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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>
1.137 ! louis 160: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
! 161: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 162: </strong></font><br>
163:
164: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
165: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
166: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 ! louis 167: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 168: <p>
169:
170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 171: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 172: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
173: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 174: </strong></font><br>
175:
176: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
177: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
178: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
179: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
180: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
181: <p>
182:
1.104 louis 183: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
184:
1.113 naddy 185: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 186: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
187: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
188: </strong></font><br>
189:
190: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
191: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
192: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
193: be a bit dry.
194: <p>
195:
196: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 ! louis 197: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
! 198: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
! 199: 2000
1.128 louis 200: </strong></font><br>
201:
202: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
203: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
204: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
205: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
206: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 ! louis 207: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 208: <p>
209:
210: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 211: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
212: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 213: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 214:
215: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
216: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
217: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
218: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 219: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
220: <p>
1.110 louis 221:
1.117 louis 222: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
223: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
224: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
225: </strong></font><br>
226:
227: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
228: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
229: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
230: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
231: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
232: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
233: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
234: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
235: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
236: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
237: <p>
238:
1.113 naddy 239: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 240: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 241: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 242:
243: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
244: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 245: <p>
1.108 louis 246:
1.113 naddy 247: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 248: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
249: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 250: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 251:
252: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
253: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
254: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 255: <p>
1.106 louis 256:
1.113 naddy 257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 258: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
259: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 260: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 261:
262: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
263: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
264: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
265: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 266: <p>
1.107 louis 267:
1.113 naddy 268: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 269: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
270: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 271: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 272:
273: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
274: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 275: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 276: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
277: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 278: <p>
1.105 louis 279:
1.113 naddy 280: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 281: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 282: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 283: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 284:
1.113 naddy 285: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
286: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 287: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 288: <p>
1.104 louis 289:
1.121 deraadt 290: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
291: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
292: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
293: </strong></font><br>
294:
295: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
296: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
297: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
298: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
299: <p>
300:
1.85 louis 301: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
302:
1.113 naddy 303: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 304: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 305: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 306: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 307:
308: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
309: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
310: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
311: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
312: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
313: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
314: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 315: <p>
1.99 louis 316:
1.113 naddy 317: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 318: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 319: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 320: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 321:
322: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
323: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
324: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
325: conditions.
1.113 naddy 326: <p>
1.100 louis 327:
1.113 naddy 328: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 329: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 330: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 331: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 332:
333: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
334: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
335: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
336: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 337: <p>
1.95 louis 338:
1.113 naddy 339: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 340: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 341: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 342: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 343:
344: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
345: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 346: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 347: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
348: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 349: <p>
1.92 louis 350:
1.113 naddy 351: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
352: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 353: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 354: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 355:
356: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
357: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
358: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
359: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
360: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
361: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 362: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 363: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 364: <p>
1.91 louis 365:
1.113 naddy 366: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 367: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
368: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 369: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 370:
371: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
372: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
373: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
374: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
375: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
376: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
377: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
378: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
379: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 380: <p>
1.90 louis 381:
1.113 naddy 382: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 383: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
384: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
385: </strong></font><br>
386: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
387: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
388: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
389: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
390: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
391: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
392: <p>
393:
394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 395: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
396: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 397: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 398:
1.113 naddy 399: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
400: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 401: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
402: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
403: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
404: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
405: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 406: <p>
1.87 louis 407:
1.113 naddy 408: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 409: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
410: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 411: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 412:
413: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
414: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 415: <p>
1.85 louis 416:
1.113 naddy 417: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 418: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
419: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 420: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 421:
422: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 423: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 424: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
425: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 426: <p>
1.89 louis 427:
1.113 naddy 428: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 429: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
430: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 431: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 432:
433: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
434: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
435: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
436: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
437: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
438:
1.78 deraadt 439: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 440:
1.113 naddy 441: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 442: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 443: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 444: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 445: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 446:
447: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
448: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
449: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 450: <p>
1.83 louis 451:
1.113 naddy 452: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 453: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
454: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 455: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 456:
457: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
458: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 459: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 460: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
461: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 462: <p>
1.93 louis 463:
1.113 naddy 464: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 465: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 466: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 467: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 468:
1.83 louis 469: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
470: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
471: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
472: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
473: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 474: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
475: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
476: <p>
1.82 aaron 477:
1.113 naddy 478: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 479: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 480: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 481: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 482:
1.83 louis 483: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
484: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
485: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 486: <p>
1.80 louis 487:
1.113 naddy 488: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 489: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 490: Bad Press</a>,
491: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 492: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 493:
494: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 495: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 496: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
497: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
498: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 499: <p>
1.78 deraadt 500:
501: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
502:
1.113 naddy 503: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
504: <a
1.111 jufi 505: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 506: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
507: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 508: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 509:
510: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
511: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
512: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
513: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 514: <p>
1.74 louis 515:
1.113 naddy 516: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 517: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
518: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 519: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 520:
521: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
522: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
523: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
524: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
525: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
526: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 527: <p>
1.88 louis 528:
1.113 naddy 529: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 530: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 531: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 532: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 533:
534: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
535: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
536: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
537: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 538: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 539: <p>
1.81 louis 540:
1.113 naddy 541: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 542: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 543: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 544: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 545:
546: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
547: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
548: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
549: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
550: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
551: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
552: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 553: <p>
1.90 louis 554:
1.113 naddy 555: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 556: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 557: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 558: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 559:
560: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
561: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
562: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 563: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 564: <p>
1.71 louis 565:
1.69 deraadt 566: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 567:
1.113 naddy 568: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 569: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 570: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 571: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 572:
573: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
574: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
575: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 576: <p>
1.70 louis 577:
1.113 naddy 578: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 579: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 580: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 581:
582: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 583: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 584: <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 585: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 586: <p>
1.68 louis 587:
1.113 naddy 588: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 589: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 590: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 591: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 592:
1.111 jufi 593: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
594: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 595: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 596: "secure by default" installation.
597: <p>
1.64 louis 598:
1.113 naddy 599: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 600: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 601: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 602: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 603:
1.113 naddy 604: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 605: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 606: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 607: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
608: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
609: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 610: <p>
1.66 louis 611:
1.113 naddy 612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
613: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 614: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 615: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 616:
617: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 618: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 619: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
620: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
621: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 622: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
623: <p>
1.83 louis 624:
1.113 naddy 625: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 626: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 627: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 628: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 629:
630: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 631: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
632: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 633: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
634: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 635: <p>
1.64 louis 636:
1.113 naddy 637: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 638: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 639: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 640: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 641:
642: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
643: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 644: <p>
1.65 louis 645:
1.69 deraadt 646: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
647:
1.113 naddy 648: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 649: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 650: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 651: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 652:
653: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
654: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
655: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
656: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 657: <p>
1.88 louis 658:
1.113 naddy 659: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 660: <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 661: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 662:
663: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 664: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
665: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 666: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
667: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 668: <p>
1.60 louis 669:
1.113 naddy 670: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
671: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
672: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 673: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 674: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 675:
676: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
677: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
678: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 679: <p>
1.58 louis 680:
1.113 naddy 681: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 682: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 683: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 684:
685: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
686: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 687: <p>
1.53 louis 688:
1.113 naddy 689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 690: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
691: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 692: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 693:
694: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
695: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
696: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 697: <p>
1.99 louis 698:
1.113 naddy 699: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 700: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 701: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 702:
703: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
704: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 705: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 706: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 707: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 708:
1.113 naddy 709: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 710: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
711: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
712: </strong></font><br>
713:
714: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
715: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
716: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
717: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
718: <p>
719:
720: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 721: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 722: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 723: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 724:
725: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
726: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 727: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 728:
1.113 naddy 729: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 730: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 731: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 732:
733: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 734: in
1.113 naddy 735: <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 736: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 737: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 738: <p>
1.53 louis 739:
1.113 naddy 740: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 741: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 742: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
743: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 744: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 745:
1.58 louis 746: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 747: <p>
1.51 deraadt 748:
1.69 deraadt 749: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
750:
1.113 naddy 751: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 752: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 753: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
754: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 755: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 756:
1.58 louis 757: Kurt Seifried
758: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
759: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
760: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 761: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 762:
1.113 naddy 763: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 764: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 765: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 766: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 767:
768: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 769: <p>
1.96 louis 770:
1.113 naddy 771: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 772: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 773: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 774: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 775:
776: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
777: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
778: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
779: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 780: <p>
1.86 louis 781:
1.69 deraadt 782: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
783:
1.113 naddy 784: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 785: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
786: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 787: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 788:
789: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
790: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 791: <p>
1.61 louis 792:
1.113 naddy 793: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 794: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 795: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
796: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 797: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 798:
799: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 800: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 801: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
802: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 803: right -- or at least strives to".
