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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>
1.125 deraadt 35: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
36: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
37: </strong></font><br>
38:
39: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
40: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
41: about time. The article mentions that
42: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
43: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
44: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 45: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 46: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
47: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
48: ammended since.
49: <p>
50:
51: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 52: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 53: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 54: </strong></font><br>
55:
56: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
57: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
58: of OpenSSH.
59: <p>
60:
61: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
62: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
63: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
64: </strong></font><br>
65:
66: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
67: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
68: bridging.
69: <p>
70:
71: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
72: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
73: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 74: </strong></font><br>
75:
1.121 deraadt 76: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
77: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 78: <p>
79:
80: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 81: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
82: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
83: </strong></font><br>
84:
85: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
86: <p>
87:
88: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 89: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 90: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
91: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 92: </strong></font><br>
93:
1.120 deraadt 94: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
95: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 96: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
97: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
98: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
99: <p>
100:
101: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 ! louis 102: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">In the shadow of the
! 103: penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
! 104: </strong></font><br>
! 105:
! 106: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
! 107: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
! 108: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
! 109: K. Hubbard.<br>
! 110: <i>Unfortunately, the article is not yet online</i>.
! 111: <p>
! 112:
! 113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 114: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 115: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
116: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 117: </strong></font><br>
118:
119: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
120: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
121: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
122: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
123: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
124: <p>
125:
1.104 louis 126: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
127:
1.113 naddy 128: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 129: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
130: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
131: </strong></font><br>
132:
133: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
134: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
135: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
136: be a bit dry.
137: <p>
138:
139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 ! louis 140: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>,
! 141: letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23, 2000
! 142: </strong></font><br>
! 143:
! 144: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
! 145: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
! 146: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
! 147: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
! 148: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
! 149: <i>Unfortunately, the letter is not online</i>.
! 150: <p>
! 151:
! 152: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 153: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
154: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 155: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 156:
157: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
158: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
159: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
160: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 161: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
162: <p>
1.110 louis 163:
1.117 louis 164: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
165: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
166: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
167: </strong></font><br>
168:
169: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
170: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
171: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
172: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
173: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
174: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
175: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
176: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
177: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
178: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
179: <p>
180:
1.113 naddy 181: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 182: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 183: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 184:
185: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
186: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 187: <p>
1.108 louis 188:
1.113 naddy 189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 190: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
191: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 192: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 193:
194: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
195: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
196: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 197: <p>
1.106 louis 198:
1.113 naddy 199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 200: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
201: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 202: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 203:
204: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
205: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
206: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
207: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 208: <p>
1.107 louis 209:
1.113 naddy 210: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 211: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
212: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 213: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 214:
215: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
216: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 217: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 218: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
219: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 220: <p>
1.105 louis 221:
1.113 naddy 222: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 223: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 224: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 225: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 226:
1.113 naddy 227: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
228: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 229: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
230:
1.121 deraadt 231: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
232: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
233: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
234: </strong></font><br>
235:
236: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
237: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
238: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
239: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
240: <p>
241:
1.85 louis 242: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
243:
1.113 naddy 244: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 245: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 246: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 247: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 248:
249: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
250: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
251: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
252: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
253: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
254: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
255: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 256: <p>
1.99 louis 257:
1.113 naddy 258: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 259: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 260: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 261: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 262:
263: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
264: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
265: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
266: conditions.
