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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>
1.136 ! louis 35: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.html">Linux
! 36: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
! 40: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
! 41: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
! 42: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
! 43: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
! 44: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
! 45: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
! 46: <p>
! 47:
! 48: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 49: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
50: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
51: 2000
52: </strong></font><br>
53:
54: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
55: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
56: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
57: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
58: against current industry practices.
59: <p>
60:
61: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 62: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
63: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
64: </strong></font><br>
65:
66: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
67: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
68: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
69: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
70: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
71: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
72: careful code reviews, he concludes.
73: <p>
74:
75: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 76: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
77: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
78: </strong></font><br>
79:
80: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
81: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
82: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
83: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
84: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 85: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
86: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
87: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 88: <p>
89:
1.118 louis 90: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
91:
92: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 93: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
94: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
95: </strong></font><br>
96:
97: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
98: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
99: about time. The article mentions that
100: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
101: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
102: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 103: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 104: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
105: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
106: ammended since.
107: <p>
108:
109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 110: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 111: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 112: </strong></font><br>
113:
114: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
115: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
116: of OpenSSH.
117: <p>
118:
119: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
120: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
121: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
122: </strong></font><br>
123:
124: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
125: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
126: bridging.
127: <p>
128:
129: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
130: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
131: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 132: </strong></font><br>
133:
1.121 deraadt 134: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
135: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 136: <p>
137:
138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 139: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
140: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
141: </strong></font><br>
142:
143: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
144: <p>
145:
146: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 147: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 148: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
149: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 150: </strong></font><br>
151:
1.120 deraadt 152: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
153: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 154: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
155: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
156: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
157: <p>
158:
159: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.132 louis 160: <!--<a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">In the shadow of the-->
161: <b>In the shadow of the
162: penguin</b>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 163: </strong></font><br>
164:
165: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
166: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
167: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
168: K. Hubbard.<br>
169: <i>Unfortunately, the article is not yet online</i>.
170: <p>
171:
172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 173: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 174: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
175: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 176: </strong></font><br>
177:
178: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
179: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
180: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
181: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
182: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
183: <p>
184:
1.104 louis 185: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
186:
1.113 naddy 187: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 188: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
189: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
190: </strong></font><br>
191:
192: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
193: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
194: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
195: be a bit dry.
196: <p>
197:
198: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.132 louis 199: <!--<a href="http://www.plesman.com/cc/home.html">BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>,-->
200: <b>BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</b>,
1.128 louis 201: letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23, 2000
202: </strong></font><br>
203:
204: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
205: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
206: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
207: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
208: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
209: <i>Unfortunately, the letter is not online</i>.
210: <p>
211:
212: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 213: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
214: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 215: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 216:
217: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
218: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
219: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
220: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 221: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
222: <p>
1.110 louis 223:
1.117 louis 224: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
225: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
226: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
227: </strong></font><br>
228:
229: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
230: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
231: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
232: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
233: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
234: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
235: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
236: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
237: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
238: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
239: <p>
240:
1.113 naddy 241: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 242: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 243: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 244:
245: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
246: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 247: <p>
1.108 louis 248:
1.113 naddy 249: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 250: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
251: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 252: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 253:
254: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
255: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
256: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 257: <p>
1.106 louis 258:
1.113 naddy 259: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 260: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
261: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 262: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 263:
264: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
265: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
266: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
267: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 268: <p>
1.107 louis 269:
1.113 naddy 270: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 271: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
272: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 273: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 274:
275: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
276: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 277: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 278: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
279: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 280: <p>
1.105 louis 281:
1.113 naddy 282: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 283: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 284: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 285: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 286:
1.113 naddy 287: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
288: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 289: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 290: <p>
1.104 louis 291:
1.121 deraadt 292: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
293: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
294: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
295: </strong></font><br>
296:
297: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
298: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
299: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
300: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
301: <p>
302:
1.85 louis 303: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
304:
1.113 naddy 305: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 306: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 307: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 308: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 309:
310: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
311: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
312: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
313: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
314: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
315: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
316: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 317: <p>
1.99 louis 318:
1.113 naddy 319: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 320: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 321: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 322: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 323:
324: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
325: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
326: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
327: conditions.
