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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>
1.121 ! deraadt 35: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
! 36: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Securite.org, July 26, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
! 40: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
! 41: of OpenSSH.
! 42: <p>
! 43:
! 44: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 45: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
! 46: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
! 47: </strong></font><br>
! 48:
! 49: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
! 50: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
! 51: bridging.
! 52: <p>
! 53:
! 54: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 55: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
! 56: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 57: </strong></font><br>
58:
1.121 ! deraadt 59: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
! 60: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 61: <p>
62:
63: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 64: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 65: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
66: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 67: </strong></font><br>
68:
1.120 deraadt 69: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
70: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 71: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
72: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
73: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
74: <p>
75:
76: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
77: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 78: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
79: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 80: </strong></font><br>
81:
82: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
83: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
84: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
85: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
86: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
87: <p>
88:
1.104 louis 89: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
90:
1.113 naddy 91: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 92: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
93: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
94: </strong></font><br>
95:
96: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
97: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
98: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
99: be a bit dry.
100: <p>
101:
102: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 103: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
104: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 105: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 106:
107: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
108: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
109: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
110: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 111: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
112: <p>
1.110 louis 113:
1.117 louis 114: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
115: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
116: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
117: </strong></font><br>
118:
119: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
120: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
121: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
122: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
123: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
124: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
125: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
126: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
127: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
128: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
129: <p>
130:
1.113 naddy 131: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 132: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 133: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 134:
135: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
136: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 137: <p>
1.108 louis 138:
1.113 naddy 139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 140: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
141: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 142: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 143:
144: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
145: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
146: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 147: <p>
1.106 louis 148:
1.113 naddy 149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 150: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
151: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 152: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 153:
154: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
155: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
156: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
157: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 158: <p>
1.107 louis 159:
1.113 naddy 160: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 161: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
162: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 163: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 164:
165: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
166: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 167: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 168: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
169: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 170: <p>
1.105 louis 171:
1.113 naddy 172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 173: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 174: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 175: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 176:
1.113 naddy 177: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
178: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 179: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
180:
1.121 ! deraadt 181: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 182: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
! 183: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
! 184: </strong></font><br>
! 185:
! 186: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
! 187: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
! 188: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
! 189: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
! 190: <p>
! 191:
1.85 louis 192: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
193:
1.113 naddy 194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 195: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 196: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 197: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 198:
199: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
200: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
201: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
202: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
203: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
204: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
205: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 206: <p>
1.99 louis 207:
1.113 naddy 208: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 209: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 210: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 211: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 212:
213: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
214: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
215: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
216: conditions.
1.113 naddy 217: <p>
1.100 louis 218:
1.113 naddy 219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 220: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 221: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 222: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 223:
224: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
225: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
226: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
227: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 228: <p>
1.95 louis 229:
1.113 naddy 230: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 231: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 232: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 233: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 234:
235: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
236: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 237: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 238: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
239: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 240: <p>
1.92 louis 241:
1.113 naddy 242: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
243: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 244: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 245: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 246:
247: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
248: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
249: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
250: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
251: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
252: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 253: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 254: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 255: <p>
1.91 louis 256:
1.113 naddy 257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 258: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
259: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 260: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 261:
262: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
263: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
264: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
265: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
266: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
267: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
268: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
269: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
270: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 271: <p>
1.90 louis 272:
1.113 naddy 273: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 274: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
275: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 276: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 277:
1.113 naddy 278: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
279: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 280: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
281: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
282: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
283: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
284: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 285: <p>
1.87 louis 286:
1.113 naddy 287: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 288: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
289: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 290: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 291:
292: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
293: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 294: <p>
1.85 louis 295:
1.113 naddy 296: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 297: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
298: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 299: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 300:
301: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 302: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 303: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
304: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 305: <p>
1.89 louis 306:
1.113 naddy 307: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 308: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
309: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 310: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 311:
312: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
313: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
314: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
315: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
316: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
317:
1.78 deraadt 318: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 319:
1.113 naddy 320: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 321: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 322: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 323: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 324: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 325:
326: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
327: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
328: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 329: <p>
1.83 louis 330:
1.113 naddy 331: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 332: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
333: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 334: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 335:
336: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
337: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 338: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 339: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
340: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 341: <p>
1.93 louis 342:
1.113 naddy 343: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 344: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 345: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 346: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 347:
1.83 louis 348: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
349: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
350: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
351: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
352: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 353: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
