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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>
1.133 ! louis 35: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
! 36: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
! 40: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
! 41: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
! 42: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
! 43: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
! 44: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
! 45: careful code reviews, he concludes.
! 46: <p>
! 47:
! 48: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 49: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
50: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
51: </strong></font><br>
52:
53: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
54: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
55: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
56: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
57: surprised.<br>
1.133 ! louis 58: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
! 59: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
! 60: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 61: <p>
62:
1.118 louis 63: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
64:
65: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 66: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
67: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
68: </strong></font><br>
69:
70: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
71: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
72: about time. The article mentions that
73: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
74: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
75: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 76: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 77: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
78: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
79: ammended since.
80: <p>
81:
82: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 83: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 84: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 85: </strong></font><br>
86:
87: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
88: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
89: of OpenSSH.
90: <p>
91:
92: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
93: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
94: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
95: </strong></font><br>
96:
97: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
98: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
99: bridging.
100: <p>
101:
102: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
103: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
104: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 105: </strong></font><br>
106:
1.121 deraadt 107: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
108: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 109: <p>
110:
111: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 112: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
113: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
114: </strong></font><br>
115:
116: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
117: <p>
118:
119: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 120: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 121: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
122: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 123: </strong></font><br>
124:
1.120 deraadt 125: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
126: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 127: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
128: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
129: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
130: <p>
131:
132: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.132 louis 133: <!--<a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">In the shadow of the-->
134: <b>In the shadow of the
135: penguin</b>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 136: </strong></font><br>
137:
138: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
139: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
140: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
141: K. Hubbard.<br>
142: <i>Unfortunately, the article is not yet online</i>.
143: <p>
144:
145: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 146: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 147: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
148: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 149: </strong></font><br>
150:
151: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
152: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
153: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
154: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
155: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
156: <p>
157:
1.104 louis 158: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
159:
1.113 naddy 160: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 161: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
162: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
163: </strong></font><br>
164:
165: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
166: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
167: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
168: be a bit dry.
169: <p>
170:
171: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.132 louis 172: <!--<a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>,-->
173: <b>BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</b>,
1.128 louis 174: letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23, 2000
175: </strong></font><br>
176:
177: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
178: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
179: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
180: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
181: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
182: <i>Unfortunately, the letter is not online</i>.
183: <p>
184:
185: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 186: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
187: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 188: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 189:
190: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
191: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
192: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
193: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 194: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
195: <p>
1.110 louis 196:
1.117 louis 197: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
198: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
199: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
200: </strong></font><br>
201:
202: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
203: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
204: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
205: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
206: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
207: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
208: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
209: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
210: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
211: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
212: <p>
213:
1.113 naddy 214: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 215: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 216: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 217:
218: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
219: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 220: <p>
1.108 louis 221:
1.113 naddy 222: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 223: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
224: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 225: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 226:
227: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
228: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
229: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 230: <p>
1.106 louis 231:
1.113 naddy 232: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 233: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
234: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 235: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 236:
237: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
238: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
239: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
240: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 241: <p>
1.107 louis 242:
1.113 naddy 243: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 244: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
245: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 246: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 247:
248: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
249: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 250: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 251: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
252: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 253: <p>
1.105 louis 254:
1.113 naddy 255: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 256: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 257: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 258: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 259:
1.113 naddy 260: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
261: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 262: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 263: <p>
1.104 louis 264:
1.121 deraadt 265: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
266: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
267: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
268: </strong></font><br>
269:
270: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
271: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
272: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
273: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
274: <p>
275:
1.85 louis 276: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
277:
1.113 naddy 278: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 279: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 280: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 281: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 282:
283: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
284: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
285: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
286: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
287: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
288: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
289: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 290: <p>
1.99 louis 291:
1.113 naddy 292: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 293: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 294: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 295: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 296:
297: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
298: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
299: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
300: conditions.
