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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
30: <dl>
1.16 louis 31:
1.138 louis 32: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
33:
34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 ! louis 35: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
! 36: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
! 40: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
! 41: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
! 42: library after installing the OS.
! 43: <p>
! 44:
! 45: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.138 louis 46: <a href="http://www.samag.com/current/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
47: Sys Admin, September 2000
48: </strong></font><br>
49:
50: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
51: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
52: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
53: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
54: (<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>,
55: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
56: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
57: <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
58: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
59: out of the system.
60: <p>
61:
1.131 louis 62: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
63:
64: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 ! louis 65: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
! 66: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
! 67: </strong></font><br>
! 68:
! 69: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
! 70: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
! 71: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
! 72: <p>
! 73:
! 74: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 75: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.html">Linux
76: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
77: </strong></font><br>
78:
79: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
80: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
81: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
82: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
83: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
84: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
85: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
86: <p>
87:
88: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 89: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
90: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
91: 2000
92: </strong></font><br>
93:
94: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
95: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
96: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
97: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
98: against current industry practices.
99: <p>
100:
101: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 102: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
103: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
104: </strong></font><br>
105:
106: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
107: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
108: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
109: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
110: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
111: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
112: careful code reviews, he concludes.
113: <p>
114:
115: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 116: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
117: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
118: </strong></font><br>
119:
120: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
121: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
122: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
123: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
124: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 125: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
126: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
127: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 128: <p>
129:
1.118 louis 130: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
131:
132: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 133: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
134: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
135: </strong></font><br>
136:
137: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
138: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
139: about time. The article mentions that
140: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
141: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
142: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 143: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 144: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
145: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
146: ammended since.
147: <p>
148:
149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 150: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 151: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 152: </strong></font><br>
153:
154: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
155: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
156: of OpenSSH.
157: <p>
158:
159: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
160: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
161: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
162: </strong></font><br>
163:
164: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
165: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
166: bridging.
167: <p>
168:
169: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
170: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
171: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 172: </strong></font><br>
173:
1.121 deraadt 174: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
175: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 176: <p>
177:
178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 179: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
180: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
181: </strong></font><br>
182:
183: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
184: <p>
185:
186: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 187: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 188: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
189: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 190: </strong></font><br>
191:
1.120 deraadt 192: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
193: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 194: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
195: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
196: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
197: <p>
198:
199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 200: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
201: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 202: </strong></font><br>
203:
204: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
205: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
206: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 207: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 208: <p>
209:
210: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 ! louis 211: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
! 212: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
! 213: </strong></font><br>
! 214:
! 215: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
! 216: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
! 217: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
! 218: <p>
! 219:
! 220: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 221: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 222: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
223: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 224: </strong></font><br>
225:
226: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
227: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
228: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
229: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
230: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
231: <p>
232:
1.104 louis 233: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
234:
1.113 naddy 235: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 236: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
237: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
238: </strong></font><br>
239:
240: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
241: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
242: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
243: be a bit dry.
244: <p>
245:
246: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 247: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
248: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
249: 2000
1.128 louis 250: </strong></font><br>
251:
252: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
253: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
254: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
255: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
256: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 257: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 258: <p>
259:
260: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 261: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
262: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 263: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 264:
265: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
266: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
267: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
268: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 269: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
270: <p>
1.110 louis 271:
1.117 louis 272: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
273: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
274: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
275: </strong></font><br>
276:
277: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
278: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
279: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
280: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
281: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
282: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
283: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
284: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
285: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
286: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
287: <p>
288:
1.113 naddy 289: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 290: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 291: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 292:
293: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
294: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 295: <p>
1.108 louis 296:
1.113 naddy 297: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 298: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
299: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 300: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 301:
302: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
303: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
304: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 305: <p>
1.106 louis 306:
1.113 naddy 307: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 308: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
309: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 310: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 311:
312: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
313: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
314: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
315: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 316: <p>
1.107 louis 317:
1.113 naddy 318: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 319: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
320: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 321: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 322:
323: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
324: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 325: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 326: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
327: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 328: <p>
1.105 louis 329:
1.113 naddy 330: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 331: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 332: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 333: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 334:
1.113 naddy 335: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
336: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 337: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 338: <p>
1.104 louis 339:
1.121 deraadt 340: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
341: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
342: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
343: </strong></font><br>
344:
345: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
346: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
347: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
348: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
349: <p>
350:
1.85 louis 351: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
352:
1.113 naddy 353: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 354: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 355: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 356: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 357:
358: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
359: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
360: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
361: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
362: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
363: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
364: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 365: <p>
1.99 louis 366:
1.113 naddy 367: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 368: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 369: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 370: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 371:
372: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
373: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
374: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
375: conditions.