354: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
355: <p>
1.82 aaron 356:
1.113 naddy 357: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 358: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 359: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 360: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 361:
1.83 louis 362: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
363: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
364: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 365: <p>
1.80 louis 366:
1.113 naddy 367: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 368: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 369: Bad Press</a>,
370: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 371: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 372:
373: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 374: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 375: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
376: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
377: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 378: <p>
1.78 deraadt 379:
380: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
381:
1.113 naddy 382: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
383: <a
1.111 jufi 384: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 385: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
386: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 387: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 388:
389: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
390: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
391: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
392: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 393: <p>
1.74 louis 394:
1.113 naddy 395: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 396: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
397: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 398: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 399:
400: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
401: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
402: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
403: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
404: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
405: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 406: <p>
1.88 louis 407:
1.113 naddy 408: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 409: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 410: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 411: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 412:
413: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
414: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
415: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
416: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 417: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 418: <p>
1.81 louis 419:
1.113 naddy 420: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 421: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 422: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 423: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 424:
425: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
426: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
427: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
428: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
429: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
430: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
431: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 432: <p>
1.90 louis 433:
1.113 naddy 434: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 435: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 436: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 437: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 438:
439: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
440: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
441: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 442: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 443: <p>
1.71 louis 444:
1.69 deraadt 445: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 446:
1.113 naddy 447: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 448: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 449: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 450: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 451:
452: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
453: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
454: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 455: <p>
1.70 louis 456:
1.113 naddy 457: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 458: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 459: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 460:
461: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 462: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 463: <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 464: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 465: <p>
1.68 louis 466:
1.113 naddy 467: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 468: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 469: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 470: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 471:
1.111 jufi 472: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
473: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 474: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 475: "secure by default" installation.
476: <p>
1.64 louis 477:
1.113 naddy 478: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 479: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 480: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 481: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 482:
1.113 naddy 483: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 484: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 485: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 486: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
487: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
488: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 489: <p>
1.66 louis 490:
1.113 naddy 491: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
492: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 493: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 494: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 495:
496: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 497: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 498: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
499: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
500: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 501: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
502: <p>
1.83 louis 503:
1.113 naddy 504: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 505: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 506: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 507: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 508:
509: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 510: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
511: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 512: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
513: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 514: <p>
1.64 louis 515:
1.113 naddy 516: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 517: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 518: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 519: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 520:
521: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
522: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 523: <p>
1.65 louis 524:
1.69 deraadt 525: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
526:
1.113 naddy 527: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 528: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 529: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 530: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 531:
532: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
533: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
534: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
535: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 536: <p>
1.88 louis 537:
1.113 naddy 538: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 539: <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 540: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 541:
542: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 543: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
544: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 545: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
546: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 547: <p>
1.60 louis 548:
1.113 naddy 549: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
550: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
551: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 552: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 553: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 554:
555: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
556: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
557: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 558: <p>
1.58 louis 559:
1.113 naddy 560: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 561: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
562: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 563: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 564:
565: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
566: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 567: <p>
1.53 louis 568:
1.113 naddy 569: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 570: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
571: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 572: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 573:
574: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
575: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
576: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 577: <p>
1.99 louis 578:
1.113 naddy 579: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 580: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 581: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 582:
583: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
584: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 585: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 586: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 587: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 588:
1.113 naddy 589: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 590: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 591: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 592: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 593:
594: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
595: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 596: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 597:
1.113 naddy 598: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 599: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 600: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 601:
602: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 603: in
1.113 naddy 604: <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 605: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 606: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 607: <p>
1.53 louis 608:
1.113 naddy 609: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 610: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 611: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
612: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 613: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 614:
1.58 louis 615: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 616: <p>
1.51 deraadt 617:
1.69 deraadt 618: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
619:
1.113 naddy 620: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 621: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 622: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
623: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 624: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 625:
1.58 louis 626: Kurt Seifried
627: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
628: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
629: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 630: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 631:
1.113 naddy 632: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 633: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 634: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 635: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 636:
637: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 638: <p>
1.96 louis 639:
1.113 naddy 640: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 641: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 642: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 643: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 644:
645: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
646: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
647: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
648: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 649: <p>
1.86 louis 650:
1.69 deraadt 651: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
652:
1.113 naddy 653: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 654: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
655: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 656: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 657:
658: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
659: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 660: <p>
1.61 louis 661:
1.113 naddy 662: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 663: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 664: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
665: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 666: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 667:
668: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 669: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 670: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
671: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 672: right -- or at least strives to".
