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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.
1.130 ! deraadt 230: <p>
1.104 louis 231:
1.121 deraadt 232: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
233: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
234: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
235: </strong></font><br>
236:
237: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
238: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
239: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
240: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
241: <p>
242:
1.85 louis 243: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
244:
1.113 naddy 245: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 246: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 247: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 248: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 249:
250: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
251: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
252: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
253: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
254: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
255: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
256: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 257: <p>
1.99 louis 258:
1.113 naddy 259: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 260: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 261: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 262: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 263:
264: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
265: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
266: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
267: conditions.
1.113 naddy 268: <p>
1.100 louis 269:
1.113 naddy 270: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 271: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 272: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 273: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 274:
275: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
276: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
277: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
278: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 279: <p>
1.95 louis 280:
1.113 naddy 281: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 282: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 283: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 284: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 285:
286: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
287: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 288: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 289: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
290: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 291: <p>
1.92 louis 292:
1.113 naddy 293: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
294: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 295: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 296: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 297:
298: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
299: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
300: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
301: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
302: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
303: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 304: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 305: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 306: <p>
1.91 louis 307:
1.113 naddy 308: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 309: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
310: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 311: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 312:
313: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
314: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
315: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
316: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
317: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
318: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
319: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
320: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
321: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 322: <p>
1.90 louis 323:
1.113 naddy 324: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 325: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
326: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
327: </strong></font><br>
328: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
329: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
330: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
331: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
332: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
333: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
334: <p>
335:
336: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 337: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
338: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 339: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 340:
1.113 naddy 341: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
342: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 343: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
344: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
345: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
346: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
347: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 348: <p>
1.87 louis 349:
1.113 naddy 350: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 351: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
352: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 353: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 354:
355: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
356: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 357: <p>
1.85 louis 358:
1.113 naddy 359: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 360: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
361: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 362: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 363:
364: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 365: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 366: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
367: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 368: <p>
1.89 louis 369:
1.113 naddy 370: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 371: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
372: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 373: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 374:
375: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
376: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
377: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
378: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
379: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
380:
1.78 deraadt 381: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 382:
1.113 naddy 383: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 384: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 385: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 386: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 387: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 388:
389: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
390: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
391: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 392: <p>
1.83 louis 393:
1.113 naddy 394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 395: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
396: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 397: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 398:
399: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
400: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 401: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 402: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
403: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 404: <p>
1.93 louis 405:
1.113 naddy 406: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 407: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 408: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 409: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 410:
1.83 louis 411: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
412: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
413: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
414: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
415: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 416: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
417: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
418: <p>
1.82 aaron 419:
1.113 naddy 420: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 421: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 422: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 423: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 424:
1.83 louis 425: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
426: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
427: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 428: <p>
1.80 louis 429:
1.113 naddy 430: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 431: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 432: Bad Press</a>,
433: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 434: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 435:
436: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 437: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 438: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
439: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
440: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 441: <p>
1.78 deraadt 442:
443: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
444:
1.113 naddy 445: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
446: <a
1.111 jufi 447: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 448: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
449: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 450: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 451:
452: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
453: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
454: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
455: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 456: <p>
1.74 louis 457:
1.113 naddy 458: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 459: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
460: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 461: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 462:
463: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
464: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
465: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
466: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
467: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
468: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 469: <p>
1.88 louis 470:
1.113 naddy 471: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 472: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 473: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 474: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 475:
476: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
477: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
478: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
479: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 480: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 481: <p>
1.81 louis 482:
1.113 naddy 483: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 484: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 485: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 486: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 487:
488: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
489: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
490: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
491: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
492: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
493: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
494: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 495: <p>
1.90 louis 496:
1.113 naddy 497: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 498: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 499: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 500: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 501:
502: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
503: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
504: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 505: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 506: <p>
1.71 louis 507:
1.69 deraadt 508: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 509:
1.113 naddy 510: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 511: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 512: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 513: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 514:
515: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
516: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
517: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 518: <p>
1.70 louis 519:
1.113 naddy 520: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 521: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 522: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 523:
524: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 525: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 526: <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 527: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 528: <p>
1.68 louis 529:
1.113 naddy 530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 531: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 532: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 533: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 534:
1.111 jufi 535: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
536: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 537: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 538: "secure by default" installation.