1.113 naddy 328: <p>
1.100 louis 329:
1.113 naddy 330: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 331: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 332: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 333: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 334:
335: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
336: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
337: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
338: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 339: <p>
1.95 louis 340:
1.113 naddy 341: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 342: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 343: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 344: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 345:
346: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
347: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 348: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 349: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
350: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 351: <p>
1.92 louis 352:
1.113 naddy 353: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
354: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 355: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 356: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 357:
358: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
359: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
360: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
361: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
362: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
363: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 364: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 365: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 366: <p>
1.91 louis 367:
1.113 naddy 368: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 369: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
370: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 371: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 372:
373: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
374: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
375: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
376: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
377: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
378: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
379: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
380: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
381: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 382: <p>
1.90 louis 383:
1.113 naddy 384: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 385: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
386: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
387: </strong></font><br>
388: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
389: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
390: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
391: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
392: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
393: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
394: <p>
395:
396: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 397: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
398: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 399: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 400:
1.113 naddy 401: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
402: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 403: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
404: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
405: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
406: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
407: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 408: <p>
1.87 louis 409:
1.113 naddy 410: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 411: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
412: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 413: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 414:
415: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
416: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 417: <p>
1.85 louis 418:
1.113 naddy 419: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 420: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
421: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 422: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 423:
424: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 425: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 426: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
427: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 428: <p>
1.89 louis 429:
1.113 naddy 430: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 431: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
432: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 433: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 434:
435: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
436: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
437: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
438: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
439: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
440:
1.78 deraadt 441: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 442:
1.113 naddy 443: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 444: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 445: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 446: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 447: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 448:
449: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
450: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
451: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 452: <p>
1.83 louis 453:
1.113 naddy 454: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 455: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
456: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 457: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 458:
459: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
460: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 461: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 462: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
463: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 464: <p>
1.93 louis 465:
1.113 naddy 466: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 467: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 468: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 469: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 470:
1.83 louis 471: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
472: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
473: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
474: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
475: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 476: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
477: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
478: <p>
1.82 aaron 479:
1.113 naddy 480: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 481: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 482: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 483: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 484:
1.83 louis 485: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
486: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
487: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 488: <p>
1.80 louis 489:
1.113 naddy 490: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 491: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 492: Bad Press</a>,
493: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 494: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 495:
496: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 497: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 498: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
499: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
500: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 501: <p>
1.78 deraadt 502:
503: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
504:
1.113 naddy 505: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
506: <a
1.111 jufi 507: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 508: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
509: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 510: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 511:
512: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
513: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
514: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
515: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 516: <p>
1.74 louis 517:
1.113 naddy 518: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 519: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
520: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 521: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 522:
523: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
524: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
525: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
526: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
527: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
528: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 529: <p>
1.88 louis 530:
1.113 naddy 531: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 532: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 533: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 534: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 535:
536: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
537: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
538: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
539: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 540: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 541: <p>
1.81 louis 542:
1.113 naddy 543: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 544: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 545: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 546: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 547:
548: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
549: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
550: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
551: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
552: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
553: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
554: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 555: <p>
1.90 louis 556:
1.113 naddy 557: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 558: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 559: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 560: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 561:
562: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
563: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
564: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 565: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 566: <p>
1.71 louis 567:
1.69 deraadt 568: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 569:
1.113 naddy 570: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 571: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 572: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 573: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 574:
575: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
576: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
577: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 578: <p>
1.70 louis 579:
1.113 naddy 580: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 581: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 582: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 583:
584: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 585: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 586: <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 587: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 588: <p>
1.68 louis 589:
1.113 naddy 590: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 591: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 592: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 593: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 594:
1.111 jufi 595: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
596: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 597: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 598: "secure by default" installation.