673: <p>
1.48 louis 674:
1.113 naddy 675: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 676: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
677: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 678: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 679: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
680: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
681: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
682: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 683: <p>
1.61 louis 684:
1.113 naddy 685: <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 686: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 687: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 688:
689: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
690: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
691: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
692: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 693: <p>
1.46 louis 694:
1.113 naddy 695: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 696: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 697: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 698: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 699:
700: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
701: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 702: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 703:
1.113 naddy 704: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 705: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
706: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 707: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 708:
709: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
710: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
711: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
712: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 713: <p>
1.70 louis 714:
1.69 deraadt 715: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
716:
1.113 naddy 717: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 718: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 719: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 720:
721: Kurt Seifried
722: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
723: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
724: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 725: <p>
1.44 philen 726:
1.113 naddy 727: <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 728: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 729: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 730:
731: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 732: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 733:
1.113 naddy 734: <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 735: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 736: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 737:
738: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 739: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 740:
1.113 naddy 741: <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 742: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 743: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 744:
745: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
746: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
747: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
748: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 749: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 750:
1.113 naddy 751: <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 752: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 753: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 754:
1.36 louis 755: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 756: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 757:
1.113 naddy 758: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 759: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
760: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 761: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 762:
763: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 764: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 765:
1.69 deraadt 766: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
767:
1.113 naddy 768: <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 769: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 770: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 771:
772: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
773: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 774: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 775:
1.113 naddy 776: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 777: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 778: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
779: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 780:
781: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
782: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 783: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
784: terminal:
1.113 naddy 785: <blockquote>
786: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
787: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
788: <br>
789: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
790: </code>
791: </blockquote>
792: <p>
793:
794: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
795: <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>
796: <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
797: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 798:
799: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
800: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 801: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 802: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 803:
1.113 naddy 804: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 805: <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 806: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 807:
808: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
809: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
810: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
811: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
812: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 813: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 814: <p>
1.19 louis 815:
1.113 naddy 816: <li><strong>
817: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
818: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 819:
820: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
821: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
822: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 823: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
824: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 825: <p>
1.16 louis 826:
1.113 naddy 827: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 828: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 829: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 830: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 831:
1.57 louis 832: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
833: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
834: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 835: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 836:
1.113 naddy 837: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 838: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 839: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 840: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 841:
1.113 naddy 842: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 843:
1.113 naddy 844: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 845: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 846: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 847: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 848:
1.23 louis 849: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
850: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
851: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
852: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
853: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 854: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 855:
1.113 naddy 856: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 857: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
858: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 859: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 860:
861: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
862: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
863: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
864: installation.
1.113 naddy 865: <p>
1.47 louis 866:
1.113 naddy 867: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 868: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 869: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 870: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 871:
872: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 873: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 874:
1.69 deraadt 875: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
876:
1.113 naddy 877: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 878: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 879: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 880: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 881:
882: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
883: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 884: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 885: <p>
1.12 louis 886:
1.113 naddy 887: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 888: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 889: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 890: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 891:
892: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
893: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 894: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
895: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
896: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
897: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
898: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 899: <p>
1.8 deraadt 900:
1.69 deraadt 901: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 902:
1.113 naddy 903: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 904: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 905: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 906:
907: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
908: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
909: available."
1.113 naddy 910: <p>
1.6 deraadt 911:
1.69 deraadt 912: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
913:
1.113 naddy 914: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 915: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 916: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 917:
918: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
919: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
920: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
921: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
922: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 923: <p>
1.33 louis 924:
1.113 naddy 925: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 926: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 927: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 928: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 929:
1.113 naddy 930: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
931: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 932: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
933: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
934: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 935: <p>
1.57 louis 936:
1.69 deraadt 937: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
938:
1.113 naddy 939: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
940: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 941: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 942: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 943:
944: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
945: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 946: <p>
1.69 deraadt 947:
1.113 naddy 948: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 949: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
950: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
951: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 952: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 953:
954: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 955: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 956:
1.113 naddy 957: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
958: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 959:
1.113 naddy 960: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 961:
1.113 naddy 962: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 963: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
964: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 965: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 966:
967: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 968: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 969:
1.69 deraadt 970: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
971:
1.113 naddy 972: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 973: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 974: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 975:
976: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
977: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 978: <p>
1.2 deraadt 979:
1.113 naddy 980: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 981: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 982: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 983: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 984:
985: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
986: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
987: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 988: site.<p>
1.57 louis 989:
1.69 deraadt 990: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
991:
1.113 naddy 992: <a name=anzen1>
993: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
994: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 995: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 996: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 997:
998: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
999: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1000: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1001: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1002: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1003: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1004: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1005:
1.113 naddy 1006: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1007: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1008: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1009: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1010:
1011: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1012: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1013: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1014: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1015: <p>
1.15 louis 1016:
1.113 naddy 1017: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1018: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1019: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1020: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1021:
1022: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1023: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1024: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1025: columns."