1.113 naddy 301: <p>
1.100 louis 302:
1.113 naddy 303: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 304: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 305: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 306: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 307:
308: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
309: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
310: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
311: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 312: <p>
1.95 louis 313:
1.113 naddy 314: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 315: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 316: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 317: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 318:
319: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
320: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 321: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 322: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
323: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 324: <p>
1.92 louis 325:
1.113 naddy 326: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
327: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 328: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 329: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 330:
331: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
332: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
333: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
334: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
335: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
336: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 337: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 338: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 339: <p>
1.91 louis 340:
1.113 naddy 341: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 342: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
343: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 344: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 345:
346: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
347: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
348: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
349: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
350: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
351: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
352: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
353: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
354: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 355: <p>
1.90 louis 356:
1.113 naddy 357: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 358: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
359: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
360: </strong></font><br>
361: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
362: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
363: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
364: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
365: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
366: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
367: <p>
368:
369: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 370: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
371: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 372: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 373:
1.113 naddy 374: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
375: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 376: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
377: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
378: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
379: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
380: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 381: <p>
1.87 louis 382:
1.113 naddy 383: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 384: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
385: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 386: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 387:
388: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
389: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 390: <p>
1.85 louis 391:
1.113 naddy 392: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 393: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
394: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 395: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 396:
397: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 398: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 399: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
400: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 401: <p>
1.89 louis 402:
1.113 naddy 403: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 404: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
405: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 406: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 407:
408: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
409: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
410: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
411: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
412: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
413:
1.78 deraadt 414: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 415:
1.113 naddy 416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 417: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 418: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 419: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 420: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 421:
422: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
423: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
424: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 425: <p>
1.83 louis 426:
1.113 naddy 427: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 428: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
429: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 430: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 431:
432: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
433: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 434: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 435: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
436: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 437: <p>
1.93 louis 438:
1.113 naddy 439: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 440: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 441: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 442: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 443:
1.83 louis 444: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
445: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
446: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
447: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
448: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 449: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
450: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
451: <p>
1.82 aaron 452:
1.113 naddy 453: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 454: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 455: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 456: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 457:
1.83 louis 458: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
459: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
460: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 461: <p>
1.80 louis 462:
1.113 naddy 463: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 464: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 465: Bad Press</a>,
466: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 467: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 468:
469: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 470: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 471: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
472: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
473: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 474: <p>
1.78 deraadt 475:
476: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
477:
1.113 naddy 478: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
479: <a
1.111 jufi 480: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 481: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
482: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 483: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 484:
485: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
486: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
487: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
488: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 489: <p>
1.74 louis 490:
1.113 naddy 491: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 492: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
493: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 494: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 495:
496: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
497: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
498: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
499: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
500: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
501: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 502: <p>
1.88 louis 503:
1.113 naddy 504: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 505: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 506: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 507: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 508:
509: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
510: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
511: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
512: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 513: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 514: <p>
1.81 louis 515:
1.113 naddy 516: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 517: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 518: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 519: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 520:
521: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
522: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
523: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
524: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
525: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
526: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
527: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 528: <p>
1.90 louis 529:
1.113 naddy 530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 531: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 532: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 533: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 534:
535: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
536: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
537: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 538: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 539: <p>
1.71 louis 540:
1.69 deraadt 541: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 542:
1.113 naddy 543: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 544: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 545: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 546: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 547:
548: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
549: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
550: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 551: <p>
1.70 louis 552:
1.113 naddy 553: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 554: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 555: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 556:
557: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 558: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 559: <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 560: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 561: <p>
1.68 louis 562:
1.113 naddy 563: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 564: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 565: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 566: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 567:
1.111 jufi 568: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
569: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 570: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 571: "secure by default" installation.
