 louis 655:
1.113 naddy 656: <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 657: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 658: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 659:
660: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
661: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
662: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
663: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 664: <p>
1.46 louis 665:
1.113 naddy 666: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 667: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 668: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 669: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 670:
671: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
672: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 673: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 674:
1.113 naddy 675: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 676: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
677: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 678: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 679:
680: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
681: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
682: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
683: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 684: <p>
1.70 louis 685:
1.69 deraadt 686: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
687:
1.113 naddy 688: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 689: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 690: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 691:
692: Kurt Seifried
693: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
694: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
695: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 696: <p>
1.44 philen 697:
1.113 naddy 698: <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 699: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 700: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 701:
702: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 703: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 704:
1.113 naddy 705: <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 706: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 707: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 708:
709: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 710: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 711:
1.113 naddy 712: <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 713: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 714: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 715:
716: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
717: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
718: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
719: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 720: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 721:
1.113 naddy 722: <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 723: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 724: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 725:
1.36 louis 726: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 727: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 728:
1.113 naddy 729: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 730: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
731: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 732: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 733:
734: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 735: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 736:
1.69 deraadt 737: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
738:
1.113 naddy 739: <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 740: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 741: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 742:
743: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
744: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 745: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 746:
1.113 naddy 747: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 748: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 749: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
750: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 751:
752: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
753: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 754: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
755: terminal:
1.113 naddy 756: <blockquote>
757: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
758: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
759: <br>
760: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
761: </code>
762: </blockquote>
763: <p>
764:
765: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
766: <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>
767: <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
768: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 769:
770: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
771: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 772: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 773: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 774:
1.113 naddy 775: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 776: <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 777: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 778:
779: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
780: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
781: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
782: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
783: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 784: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 785: <p>
1.19 louis 786:
1.113 naddy 787: <li><strong>
788: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
789: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 790:
791: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
792: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
793: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 794: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
795: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 796: <p>
1.16 louis 797:
1.113 naddy 798: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 799: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 800: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 801: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 802:
1.57 louis 803: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
804: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
805: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 806: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 807:
1.113 naddy 808: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 809: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 810: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 811: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 812:
1.113 naddy 813: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 814:
1.113 naddy 815: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 816: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 817: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 818: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 819:
1.23 louis 820: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
821: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
822: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
823: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
824: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 825: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 826:
1.113 naddy 827: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 828: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
829: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 830: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 831:
832: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
833: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
834: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
835: installation.
1.113 naddy 836: <p>
1.47 louis 837:
1.113 naddy 838: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 839: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 840: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 841: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 842:
843: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 844: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 845:
1.69 deraadt 846: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
847:
1.113 naddy 848: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 849: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 850: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 851: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 852:
853: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
854: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 855: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 856: <p>
1.12 louis 857:
1.113 naddy 858: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 859: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 860: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 861: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 862:
863: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
864: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 865: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
866: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
867: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
868: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
869: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 870: <p>
1.8 deraadt 871:
1.69 deraadt 872: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 873:
1.113 naddy 874: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 875: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 876: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 877:
878: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
879: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
880: available."
1.113 naddy 881: <p>
1.6 deraadt 882:
1.69 deraadt 883: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
884:
1.113 naddy 885: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 886: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 887: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 888:
889: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
890: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
891: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
892: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
893: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 894: <p>
1.33 louis 895:
1.113 naddy 896: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 897: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 898: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 899: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 900:
1.113 naddy 901: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
902: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 903: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
904: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
905: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 906: <p>
1.57 louis 907:
1.69 deraadt 908: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
909:
1.113 naddy 910: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
911: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 912: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 913: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 914:
915: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
916: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 917: <p>
1.69 deraadt 918:
1.113 naddy 919: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 920: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
921: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
922: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 923: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 924:
925: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 926: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 927:
1.113 naddy 928: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
929: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 930:
1.113 naddy 931: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 932:
1.113 naddy 933: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 934: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
935: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 936: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 937:
938: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 939: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 940:
1.69 deraadt 941: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
942:
1.113 naddy 943: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 944: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 945: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 946:
947: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
948: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 949: <p>
1.2 deraadt 950:
1.113 naddy 951: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 952: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 953: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 954: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 955:
956: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
957: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
958: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 959: site.<p>
1.57 louis 960:
1.69 deraadt 961: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
962:
1.113 naddy 963: <a name=anzen1>
964: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
965: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 966: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 967: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 968:
969: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
970: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
971: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
972: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
973: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
974: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 975: <p>
1.1 deraadt 976:
1.113 naddy 977: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 978: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
979: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 980: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 981:
982: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
983: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
984: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
985: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 986: <p>
1.15 louis 987:
1.113 naddy 988: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 989: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
990: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 991: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 992:
993: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
994: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
995: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
996: columns."
