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1.113 naddy 15: <h2><font color=#e00000>Media Coverage</font></h2>
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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.138 ! louis 32: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
! 33:
! 34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 35: <a href="http://www.samag.com/current/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
! 36: Sys Admin, September 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
! 40: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
! 41: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
! 42: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
! 43: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vpn&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">vpn(8)</a>,
! 44: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
! 45: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
! 46: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">isakmpd(8)</a>) and the OpenBSD
! 47: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
! 48: out of the system.
! 49: <p>
! 50:
1.131 louis 51: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
52:
53: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 54: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.html">Linux
55: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
56: </strong></font><br>
57:
58: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
59: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
60: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
61: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
62: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
63: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
64: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
65: <p>
66:
67: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 68: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
69: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
70: 2000
71: </strong></font><br>
72:
73: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
74: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
75: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
76: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
77: against current industry practices.
78: <p>
79:
80: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 81: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
82: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
83: </strong></font><br>
84:
85: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
86: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
87: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
88: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
89: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
90: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
91: careful code reviews, he concludes.
92: <p>
93:
94: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 95: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
96: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
97: </strong></font><br>
98:
99: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
100: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
101: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
102: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
103: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 104: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
105: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
106: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 107: <p>
108:
1.118 louis 109: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
110:
111: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 112: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
113: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
114: </strong></font><br>
115:
116: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
117: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
118: about time. The article mentions that
119: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
120: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
121: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 122: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 123: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
124: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
125: ammended since.
126: <p>
127:
128: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 129: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 130: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 131: </strong></font><br>
132:
133: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
134: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
135: of OpenSSH.
136: <p>
137:
138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
139: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
140: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
141: </strong></font><br>
142:
143: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
144: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
145: bridging.
146: <p>
147:
148: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
149: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
150: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 151: </strong></font><br>
152:
1.121 deraadt 153: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
154: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 155: <p>
156:
157: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 158: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
159: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
160: </strong></font><br>
161:
162: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
163: <p>
164:
165: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 166: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 167: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
168: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 169: </strong></font><br>
170:
1.120 deraadt 171: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
172: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 173: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
174: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
175: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
176: <p>
177:
178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 179: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
180: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 181: </strong></font><br>
182:
183: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
184: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
185: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 186: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 187: <p>
188:
189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 190: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 191: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
192: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 193: </strong></font><br>
194:
195: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
196: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
197: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
198: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
199: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
200: <p>
201:
1.104 louis 202: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
203:
1.113 naddy 204: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 205: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
206: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
207: </strong></font><br>
208:
209: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
210: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
211: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
212: be a bit dry.
213: <p>
214:
215: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 216: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
217: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
218: 2000
1.128 louis 219: </strong></font><br>
220:
221: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
222: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
223: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
224: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
225: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 226: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 227: <p>
228:
229: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 230: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
231: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 232: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 233:
234: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
235: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
236: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
237: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 238: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
239: <p>
1.110 louis 240:
1.117 louis 241: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
242: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
243: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
244: </strong></font><br>
245:
246: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
247: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
248: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
249: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
250: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
251: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
252: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
253: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
254: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
255: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
256: <p>
257:
1.113 naddy 258: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 259: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 260: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 261:
262: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
263: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 264: <p>
1.108 louis 265:
1.113 naddy 266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 267: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
268: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 269: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 270:
271: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
272: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
273: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 274: <p>
1.106 louis 275:
1.113 naddy 276: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 277: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
278: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 279: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 280:
281: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
282: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
283: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
284: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 285: <p>
1.107 louis 286:
1.113 naddy 287: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 288: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
289: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 290: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 291:
292: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
293: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 294: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 295: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
296: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 297: <p>
1.105 louis 298:
1.113 naddy 299: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 300: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 301: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 302: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 303:
1.113 naddy 304: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
305: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 306: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 307: <p>
1.104 louis 308:
1.121 deraadt 309: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
310: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
311: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
312: </strong></font><br>
313:
314: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
315: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
316: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
317: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
318: <p>
319:
1.85 louis 320: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
321:
1.113 naddy 322: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 323: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 324: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 325: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 326:
327: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
328: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
329: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
330: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
331: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
332: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
333: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 334: <p>
1.99 louis 335:
1.113 naddy 336: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 337: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 338: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 339: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 340:
341: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
342: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
343: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
344: conditions.
