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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>
30: <dl>
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>
1.132 ! louis 118: <!--<a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">In the shadow of the-->
! 119: <b>In the shadow of the
! 120: penguin</b>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 121: </strong></font><br>
122:
123: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
124: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
125: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
126: K. Hubbard.<br>
127: <i>Unfortunately, the article is not yet online</i>.
128: <p>
129:
130: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 131: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 132: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
133: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 134: </strong></font><br>
135:
136: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
137: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
138: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
139: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
140: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
141: <p>
142:
1.104 louis 143: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
144:
1.113 naddy 145: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 146: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
147: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
148: </strong></font><br>
149:
150: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
151: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
152: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
153: be a bit dry.
154: <p>
155:
156: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.132 ! louis 157: <!--<a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>,-->
! 158: <b>BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</b>,
1.128 louis 159: letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23, 2000
160: </strong></font><br>
161:
162: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
163: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
164: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
165: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
166: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
167: <i>Unfortunately, the letter is not online</i>.
168: <p>
169:
170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 171: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
172: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 173: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 174:
175: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
176: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
177: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
178: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 179: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
180: <p>
1.110 louis 181:
1.117 louis 182: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
183: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
184: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
185: </strong></font><br>
186:
187: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
188: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
189: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
190: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
191: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
192: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
193: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
194: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
195: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
196: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
197: <p>
198:
1.113 naddy 199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 200: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 201: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 202:
203: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
204: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 205: <p>
1.108 louis 206:
1.113 naddy 207: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 208: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
209: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 210: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 211:
212: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
213: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
214: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 215: <p>
1.106 louis 216:
1.113 naddy 217: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 218: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
219: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 220: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 221:
222: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
223: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
224: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
225: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 226: <p>
1.107 louis 227:
1.113 naddy 228: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 229: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
230: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 231: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 232:
233: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
234: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 235: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 236: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
237: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 238: <p>
1.105 louis 239:
1.113 naddy 240: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 241: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 242: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 243: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 244:
1.113 naddy 245: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
246: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 247: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 248: <p>
1.104 louis 249:
1.121 deraadt 250: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
251: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
252: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
253: </strong></font><br>
254:
255: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
256: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
257: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
258: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
259: <p>
260:
1.85 louis 261: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
262:
1.113 naddy 263: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 264: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 265: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 266: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 267:
268: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
269: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
270: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
271: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
272: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
273: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
274: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 275: <p>
1.99 louis 276:
1.113 naddy 277: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 278: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 279: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 280: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 281:
282: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
283: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
284: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
285: conditions.
1.113 naddy 286: <p>
1.100 louis 287:
1.113 naddy 288: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 289: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 290: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 291: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 292:
293: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
294: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
295: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
296: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 297: <p>
1.95 louis 298:
1.113 naddy 299: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 300: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 301: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 302: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 303:
304: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
305: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 306: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 307: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
308: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 309: <p>
1.92 louis 310:
1.113 naddy 311: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
312: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 313: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 314: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 315:
316: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
317: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
318: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
319: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
320: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
321: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 322: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 323: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 324: <p>
1.91 louis 325:
1.113 naddy 326: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 327: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
328: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 329: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 330:
331: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
332: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
333: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
334: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
335: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
336: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
337: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
338: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
339: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 340: <p>
1.90 louis 341:
1.113 naddy 342: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 343: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
344: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
345: </strong></font><br>
346: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
347: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
348: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
349: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
350: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
351: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
352: <p>
353:
354: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 355: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
356: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 357: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 358:
1.113 naddy 359: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
360: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 361: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
362: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
363: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
364: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
365: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 366: <p>
1.87 louis 367:
1.113 naddy 368: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 369: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
370: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 371: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 372:
373: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
374: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 375: <p>
1.85 louis 376:
1.113 naddy 377: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 378: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
379: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 380: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 381:
382: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 383: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 384: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
385: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 386: <p>
1.89 louis 387:
1.113 naddy 388: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 389: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
390: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 391: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 392:
393: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
394: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
395: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
396: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
397: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
398:
1.78 deraadt 399: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 400:
1.113 naddy 401: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 402: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 403: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 404: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 405: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 406:
407: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
408: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
409: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 410: <p>
1.83 louis 411:
1.113 naddy 412: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 413: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
414: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 415: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 416:
417: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
418: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 419: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 420: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
421: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 422: <p>
1.93 louis 423:
1.113 naddy 424: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 425: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 426: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 427: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 428:
1.83 louis 429: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
430: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
431: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
432: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
433: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 434: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
435: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
436: <p>
1.82 aaron 437:
1.113 naddy 438: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 439: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 440: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 441: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 442:
1.83 louis 443: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
444: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
445: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 446: <p>
1.80 louis 447:
1.113 naddy 448: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 449: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 450: Bad Press</a>,
451: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 452: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 453:
454: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 455: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 456: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
457: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
458: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 459: <p>
1.78 deraadt 460:
461: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
462:
1.113 naddy 463: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
464: <a
1.111 jufi 465: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 466: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
467: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 468: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 469:
470: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
471: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
472: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
473: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 474: <p>
1.74 louis 475:
1.113 naddy 476: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 477: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
478: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 479: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 480:
481: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
482: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
483: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
484: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
485: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
486: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 487: <p>
1.88 louis 488:
1.113 naddy 489: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 490: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 491: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 492: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 493:
494: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
495: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
496: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
497: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 498: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 499: <p>
1.81 louis 500:
1.113 naddy 501: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 502: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 503: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 504: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 505:
506: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
507: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
508: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
509: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
510: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
511: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
512: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 513: <p>
1.90 louis 514:
1.113 naddy 515: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 516: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 517: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 518: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 519:
520: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
521: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
522: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 523: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 524: <p>
1.71 louis 525:
1.69 deraadt 526: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 527:
1.113 naddy 528: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 529: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 530: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 531: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 532:
533: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
534: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
535: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 536: <p>
1.70 louis 537:
1.113 naddy 538: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 539: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 540: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 541:
542: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 543: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 544: <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 545: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 546: <p>
1.68 louis 547:
1.113 naddy 548: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 549: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 550: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 551: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 552:
1.111 jufi 553: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
554: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 555: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 556: "secure by default" installation.
557: <p>
1.64 louis 558:
1.113 naddy 559: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 560: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 561: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 562: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 563:
1.113 naddy 564: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 565: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 566: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 567: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
568: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
569: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 570: <p>
1.66 louis 571:
1.113 naddy 572: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
573: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 574: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 575: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 576:
577: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 578: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 579: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
580: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
581: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 582: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
583: <p>
1.83 louis 584:
1.113 naddy 585: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 586: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 587: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 588: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 589:
590: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 591: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
592: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 593: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
594: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 595: <p>
1.64 louis 596:
1.113 naddy 597: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 598: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 599: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 600: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 601:
602: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
603: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 604: <p>
1.65 louis 605:
1.69 deraadt 606: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
607:
1.113 naddy 608: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 609: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 610: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 611: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 612:
613: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
614: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
615: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
616: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 617: <p>
1.88 louis 618:
1.113 naddy 619: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 620: <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 621: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 622:
623: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 624: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
625: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 626: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
627: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 628: <p>
1.60 louis 629:
1.113 naddy 630: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
631: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
632: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 633: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 634: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 635:
636: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
637: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
638: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 639: <p>
1.58 louis 640:
1.113 naddy 641: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 642: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
643: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 644: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 645:
646: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
647: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 648: <p>
1.53 louis 649:
1.113 naddy 650: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 651: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
652: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 653: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 654:
655: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
656: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
657: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 658: <p>
1.99 louis 659:
1.113 naddy 660: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 661: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 662: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 663:
664: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
665: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 666: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 667: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 668: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 669:
1.113 naddy 670: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 671: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
672: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
673: </strong></font><br>
674:
675: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
676: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
677: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
678: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
679: <p>
680:
681: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 682: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 683: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 684: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 685:
686: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
687: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 688: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 689:
1.113 naddy 690: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 691: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 692: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 693:
694: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 695: in
1.113 naddy 696: <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 697: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 698: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 699: <p>
1.53 louis 700:
1.113 naddy 701: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 702: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 703: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
704: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 705: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 706:
1.58 louis 707: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 708: <p>
1.51 deraadt 709:
1.69 deraadt 710: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
711:
1.113 naddy 712: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 713: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 714: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
715: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 716: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 717:
1.58 louis 718: Kurt Seifried
719: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
720: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
721: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 722: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 723:
1.113 naddy 724: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 725: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 726: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 727: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 728:
729: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 730: <p>
1.96 louis 731:
1.113 naddy 732: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 733: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 734: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 735: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 736:
737: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
738: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
739: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
740: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 741: <p>
1.86 louis 742:
1.69 deraadt 743: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
744:
1.113 naddy 745: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 746: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
747: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 748: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 749:
750: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
751: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 752: <p>
1.61 louis 753:
1.113 naddy 754: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 755: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 756: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
757: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 758: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 759:
760: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 761: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 762: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
763: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 764: right -- or at least strives to".