1.113 naddy 267: <p>
1.100 louis 268:
1.113 naddy 269: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 270: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 271: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 272: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 273:
274: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
275: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
276: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
277: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 278: <p>
1.95 louis 279:
1.113 naddy 280: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 281: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 282: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 283: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 284:
285: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
286: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 287: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 288: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
289: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 290: <p>
1.92 louis 291:
1.113 naddy 292: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
293: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 294: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 295: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 296:
297: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
298: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
299: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
300: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
301: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
302: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 303: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 304: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 305: <p>
1.91 louis 306:
1.113 naddy 307: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 308: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
309: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 310: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 311:
312: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
313: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
314: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
315: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
316: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
317: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
318: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
319: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
320: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 321: <p>
1.90 louis 322:
1.113 naddy 323: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 324: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
325: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
326: </strong></font><br>
327: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
328: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
329: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
330: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
331: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
332: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
333: <p>
334:
335: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 336: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
337: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 338: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 339:
1.113 naddy 340: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
341: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 342: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
343: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
344: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
345: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
346: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 347: <p>
1.87 louis 348:
1.113 naddy 349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 350: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
351: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 352: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 353:
354: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
355: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 356: <p>
1.85 louis 357:
1.113 naddy 358: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 359: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
360: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 361: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 362:
363: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 364: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 365: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
366: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 367: <p>
1.89 louis 368:
1.113 naddy 369: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 370: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
371: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 372: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 373:
374: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
375: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
376: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
377: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
378: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
379:
1.78 deraadt 380: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 381:
1.113 naddy 382: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 383: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 384: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 385: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 386: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 387:
388: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
389: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
390: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 391: <p>
1.83 louis 392:
1.113 naddy 393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 394: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
395: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 396: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 397:
398: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
399: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 400: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 401: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
402: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 403: <p>
1.93 louis 404:
1.113 naddy 405: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 406: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 407: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 408: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 409:
1.83 louis 410: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
411: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
412: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
413: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
414: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 415: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
416: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
417: <p>
1.82 aaron 418:
1.113 naddy 419: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 420: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 421: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 422: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 423:
1.83 louis 424: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
425: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
426: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 427: <p>
1.80 louis 428:
1.113 naddy 429: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 430: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 431: Bad Press</a>,
432: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 433: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 434:
435: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 436: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 437: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
438: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
439: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 440: <p>
1.78 deraadt 441:
442: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
443:
1.113 naddy 444: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
445: <a
1.111 jufi 446: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 447: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
448: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 449: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 450:
451: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
452: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
453: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
454: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 455: <p>
1.74 louis 456:
1.113 naddy 457: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 458: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
459: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 460: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 461:
462: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
463: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
464: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
465: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
466: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
467: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 468: <p>
1.88 louis 469:
1.113 naddy 470: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 471: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 472: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 473: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 474:
475: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
476: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
477: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
478: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 479: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 480: <p>
1.81 louis 481:
1.113 naddy 482: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 483: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 484: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 485: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 486:
487: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
488: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
489: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
490: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
491: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
492: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
493: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 494: <p>
1.90 louis 495:
1.113 naddy 496: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 497: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 498: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 499: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 500:
501: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
502: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
503: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 504: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 505: <p>
1.71 louis 506:
1.69 deraadt 507: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 508:
1.113 naddy 509: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 510: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 511: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 512: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 513:
514: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
515: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
516: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 517: <p>
1.70 louis 518:
1.113 naddy 519: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 520: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 521: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 522:
523: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 524: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 525: <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 526: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 527: <p>
1.68 louis 528:
1.113 naddy 529: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 530: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 531: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 532: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 533:
1.111 jufi 534: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
535: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 536: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 537: "secure by default" installation.
