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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:
1.131 ! louis 32: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
! 33:
! 34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 35: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
! 36: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
! 40: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
! 41: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
! 42: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
! 43: surprised.<br>
! 44: <i>Update: Grant writes that he just seen the site's biggest day: 56GB outbound to
! 45: everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited mostly by the RAM.</i>
! 46: <p>
! 47:
1.118 louis 48: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
49:
50: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 51: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
52: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
53: </strong></font><br>
54:
55: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
56: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
57: about time. The article mentions that
58: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
59: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
60: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 61: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 62: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
63: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
64: ammended since.
65: <p>
66:
67: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 68: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 69: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 70: </strong></font><br>
71:
72: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
73: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
74: of OpenSSH.
75: <p>
76:
77: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
78: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
79: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
80: </strong></font><br>
81:
82: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
83: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
84: bridging.
85: <p>
86:
87: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
88: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
89: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 90: </strong></font><br>
91:
1.121 deraadt 92: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
93: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 94: <p>
95:
96: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 97: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
98: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
99: </strong></font><br>
100:
101: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
102: <p>
103:
104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 105: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 106: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
107: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 108: </strong></font><br>
109:
1.120 deraadt 110: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
111: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 112: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
113: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
114: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
115: <p>
116:
117: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 118: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">In the shadow of the
119: penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
120: </strong></font><br>
121:
122: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
123: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
124: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
125: K. Hubbard.<br>
126: <i>Unfortunately, the article is not yet online</i>.
127: <p>
128:
129: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 130: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 131: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
132: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 133: </strong></font><br>
134:
135: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
136: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
137: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
138: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
139: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
140: <p>
141:
1.104 louis 142: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
143:
1.113 naddy 144: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 145: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
146: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
147: </strong></font><br>
148:
149: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
150: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
151: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
152: be a bit dry.
153: <p>
154:
155: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 156: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>,
157: letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23, 2000
158: </strong></font><br>
159:
160: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
161: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
162: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
163: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
164: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
165: <i>Unfortunately, the letter is not online</i>.
166: <p>
167:
168: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 169: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
170: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 171: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 172:
173: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
174: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
175: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
176: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 177: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
178: <p>
1.110 louis 179:
1.117 louis 180: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
181: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
182: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
183: </strong></font><br>
184:
185: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
186: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
187: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
188: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
189: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
190: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
191: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
192: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
193: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
194: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
195: <p>
196:
1.113 naddy 197: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 198: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 199: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 200:
201: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
202: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 203: <p>
1.108 louis 204:
1.113 naddy 205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 206: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
207: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 208: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 209:
210: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
211: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
212: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 213: <p>
1.106 louis 214:
1.113 naddy 215: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 216: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
217: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 218: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 219:
220: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
221: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
222: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
223: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 224: <p>
1.107 louis 225:
1.113 naddy 226: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 227: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
228: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 229: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 230:
231: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
232: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 233: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 234: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
235: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 236: <p>
1.105 louis 237:
1.113 naddy 238: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 239: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 240: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 241: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 242:
1.113 naddy 243: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
244: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 245: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 246: <p>
1.104 louis 247:
1.121 deraadt 248: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
249: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
250: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
251: </strong></font><br>
252:
253: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
254: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
255: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
256: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
257: <p>
258:
1.85 louis 259: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
260:
1.113 naddy 261: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 262: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 263: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 264: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 265:
266: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
267: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
268: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
269: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
270: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
271: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
272: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 273: <p>
1.99 louis 274:
1.113 naddy 275: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 276: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 277: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 278: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 279:
280: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
281: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
282: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
283: conditions.