1.113 naddy 345: <p>
1.100 louis 346:
1.113 naddy 347: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 348: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 349: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 350: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 351:
352: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
353: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
354: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
355: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 356: <p>
1.95 louis 357:
1.113 naddy 358: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 359: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 360: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 361: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 362:
363: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
364: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 365: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 366: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
367: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 368: <p>
1.92 louis 369:
1.113 naddy 370: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
371: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 372: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 373: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 374:
375: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
376: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
377: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
378: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
379: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
380: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 381: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 382: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 383: <p>
1.91 louis 384:
1.113 naddy 385: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 386: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
387: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 388: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 389:
390: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
391: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
392: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
393: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
394: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
395: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
396: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
397: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
398: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 399: <p>
1.90 louis 400:
1.113 naddy 401: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 402: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
403: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
404: </strong></font><br>
405: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
406: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
407: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
408: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
409: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
410: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
411: <p>
412:
413: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 414: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
415: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 416: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 417:
1.113 naddy 418: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
419: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 420: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
421: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
422: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
423: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
424: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 425: <p>
1.87 louis 426:
1.113 naddy 427: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 428: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
429: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 430: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 431:
432: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
433: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 434: <p>
1.85 louis 435:
1.113 naddy 436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 437: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
438: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 439: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 440:
441: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 442: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 443: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
444: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 445: <p>
1.89 louis 446:
1.113 naddy 447: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 448: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
449: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 450: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 451:
452: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
453: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
454: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
455: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
456: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
457:
1.78 deraadt 458: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 459:
1.113 naddy 460: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 461: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 462: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 463: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 464: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 465:
466: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
467: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
468: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 469: <p>
1.83 louis 470:
1.113 naddy 471: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 472: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
473: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 474: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 475:
476: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
477: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 478: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 479: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
480: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 481: <p>
1.93 louis 482:
1.113 naddy 483: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 484: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 485: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 486: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 487:
1.83 louis 488: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
489: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
490: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
491: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
492: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 493: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
494: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
495: <p>
1.82 aaron 496:
1.113 naddy 497: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 498: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 499: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 500: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 501:
1.83 louis 502: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
503: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
504: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 505: <p>
1.80 louis 506:
1.113 naddy 507: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 508: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 509: Bad Press</a>,
510: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 511: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 512:
513: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 514: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 515: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
516: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
517: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 518: <p>
1.78 deraadt 519:
520: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
521:
1.113 naddy 522: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
523: <a
1.111 jufi 524: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 525: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
526: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 527: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 528:
529: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
530: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
531: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
532: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 533: <p>
1.74 louis 534:
1.113 naddy 535: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 536: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
537: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 538: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 539:
540: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
541: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
542: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
543: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
544: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
545: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 546: <p>
1.88 louis 547:
1.113 naddy 548: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 549: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 550: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 551: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 552:
553: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
554: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
555: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
556: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 557: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 558: <p>
1.81 louis 559:
1.113 naddy 560: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 561: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 562: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 563: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 564:
565: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
566: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
567: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
568: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
569: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
570: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
571: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 572: <p>
1.90 louis 573:
1.113 naddy 574: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 575: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 576: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 577: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 578:
579: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
580: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
581: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 582: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 583: <p>
1.71 louis 584:
1.69 deraadt 585: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 586:
1.113 naddy 587: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 588: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 589: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 590: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 591:
592: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
593: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
594: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 595: <p>
1.70 louis 596:
1.113 naddy 597: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 598: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 599: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 600:
601: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 602: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 603: <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 604: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 605: <p>
1.68 louis 606:
1.113 naddy 607: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 608: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 609: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 610: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 611:
1.111 jufi 612: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
613: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 614: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 615: "secure by default" installation.