599: <p>
1.64 louis 600:
1.113 naddy 601: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 602: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 603: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 604: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 605:
1.113 naddy 606: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 607: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 608: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 609: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
610: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
611: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 612: <p>
1.66 louis 613:
1.113 naddy 614: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
615: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 616: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 617: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 618:
619: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 620: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 621: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
622: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
623: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 624: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
625: <p>
1.83 louis 626:
1.113 naddy 627: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 628: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 629: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 630: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 631:
632: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 633: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
634: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 635: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
636: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 637: <p>
1.64 louis 638:
1.113 naddy 639: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 640: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 641: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 642: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 643:
644: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
645: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 646: <p>
1.65 louis 647:
1.69 deraadt 648: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
649:
1.113 naddy 650: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 651: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 652: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 653: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 654:
655: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
656: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
657: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
658: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 659: <p>
1.88 louis 660:
1.113 naddy 661: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 662: <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 663: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 664:
665: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 666: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
667: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 668: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
669: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 670: <p>
1.60 louis 671:
1.113 naddy 672: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
673: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
674: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 675: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 676: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 677:
678: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
679: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
680: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 681: <p>
1.58 louis 682:
1.113 naddy 683: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 ! louis 684: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 685: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 686:
687: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
688: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 689: <p>
1.53 louis 690:
1.113 naddy 691: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 692: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
693: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 694: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 695:
696: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
697: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
698: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 699: <p>
1.99 louis 700:
1.113 naddy 701: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 702: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 703: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 704:
705: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
706: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 707: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 708: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 709: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 710:
1.113 naddy 711: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 712: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
713: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
714: </strong></font><br>
715:
716: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
717: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
718: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
719: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
720: <p>
721:
722: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 723: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 724: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 725: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 726:
727: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
728: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 729: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 730:
1.113 naddy 731: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 732: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 733: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 734:
735: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 736: in
1.113 naddy 737: <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 738: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 739: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 740: <p>
1.53 louis 741:
1.113 naddy 742: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 743: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 744: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
745: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 746: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 747:
1.58 louis 748: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 749: <p>
1.51 deraadt 750:
1.69 deraadt 751: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
752:
1.113 naddy 753: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 754: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 755: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
756: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 757: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 758:
1.58 louis 759: Kurt Seifried
760: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
761: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
762: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 763: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 764:
1.113 naddy 765: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 766: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 767: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 768: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 769:
770: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 771: <p>
1.96 louis 772:
1.113 naddy 773: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 774: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 775: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 776: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 777:
778: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
779: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
780: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
781: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 782: <p>
1.86 louis 783:
1.69 deraadt 784: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
785:
1.113 naddy 786: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 787: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
788: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 789: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 790:
791: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
792: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 793: <p>
1.61 louis 794:
1.113 naddy 795: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 796: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 797: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
798: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 799: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 800:
801: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 802: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 803: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
804: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 805: right -- or at least strives to".