1.113 naddy 284: <p>
1.100 louis 285:
1.113 naddy 286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 287: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 288: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 289: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 290:
291: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
292: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
293: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
294: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 295: <p>
1.95 louis 296:
1.113 naddy 297: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 298: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 299: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 300: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 301:
302: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
303: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 304: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 305: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
306: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 307: <p>
1.92 louis 308:
1.113 naddy 309: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
310: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 311: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 312: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 313:
314: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
315: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
316: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
317: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
318: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
319: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 320: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 321: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 322: <p>
1.91 louis 323:
1.113 naddy 324: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 325: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
326: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 327: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 328:
329: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
330: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
331: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
332: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
333: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
334: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
335: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
336: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
337: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 338: <p>
1.90 louis 339:
1.113 naddy 340: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 341: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
342: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
343: </strong></font><br>
344: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
345: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
346: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
347: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
348: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
349: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
350: <p>
351:
352: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 353: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
354: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 355: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 356:
1.113 naddy 357: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
358: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 359: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
360: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
361: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
362: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
363: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 364: <p>
1.87 louis 365:
1.113 naddy 366: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 367: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
368: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 369: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 370:
371: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
372: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 373: <p>
1.85 louis 374:
1.113 naddy 375: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 376: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
377: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 378: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 379:
380: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 381: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 382: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
383: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 384: <p>
1.89 louis 385:
1.113 naddy 386: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 387: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
388: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 389: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 390:
391: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
392: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
393: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
394: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
395: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
396:
1.78 deraadt 397: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 398:
1.113 naddy 399: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 400: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 401: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 402: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 403: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 404:
405: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
406: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
407: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 408: <p>
1.83 louis 409:
1.113 naddy 410: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 411: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
412: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 413: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 414:
415: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
416: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 417: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 418: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
419: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 420: <p>
1.93 louis 421:
1.113 naddy 422: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 423: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 424: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 425: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 426:
1.83 louis 427: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
428: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
429: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
430: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
431: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 432: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
433: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
434: <p>
1.82 aaron 435:
1.113 naddy 436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 437: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 438: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 439: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 440:
1.83 louis 441: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
442: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
443: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 444: <p>
1.80 louis 445:
1.113 naddy 446: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 447: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 448: Bad Press</a>,
449: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 450: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 451:
452: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 453: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 454: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
455: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
456: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 457: <p>
1.78 deraadt 458:
459: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
460:
1.113 naddy 461: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
462: <a
1.111 jufi 463: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 464: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
465: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 466: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 467:
468: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
469: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
470: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
471: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 472: <p>
1.74 louis 473:
1.113 naddy 474: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 475: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
476: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 477: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 478:
479: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
480: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
481: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
482: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
483: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
484: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 485: <p>
1.88 louis 486:
1.113 naddy 487: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 488: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 489: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 490: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 491:
492: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
493: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
494: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
495: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 496: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 497: <p>
1.81 louis 498:
1.113 naddy 499: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 500: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 501: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 502: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 503:
504: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
505: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
506: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
507: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
508: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
509: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
510: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 511: <p>
1.90 louis 512:
1.113 naddy 513: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 514: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 515: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 516: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 517:
518: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
519: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
520: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 521: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 522: <p>
1.71 louis 523:
1.69 deraadt 524: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 525:
1.113 naddy 526: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 527: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 528: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 529: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 530:
531: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
532: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
533: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 534: <p>
1.70 louis 535:
1.113 naddy 536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 537: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 538: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 539:
540: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 541: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 542: <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 543: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 544: <p>
1.68 louis 545:
1.113 naddy 546: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 547: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 548: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 549: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 550:
1.111 jufi 551: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
552: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 553: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 554: "secure by default" installation.