539: <p>
1.64 louis 540:
1.113 naddy 541: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 542: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 543: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 544: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 545:
1.113 naddy 546: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 547: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 548: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 549: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
550: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
551: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 552: <p>
1.66 louis 553:
1.113 naddy 554: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
555: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 556: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 557: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 558:
559: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 560: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 561: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
562: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
563: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 564: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
565: <p>
1.83 louis 566:
1.113 naddy 567: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 568: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 569: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 570: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 571:
572: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 573: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
574: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 575: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
576: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 577: <p>
1.64 louis 578:
1.113 naddy 579: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 580: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 581: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 582: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 583:
584: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
585: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 586: <p>
1.65 louis 587:
1.69 deraadt 588: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
589:
1.113 naddy 590: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 591: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 592: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 593: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 594:
595: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
596: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
597: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
598: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 599: <p>
1.88 louis 600:
1.113 naddy 601: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 602: <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 603: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 604:
605: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 606: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
607: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 608: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
609: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 610: <p>
1.60 louis 611:
1.113 naddy 612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
613: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
614: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 615: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 616: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 617:
618: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
619: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
620: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 621: <p>
1.58 louis 622:
1.113 naddy 623: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 624: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
625: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 626: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 627:
628: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
629: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 630: <p>
1.53 louis 631:
1.113 naddy 632: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 633: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
634: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 635: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 636:
637: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
638: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
639: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 640: <p>
1.99 louis 641:
1.113 naddy 642: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 643: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 644: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 645:
646: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
647: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 648: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 649: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 650: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 651:
1.113 naddy 652: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 653: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
654: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
655: </strong></font><br>
656:
657: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
658: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
659: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
660: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
661: <p>
662:
663: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 664: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 665: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 666: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 667:
668: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
669: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 670: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 671:
1.113 naddy 672: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 673: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 674: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 675:
676: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 677: in
1.113 naddy 678: <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 679: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 680: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 681: <p>
1.53 louis 682:
1.113 naddy 683: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 684: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 685: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
686: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 687: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 688:
1.58 louis 689: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 690: <p>
1.51 deraadt 691:
1.69 deraadt 692: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
693:
1.113 naddy 694: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 695: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 696: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
697: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 698: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 699:
1.58 louis 700: Kurt Seifried
701: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
702: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
703: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 704: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 705:
1.113 naddy 706: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 707: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 708: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 709: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 710:
711: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 712: <p>
1.96 louis 713:
1.113 naddy 714: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 715: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 716: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 717: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 718:
719: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
720: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
721: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
722: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 723: <p>
1.86 louis 724:
1.69 deraadt 725: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
726:
1.113 naddy 727: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 728: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
729: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 730: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 731:
732: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
733: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 734: <p>
1.61 louis 735:
1.113 naddy 736: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 737: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 738: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
739: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 740: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 741:
742: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 743: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 744: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
745: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 746: right -- or at least strives to".