1.113 naddy 1026: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1027:
1.69 deraadt 1028: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1029:
1.113 naddy 1030: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1031: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1032: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1033: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1034:
1035: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1036: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1037:
1.113 naddy 1038: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1039: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1040: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1041:
1042: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1043: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1044: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1045:
1.69 deraadt 1046: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1047:
1.113 naddy 1048: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1049: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1050: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1051: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1052:
1053: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1054: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1055: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1056: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1057: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1058:
1.69 deraadt 1059: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1060:
1.113 naddy 1061: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1062: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1063: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1064:
1.69 deraadt 1065: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1066: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1067: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1068:
1.69 deraadt 1069: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1070:
1.113 naddy 1071: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1072: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1073: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1074: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1075:
1076: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1077: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1078: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1079:
1.113 naddy 1080: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1081: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1082: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1083: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1084: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1085:
1.69 deraadt 1086: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1087:
1.113 naddy 1088: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1089: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1090: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1091: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1092: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1093: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1094:
1095: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1096: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1097: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1098: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1099: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1100: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1101:
1102: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1103:
1.113 naddy 1104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1105: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1106: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1107:
1.69 deraadt 1108: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1109: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1110: <p>
1.112 naddy 1111:
1.113 naddy 1112: </dl>
1113: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1114:
1.113 naddy 1115: <hr>
1116: <a name=se></a>
1117: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1118:
1.102 niklas 1119: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1120:
1.113 naddy 1121: <dl>
1122: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1123: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1124: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1125:
1126: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1127: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1128: <p>
1.102 niklas 1129:
1.113 naddy 1130: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1131:
1.84 niklas 1132: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1133:
1.113 naddy 1134: <dl>
1135: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1136: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1137: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1138:
1139: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1140: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1141: <p>
1.84 niklas 1142:
1.113 naddy 1143: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1144:
1.69 deraadt 1145: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1146:
1.113 naddy 1147: <dl>
1148: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1149: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1150: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1151:
1152: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1153: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1154: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1155: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1156:
1.113 naddy 1157: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1158: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1159: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1160: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1161: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1162:
1.20 louis 1163: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1164: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1165: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1166: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1167: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1168:
1.113 naddy 1169: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1170:
1.113 naddy 1171: <hr>
1172: <a name=jp></a>
1173: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1174:
1.113 naddy 1175: <dl>
1.20 louis 1176:
1.69 deraadt 1177: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1178:
1.113 naddy 1179: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1180: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1181: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1182: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1183:
1184: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1185: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1186: translating and reprinting articles from
1187: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1188: <p>
1.112 naddy 1189:
1.113 naddy 1190: </dl>
1.20 louis 1191:
1.113 naddy 1192: <hr>
1193: <a name=de></a>
1194: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1195: <dl>
1.50 louis 1196:
1.72 louis 1197: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1198:
1.113 naddy 1199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1200: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1201: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1202: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1203:
1.101 jufi 1204: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1205: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1206: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1207: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1208: Giving way to
1209: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1210: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1211: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1212: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1213: <p>
1.72 louis 1214:
1.69 deraadt 1215: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1216:
1.113 naddy 1217: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1218: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1219: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1220: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1221:
1222: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1223: <p>
1224: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1225:
1.50 louis 1226:
1.113 naddy 1227: <hr>
1228: <a name=ru></a>
1229: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1230: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1231:
1.69 deraadt 1232: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1233:
1.113 naddy 1234: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1235: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1236: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1237: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1238:
1239: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1240: <p>
1.62 form 1241:
1.69 deraadt 1242: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1243:
1.113 naddy 1244: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1245: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1246: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1247: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1248:
1.59 form 1249: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1250: <p>
1.112 naddy 1251:
1.113 naddy 1252: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1253:
1.113 naddy 1254: <hr>
1255: <a name=pl></a>
1256: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1257: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1258:
1.113 naddy 1259: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1260: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1261: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1262: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1263: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1264:
1265: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1266: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1267: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1268: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1269: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1270: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1271: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1272: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1273: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1274: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1275: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1276: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1277: <p>
1278: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1279:
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