616: <p>
1.64 louis 617:
1.113 naddy 618: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 619: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 620: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 621: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 622:
1.113 naddy 623: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 624: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 625: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 626: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
627: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
628: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 629: <p>
1.66 louis 630:
1.113 naddy 631: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
632: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 633: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 634: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 635:
636: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 637: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 638: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
639: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
640: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 641: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
642: <p>
1.83 louis 643:
1.113 naddy 644: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 645: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 646: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 647: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 648:
649: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 650: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
651: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 652: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
653: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 654: <p>
1.64 louis 655:
1.113 naddy 656: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 657: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 658: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 659: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 660:
661: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
662: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 663: <p>
1.65 louis 664:
1.69 deraadt 665: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
666:
1.113 naddy 667: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 668: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 669: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 670: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 671:
672: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
673: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
674: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
675: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 676: <p>
1.88 louis 677:
1.113 naddy 678: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 679: <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 680: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 681:
682: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 683: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
684: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 685: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
686: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 687: <p>
1.60 louis 688:
1.113 naddy 689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
690: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
691: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 692: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 693: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 694:
695: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
696: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
697: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 698: <p>
1.58 louis 699:
1.113 naddy 700: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 701: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 702: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 703:
704: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
705: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 706: <p>
1.53 louis 707:
1.113 naddy 708: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 709: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
710: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 711: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 712:
713: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
714: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
715: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 716: <p>
1.99 louis 717:
1.113 naddy 718: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 719: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 720: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 721:
722: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
723: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 724: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 725: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 726: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 727:
1.113 naddy 728: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 729: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
730: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
731: </strong></font><br>
732:
733: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
734: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
735: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
736: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
737: <p>
738:
739: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 740: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 741: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 742: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 743:
744: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
745: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 746: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 747:
1.113 naddy 748: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 749: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 750: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 751:
752: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 753: in
1.113 naddy 754: <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 755: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 756: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 757: <p>
1.53 louis 758:
1.113 naddy 759: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 760: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 761: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
762: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 763: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 764:
1.58 louis 765: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 766: <p>
1.51 deraadt 767:
1.69 deraadt 768: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
769:
1.113 naddy 770: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 771: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 772: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
773: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 774: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 775:
1.58 louis 776: Kurt Seifried
777: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
778: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
779: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 780: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 781:
1.113 naddy 782: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 783: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 784: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 785: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 786:
787: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 788: <p>
1.96 louis 789:
1.113 naddy 790: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 791: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 792: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 793: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 794:
795: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
796: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
797: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
798: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 799: <p>
1.86 louis 800:
1.69 deraadt 801: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
802:
1.113 naddy 803: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 804: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
805: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 806: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 807:
808: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
809: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 810: <p>
1.61 louis 811:
1.113 naddy 812: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 813: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 814: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
815: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 816: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 817:
818: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 819: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 820: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
821: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 822: right -- or at least strives to".