747: <p>
1.48 louis 748:
1.113 naddy 749: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 750: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
751: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 752: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 753: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
754: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
755: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
756: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 757: <p>
1.61 louis 758:
1.113 naddy 759: <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 760: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 761: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 762:
763: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
764: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
765: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
766: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 767: <p>
1.46 louis 768:
1.113 naddy 769: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 770: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 771: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 772: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 773:
774: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
775: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 776: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 777:
1.113 naddy 778: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 779: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
780: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 781: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 782:
783: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
784: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
785: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
786: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 787: <p>
1.70 louis 788:
1.69 deraadt 789: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
790:
1.113 naddy 791: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 792: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 793: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 794:
795: Kurt Seifried
796: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
797: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
798: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 799: <p>
1.44 philen 800:
1.113 naddy 801: <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 802: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 803: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 804:
805: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 806: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 807:
1.113 naddy 808: <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 809: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 810: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 811:
812: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 813: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 814:
1.113 naddy 815: <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 816: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 817: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 818:
819: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
820: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
821: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
822: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 823: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 824:
1.113 naddy 825: <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 826: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 827: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 828:
1.36 louis 829: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 830: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 831:
1.113 naddy 832: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 833: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
834: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 835: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 836:
837: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 838: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 839:
1.69 deraadt 840: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
841:
1.113 naddy 842: <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 843: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 844: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 845:
846: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
847: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 848: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 849:
1.113 naddy 850: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 851: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 852: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
853: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 854:
855: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
856: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 857: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
858: terminal:
1.113 naddy 859: <blockquote>
860: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
861: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
862: <br>
863: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
864: </code>
865: </blockquote>
866: <p>
867:
868: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
869: <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>
870: <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
871: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 872:
873: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
874: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 875: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 876: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 877:
1.113 naddy 878: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 879: <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 880: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 881:
882: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
883: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
884: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
885: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
886: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 887: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 888: <p>
1.19 louis 889:
1.113 naddy 890: <li><strong>
891: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
892: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 893:
894: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
895: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
896: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 897: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
898: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 899: <p>
1.16 louis 900:
1.113 naddy 901: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 902: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 903: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 904: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 905:
1.57 louis 906: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
907: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
908: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 909: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 910:
1.113 naddy 911: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 912: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 913: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 914: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 915:
1.113 naddy 916: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 917:
1.113 naddy 918: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 919: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 920: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 921: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 922:
1.23 louis 923: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
924: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
925: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
926: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
927: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 928: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 929:
1.113 naddy 930: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 931: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
932: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 933: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 934:
935: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
936: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
937: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
938: installation.
1.113 naddy 939: <p>
1.47 louis 940:
1.113 naddy 941: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 942: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 943: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 944: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 945:
946: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 947: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 948:
1.69 deraadt 949: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
950:
1.113 naddy 951: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 952: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 953: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 954: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 955:
956: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
957: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 958: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 959: <p>
1.12 louis 960:
1.113 naddy 961: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 962: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 963: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 964: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 965:
966: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
967: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 968: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
969: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
970: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
971: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
972: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 973: <p>
1.8 deraadt 974:
1.69 deraadt 975: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 976:
1.113 naddy 977: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 978: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 979: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 980:
981: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
982: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
983: available."
1.113 naddy 984: <p>
1.6 deraadt 985:
1.69 deraadt 986: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
987:
1.113 naddy 988: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 989: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 990: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 991:
992: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
993: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
994: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
995: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
996: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 997: <p>
1.33 louis 998:
1.113 naddy 999: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1000: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1001: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1002: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1003:
1.113 naddy 1004: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1005: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1006: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1007: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1008: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1009: <p>
1.57 louis 1010:
1.69 deraadt 1011: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1012:
1.113 naddy 1013: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1014: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1015: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1016: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1017:
1018: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1019: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1020: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1021:
1.113 naddy 1022: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1023: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1024: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1025: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1026: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1027:
1028: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1029: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1030:
1.113 naddy 1031: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1032: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1033:
1.113 naddy 1034: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1035:
1.113 naddy 1036: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1037: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1038: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1039: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1040:
1041: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1042: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1043:
1.69 deraadt 1044: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1045:
1.113 naddy 1046: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1047: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1048: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1049:
1050: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1051: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1052: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1053:
1.113 naddy 1054: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1055: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1056: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1057: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1058:
1059: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1060: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1061: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1062: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1063:
1.69 deraadt 1064: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1065:
1.113 naddy 1066: <a name=anzen1>
1067: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1068: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1069: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1070: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1071:
1072: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1073: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1074: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1075: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1076: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1077: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1078: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1079:
1.113 naddy 1080: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1081: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1082: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1083: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1084:
1085: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1086: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1087: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1088: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1089: <p>
1.15 louis 1090:
1.113 naddy 1091: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1092: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1093: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1094: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1095:
1096: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1097: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1098: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1099: columns."