572: <p>
1.64 louis 573:
1.113 naddy 574: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 575: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 576: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 577: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 578:
1.113 naddy 579: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 580: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 581: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 582: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
583: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
584: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 585: <p>
1.66 louis 586:
1.113 naddy 587: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
588: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 589: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 590: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 591:
592: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 593: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 594: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
595: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
596: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 597: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
598: <p>
1.83 louis 599:
1.113 naddy 600: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 601: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 602: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 603: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 604:
605: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 606: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
607: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 608: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
609: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 610: <p>
1.64 louis 611:
1.113 naddy 612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 613: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 614: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 615: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 616:
617: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
618: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 619: <p>
1.65 louis 620:
1.69 deraadt 621: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
622:
1.113 naddy 623: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 624: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 625: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 626: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 627:
628: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
629: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
630: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
631: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 632: <p>
1.88 louis 633:
1.113 naddy 634: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 635: <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 636: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 637:
638: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 639: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
640: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 641: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
642: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 643: <p>
1.60 louis 644:
1.113 naddy 645: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
646: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
647: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 648: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 649: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 650:
651: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
652: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
653: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 654: <p>
1.58 louis 655:
1.113 naddy 656: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 657: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
658: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 659: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 660:
661: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
662: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 663: <p>
1.53 louis 664:
1.113 naddy 665: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 666: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
667: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 668: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 669:
670: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
671: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
672: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 673: <p>
1.99 louis 674:
1.113 naddy 675: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 676: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 677: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 678:
679: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
680: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 681: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 682: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 683: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 684:
1.113 naddy 685: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 686: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
687: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
688: </strong></font><br>
689:
690: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
691: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
692: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
693: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
694: <p>
695:
696: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 697: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 698: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 699: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 700:
701: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
702: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 703: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 704:
1.113 naddy 705: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 706: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 707: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 708:
709: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 710: in
1.113 naddy 711: <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 712: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 713: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 714: <p>
1.53 louis 715:
1.113 naddy 716: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 717: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 718: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
719: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 720: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 721:
1.58 louis 722: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 723: <p>
1.51 deraadt 724:
1.69 deraadt 725: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
726:
1.113 naddy 727: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 728: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 729: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
730: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 731: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 732:
1.58 louis 733: Kurt Seifried
734: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
735: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
736: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 737: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 738:
1.113 naddy 739: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 740: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 741: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 742: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 743:
744: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 745: <p>
1.96 louis 746:
1.113 naddy 747: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 748: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 749: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 750: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 751:
752: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
753: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
754: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
755: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 756: <p>
1.86 louis 757:
1.69 deraadt 758: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
759:
1.113 naddy 760: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 761: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
762: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 763: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 764:
765: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
766: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 767: <p>
1.61 louis 768:
1.113 naddy 769: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 770: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 771: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
772: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 773: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 774:
775: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 776: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 777: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
778: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 779: right -- or at least strives to".
780: <p>
1.48 louis 781:
1.113 naddy 782: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 783: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
784: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 785: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 786: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
787: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
788: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
789: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 790: <p>
1.61 louis 791:
1.113 naddy 792: <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 793: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 794: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 795:
796: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
797: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
798: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
799: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 800: <p>
1.46 louis 801:
1.113 naddy 802: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 803: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 804: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 805: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 806:
807: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
808: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 809: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 810:
1.113 naddy 811: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 812: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
813: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 814: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 815:
816: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
817: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
818: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
819: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 820: <p>
1.70 louis 821:
1.69 deraadt 822: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
823:
1.113 naddy 824: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 825: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 826: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 827:
828: Kurt Seifried
829: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
830: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
831: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 832: <p>
1.44 philen 833:
1.113 naddy 834: <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 835: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 836: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 837:
838: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 839: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 840:
1.113 naddy 841: <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 842: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 843: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 844:
845: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 846: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 847:
1.113 naddy 848: <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 849: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 850: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 851:
852: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
853: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
854: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