1.113 naddy 376: <p>
1.100 louis 377:
1.113 naddy 378: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 379: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 380: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 381: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 382:
383: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
384: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
385: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
386: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 387: <p>
1.95 louis 388:
1.113 naddy 389: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 390: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 391: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 392: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 393:
394: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
395: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 396: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 397: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
398: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 399: <p>
1.92 louis 400:
1.113 naddy 401: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
402: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 403: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 404: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 405:
406: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
407: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
408: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
409: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
410: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
411: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 412: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 413: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 414: <p>
1.91 louis 415:
1.113 naddy 416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 417: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
418: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 419: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 420:
421: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
422: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
423: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
424: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
425: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
426: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
427: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
428: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
429: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 430: <p>
1.90 louis 431:
1.113 naddy 432: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 433: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
434: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
435: </strong></font><br>
436: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
437: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
438: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
439: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
440: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
441: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
442: <p>
443:
444: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 445: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
446: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 447: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 448:
1.113 naddy 449: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
450: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 451: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
452: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
453: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
454: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
455: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 456: <p>
1.87 louis 457:
1.113 naddy 458: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 459: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
460: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 461: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 462:
463: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
464: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 465: <p>
1.85 louis 466:
1.113 naddy 467: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 468: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
469: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 470: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 471:
472: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 473: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 474: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
475: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 476: <p>
1.89 louis 477:
1.113 naddy 478: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 479: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
480: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 481: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 482:
483: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
484: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
485: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
486: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
487: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
488:
1.78 deraadt 489: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 490:
1.113 naddy 491: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 492: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 493: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 494: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 495: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 496:
497: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
498: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
499: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 500: <p>
1.83 louis 501:
1.113 naddy 502: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 503: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
504: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 505: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 506:
507: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
508: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 509: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 510: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
511: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 512: <p>
1.93 louis 513:
1.113 naddy 514: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 515: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 516: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 517: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 518:
1.83 louis 519: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
520: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
521: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
522: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
523: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 524: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
525: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
526: <p>
1.82 aaron 527:
1.113 naddy 528: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 529: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 530: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 531: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 532:
1.83 louis 533: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
534: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
535: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 536: <p>
1.80 louis 537:
1.113 naddy 538: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 539: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 540: Bad Press</a>,
541: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 542: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 543:
544: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 545: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 546: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
547: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
548: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 549: <p>
1.78 deraadt 550:
551: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
552:
1.113 naddy 553: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
554: <a
1.111 jufi 555: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 556: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
557: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 558: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 559:
560: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
561: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
562: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
563: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 564: <p>
1.74 louis 565:
1.113 naddy 566: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 567: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
568: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 569: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 570:
571: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
572: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
573: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
574: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
575: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
576: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 577: <p>
1.88 louis 578:
1.113 naddy 579: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 580: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 581: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 582: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 583:
584: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
585: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
586: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
587: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 588: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 589: <p>
1.81 louis 590:
1.113 naddy 591: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 592: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 593: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 594: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 595:
596: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
597: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
598: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
599: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
600: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
601: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
602: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 603: <p>
1.90 louis 604:
1.113 naddy 605: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 606: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 607: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 608: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 609:
610: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
611: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
612: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 613: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 614: <p>
1.71 louis 615:
1.69 deraadt 616: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 617:
1.113 naddy 618: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 619: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 620: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 621: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 622:
623: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
624: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
625: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 626: <p>
1.70 louis 627:
1.113 naddy 628: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 629: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 630: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 631:
632: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 633: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 634: <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 635: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 636: <p>
1.68 louis 637:
1.113 naddy 638: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 639: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 640: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 641: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 642:
1.111 jufi 643: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
644: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 645: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 646: "secure by default" installation.