555: <p>
1.64 louis 556:
1.113 naddy 557: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 558: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 559: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 560: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 561:
1.113 naddy 562: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 563: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 564: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 565: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
566: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
567: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 568: <p>
1.66 louis 569:
1.113 naddy 570: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
571: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 572: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 573: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 574:
575: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 576: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 577: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
578: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
579: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 580: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
581: <p>
1.83 louis 582:
1.113 naddy 583: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 584: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 585: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 586: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 587:
588: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 589: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
590: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 591: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
592: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 593: <p>
1.64 louis 594:
1.113 naddy 595: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 596: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 597: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 598: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 599:
600: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
601: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 602: <p>
1.65 louis 603:
1.69 deraadt 604: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
605:
1.113 naddy 606: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 607: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 608: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 609: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 610:
611: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
612: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
613: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
614: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 615: <p>
1.88 louis 616:
1.113 naddy 617: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 618: <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 619: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 620:
621: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 622: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
623: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 624: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
625: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 626: <p>
1.60 louis 627:
1.113 naddy 628: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
629: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
630: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 631: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 632: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 633:
634: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
635: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
636: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 637: <p>
1.58 louis 638:
1.113 naddy 639: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 640: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
641: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 642: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 643:
644: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
645: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 646: <p>
1.53 louis 647:
1.113 naddy 648: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 649: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
650: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 651: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 652:
653: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
654: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
655: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 656: <p>
1.99 louis 657:
1.113 naddy 658: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 659: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 660: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 661:
662: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
663: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 664: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 665: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 666: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 667:
1.113 naddy 668: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 669: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
670: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
671: </strong></font><br>
672:
673: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
674: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
675: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
676: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
677: <p>
678:
679: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 680: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 681: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 682: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 683:
684: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
685: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 686: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 687:
1.113 naddy 688: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 689: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 690: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 691:
692: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 693: in
1.113 naddy 694: <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 695: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 696: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 697: <p>
1.53 louis 698:
1.113 naddy 699: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 700: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 701: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
702: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 703: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 704:
1.58 louis 705: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 706: <p>
1.51 deraadt 707:
1.69 deraadt 708: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
709:
1.113 naddy 710: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 711: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 712: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
713: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 714: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 715:
1.58 louis 716: Kurt Seifried
717: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
718: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
719: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 720: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 721:
1.113 naddy 722: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 723: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 724: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 725: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 726:
727: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 728: <p>
1.96 louis 729:
1.113 naddy 730: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 731: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 732: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 733: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 734:
735: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
736: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
737: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
738: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 739: <p>
1.86 louis 740:
1.69 deraadt 741: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
742:
1.113 naddy 743: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 744: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
745: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 746: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 747:
748: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
749: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 750: <p>
1.61 louis 751:
1.113 naddy 752: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 753: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 754: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
755: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 756: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 757:
758: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 759: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 760: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
761: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 762: right -- or at least strives to".
763: <p>
1.48 louis 764:
1.113 naddy 765: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 766: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
767: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 768: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 769: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
770: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
771: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
772: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 773: <p>
1.61 louis 774:
1.113 naddy 775: <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 776: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 777: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 778:
779: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
780: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
781: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
782: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 783: <p>
1.46 louis 784:
1.113 naddy 785: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 786: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 787: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 788: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 789:
790: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
791: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 792: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 793:
1.113 naddy 794: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 795: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
796: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 797: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 798:
799: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
800: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
801: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
802: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 803: <p>
1.70 louis 804:
1.69 deraadt 805: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
806:
1.113 naddy 807: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 808: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 809: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 810:
811: Kurt Seifried
812: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
813: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
814: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 815: <p>
1.44 philen 816:
1.113 naddy 817: <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 818: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 819: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 820:
821: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 822: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 823:
1.113 naddy 824: <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 825: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 826: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 827:
828: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 829: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 830:
1.113 naddy 831: <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 832: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 833: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 834:
835: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
836: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
837: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
838: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 839: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 840:
1.113 naddy 841: <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 842: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 843: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 844:
1.36 louis 845: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 846: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 847:
1.113 naddy 848: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 849: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
850: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 851: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 852:
853: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 854: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 855:
1.69 deraadt 856: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
857:
1.113 naddy 858: <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 859: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 860: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 861:
862: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
863: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 864: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 865:
1.113 naddy 866: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 867: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 868: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
869: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 870:
871: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
872: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 873: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
874: terminal:
1.113 naddy 875: <blockquote>
876: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
877: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
878: <br>
879: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
880: </code>
881: </blockquote>
882: <p>
883:
884: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
885: <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>
886: <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
887: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 888:
889: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
890: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 891: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 892: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 893:
1.113 naddy 894: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 895: <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 896: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 897:
898: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
899: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
900: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
901: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
902: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 903: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 904: <p>
1.19 louis 905:
1.113 naddy 906: <li><strong>
907: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
908: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 909:
910: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
911: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
912: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 913: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
914: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 915: <p>
1.16 louis 916:
1.113 naddy 917: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 918: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 919: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 920: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 921:
1.57 louis 922: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
923: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
924: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 925: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 926:
1.113 naddy 927: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 928: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 929: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 930: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 931:
1.113 naddy 932: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 933:
1.113 naddy 934: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 935: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 936: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 937: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 938:
1.23 louis 939: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
940: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
941: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
942: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
943: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 944: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 945:
1.113 naddy 946: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 947: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
948: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 949: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 950:
951: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
952: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
953: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
954: installation.