855: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 856: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 857:
1.113 naddy 858: <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 859: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 860: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 861:
1.36 louis 862: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 863: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 864:
1.113 naddy 865: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 866: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
867: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 868: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 869:
870: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 871: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 872:
1.69 deraadt 873: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
874:
1.113 naddy 875: <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 876: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 877: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 878:
879: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
880: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 881: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 882:
1.113 naddy 883: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 884: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 885: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
886: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 887:
888: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
889: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 890: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
891: terminal:
1.113 naddy 892: <blockquote>
893: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
894: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
895: <br>
896: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
897: </code>
898: </blockquote>
899: <p>
900:
901: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
902: <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>
903: <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
904: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 905:
906: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
907: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 908: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 909: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 910:
1.113 naddy 911: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 912: <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 913: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 914:
915: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
916: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
917: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
918: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
919: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 920: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 921: <p>
1.19 louis 922:
1.113 naddy 923: <li><strong>
924: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
925: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 926:
927: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
928: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
929: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 930: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
931: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 932: <p>
1.16 louis 933:
1.113 naddy 934: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 935: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 936: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 937: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 938:
1.57 louis 939: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
940: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
941: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 942: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 943:
1.113 naddy 944: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 945: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 946: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 947: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 948:
1.113 naddy 949: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 950:
1.113 naddy 951: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 952: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 953: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 954: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 955:
1.23 louis 956: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
957: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
958: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
959: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
960: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 961: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 962:
1.113 naddy 963: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 964: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
965: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 966: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 967:
968: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
969: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
970: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
971: installation.
1.113 naddy 972: <p>
1.47 louis 973:
1.113 naddy 974: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 975: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 976: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 977: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 978:
979: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 980: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 981:
1.69 deraadt 982: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
983:
1.113 naddy 984: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 985: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 986: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 987: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 988:
989: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
990: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 991: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 992: <p>
1.12 louis 993:
1.113 naddy 994: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 995: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 996: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 997: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 998:
999: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1000: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1001: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1002: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1003: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1004: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1005: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1006: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1007:
1.69 deraadt 1008: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1009:
1.113 naddy 1010: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1011: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1012: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1013:
1014: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1015: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1016: available."
1.113 naddy 1017: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1018:
1.69 deraadt 1019: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1020:
1.113 naddy 1021: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1022: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1023: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1024:
1025: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1026: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1027: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1028: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1029: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1030: <p>
1.33 louis 1031:
1.113 naddy 1032: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1033: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1034: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1035: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1036:
1.113 naddy 1037: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1038: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1039: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1040: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1041: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1042: <p>
1.57 louis 1043:
1.69 deraadt 1044: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1045:
1.113 naddy 1046: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1047: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1048: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1049: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1050:
1051: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1052: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1053: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1054:
1.113 naddy 1055: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1056: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1057: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1058: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1059: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1060:
1061: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1062: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1063:
1.113 naddy 1064: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1065: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1066:
1.113 naddy 1067: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1068:
1.113 naddy 1069: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1070: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1071: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1072: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1073:
1074: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1075: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1076:
1.69 deraadt 1077: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1078:
1.113 naddy 1079: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1080: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1081: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1082:
1083: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1084: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1085: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1086:
1.113 naddy 1087: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1088: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1089: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1090: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1091:
1092: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1093: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1094: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1095: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1096:
1.69 deraadt 1097: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1098:
1.113 naddy 1099: <a name=anzen1>
1100: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1101: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1102: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1103: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1104:
1105: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1106: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1107: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1108: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1109: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1110: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1111: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1112:
1.113 naddy 1113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1114: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1115: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1116: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1117:
1118: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1119: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1120: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1121: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1122: <p>
1.15 louis 1123:
1.113 naddy 1124: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1125: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1126: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1127: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1128:
1129: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1130: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1131: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1132: columns."