804: <p>
1.48 louis 805:
1.113 naddy 806: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 807: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
808: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 809: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 810: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
811: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
812: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
813: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 814: <p>
1.61 louis 815:
1.113 naddy 816: <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 817: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 818: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 819:
820: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
821: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
822: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
823: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 824: <p>
1.46 louis 825:
1.113 naddy 826: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 827: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 828: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 829: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 830:
831: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
832: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 833: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 834:
1.113 naddy 835: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 836: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
837: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 838: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 839:
840: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
841: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
842: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
843: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 844: <p>
1.70 louis 845:
1.69 deraadt 846: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
847:
1.113 naddy 848: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 849: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 850: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 851:
852: Kurt Seifried
853: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
854: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
855: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 856: <p>
1.44 philen 857:
1.113 naddy 858: <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 859: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 860: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 861:
862: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 863: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 864:
1.113 naddy 865: <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 866: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 867: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 868:
869: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 870: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 871:
1.113 naddy 872: <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 873: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 874: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 875:
876: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
877: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
878: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
879: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 880: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 881:
1.113 naddy 882: <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 883: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 884: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 885:
1.36 louis 886: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 887: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 888:
1.113 naddy 889: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 890: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
891: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 892: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 893:
894: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 895: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 896:
1.69 deraadt 897: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
898:
1.113 naddy 899: <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 900: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 901: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 902:
903: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
904: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 905: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 906:
1.113 naddy 907: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 908: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 909: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
910: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 911:
912: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
913: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 914: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
915: terminal:
1.113 naddy 916: <blockquote>
917: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
918: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
919: <br>
920: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
921: </code>
922: </blockquote>
923: <p>
924:
925: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
926: <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>
927: <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
928: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 929:
930: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
931: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 932: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 933: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 934:
1.113 naddy 935: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 936: <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 937: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 938:
939: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
940: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
941: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
942: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
943: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 944: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 945: <p>
1.19 louis 946:
1.113 naddy 947: <li><strong>
948: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
949: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 950:
951: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
952: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
953: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 954: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
955: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 956: <p>
1.16 louis 957:
1.113 naddy 958: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 959: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 960: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 961: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 962:
1.57 louis 963: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
964: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
965: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 966: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 967:
1.113 naddy 968: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 969: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 970: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 971: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 972:
1.113 naddy 973: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 974:
1.113 naddy 975: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 976: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 977: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 978: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 979:
1.23 louis 980: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
981: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
982: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
983: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
984: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 985: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 986:
1.113 naddy 987: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 988: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
989: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 990: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 991:
992: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
993: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
994: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
995: installation.
1.113 naddy 996: <p>
1.47 louis 997:
1.113 naddy 998: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 999: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1000: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1001: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1002:
1003: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1004: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1005:
1.69 deraadt 1006: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1007:
1.113 naddy 1008: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1009: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1010: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1011: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1012:
1013: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1014: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1015: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1016: <p>
1.12 louis 1017:
1.113 naddy 1018: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1019: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1020: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1021: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1022:
1023: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1024: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1025: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1026: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1027: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1028: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1029: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1030: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1031:
1.69 deraadt 1032: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1033:
1.113 naddy 1034: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1035: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1036: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1037:
1038: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1039: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1040: available."
1.113 naddy 1041: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1042:
1.69 deraadt 1043: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1044:
1.113 naddy 1045: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1046: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1047: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1048:
1049: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1050: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1051: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1052: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1053: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1054: <p>
1.33 louis 1055:
1.113 naddy 1056: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1057: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1058: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1059: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1060:
1.113 naddy 1061: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1062: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1063: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1064: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1065: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1066: <p>
1.57 louis 1067:
1.69 deraadt 1068: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1069:
1.113 naddy 1070: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1071: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1072: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1073: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1074:
1075: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1076: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1077: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1078:
1.113 naddy 1079: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1080: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1081: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1082: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1083: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1084:
1085: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1086: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1087:
1.113 naddy 1088: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1089: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1090:
1.113 naddy 1091: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1092:
1.113 naddy 1093: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1094: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1095: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1096: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1097:
1098: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1099: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1100:
1.69 deraadt 1101: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1102:
1.113 naddy 1103: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1104: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1105: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1106:
1107: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1108: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1109: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1110:
1.113 naddy 1111: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1112: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1113: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1114: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1115:
1116: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1117: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1118: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1119: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1120:
1.69 deraadt 1121: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1122:
1.113 naddy 1123: <a name=anzen1>
1124: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1125: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1126: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1127: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1128:
1129: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1130: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1131: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1132: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1133: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1134: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1135: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1136:
1.113 naddy 1137: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1138: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1139: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1140: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1141:
1142: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1143: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1144: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1145: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1146: <p>
1.15 louis 1147:
1.113 naddy 1148: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1149: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1150: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1151: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1152:
1153: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1154: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1155: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1156: columns."