1.113 naddy 955: <p>
1.47 louis 956:
1.113 naddy 957: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 958: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 959: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 960: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 961:
962: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 963: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 964:
1.69 deraadt 965: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
966:
1.113 naddy 967: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 968: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 969: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 970: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 971:
972: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
973: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 974: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 975: <p>
1.12 louis 976:
1.113 naddy 977: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 978: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 979: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 980: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 981:
982: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
983: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 984: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
985: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
986: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
987: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
988: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 989: <p>
1.8 deraadt 990:
1.69 deraadt 991: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 992:
1.113 naddy 993: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 994: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 995: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 996:
997: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
998: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
999: available."
1.113 naddy 1000: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1001:
1.69 deraadt 1002: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1003:
1.113 naddy 1004: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1005: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1006: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1007:
1008: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1009: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1010: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1011: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1012: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1013: <p>
1.33 louis 1014:
1.113 naddy 1015: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1016: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1017: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1018: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1019:
1.113 naddy 1020: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1021: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1022: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1023: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1024: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1025: <p>
1.57 louis 1026:
1.69 deraadt 1027: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1028:
1.113 naddy 1029: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1030: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1031: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1032: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1033:
1034: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1035: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1036: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1037:
1.113 naddy 1038: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1039: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1040: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1041: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1042: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1043:
1044: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1045: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1046:
1.113 naddy 1047: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1048: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1049:
1.113 naddy 1050: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1051:
1.113 naddy 1052: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1053: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1054: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1055: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1056:
1057: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1058: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1059:
1.69 deraadt 1060: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1061:
1.113 naddy 1062: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1063: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1064: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1065:
1066: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1067: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1068: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1069:
1.113 naddy 1070: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1071: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1072: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1073: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1074:
1075: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1076: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1077: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1078: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1079:
1.69 deraadt 1080: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1081:
1.113 naddy 1082: <a name=anzen1>
1083: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1084: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1085: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1086: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1087:
1088: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1089: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1090: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1091: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1092: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1093: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1094: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1095:
1.113 naddy 1096: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1097: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1098: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1099: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1100:
1101: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1102: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1103: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1104: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1105: <p>
1.15 louis 1106:
1.113 naddy 1107: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1108: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1109: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1110: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1111:
1112: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1113: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1114: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1115: columns."