806: <p>
1.48 louis 807:
1.113 naddy 808: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 809: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
810: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 811: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 812: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
813: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
814: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
815: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 816: <p>
1.61 louis 817:
1.113 naddy 818: <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 819: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 820: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 821:
822: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
823: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
824: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
825: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 826: <p>
1.46 louis 827:
1.113 naddy 828: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 829: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 830: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 831: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 832:
833: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
834: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 835: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 836:
1.113 naddy 837: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 838: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
839: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 840: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 841:
842: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
843: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
844: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
845: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 846: <p>
1.70 louis 847:
1.69 deraadt 848: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
849:
1.113 naddy 850: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 851: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 852: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 853:
854: Kurt Seifried
855: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
856: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
857: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 858: <p>
1.44 philen 859:
1.113 naddy 860: <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 861: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 862: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 863:
864: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 865: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 866:
1.113 naddy 867: <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 868: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 869: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 870:
871: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 872: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 873:
1.113 naddy 874: <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 875: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 876: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 877:
878: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
879: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
880: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
881: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 882: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 883:
1.113 naddy 884: <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 885: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 886: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 887:
1.36 louis 888: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 889: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 890:
1.113 naddy 891: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 892: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
893: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 894: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 895:
896: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 897: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 898:
1.69 deraadt 899: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
900:
1.113 naddy 901: <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 902: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 903: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 904:
905: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
906: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 907: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 908:
1.113 naddy 909: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 910: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 911: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
912: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 913:
914: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
915: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 916: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
917: terminal:
1.113 naddy 918: <blockquote>
919: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
920: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
921: <br>
922: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
923: </code>
924: </blockquote>
925: <p>
926:
927: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
928: <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>
929: <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
930: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 931:
932: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
933: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 934: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 935: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 936:
1.113 naddy 937: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 938: <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 939: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 940:
941: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
942: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
943: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
944: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
945: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 946: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 947: <p>
1.19 louis 948:
1.113 naddy 949: <li><strong>
950: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
951: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 952:
953: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
954: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
955: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 956: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
957: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 958: <p>
1.16 louis 959:
1.113 naddy 960: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 961: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 962: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 963: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 964:
1.57 louis 965: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
966: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
967: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 968: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 969:
1.113 naddy 970: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 971: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 972: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 973: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 974:
1.113 naddy 975: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 976:
1.113 naddy 977: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 978: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 979: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 980: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 981:
1.23 louis 982: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
983: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
984: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
985: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
986: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 987: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 988:
1.113 naddy 989: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 990: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
991: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 992: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 993:
994: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
995: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
996: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
997: installation.
1.113 naddy 998: <p>
1.47 louis 999:
1.113 naddy 1000: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1001: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1002: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1003: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1004:
1005: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1006: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1007:
1.69 deraadt 1008: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1009:
1.113 naddy 1010: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1011: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1012: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1013: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1014:
1015: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1016: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1017: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1018: <p>
1.12 louis 1019:
1.113 naddy 1020: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1021: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1022: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1023: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1024:
1025: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1026: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1027: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1028: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1029: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1030: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1031: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1032: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1033:
1.69 deraadt 1034: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1035:
1.113 naddy 1036: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1037: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1038: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1039:
1040: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1041: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1042: available."
1.113 naddy 1043: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1044:
1.69 deraadt 1045: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1046:
1.113 naddy 1047: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1048: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1049: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1050:
1051: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1052: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1053: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1054: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1055: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1056: <p>
1.33 louis 1057:
1.113 naddy 1058: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1059: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1060: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1061: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1062:
1.113 naddy 1063: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1064: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1065: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1066: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1067: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1068: <p>
1.57 louis 1069:
1.69 deraadt 1070: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1071:
1.113 naddy 1072: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1073: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1074: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1075: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1076:
1077: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1078: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1079: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1080:
1.113 naddy 1081: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1082: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1083: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1084: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1085: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1086:
1087: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1088: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1089:
1.113 naddy 1090: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1091: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1092:
1.113 naddy 1093: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1094:
1.113 naddy 1095: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1096: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1097: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1098: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1099:
1100: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1101: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1102:
1.69 deraadt 1103: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1104:
1.113 naddy 1105: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1106: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1107: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1108:
1109: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1110: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1111: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1112:
1.113 naddy 1113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1114: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1115: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1116: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1117:
1118: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1119: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1120: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1121: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1122:
1.69 deraadt 1123: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1124:
1.113 naddy 1125: <a name=anzen1>
1126: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1127: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1128: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1129: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1130:
1131: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1132: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1133: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1134: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1135: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1136: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1137: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1138:
1.113 naddy 1139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1140: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1141: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1142: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1143:
1144: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1145: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1146: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1147: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1148: <p>
1.15 louis 1149:
1.113 naddy 1150: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1151: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1152: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1153: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1154:
1155: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1156: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1157: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1158: columns."