1.113 naddy 997: <p>
1.1 deraadt 998:
1.69 deraadt 999: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1000:
1.113 naddy 1001: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1002: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1003: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1004: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1005:
1006: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1007: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1008:
1.113 naddy 1009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1010: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1011: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1012:
1013: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1014: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1015: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1016:
1.69 deraadt 1017: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1018:
1.113 naddy 1019: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1020: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1021: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1022: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1023:
1024: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1025: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1026: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1027: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1028: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1029:
1.69 deraadt 1030: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1031:
1.113 naddy 1032: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1033: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1034: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1035:
1.69 deraadt 1036: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1037: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1038: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1039:
1.69 deraadt 1040: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1041:
1.113 naddy 1042: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1043: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1044: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1045: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1046:
1047: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1048: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1049: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1050:
1.113 naddy 1051: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1052: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1053: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1054: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1055: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1056:
1.69 deraadt 1057: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1058:
1.113 naddy 1059: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1060: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1061: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1062: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1063: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1064: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1065:
1066: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1067: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1068: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1069: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1070: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1071: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1072:
1073: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1074:
1.113 naddy 1075: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1076: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1077: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1078:
1.69 deraadt 1079: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1080: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1081: <p>
1.112 naddy 1082:
1.113 naddy 1083: </dl>
1084: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1085:
1.113 naddy 1086: <hr>
1087: <a name=se></a>
1088: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1089:
1.102 niklas 1090: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1091:
1.113 naddy 1092: <dl>
1093: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1094: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1095: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1096:
1097: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1098: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1099: <p>
1.102 niklas 1100:
1.113 naddy 1101: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1102:
1.84 niklas 1103: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1104:
1.113 naddy 1105: <dl>
1106: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1107: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1108: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1109:
1110: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1111: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1112: <p>
1.84 niklas 1113:
1.113 naddy 1114: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1115:
1.69 deraadt 1116: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1117:
1.113 naddy 1118: <dl>
1119: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1120: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1121: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1122:
1123: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1124: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1125: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1126: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1127:
1.113 naddy 1128: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1129: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1130: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1131: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1132: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1133:
1.20 louis 1134: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1135: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1136: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1137: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1138: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1139:
1.113 naddy 1140: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1141:
1.113 naddy 1142: <hr>
1143: <a name=jp></a>
1144: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1145:
1.113 naddy 1146: <dl>
1.20 louis 1147:
1.69 deraadt 1148: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1149:
1.113 naddy 1150: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1151: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1152: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1153: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1154:
1155: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1156: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1157: translating and reprinting articles from
1158: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1159: <p>
1.112 naddy 1160:
1.113 naddy 1161: </dl>
1.20 louis 1162:
1.113 naddy 1163: <hr>
1164: <a name=de></a>
1165: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1166: <dl>
1.50 louis 1167:
1.72 louis 1168: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1169:
1.113 naddy 1170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1171: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1172: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1173: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1174:
1.101 jufi 1175: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1176: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1177: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1178: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1179: Giving way to
1180: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1181: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1182: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1183: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1184: <p>
1.72 louis 1185:
1.69 deraadt 1186: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1187:
1.113 naddy 1188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1189: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1190: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1191: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1192:
1193: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1194: <p>
1195: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1196:
1.50 louis 1197:
1.113 naddy 1198: <hr>
1199: <a name=ru></a>
1200: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1201: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1202:
1.69 deraadt 1203: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1204:
1.113 naddy 1205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1206: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1207: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1208: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1209:
1210: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1211: <p>
1.62 form 1212:
1.69 deraadt 1213: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1214:
1.113 naddy 1215: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1216: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1217: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1218: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1219:
1.59 form 1220: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1221: <p>
1.112 naddy 1222:
1.113 naddy 1223: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1224:
1.113 naddy 1225: <hr>
1226: <a name=pl></a>
1227: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1228: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1229:
1.113 naddy 1230: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1231: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1232: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1233: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1234: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1235:
1236: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1237: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1238: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1239: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1240: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1241: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1242: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1243: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1244: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1245: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1246: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1247: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1248: <p>
1249: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1250:
1.113 naddy 1251: <hr>
1252: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1253: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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