1.113 naddy 1157: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1158:
1.69 deraadt 1159: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1160:
1.113 naddy 1161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1162: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1163: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1164: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1165:
1166: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1167: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1168:
1.113 naddy 1169: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1170: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1171: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1172:
1173: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1174: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1175: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1176:
1.69 deraadt 1177: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1178:
1.113 naddy 1179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1180: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1181: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1182: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1183:
1184: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1185: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1186: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1187: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1188: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1189:
1.69 deraadt 1190: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1191:
1.113 naddy 1192: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1193: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1194: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1195:
1.69 deraadt 1196: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1197: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1198: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1199:
1.69 deraadt 1200: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1201:
1.113 naddy 1202: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1203: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1204: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1205: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1206:
1207: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1208: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1209: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1210:
1.113 naddy 1211: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1212: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1213: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1214: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1215: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1216:
1.69 deraadt 1217: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1218:
1.113 naddy 1219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1220: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1221: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1222: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1223: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1224: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1225:
1226: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1227: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1228: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1229: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1230: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1231: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1232:
1233: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1234:
1.113 naddy 1235: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1236: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1237: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1238:
1.69 deraadt 1239: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1240: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1241: <p>
1.112 naddy 1242:
1.113 naddy 1243: </dl>
1244: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1245:
1.113 naddy 1246: <hr>
1247: <a name=se></a>
1248: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1249:
1.102 niklas 1250: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1251:
1.113 naddy 1252: <dl>
1253: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1254: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1255: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1256:
1257: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1258: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1259: <p>
1.102 niklas 1260:
1.113 naddy 1261: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1262:
1.84 niklas 1263: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1264:
1.113 naddy 1265: <dl>
1266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1267: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1268: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1269:
1270: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1271: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1272: <p>
1.84 niklas 1273:
1.113 naddy 1274: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1275:
1.69 deraadt 1276: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1277:
1.113 naddy 1278: <dl>
1279: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1280: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1281: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1282:
1283: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1284: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1285: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1286: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1287:
1.113 naddy 1288: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1289: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1290: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1291: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1292: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1293:
1.20 louis 1294: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1295: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1296: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1297: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1298: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1299:
1.113 naddy 1300: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1301:
1.113 naddy 1302: <hr>
1303: <a name=jp></a>
1304: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1305:
1.113 naddy 1306: <dl>
1.20 louis 1307:
1.69 deraadt 1308: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1309:
1.113 naddy 1310: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1311: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1312: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1313: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1314:
1315: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1316: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1317: translating and reprinting articles from
1318: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1319: <p>
1.112 naddy 1320:
1.113 naddy 1321: </dl>
1.20 louis 1322:
1.113 naddy 1323: <hr>
1324: <a name=de></a>
1325: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1326: <dl>
1.50 louis 1327:
1.72 louis 1328: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1329:
1.113 naddy 1330: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1331: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1332: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1333: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1334:
1.101 jufi 1335: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1336: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1337: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1338: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1339: Giving way to
1340: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1341: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1342: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1343: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1344: <p>
1.72 louis 1345:
1.69 deraadt 1346: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1347:
1.113 naddy 1348: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1349: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1350: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1351: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1352:
1353: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1354: <p>
1355: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1356:
1.50 louis 1357:
1.113 naddy 1358: <hr>
1359: <a name=ru></a>
1360: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1361: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1362:
1.69 deraadt 1363: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1364:
1.113 naddy 1365: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1366: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1367: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1368: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1369:
1370: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1371: <p>
1.62 form 1372:
1.69 deraadt 1373: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1374:
1.113 naddy 1375: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1376: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1377: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1378: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1379:
1.59 form 1380: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1381: <p>
1.112 naddy 1382:
1.113 naddy 1383: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1384:
1.113 naddy 1385: <hr>
1386: <a name=pl></a>
1387: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1388: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1389:
1.113 naddy 1390: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1391: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1392: Radio, August 2, 2000
1393: </strong></font><br>
1394:
1395: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1396: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1397: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1398: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1399: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1400: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1401: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1402: <p>
1403:
1404: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1405: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1406: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1407: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1408: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1409:
1410: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1411: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1412: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1413: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1414: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1415: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1416: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1417: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1418: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1419: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1420: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1421: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1422: <p>
1423: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1424:
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1427: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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