538: <p>
1.64 louis 539:
1.113 naddy 540: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 541: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 542: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 543: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 544:
1.113 naddy 545: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 546: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 547: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 548: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
549: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
550: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 551: <p>
1.66 louis 552:
1.113 naddy 553: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
554: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 555: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 556: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 557:
558: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 559: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 560: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
561: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
562: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 563: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
564: <p>
1.83 louis 565:
1.113 naddy 566: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 567: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 568: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 569: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 570:
571: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 572: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
573: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 574: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
575: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 576: <p>
1.64 louis 577:
1.113 naddy 578: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 579: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 580: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 581: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 582:
583: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
584: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 585: <p>
1.65 louis 586:
1.69 deraadt 587: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
588:
1.113 naddy 589: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 590: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 591: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 592: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 593:
594: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
595: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
596: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
597: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 598: <p>
1.88 louis 599:
1.113 naddy 600: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 601: <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 602: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 603:
604: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 605: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
606: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 607: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
608: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 609: <p>
1.60 louis 610:
1.113 naddy 611: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
612: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
613: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 614: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 615: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 616:
617: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
618: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
619: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 620: <p>
1.58 louis 621:
1.113 naddy 622: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 623: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
624: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 625: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 626:
627: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
628: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 629: <p>
1.53 louis 630:
1.113 naddy 631: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 632: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
633: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 634: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 635:
636: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
637: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
638: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 639: <p>
1.99 louis 640:
1.113 naddy 641: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 642: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 643: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 644:
645: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
646: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 647: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 648: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 649: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 650:
1.113 naddy 651: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 ! louis 652: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
! 653: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
! 654: </strong></font><br>
! 655:
! 656: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
! 657: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
! 658: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
! 659: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
! 660: <p>
! 661:
! 662: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 663: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 664: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 665: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 666:
667: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
668: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 669: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 670:
1.113 naddy 671: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 672: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 673: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 674:
675: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 676: in
1.113 naddy 677: <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 678: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 679: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 680: <p>
1.53 louis 681:
1.113 naddy 682: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 683: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 684: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
685: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 686: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 687:
1.58 louis 688: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 689: <p>
1.51 deraadt 690:
1.69 deraadt 691: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
692:
1.113 naddy 693: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 694: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 695: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
696: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 697: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 698:
1.58 louis 699: Kurt Seifried
700: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
701: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
702: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 703: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 704:
1.113 naddy 705: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 706: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 707: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 708: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 709:
710: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 711: <p>
1.96 louis 712:
1.113 naddy 713: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 714: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 715: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 716: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 717:
718: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
719: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
720: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
721: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 722: <p>
1.86 louis 723:
1.69 deraadt 724: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
725:
1.113 naddy 726: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 727: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
728: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 729: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 730:
731: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
732: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 733: <p>
1.61 louis 734:
1.113 naddy 735: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 736: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 737: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
738: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 739: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 740:
741: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 742: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 743: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
744: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 745: right -- or at least strives to".
746: <p>
1.48 louis 747:
1.113 naddy 748: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 749: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
750: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 751: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 752: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
753: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
754: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
755: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 756: <p>
1.61 louis 757:
1.113 naddy 758: <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 759: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 760: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 761:
762: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
763: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
764: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
765: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 766: <p>
1.46 louis 767:
1.113 naddy 768: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 769: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 770: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 771: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 772:
773: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
774: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 775: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 776:
1.113 naddy 777: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 778: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
779: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 780: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 781:
782: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
783: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
784: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
785: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 786: <p>
1.70 louis 787:
1.69 deraadt 788: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
789:
1.113 naddy 790: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 791: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 792: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 793:
794: Kurt Seifried
795: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
796: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
797: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 798: <p>
1.44 philen 799:
1.113 naddy 800: <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 801: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 802: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 803:
804: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 805: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 806:
1.113 naddy 807: <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 808: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 809: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 810:
811: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 812: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 813:
1.113 naddy 814: <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 815: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 816: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 817:
818: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
819: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
820: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
821: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 822: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 823:
1.113 naddy 824: <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 825: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 826: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 827:
1.36 louis 828: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 829: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 830:
1.113 naddy 831: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 832: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
833: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 834: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 835:
836: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 837: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 838:
1.69 deraadt 839: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
840:
1.113 naddy 841: <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 842: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 843: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 844:
845: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
846: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 847: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 848:
1.113 naddy 849: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 850: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 851: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
852: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 853:
854: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
855: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 856: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
857: terminal:
1.113 naddy 858: <blockquote>
859: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
860: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
861: <br>
862: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
863: </code>
864: </blockquote>
865: <p>
866:
867: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
868: <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>
869: <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
870: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 871:
872: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
873: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 874: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 875: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 876:
1.113 naddy 877: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 878: <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 879: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 880:
881: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
882: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
883: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
884: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
885: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 886: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 887: <p>
1.19 louis 888:
1.113 naddy 889: <li><strong>
890: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
891: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 892:
893: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
894: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
895: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 896: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
897: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 898: <p>
1.16 louis 899:
1.113 naddy 900: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 901: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 902: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 903: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 904:
1.57 louis 905: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
906: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
907: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 908: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 909:
1.113 naddy 910: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 911: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 912: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 913: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 914:
1.113 naddy 915: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 916:
1.113 naddy 917: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 918: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 919: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 920: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 921:
1.23 louis 922: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
923: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
924: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
925: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
926: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 927: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 928:
1.113 naddy 929: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 930: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
931: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 932: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 933:
934: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
935: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
936: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
937: installation.