765: <p>
1.48 louis 766:
1.113 naddy 767: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 768: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
769: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 770: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 771: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
772: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
773: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
774: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 775: <p>
1.61 louis 776:
1.113 naddy 777: <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 778: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 779: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 780:
781: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
782: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
783: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
784: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 785: <p>
1.46 louis 786:
1.113 naddy 787: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 788: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 789: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 790: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 791:
792: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
793: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 794: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 795:
1.113 naddy 796: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 797: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
798: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 799: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 800:
801: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
802: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
803: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
804: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 805: <p>
1.70 louis 806:
1.69 deraadt 807: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
808:
1.113 naddy 809: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 810: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 811: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 812:
813: Kurt Seifried
814: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
815: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
816: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 817: <p>
1.44 philen 818:
1.113 naddy 819: <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 820: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 821: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 822:
823: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 824: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 825:
1.113 naddy 826: <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 827: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 828: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 829:
830: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 831: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 832:
1.113 naddy 833: <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 834: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 835: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 836:
837: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
838: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
839: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
840: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 841: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 842:
1.113 naddy 843: <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 844: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 845: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 846:
1.36 louis 847: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 848: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 849:
1.113 naddy 850: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 851: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
852: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 853: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 854:
855: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 856: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 857:
1.69 deraadt 858: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
859:
1.113 naddy 860: <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 861: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 862: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 863:
864: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
865: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 866: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 867:
1.113 naddy 868: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 869: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 870: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
871: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 872:
873: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
874: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 875: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
876: terminal:
1.113 naddy 877: <blockquote>
878: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
879: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
880: <br>
881: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
882: </code>
883: </blockquote>
884: <p>
885:
886: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
887: <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>
888: <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
889: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 890:
891: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
892: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 893: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 894: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 895:
1.113 naddy 896: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 897: <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 898: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 899:
900: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
901: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
902: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
903: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
904: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 905: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 906: <p>
1.19 louis 907:
1.113 naddy 908: <li><strong>
909: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
910: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 911:
912: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
913: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
914: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 915: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
916: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 917: <p>
1.16 louis 918:
1.113 naddy 919: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 920: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 921: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 922: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 923:
1.57 louis 924: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
925: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
926: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 927: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 928:
1.113 naddy 929: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 930: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 931: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 932: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 933:
1.113 naddy 934: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 935:
1.113 naddy 936: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 937: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 938: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 939: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 940:
1.23 louis 941: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
942: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
943: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
944: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
945: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 946: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 947:
1.113 naddy 948: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 949: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
950: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 951: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 952:
953: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
954: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
955: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
956: installation.
1.113 naddy 957: <p>
1.47 louis 958:
1.113 naddy 959: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 960: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 961: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 962: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 963:
964: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 965: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 966:
1.69 deraadt 967: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
968:
1.113 naddy 969: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 970: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 971: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 972: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 973:
974: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
975: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 976: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 977: <p>
1.12 louis 978:
1.113 naddy 979: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 980: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 981: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 982: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 983:
984: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
985: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 986: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
987: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
988: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
989: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
990: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 991: <p>
1.8 deraadt 992:
1.69 deraadt 993: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 994:
1.113 naddy 995: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 996: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 997: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 998:
999: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1000: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1001: available."
1.113 naddy 1002: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1003:
1.69 deraadt 1004: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1005:
1.113 naddy 1006: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1007: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1008: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1009:
1010: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1011: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1012: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1013: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1014: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1015: <p>
1.33 louis 1016:
1.113 naddy 1017: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1018: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1019: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1020: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1021:
1.113 naddy 1022: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1023: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1024: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1025: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1026: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1027: <p>
1.57 louis 1028:
1.69 deraadt 1029: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1030:
1.113 naddy 1031: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1032: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1033: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1034: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1035:
1036: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1037: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1038: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1039:
1.113 naddy 1040: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1041: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1042: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1043: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1044: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1045:
1046: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1047: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1048:
1.113 naddy 1049: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1050: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1051:
1.113 naddy 1052: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1053:
1.113 naddy 1054: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1055: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1056: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1057: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1058:
1059: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1060: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1061:
1.69 deraadt 1062: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1063:
1.113 naddy 1064: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1065: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1066: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1067:
1068: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1069: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1070: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1071:
1.113 naddy 1072: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1073: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1074: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1075: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1076:
1077: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1078: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1079: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1080: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1081:
1.69 deraadt 1082: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1083:
1.113 naddy 1084: <a name=anzen1>
1085: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1086: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1087: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1088: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1089:
1090: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1091: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1092: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1093: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1094: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1095: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1096: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1097:
1.113 naddy 1098: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1099: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1100: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1101: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1102:
1103: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1104: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1105: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1106: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1107: <p>
1.15 louis 1108:
1.113 naddy 1109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1110: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1111: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1112: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1113:
1114: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1115: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1116: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1117: columns."