647: <p>
1.64 louis 648:
1.113 naddy 649: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 650: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 651: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 652: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 653:
1.113 naddy 654: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 655: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 656: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 657: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
658: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
659: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 660: <p>
1.66 louis 661:
1.113 naddy 662: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
663: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 664: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 665: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 666:
667: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 668: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 669: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
670: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
671: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 672: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
673: <p>
1.83 louis 674:
1.113 naddy 675: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 676: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 677: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 678: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 679:
680: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 681: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
682: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 683: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
684: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 685: <p>
1.64 louis 686:
1.113 naddy 687: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 688: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 689: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 690: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 691:
692: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
693: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 694: <p>
1.65 louis 695:
1.69 deraadt 696: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
697:
1.113 naddy 698: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 699: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 700: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 701: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 702:
703: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
704: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
705: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
706: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 707: <p>
1.88 louis 708:
1.113 naddy 709: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 710: <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 711: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 712:
713: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 714: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
715: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 716: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
717: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 718: <p>
1.60 louis 719:
1.113 naddy 720: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
721: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
722: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 723: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 724: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 725:
726: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
727: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
728: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 729: <p>
1.58 louis 730:
1.113 naddy 731: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 732: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 733: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 734:
735: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
736: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 737: <p>
1.53 louis 738:
1.113 naddy 739: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 740: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
741: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 742: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 743:
744: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
745: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
746: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 747: <p>
1.99 louis 748:
1.113 naddy 749: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 750: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 751: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 752:
753: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
754: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 755: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 756: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 757: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 758:
1.113 naddy 759: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 760: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
761: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
762: </strong></font><br>
763:
764: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
765: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
766: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
767: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
768: <p>
769:
770: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 771: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 772: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 773: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 774:
775: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
776: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 777: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 778:
1.113 naddy 779: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 780: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 781: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 782:
783: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 784: in
1.113 naddy 785: <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 786: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 787: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 788: <p>
1.53 louis 789:
1.113 naddy 790: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 791: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 792: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
793: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 794: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 795:
1.58 louis 796: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 797: <p>
1.51 deraadt 798:
1.69 deraadt 799: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
800:
1.113 naddy 801: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 802: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 803: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
804: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 805: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 806:
1.58 louis 807: Kurt Seifried
808: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
809: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
810: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 811: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 812:
1.113 naddy 813: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 814: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 815: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 816: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 817:
818: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 819: <p>
1.96 louis 820:
1.113 naddy 821: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 822: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 823: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 824: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 825:
826: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
827: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
828: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
829: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 830: <p>
1.86 louis 831:
1.69 deraadt 832: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
833:
1.113 naddy 834: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 835: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
836: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 837: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 838:
839: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
840: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 841: <p>
1.61 louis 842:
1.113 naddy 843: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 844: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 845: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
846: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 847: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 848:
849: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 850: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 851: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
852: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 853: right -- or at least strives to".