1.113 naddy 938: <p>
1.47 louis 939:
1.113 naddy 940: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 941: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 942: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 943: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 944:
945: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 946: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 947:
1.69 deraadt 948: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
949:
1.113 naddy 950: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 951: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 952: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 953: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 954:
955: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
956: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 957: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 958: <p>
1.12 louis 959:
1.113 naddy 960: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 961: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 962: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 963: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 964:
965: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
966: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 967: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
968: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
969: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
970: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
971: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 972: <p>
1.8 deraadt 973:
1.69 deraadt 974: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 975:
1.113 naddy 976: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 977: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 978: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 979:
980: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
981: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
982: available."
1.113 naddy 983: <p>
1.6 deraadt 984:
1.69 deraadt 985: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
986:
1.113 naddy 987: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 988: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 989: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 990:
991: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
992: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
993: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
994: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
995: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 996: <p>
1.33 louis 997:
1.113 naddy 998: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 999: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1000: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1001: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1002:
1.113 naddy 1003: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1004: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1005: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1006: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1007: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1008: <p>
1.57 louis 1009:
1.69 deraadt 1010: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1011:
1.113 naddy 1012: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1013: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1014: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1015: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1016:
1017: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1018: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1019: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1020:
1.113 naddy 1021: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1022: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1023: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1024: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1025: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1026:
1027: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1028: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1029:
1.113 naddy 1030: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1031: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1032:
1.113 naddy 1033: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1034:
1.113 naddy 1035: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1036: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1037: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1038: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1039:
1040: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1041: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1042:
1.69 deraadt 1043: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1044:
1.113 naddy 1045: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1046: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1047: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1048:
1049: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1050: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1051: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1052:
1.113 naddy 1053: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1054: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1055: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1056: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1057:
1058: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1059: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1060: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1061: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1062:
1.69 deraadt 1063: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1064:
1.113 naddy 1065: <a name=anzen1>
1066: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1067: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1068: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1069: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1070:
1071: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1072: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1073: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1074: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1075: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1076: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1077: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1078:
1.113 naddy 1079: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1080: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1081: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1082: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1083:
1084: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1085: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1086: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1087: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1088: <p>
1.15 louis 1089:
1.113 naddy 1090: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1091: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1092: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1093: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1094:
1095: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1096: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1097: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1098: columns."