1.113 naddy 1159: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1160:
1.69 deraadt 1161: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1162:
1.113 naddy 1163: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1164: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1165: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1166: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1167:
1168: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1169: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1170:
1.113 naddy 1171: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1172: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1173: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1174:
1175: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1176: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1177: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1178:
1.69 deraadt 1179: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1180:
1.113 naddy 1181: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1182: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1183: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1184: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1185:
1186: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1187: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1188: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1189: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1190: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1191:
1.69 deraadt 1192: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1193:
1.113 naddy 1194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1195: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1196: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1197:
1.69 deraadt 1198: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1199: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1200: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1201:
1.69 deraadt 1202: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1203:
1.113 naddy 1204: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1205: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1206: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1207: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1208:
1209: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1210: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1211: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1212:
1.113 naddy 1213: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1214: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1215: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1216: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1217: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1218:
1.69 deraadt 1219: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1220:
1.113 naddy 1221: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1222: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1223: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1224: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1225: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1226: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1227:
1228: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1229: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1230: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1231: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1232: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1233: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1234:
1235: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1236:
1.113 naddy 1237: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1238: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1239: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1240:
1.69 deraadt 1241: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1242: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1243: <p>
1.112 naddy 1244:
1.113 naddy 1245: </dl>
1246: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1247:
1.113 naddy 1248: <hr>
1249: <a name=se></a>
1250: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1251:
1.102 niklas 1252: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1253:
1.113 naddy 1254: <dl>
1255: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1256: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1257: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1258:
1259: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1260: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1261: <p>
1.102 niklas 1262:
1.113 naddy 1263: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1264:
1.84 niklas 1265: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1266:
1.113 naddy 1267: <dl>
1268: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1269: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1270: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1271:
1272: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1273: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1274: <p>
1.84 niklas 1275:
1.113 naddy 1276: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1277:
1.69 deraadt 1278: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1279:
1.113 naddy 1280: <dl>
1281: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1282: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1283: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1284:
1285: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1286: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1287: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1288: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1289:
1.113 naddy 1290: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1291: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1292: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1293: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1294: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1295:
1.20 louis 1296: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1297: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1298: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1299: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1300: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1301:
1.113 naddy 1302: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1303:
1.113 naddy 1304: <hr>
1305: <a name=jp></a>
1306: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1307:
1.113 naddy 1308: <dl>
1.20 louis 1309:
1.69 deraadt 1310: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1311:
1.113 naddy 1312: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1313: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1314: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1315: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1316:
1317: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1318: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1319: translating and reprinting articles from
1320: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1321: <p>
1.112 naddy 1322:
1.113 naddy 1323: </dl>
1.20 louis 1324:
1.113 naddy 1325: <hr>
1326: <a name=de></a>
1327: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1328: <dl>
1.50 louis 1329:
1.72 louis 1330: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1331:
1.113 naddy 1332: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1333: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1334: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1335: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1336:
1.101 jufi 1337: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1338: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1339: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1340: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1341: Giving way to
1342: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1343: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1344: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1345: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1346: <p>
1.72 louis 1347:
1.69 deraadt 1348: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1349:
1.113 naddy 1350: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1351: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1352: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1353: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1354:
1355: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1356: <p>
1357: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1358:
1.50 louis 1359:
1.113 naddy 1360: <hr>
1361: <a name=ru></a>
1362: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1363: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1364:
1.69 deraadt 1365: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1366:
1.113 naddy 1367: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1368: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1369: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1370: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1371:
1372: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1373: <p>
1.62 form 1374:
1.69 deraadt 1375: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1376:
1.113 naddy 1377: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1378: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1379: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1380: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1381:
1.59 form 1382: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1383: <p>
1.112 naddy 1384:
1.113 naddy 1385: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1386:
1.113 naddy 1387: <hr>
1388: <a name=pl></a>
1389: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1390: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1391:
1.113 naddy 1392: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1393: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1394: Radio, August 2, 2000
1395: </strong></font><br>
1396:
1397: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1398: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1399: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1400: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1401: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1402: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1403: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1404: <p>
1405:
1406: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1407: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1408: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1409: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1410: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1411:
1412: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1413: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1414: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1415: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1416: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1417: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1418: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1419: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1420: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1421: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1422: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1423: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1424: <p>
1425: </dl>
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