1.113 naddy 1118: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1119:
1.69 deraadt 1120: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1121:
1.113 naddy 1122: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1123: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1124: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1125: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1126:
1127: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1128: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1129:
1.113 naddy 1130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1131: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1132: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1133:
1134: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1135: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1136: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1137:
1.69 deraadt 1138: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1139:
1.113 naddy 1140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1141: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1142: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1143: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1144:
1145: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1146: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1147: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1148: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1149: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1150:
1.69 deraadt 1151: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1152:
1.113 naddy 1153: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1154: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1155: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1156:
1.69 deraadt 1157: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1158: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1159: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1160:
1.69 deraadt 1161: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1162:
1.113 naddy 1163: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1164: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1165: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1166: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1167:
1168: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1169: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1170: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1171:
1.113 naddy 1172: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1173: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1174: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1175: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1176: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1177:
1.69 deraadt 1178: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1179:
1.113 naddy 1180: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1181: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1182: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1183: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1184: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1185: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1186:
1187: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1188: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1189: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1190: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1191: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1192: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1193:
1194: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1195:
1.113 naddy 1196: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1197: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1198: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1199:
1.69 deraadt 1200: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1201: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1202: <p>
1.112 naddy 1203:
1.113 naddy 1204: </dl>
1205: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1206:
1.113 naddy 1207: <hr>
1208: <a name=se></a>
1209: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1210:
1.102 niklas 1211: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1212:
1.113 naddy 1213: <dl>
1214: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1215: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1216: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1217:
1218: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1219: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1220: <p>
1.102 niklas 1221:
1.113 naddy 1222: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1223:
1.84 niklas 1224: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1225:
1.113 naddy 1226: <dl>
1227: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1228: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1229: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1230:
1231: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1232: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1233: <p>
1.84 niklas 1234:
1.113 naddy 1235: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1236:
1.69 deraadt 1237: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1238:
1.113 naddy 1239: <dl>
1240: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1241: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1242: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1243:
1244: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1245: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1246: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1247: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1248:
1.113 naddy 1249: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1250: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1251: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1252: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1253: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1254:
1.20 louis 1255: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1256: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1257: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1258: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1259: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1260:
1.113 naddy 1261: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1262:
1.113 naddy 1263: <hr>
1264: <a name=jp></a>
1265: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1266:
1.113 naddy 1267: <dl>
1.20 louis 1268:
1.69 deraadt 1269: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1270:
1.113 naddy 1271: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1272: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1273: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1274: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1275:
1276: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1277: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1278: translating and reprinting articles from
1279: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1280: <p>
1.112 naddy 1281:
1.113 naddy 1282: </dl>
1.20 louis 1283:
1.113 naddy 1284: <hr>
1285: <a name=de></a>
1286: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1287: <dl>
1.50 louis 1288:
1.72 louis 1289: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1290:
1.113 naddy 1291: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1292: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1293: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1294: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1295:
1.101 jufi 1296: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1297: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1298: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1299: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1300: Giving way to
1301: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1302: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1303: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1304: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1305: <p>
1.72 louis 1306:
1.69 deraadt 1307: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1308:
1.113 naddy 1309: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1310: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1311: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1312: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1313:
1314: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1315: <p>
1316: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1317:
1.50 louis 1318:
1.113 naddy 1319: <hr>
1320: <a name=ru></a>
1321: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1322: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1323:
1.69 deraadt 1324: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1325:
1.113 naddy 1326: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1327: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1328: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1329: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1330:
1331: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1332: <p>
1.62 form 1333:
1.69 deraadt 1334: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1335:
1.113 naddy 1336: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1337: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1338: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1339: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1340:
1.59 form 1341: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1342: <p>
1.112 naddy 1343:
1.113 naddy 1344: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1345:
1.113 naddy 1346: <hr>
1347: <a name=pl></a>
1348: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1349: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1350:
1.113 naddy 1351: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1352: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1353: Radio, August 2, 2000
1354: </strong></font><br>
1355:
1356: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1357: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1358: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1359: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1360: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1361: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1362: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1363: <p>
1364:
1365: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1366: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1367: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1368: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1369: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1370:
1371: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1372: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1373: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1374: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1375: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1376: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1377: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1378: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1379: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1380: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1381: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1382: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1383: <p>
1384: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1385:
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1387: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1388: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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