823: <p>
1.48 louis 824:
1.113 naddy 825: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 826: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
827: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 828: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 829: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
830: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
831: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
832: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 833: <p>
1.61 louis 834:
1.113 naddy 835: <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 836: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 837: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 838:
839: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
840: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
841: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
842: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 843: <p>
1.46 louis 844:
1.113 naddy 845: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 846: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 847: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 848: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 849:
850: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
851: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 852: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 853:
1.113 naddy 854: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 855: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
856: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 857: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 858:
859: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
860: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
861: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
862: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 863: <p>
1.70 louis 864:
1.69 deraadt 865: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
866:
1.113 naddy 867: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 868: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 869: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 870:
871: Kurt Seifried
872: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
873: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
874: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 875: <p>
1.44 philen 876:
1.113 naddy 877: <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 878: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 879: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 880:
881: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 882: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 883:
1.113 naddy 884: <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 885: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 886: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 887:
888: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 889: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 890:
1.113 naddy 891: <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 892: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 893: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 894:
895: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
896: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
897: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
898: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 899: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 900:
1.113 naddy 901: <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 902: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 903: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 904:
1.36 louis 905: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 906: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 907:
1.113 naddy 908: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 909: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
910: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 911: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 912:
913: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 914: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 915:
1.69 deraadt 916: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
917:
1.113 naddy 918: <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 919: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 920: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 921:
922: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
923: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 924: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 925:
1.113 naddy 926: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 927: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 928: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
929: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 930:
931: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
932: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 933: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
934: terminal:
1.113 naddy 935: <blockquote>
936: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
937: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
938: <br>
939: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
940: </code>
941: </blockquote>
942: <p>
943:
944: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
945: <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>
946: <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
947: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 948:
949: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
950: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 951: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 952: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 953:
1.113 naddy 954: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 955: <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 956: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 957:
958: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
959: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
960: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
961: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
962: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 963: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 964: <p>
1.19 louis 965:
1.113 naddy 966: <li><strong>
967: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
968: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 969:
970: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
971: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
972: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 973: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
974: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 975: <p>
1.16 louis 976:
1.113 naddy 977: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 978: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 979: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 980: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 981:
1.57 louis 982: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
983: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
984: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 985: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 986:
1.113 naddy 987: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 988: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 989: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 990: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 991:
1.113 naddy 992: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 993:
1.113 naddy 994: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 995: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 996: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 997: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 998:
1.23 louis 999: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1000: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1001: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1002: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1003: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1004: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1005:
1.113 naddy 1006: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1007: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1008: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1009: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1010:
1011: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1012: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1013: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1014: installation.
1.113 naddy 1015: <p>
1.47 louis 1016:
1.113 naddy 1017: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1018: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1019: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1020: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1021:
1022: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1023: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1024:
1.69 deraadt 1025: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1026:
1.113 naddy 1027: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1028: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1029: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1030: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1031:
1032: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1033: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1034: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1035: <p>
1.12 louis 1036:
1.113 naddy 1037: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1038: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1039: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1040: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1041:
1042: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1043: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1044: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1045: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1046: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1047: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1048: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1049: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1050:
1.69 deraadt 1051: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1052:
1.113 naddy 1053: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1054: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1055: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1056:
1057: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1058: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1059: available."
1.113 naddy 1060: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1061:
1.69 deraadt 1062: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1063:
1.113 naddy 1064: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1065: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1066: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1067:
1068: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1069: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1070: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1071: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1072: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1073: <p>
1.33 louis 1074:
1.113 naddy 1075: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1076: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1077: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1078: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1079:
1.113 naddy 1080: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1081: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1082: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1083: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1084: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1085: <p>
1.57 louis 1086:
1.69 deraadt 1087: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1088:
1.113 naddy 1089: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1090: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1091: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1092: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1093:
1094: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1095: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1096: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1097:
1.113 naddy 1098: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1099: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1100: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1101: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1102: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1103:
1104: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1105: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1106:
1.113 naddy 1107: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1108: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1109:
1.113 naddy 1110: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1111:
1.113 naddy 1112: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1113: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1114: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1115: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1116:
1117: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1118: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1119:
1.69 deraadt 1120: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1121:
1.113 naddy 1122: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1123: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1124: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1125:
1126: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1127: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1128: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1129:
1.113 naddy 1130: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1131: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1132: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1133: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1134:
1135: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1136: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1137: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1138: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1139:
1.69 deraadt 1140: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1141:
1.113 naddy 1142: <a name=anzen1>
1143: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1144: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1145: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1146: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1147:
1148: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1149: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1150: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1151: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1152: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1153: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1154: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1155:
1.113 naddy 1156: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1157: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1158: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1159: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1160:
1161: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1162: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1163: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1164: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1165: <p>
1.15 louis 1166:
1.113 naddy 1167: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1168: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1169: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1170: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1171:
1172: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1173: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1174: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1175: columns."