854: <p>
1.48 louis 855:
1.113 naddy 856: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 857: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
858: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 859: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 860: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
861: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
862: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
863: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 864: <p>
1.61 louis 865:
1.113 naddy 866: <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 867: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 868: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 869:
870: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
871: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
872: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
873: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 874: <p>
1.46 louis 875:
1.113 naddy 876: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 877: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 878: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 879: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 880:
881: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
882: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 883: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 884:
1.113 naddy 885: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 886: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
887: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 888: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 889:
890: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
891: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
892: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
893: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 894: <p>
1.70 louis 895:
1.69 deraadt 896: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
897:
1.113 naddy 898: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 899: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 900: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 901:
902: Kurt Seifried
903: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
904: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
905: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 906: <p>
1.44 philen 907:
1.113 naddy 908: <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 909: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 910: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 911:
912: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 913: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 914:
1.113 naddy 915: <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 916: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 917: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 918:
919: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 920: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 921:
1.113 naddy 922: <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 923: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 924: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 925:
926: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
927: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
928: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
929: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 930: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 931:
1.113 naddy 932: <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 933: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 934: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 935:
1.36 louis 936: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 937: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 938:
1.113 naddy 939: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 940: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
941: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 942: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 943:
944: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 945: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 946:
1.69 deraadt 947: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
948:
1.113 naddy 949: <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 950: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 951: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 952:
953: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
954: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 955: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 956:
1.113 naddy 957: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 958: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 959: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
960: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 961:
962: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
963: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 964: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
965: terminal:
1.113 naddy 966: <blockquote>
967: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
968: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
969: <br>
970: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
971: </code>
972: </blockquote>
973: <p>
974:
975: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
976: <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>
977: <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
978: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 979:
980: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
981: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 982: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 983: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 984:
1.113 naddy 985: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 986: <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 987: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 988:
989: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
990: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
991: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
992: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
993: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 994: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 995: <p>
1.19 louis 996:
1.113 naddy 997: <li><strong>
998: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
999: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 1000:
1001: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1002: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1003: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1004: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1005: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1006: <p>
1.16 louis 1007:
1.113 naddy 1008: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1009: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1010: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1011: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1012:
1.57 louis 1013: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1014: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1015: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1016: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1017:
1.113 naddy 1018: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1019: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1020: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1021: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1022:
1.113 naddy 1023: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1024:
1.113 naddy 1025: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1026: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1027: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1028: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1029:
1.23 louis 1030: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1031: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1032: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1033: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1034: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1035: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1036:
1.113 naddy 1037: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1038: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1039: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1040: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1041:
1042: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1043: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1044: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1045: installation.
1.113 naddy 1046: <p>
1.47 louis 1047:
1.113 naddy 1048: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1049: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1050: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1051: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1052:
1053: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1054: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1055:
1.69 deraadt 1056: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1057:
1.113 naddy 1058: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1059: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1060: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1061: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1062:
1063: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1064: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1065: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1066: <p>
1.12 louis 1067:
1.113 naddy 1068: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1069: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1070: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1071: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1072:
1073: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1074: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1075: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1076: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1077: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1078: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1079: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1080: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1081:
1.69 deraadt 1082: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1083:
1.113 naddy 1084: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1085: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1086: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1087:
1088: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1089: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1090: available."
1.113 naddy 1091: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1092:
1.69 deraadt 1093: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1094:
1.113 naddy 1095: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1096: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1097: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1098:
1099: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1100: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1101: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1102: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1103: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1104: <p>
1.33 louis 1105:
1.113 naddy 1106: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1107: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1108: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1109: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1110:
1.113 naddy 1111: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1112: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1113: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1114: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1115: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1116: <p>
1.57 louis 1117:
1.69 deraadt 1118: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1119:
1.113 naddy 1120: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1121: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1122: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1123: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1124:
1125: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1126: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1127: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1128:
1.113 naddy 1129: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1130: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1131: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1132: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1133: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1134:
1135: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1136: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1137:
1.113 naddy 1138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1139: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1140:
1.113 naddy 1141: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1142:
1.113 naddy 1143: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1144: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1145: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1146: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1147:
1148: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1149: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1150:
1.69 deraadt 1151: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1152:
1.113 naddy 1153: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1154: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1155: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1156:
1157: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1158: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1159: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1160:
1.113 naddy 1161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1162: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1163: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1164: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1165:
1166: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1167: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1168: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1169: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1170:
1.69 deraadt 1171: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1172:
1.113 naddy 1173: <a name=anzen1>
1174: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1175: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1176: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1177: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1178:
1179: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1180: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1181: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1182: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1183: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1184: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1185: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1186:
1.113 naddy 1187: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1188: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1189: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1190: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1191:
1192: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1193: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1194: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1195: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1196: <p>
1.15 louis 1197:
1.113 naddy 1198: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1199: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1200: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1201: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1202:
1203: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1204: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1205: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1206: columns."