1.113 naddy 1099: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1100:
1.69 deraadt 1101: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1102:
1.113 naddy 1103: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1104: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1105: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1106: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1107:
1108: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1109: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1110:
1.113 naddy 1111: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1112: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1113: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1114:
1115: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1116: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1117: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1118:
1.69 deraadt 1119: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1120:
1.113 naddy 1121: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1122: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1123: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1124: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1125:
1126: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1127: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1128: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1129: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1130: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1131:
1.69 deraadt 1132: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1133:
1.113 naddy 1134: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1135: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1136: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1137:
1.69 deraadt 1138: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1139: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1140: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1141:
1.69 deraadt 1142: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1143:
1.113 naddy 1144: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1145: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1146: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1147: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1148:
1149: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1150: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1151: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1152:
1.113 naddy 1153: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1154: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1155: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1156: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1157: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1158:
1.69 deraadt 1159: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1160:
1.113 naddy 1161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1162: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1163: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1164: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1165: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1166: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1167:
1168: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1169: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1170: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1171: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1172: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1173: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1174:
1175: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1176:
1.113 naddy 1177: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1178: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1179: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1180:
1.69 deraadt 1181: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1182: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1183: <p>
1.112 naddy 1184:
1.113 naddy 1185: </dl>
1186: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1187:
1.113 naddy 1188: <hr>
1189: <a name=se></a>
1190: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1191:
1.102 niklas 1192: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1193:
1.113 naddy 1194: <dl>
1195: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1196: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1197: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1198:
1199: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1200: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1201: <p>
1.102 niklas 1202:
1.113 naddy 1203: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1204:
1.84 niklas 1205: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1206:
1.113 naddy 1207: <dl>
1208: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1209: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1210: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1211:
1212: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1213: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1214: <p>
1.84 niklas 1215:
1.113 naddy 1216: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1217:
1.69 deraadt 1218: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1219:
1.113 naddy 1220: <dl>
1221: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1222: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1223: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1224:
1225: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1226: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1227: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1228: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1229:
1.113 naddy 1230: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1231: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1232: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1233: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1234: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1235:
1.20 louis 1236: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1237: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1238: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1239: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1240: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1241:
1.113 naddy 1242: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1243:
1.113 naddy 1244: <hr>
1245: <a name=jp></a>
1246: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1247:
1.113 naddy 1248: <dl>
1.20 louis 1249:
1.69 deraadt 1250: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1251:
1.113 naddy 1252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1253: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1254: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1255: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1256:
1257: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1258: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1259: translating and reprinting articles from
1260: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1261: <p>
1.112 naddy 1262:
1.113 naddy 1263: </dl>
1.20 louis 1264:
1.113 naddy 1265: <hr>
1266: <a name=de></a>
1267: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1268: <dl>
1.50 louis 1269:
1.72 louis 1270: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1271:
1.113 naddy 1272: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1273: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1274: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1275: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1276:
1.101 jufi 1277: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1278: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1279: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1280: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1281: Giving way to
1282: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1283: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1284: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1285: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1286: <p>
1.72 louis 1287:
1.69 deraadt 1288: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1289:
1.113 naddy 1290: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1291: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1292: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1293: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1294:
1295: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1296: <p>
1297: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1298:
1.50 louis 1299:
1.113 naddy 1300: <hr>
1301: <a name=ru></a>
1302: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1303: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1304:
1.69 deraadt 1305: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1306:
1.113 naddy 1307: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1308: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1309: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1310: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1311:
1312: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1313: <p>
1.62 form 1314:
1.69 deraadt 1315: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1316:
1.113 naddy 1317: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1318: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1319: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1320: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1321:
1.59 form 1322: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1323: <p>
1.112 naddy 1324:
1.113 naddy 1325: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1326:
1.113 naddy 1327: <hr>
1328: <a name=pl></a>
1329: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1330: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1331:
1.113 naddy 1332: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1333: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1334: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1335: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1336: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1337:
1338: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1339: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1340: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1341: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1342: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1343: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1344: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1345: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1346: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1347: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1348: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1349: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1350: <p>
1351: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1352:
1.113 naddy 1353: <hr>
1354: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1355: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
1.128 ! louis 1356: <br><small>$OpenBSD: press.html,v 1.127 2000/07/27 10:10:40 jufi Exp $</small>
1.1 deraadt 1357:
1358: </body>
1359: </html>
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