1.113 naddy 1116: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1117:
1.69 deraadt 1118: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1119:
1.113 naddy 1120: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1121: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1122: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1123: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1124:
1125: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1126: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1127:
1.113 naddy 1128: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1129: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1130: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1131:
1132: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1133: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1134: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1135:
1.69 deraadt 1136: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1137:
1.113 naddy 1138: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1139: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1140: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1141: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1142:
1143: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1144: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1145: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1146: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1147: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1148:
1.69 deraadt 1149: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1150:
1.113 naddy 1151: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1152: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1153: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1154:
1.69 deraadt 1155: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1156: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1157: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1158:
1.69 deraadt 1159: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1160:
1.113 naddy 1161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1162: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1163: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1164: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1165:
1166: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1167: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1168: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1169:
1.113 naddy 1170: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1171: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1172: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1173: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1174: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1175:
1.69 deraadt 1176: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1177:
1.113 naddy 1178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1179: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1180: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1181: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1182: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1183: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1184:
1185: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1186: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1187: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1188: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1189: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1190: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1191:
1192: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1193:
1.113 naddy 1194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1195: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1196: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1197:
1.69 deraadt 1198: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1199: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1200: <p>
1.112 naddy 1201:
1.113 naddy 1202: </dl>
1203: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1204:
1.113 naddy 1205: <hr>
1206: <a name=se></a>
1207: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1208:
1.102 niklas 1209: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1210:
1.113 naddy 1211: <dl>
1212: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1213: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1214: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1215:
1216: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1217: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1218: <p>
1.102 niklas 1219:
1.113 naddy 1220: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1221:
1.84 niklas 1222: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1223:
1.113 naddy 1224: <dl>
1225: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1226: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1227: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1228:
1229: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1230: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1231: <p>
1.84 niklas 1232:
1.113 naddy 1233: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1234:
1.69 deraadt 1235: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1236:
1.113 naddy 1237: <dl>
1238: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1239: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1240: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1241:
1242: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1243: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1244: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1245: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1246:
1.113 naddy 1247: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1248: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1249: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1250: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1251: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1252:
1.20 louis 1253: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1254: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1255: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1256: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1257: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1258:
1.113 naddy 1259: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1260:
1.113 naddy 1261: <hr>
1262: <a name=jp></a>
1263: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1264:
1.113 naddy 1265: <dl>
1.20 louis 1266:
1.69 deraadt 1267: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1268:
1.113 naddy 1269: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1270: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1271: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1272: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1273:
1274: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1275: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1276: translating and reprinting articles from
1277: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1278: <p>
1.112 naddy 1279:
1.113 naddy 1280: </dl>
1.20 louis 1281:
1.113 naddy 1282: <hr>
1283: <a name=de></a>
1284: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1285: <dl>
1.50 louis 1286:
1.72 louis 1287: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1288:
1.113 naddy 1289: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1290: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1291: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1292: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1293:
1.101 jufi 1294: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1295: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1296: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1297: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1298: Giving way to
1299: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1300: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1301: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1302: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1303: <p>
1.72 louis 1304:
1.69 deraadt 1305: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1306:
1.113 naddy 1307: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1308: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1309: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1310: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1311:
1312: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1313: <p>
1314: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1315:
1.50 louis 1316:
1.113 naddy 1317: <hr>
1318: <a name=ru></a>
1319: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1320: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1321:
1.69 deraadt 1322: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1323:
1.113 naddy 1324: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1325: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1326: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1327: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1328:
1329: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1330: <p>
1.62 form 1331:
1.69 deraadt 1332: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1333:
1.113 naddy 1334: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1335: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1336: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1337: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1338:
1.59 form 1339: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1340: <p>
1.112 naddy 1341:
1.113 naddy 1342: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1343:
1.113 naddy 1344: <hr>
1345: <a name=pl></a>
1346: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1347: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1348:
1.113 naddy 1349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1350: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1351: Radio, August 2, 2000
1352: </strong></font><br>
1353:
1354: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1355: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1356: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1357: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1358: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1359: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1360: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1361: <p>
1362:
1363: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1364: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1365: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1366: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1367: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1368:
1369: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1370: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1371: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1372: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1373: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1374: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1375: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1376: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1377: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1378: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1379: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1380: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1381: <p>
1382: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1383:
1.113 naddy 1384: <hr>
1385: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1386: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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