1.113 naddy 1207: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1208:
1.69 deraadt 1209: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1210:
1.113 naddy 1211: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1212: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1213: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1214: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1215:
1216: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1217: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1218:
1.113 naddy 1219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1220: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1221: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1222:
1223: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1224: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1225: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1226:
1.69 deraadt 1227: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1228:
1.113 naddy 1229: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1230: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1231: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1232: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1233:
1234: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1235: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1236: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1237: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1238: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1239:
1.69 deraadt 1240: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1241:
1.113 naddy 1242: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1243: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1244: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1245:
1.69 deraadt 1246: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1247: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1248: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1249:
1.69 deraadt 1250: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1251:
1.113 naddy 1252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1253: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1254: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1255: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1256:
1257: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1258: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1259: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1260:
1.113 naddy 1261: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1262: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1263: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1264: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1265: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1266:
1.69 deraadt 1267: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1268:
1.113 naddy 1269: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1270: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1271: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1272: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1273: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1274: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1275:
1276: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1277: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1278: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1279: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1280: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1281: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1282:
1283: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1284:
1.113 naddy 1285: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1286: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1287: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1288:
1.69 deraadt 1289: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1290: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1291: <p>
1.112 naddy 1292:
1.113 naddy 1293: </dl>
1294: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1295:
1.113 naddy 1296: <hr>
1297: <a name=se></a>
1298: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1299:
1.102 niklas 1300: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1301:
1.113 naddy 1302: <dl>
1303: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1304: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1305: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1306:
1307: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1308: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1309: <p>
1.102 niklas 1310:
1.113 naddy 1311: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1312:
1.84 niklas 1313: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1314:
1.113 naddy 1315: <dl>
1316: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1317: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1318: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1319:
1320: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1321: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1322: <p>
1.84 niklas 1323:
1.113 naddy 1324: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1325:
1.69 deraadt 1326: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1327:
1.113 naddy 1328: <dl>
1329: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1330: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1331: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1332:
1333: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1334: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1335: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1336: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1337:
1.113 naddy 1338: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1339: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1340: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1341: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1342: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1343:
1.20 louis 1344: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1345: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1346: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1347: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1348: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1349:
1.113 naddy 1350: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1351:
1.113 naddy 1352: <hr>
1353: <a name=jp></a>
1354: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1355:
1.113 naddy 1356: <dl>
1.20 louis 1357:
1.69 deraadt 1358: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1359:
1.113 naddy 1360: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1361: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1362: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1363: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1364:
1365: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1366: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1367: translating and reprinting articles from
1368: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1369: <p>
1.112 naddy 1370:
1.113 naddy 1371: </dl>
1.20 louis 1372:
1.113 naddy 1373: <hr>
1374: <a name=de></a>
1375: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1376: <dl>
1.50 louis 1377:
1.72 louis 1378: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1379:
1.113 naddy 1380: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1381: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1382: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1383: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1384:
1.101 jufi 1385: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1386: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1387: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1388: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1389: Giving way to
1390: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1391: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1392: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1393: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1394: <p>
1.72 louis 1395:
1.69 deraadt 1396: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1397:
1.113 naddy 1398: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1399: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1400: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1401: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1402:
1403: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1404: <p>
1405: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1406:
1.50 louis 1407:
1.113 naddy 1408: <hr>
1409: <a name=ru></a>
1410: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1411: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1412:
1.69 deraadt 1413: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1414:
1.113 naddy 1415: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1416: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1417: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1418: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1419:
1420: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1421: <p>
1.62 form 1422:
1.69 deraadt 1423: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1424:
1.113 naddy 1425: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1426: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1427: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1428: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1429:
1.59 form 1430: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1431: <p>
1.112 naddy 1432:
1.113 naddy 1433: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1434:
1.113 naddy 1435: <hr>
1436: <a name=pl></a>
1437: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1438: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1439:
1.113 naddy 1440: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1441: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1442: Radio, August 2, 2000
1443: </strong></font><br>
1444:
1445: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1446: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1447: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1448: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1449: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1450: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1451: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1452: <p>
1453:
1454: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1455: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1456: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1457: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1458: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1459:
1460: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1461: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1462: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1463: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1464: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1465: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1466: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1467: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1468: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1469: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1470: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1471: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1472: <p>
1473: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1474:
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1476: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1477: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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