1.113 naddy 1100: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1101:
1.69 deraadt 1102: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1103:
1.113 naddy 1104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1105: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1106: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1107: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1108:
1109: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1110: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1111:
1.113 naddy 1112: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1113: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1114: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1115:
1116: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1117: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1118: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1119:
1.69 deraadt 1120: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1121:
1.113 naddy 1122: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1123: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1124: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1125: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1126:
1127: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1128: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1129: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1130: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1131: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1132:
1.69 deraadt 1133: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1134:
1.113 naddy 1135: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1136: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1137: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1138:
1.69 deraadt 1139: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1140: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1141: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1142:
1.69 deraadt 1143: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1144:
1.113 naddy 1145: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1146: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1147: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1148: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1149:
1150: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1151: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1152: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1153:
1.113 naddy 1154: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1155: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1156: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1157: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1158: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1159:
1.69 deraadt 1160: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1161:
1.113 naddy 1162: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1163: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1164: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1165: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1166: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1167: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1168:
1169: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1170: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1171: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1172: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1173: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1174: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1175:
1176: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1177:
1.113 naddy 1178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1179: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1180: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1181:
1.69 deraadt 1182: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1183: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1184: <p>
1.112 naddy 1185:
1.113 naddy 1186: </dl>
1187: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1188:
1.113 naddy 1189: <hr>
1190: <a name=se></a>
1191: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1192:
1.102 niklas 1193: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1194:
1.113 naddy 1195: <dl>
1196: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1197: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1198: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1199:
1200: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1201: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1202: <p>
1.102 niklas 1203:
1.113 naddy 1204: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1205:
1.84 niklas 1206: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1207:
1.113 naddy 1208: <dl>
1209: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1210: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1211: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1212:
1213: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1214: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1215: <p>
1.84 niklas 1216:
1.113 naddy 1217: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1218:
1.69 deraadt 1219: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1220:
1.113 naddy 1221: <dl>
1222: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1223: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1224: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1225:
1226: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1227: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1228: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1229: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1230:
1.113 naddy 1231: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1232: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1233: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1234: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1235: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1236:
1.20 louis 1237: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1238: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1239: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1240: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1241: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1242:
1.113 naddy 1243: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1244:
1.113 naddy 1245: <hr>
1246: <a name=jp></a>
1247: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1248:
1.113 naddy 1249: <dl>
1.20 louis 1250:
1.69 deraadt 1251: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1252:
1.113 naddy 1253: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1254: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1255: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1256: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1257:
1258: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1259: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1260: translating and reprinting articles from
1261: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1262: <p>
1.112 naddy 1263:
1.113 naddy 1264: </dl>
1.20 louis 1265:
1.113 naddy 1266: <hr>
1267: <a name=de></a>
1268: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1269: <dl>
1.50 louis 1270:
1.72 louis 1271: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1272:
1.113 naddy 1273: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1274: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1275: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1276: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1277:
1.101 jufi 1278: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1279: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1280: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1281: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1282: Giving way to
1283: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1284: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1285: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1286: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1287: <p>
1.72 louis 1288:
1.69 deraadt 1289: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1290:
1.113 naddy 1291: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1292: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1293: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1294: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1295:
1296: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1297: <p>
1298: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1299:
1.50 louis 1300:
1.113 naddy 1301: <hr>
1302: <a name=ru></a>
1303: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1304: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1305:
1.69 deraadt 1306: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1307:
1.113 naddy 1308: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1309: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1310: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1311: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1312:
1313: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1314: <p>
1.62 form 1315:
1.69 deraadt 1316: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1317:
1.113 naddy 1318: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1319: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1320: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1321: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1322:
1.59 form 1323: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1324: <p>
1.112 naddy 1325:
1.113 naddy 1326: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1327:
1.113 naddy 1328: <hr>
1329: <a name=pl></a>
1330: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1331: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1332:
1.113 naddy 1333: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1334: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1335: Radio, August 2, 2000
1336: </strong></font><br>
1337:
1338: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1339: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1340: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1341: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1342: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1343: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1344: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1345: <p>
1346:
1347: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1348: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1349: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1350: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1351: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1352:
1353: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1354: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1355: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1356: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1357: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1358: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1359: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1360: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1361: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1362: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1363: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1364: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1365: <p>
1366: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1367:
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1369: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1370: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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