1.113 naddy 1133: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1134:
1.69 deraadt 1135: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1136:
1.113 naddy 1137: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1138: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1139: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1140: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1141:
1142: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1143: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1144:
1.113 naddy 1145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1146: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1147: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1148:
1149: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1150: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1151: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1152:
1.69 deraadt 1153: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1154:
1.113 naddy 1155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1156: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1157: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1158: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1159:
1160: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1161: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1162: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1163: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1164: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1165:
1.69 deraadt 1166: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1167:
1.113 naddy 1168: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1169: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1170: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1171:
1.69 deraadt 1172: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1173: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1174: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1175:
1.69 deraadt 1176: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1177:
1.113 naddy 1178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1179: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1180: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1181: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1182:
1183: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1184: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1185: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1186:
1.113 naddy 1187: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1188: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1189: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1190: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1191: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1192:
1.69 deraadt 1193: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1194:
1.113 naddy 1195: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1196: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1197: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1198: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1199: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1200: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1201:
1202: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1203: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1204: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1205: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1206: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1207: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1208:
1209: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1210:
1.113 naddy 1211: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1212: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1213: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1214:
1.69 deraadt 1215: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1216: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1217: <p>
1.112 naddy 1218:
1.113 naddy 1219: </dl>
1220: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1221:
1.113 naddy 1222: <hr>
1223: <a name=se></a>
1224: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1225:
1.102 niklas 1226: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1227:
1.113 naddy 1228: <dl>
1229: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1230: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1231: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1232:
1233: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1234: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1235: <p>
1.102 niklas 1236:
1.113 naddy 1237: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1238:
1.84 niklas 1239: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1240:
1.113 naddy 1241: <dl>
1242: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1243: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1244: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1245:
1246: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1247: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1248: <p>
1.84 niklas 1249:
1.113 naddy 1250: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1251:
1.69 deraadt 1252: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1253:
1.113 naddy 1254: <dl>
1255: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1256: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1257: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1258:
1259: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1260: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1261: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1262: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1263:
1.113 naddy 1264: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1265: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1266: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1267: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1268: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1269:
1.20 louis 1270: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1271: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1272: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1273: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1274: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1275:
1.113 naddy 1276: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1277:
1.113 naddy 1278: <hr>
1279: <a name=jp></a>
1280: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1281:
1.113 naddy 1282: <dl>
1.20 louis 1283:
1.69 deraadt 1284: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1285:
1.113 naddy 1286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.20 louis 1287: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
1288: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1289: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1290:
1291: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1292: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1293: translating and reprinting articles from
1294: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1295: <p>
1.112 naddy 1296:
1.113 naddy 1297: </dl>
1.20 louis 1298:
1.113 naddy 1299: <hr>
1300: <a name=de></a>
1301: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1302: <dl>
1.50 louis 1303:
1.72 louis 1304: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1305:
1.113 naddy 1306: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1307: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1308: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1309: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1310:
1.101 jufi 1311: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1312: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1313: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1314: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1315: Giving way to
1316: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1317: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1318: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1319: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1320: <p>
1.72 louis 1321:
1.69 deraadt 1322: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1323:
1.113 naddy 1324: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1325: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1326: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1327: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1328:
1329: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1330: <p>
1331: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1332:
1.50 louis 1333:
1.113 naddy 1334: <hr>
1335: <a name=ru></a>
1336: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1337: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1338:
1.69 deraadt 1339: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1340:
1.113 naddy 1341: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1342: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1343: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1344: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1345:
1346: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1347: <p>
1.62 form 1348:
1.69 deraadt 1349: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1350:
1.113 naddy 1351: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1352: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1353: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1354: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1355:
1.59 form 1356: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1357: <p>
1.112 naddy 1358:
1.113 naddy 1359: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1360:
1.113 naddy 1361: <hr>
1362: <a name=pl></a>
1363: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1364: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1365:
1.113 naddy 1366: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1367: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1368: Radio, August 2, 2000
1369: </strong></font><br>
1370:
1371: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1372: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1373: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1374: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1375: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1376: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1377: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1378: <p>
1379:
1380: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1381: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1382: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1383: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1384: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1385:
1386: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1387: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1388: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1389: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1390: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1391: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1392: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1393: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1394: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1395: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1396: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1397: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1398: <p>
1399: </dl>
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