1.113 naddy 1176: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1177:
1.69 deraadt 1178: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1179:
1.113 naddy 1180: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1181: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1182: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1183: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1184:
1185: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1186: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1187:
1.113 naddy 1188: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1189: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1190: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1191:
1192: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1193: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1194: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1195:
1.69 deraadt 1196: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1197:
1.113 naddy 1198: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1199: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1200: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1201: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1202:
1203: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1204: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1205: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1206: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1207: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1208:
1.69 deraadt 1209: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1210:
1.113 naddy 1211: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1212: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1213: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1214:
1.69 deraadt 1215: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1216: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1217: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1218:
1.69 deraadt 1219: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1220:
1.113 naddy 1221: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1222: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1223: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1224: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1225:
1226: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1227: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1228: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1229:
1.113 naddy 1230: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1231: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1232: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1233: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1234: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1235:
1.69 deraadt 1236: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1237:
1.113 naddy 1238: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1239: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1240: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1241: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1242: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1243: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1244:
1245: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1246: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1247: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1248: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1249: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1250: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1251:
1252: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1253:
1.113 naddy 1254: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1255: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1256: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1257:
1.69 deraadt 1258: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1259: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1260: <p>
1.112 naddy 1261:
1.113 naddy 1262: </dl>
1263: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1264:
1.113 naddy 1265: <hr>
1266: <a name=se></a>
1267: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1268:
1.102 niklas 1269: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1270:
1.113 naddy 1271: <dl>
1272: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1273: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1274: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1275:
1276: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1277: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1278: <p>
1.102 niklas 1279:
1.113 naddy 1280: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1281:
1.84 niklas 1282: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1283:
1.113 naddy 1284: <dl>
1285: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1286: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1287: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1288:
1289: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1290: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1291: <p>
1.84 niklas 1292:
1.113 naddy 1293: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1294:
1.69 deraadt 1295: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1296:
1.113 naddy 1297: <dl>
1298: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1299: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1300: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1301:
1302: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1303: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1304: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1305: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1306:
1.113 naddy 1307: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1308: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1309: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1310: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1311: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1312:
1.20 louis 1313: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1314: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1315: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1316: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1317: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1318:
1.113 naddy 1319: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1320:
1.113 naddy 1321: <hr>
1322: <a name=jp></a>
1323: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1324:
1.113 naddy 1325: <dl>
1.20 louis 1326:
1.69 deraadt 1327: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1328:
1.113 naddy 1329: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1330: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1331: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1332: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1333:
1334: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1335: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1336: translating and reprinting articles from
1337: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1338: <p>
1.112 naddy 1339:
1.113 naddy 1340: </dl>
1.20 louis 1341:
1.113 naddy 1342: <hr>
1343: <a name=de></a>
1344: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1345: <dl>
1.50 louis 1346:
1.72 louis 1347: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1348:
1.113 naddy 1349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1350: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1351: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1352: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1353:
1.101 jufi 1354: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1355: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1356: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1357: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1358: Giving way to
1359: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1360: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1361: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1362: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1363: <p>
1.72 louis 1364:
1.69 deraadt 1365: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1366:
1.113 naddy 1367: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1368: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1369: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1370: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1371:
1372: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1373: <p>
1374: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1375:
1.50 louis 1376:
1.113 naddy 1377: <hr>
1378: <a name=ru></a>
1379: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1380: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1381:
1.69 deraadt 1382: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1383:
1.113 naddy 1384: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1385: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1386: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1387: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1388:
1389: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1390: <p>
1.62 form 1391:
1.69 deraadt 1392: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1393:
1.113 naddy 1394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1395: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1396: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1397: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1398:
1.59 form 1399: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1400: <p>
1.112 naddy 1401:
1.113 naddy 1402: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1403:
1.113 naddy 1404: <hr>
1405: <a name=pl></a>
1406: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1407: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1408:
1.113 naddy 1409: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1410: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1411: Radio, August 2, 2000
1412: </strong></font><br>
1413:
1414: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1415: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1416: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1417: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1418: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1419: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1420: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1421: <p>
1422:
1423: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1424: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1425: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1426: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1427: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1428:
1429: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1430: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1431: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1432: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1433: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1434: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1435: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1436: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1437: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1438: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1439: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1440: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1441: <p>
1442: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1443:
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1445: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1446: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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