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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>
1.140 ! louis 102: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/08/OpenBSD.html">An Overview of OpenBSD Security</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 8, 2000
! 103: </strong></font><br>
! 104:
! 105: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
! 106: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
! 107: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
! 108: <p>
! 109:
! 110: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 111: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
112: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
113: </strong></font><br>
114:
115: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
116: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
117: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
118: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
119: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
120: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
121: careful code reviews, he concludes.
122: <p>
123:
124: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 125: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
126: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
127: </strong></font><br>
128:
129: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
130: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
131: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
132: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
133: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 134: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
135: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
136: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 137: <p>
138:
1.118 louis 139: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
140:
141: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 142: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
143: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
144: </strong></font><br>
145:
146: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
147: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
148: about time. The article mentions that
149: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
150: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
151: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 152: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 153: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
154: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
155: ammended since.
156: <p>
157:
158: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 159: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 160: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 161: </strong></font><br>
162:
163: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
164: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
165: of OpenSSH.
166: <p>
167:
168: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
169: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
170: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
171: </strong></font><br>
172:
173: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
174: possible with IPSEC implimentations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
175: bridging.
176: <p>
177:
178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
179: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
180: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 181: </strong></font><br>
182:
1.121 deraadt 183: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
184: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 185: <p>
186:
187: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 188: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
189: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
190: </strong></font><br>
191:
192: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
193: <p>
194:
195: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 196: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 197: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
198: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 199: </strong></font><br>
200:
1.120 deraadt 201: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
202: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 203: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
204: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
205: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
206: <p>
207:
208: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 209: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
210: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 211: </strong></font><br>
212:
213: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
214: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
215: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 216: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 217: <p>
218:
219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 220: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
221: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
222: </strong></font><br>
223:
224: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
225: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
226: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
227: <p>
228:
229: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 230: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 231: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
232: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 233: </strong></font><br>
234:
235: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
236: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
237: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
238: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
239: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
240: <p>
241:
1.104 louis 242: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
243:
1.113 naddy 244: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 245: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
246: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
247: </strong></font><br>
248:
249: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
250: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
251: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
252: be a bit dry.
253: <p>
254:
255: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 256: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
257: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
258: 2000
1.128 louis 259: </strong></font><br>
260:
261: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
262: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
263: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
264: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
265: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 266: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 267: <p>
268:
269: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 270: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
271: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 272: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 273:
274: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
275: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
276: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
277: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 278: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
279: <p>
1.110 louis 280:
1.117 louis 281: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
282: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
283: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
284: </strong></font><br>
285:
286: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
287: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
288: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
289: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
290: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
291: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
292: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
293: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
294: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
295: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
296: <p>
297:
1.113 naddy 298: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 299: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 300: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 301:
302: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
303: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 304: <p>
1.108 louis 305:
1.113 naddy 306: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 307: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
308: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 309: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 310:
311: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
312: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
313: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 314: <p>
1.106 louis 315:
1.113 naddy 316: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 317: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
318: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 319: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 320:
321: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
322: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
323: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
324: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 325: <p>
1.107 louis 326:
1.113 naddy 327: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 328: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
329: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 330: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 331:
332: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
333: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 334: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 335: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
336: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 337: <p>
1.105 louis 338:
1.113 naddy 339: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 340: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 341: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 342: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 343:
1.113 naddy 344: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
345: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 346: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 347: <p>
1.104 louis 348:
1.121 deraadt 349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
350: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
351: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
352: </strong></font><br>
353:
354: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
355: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
356: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
357: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
358: <p>
359:
1.85 louis 360: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
361:
1.113 naddy 362: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 363: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 364: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 365: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 366:
367: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
368: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
369: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
370: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
371: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
372: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
373: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 374: <p>
1.99 louis 375:
1.113 naddy 376: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 377: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 378: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 379: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 380:
381: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
382: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
383: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
384: conditions.
1.113 naddy 385: <p>
1.100 louis 386:
1.113 naddy 387: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 388: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 389: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 390: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 391:
392: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
393: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
394: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
395: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 396: <p>
1.95 louis 397:
1.113 naddy 398: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 399: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 400: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 401: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 402:
403: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
404: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 405: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 406: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
407: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 408: <p>
1.92 louis 409:
1.113 naddy 410: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
411: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 412: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 413: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 414:
415: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
416: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
417: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
418: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
419: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
420: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 421: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 422: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 423: <p>
1.91 louis 424:
1.113 naddy 425: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 426: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
427: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 428: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 429:
430: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
431: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
432: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
433: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
434: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
435: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
436: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
437: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
438: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 439: <p>
1.90 louis 440:
1.113 naddy 441: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 442: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
443: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
444: </strong></font><br>
445: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
446: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
447: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
448: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
449: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
450: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
451: <p>
452:
453: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 454: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
455: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 456: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 457:
1.113 naddy 458: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
459: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 460: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
461: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
462: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
463: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
464: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 465: <p>
1.87 louis 466:
1.113 naddy 467: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 468: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
469: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 470: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 471:
472: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
473: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 474: <p>
1.85 louis 475:
1.113 naddy 476: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 477: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
478: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 479: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 480:
481: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 482: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 483: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
484: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 485: <p>
1.89 louis 486:
1.113 naddy 487: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 488: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
489: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 490: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 491:
492: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
493: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
494: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
495: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
496: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
497:
1.78 deraadt 498: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 499:
1.113 naddy 500: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 501: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 502: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 503: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 504: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 505:
506: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
507: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
508: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 509: <p>
1.83 louis 510:
1.113 naddy 511: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 512: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
513: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 514: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 515:
516: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
517: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 518: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 519: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
520: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 521: <p>
1.93 louis 522:
1.113 naddy 523: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 524: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 525: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 526: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 527:
1.83 louis 528: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
529: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
530: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
531: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
532: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 533: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
534: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
535: <p>
1.82 aaron 536:
1.113 naddy 537: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 538: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 539: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 540: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 541:
1.83 louis 542: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
543: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
544: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 545: <p>
1.80 louis 546:
1.113 naddy 547: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 548: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 549: Bad Press</a>,
550: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 551: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 552:
553: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 554: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 555: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
556: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
557: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 558: <p>
1.78 deraadt 559:
560: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
561:
1.113 naddy 562: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
563: <a
1.111 jufi 564: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 565: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
566: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 567: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 568:
569: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
570: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
571: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
572: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 573: <p>
1.74 louis 574:
1.113 naddy 575: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 576: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
577: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 578: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 579:
580: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
581: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
582: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
583: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
584: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
585: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 586: <p>
1.88 louis 587:
1.113 naddy 588: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 589: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 590: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 591: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 592:
593: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
594: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
595: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
596: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 597: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 598: <p>
1.81 louis 599:
1.113 naddy 600: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 601: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 602: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 603: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 604:
605: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
606: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
607: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
608: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
609: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
610: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
611: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 612: <p>
1.90 louis 613:
1.113 naddy 614: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 615: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 616: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 617: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 618:
619: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
620: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
621: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 622: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 623: <p>
1.71 louis 624:
1.69 deraadt 625: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 626:
1.113 naddy 627: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 628: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 629: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 630: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 631:
632: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
633: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
634: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 635: <p>
1.70 louis 636:
1.113 naddy 637: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 638: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 639: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 640:
641: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 642: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 643: <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 644: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 645: <p>
1.68 louis 646:
1.113 naddy 647: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 648: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 649: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 650: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 651:
1.111 jufi 652: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
653: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 654: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 655: "secure by default" installation.
656: <p>
1.64 louis 657:
1.113 naddy 658: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 659: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 660: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 661: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 662:
1.113 naddy 663: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 664: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 665: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 666: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
667: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
668: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 669: <p>
1.66 louis 670:
1.113 naddy 671: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
672: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 673: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 674: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 675:
676: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 677: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 678: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
679: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
680: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 681: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
682: <p>
1.83 louis 683:
1.113 naddy 684: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 685: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 686: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 687: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 688:
689: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 690: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
691: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 692: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
693: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 694: <p>
1.64 louis 695:
1.113 naddy 696: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 697: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 698: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 699: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 700:
701: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
702: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 703: <p>
1.65 louis 704:
1.69 deraadt 705: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
706:
1.113 naddy 707: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 708: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 709: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 710: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 711:
712: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
713: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
714: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
715: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 716: <p>
1.88 louis 717:
1.113 naddy 718: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 719: <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 720: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 721:
722: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 723: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
724: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 725: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
726: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 727: <p>
1.60 louis 728:
1.113 naddy 729: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
730: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
731: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 732: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 733: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 734:
735: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
736: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
737: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 738: <p>
1.58 louis 739:
1.113 naddy 740: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 741: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 742: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 743:
744: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
745: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 746: <p>
1.53 louis 747:
1.113 naddy 748: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 749: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
750: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 751: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 752:
753: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
754: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
755: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 756: <p>
1.99 louis 757:
1.113 naddy 758: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 759: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 760: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 761:
762: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
763: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 764: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 765: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 766: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 767:
1.113 naddy 768: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 769: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
770: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
771: </strong></font><br>
772:
773: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
774: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
775: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
776: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
777: <p>
778:
779: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 780: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 781: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 782: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 783:
784: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
785: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 786: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 787:
1.113 naddy 788: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 789: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 790: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 791:
792: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 793: in
1.113 naddy 794: <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 795: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 796: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 797: <p>
1.53 louis 798:
1.113 naddy 799: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 800: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 801: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
802: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 803: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 804:
1.58 louis 805: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 806: <p>
1.51 deraadt 807:
1.69 deraadt 808: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
809:
1.113 naddy 810: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 811: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 812: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
813: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 814: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 815:
1.58 louis 816: Kurt Seifried
817: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
818: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
819: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 820: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 821:
1.113 naddy 822: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 823: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 824: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 825: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 826:
827: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 828: <p>
1.96 louis 829:
1.113 naddy 830: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 831: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 832: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 833: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 834:
835: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
836: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
837: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
838: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 839: <p>
1.86 louis 840:
1.69 deraadt 841: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
842:
1.113 naddy 843: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 844: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
845: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 846: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 847:
848: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
849: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 850: <p>
1.61 louis 851:
1.113 naddy 852: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 853: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 854: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
855: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 856: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 857:
858: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 859: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 860: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
861: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 862: right -- or at least strives to".
863: <p>
1.48 louis 864:
1.113 naddy 865: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 866: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
867: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 868: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 869: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
870: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
871: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
872: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 873: <p>
1.61 louis 874:
1.113 naddy 875: <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 876: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 877: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 878:
879: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
880: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
881: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
882: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 883: <p>
1.46 louis 884:
1.113 naddy 885: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 886: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 887: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 888: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 889:
890: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
891: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 892: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 893:
1.113 naddy 894: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 895: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
896: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 897: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 898:
899: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
900: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
901: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
902: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 903: <p>
1.70 louis 904:
1.69 deraadt 905: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
906:
1.113 naddy 907: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 908: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 909: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 910:
911: Kurt Seifried
912: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
913: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
914: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 915: <p>
1.44 philen 916:
1.113 naddy 917: <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 918: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 919: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 920:
921: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 922: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 923:
1.113 naddy 924: <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 925: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 926: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 927:
928: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 929: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 930:
1.113 naddy 931: <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 932: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 933: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 934:
935: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
936: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
937: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
938: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 939: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 940:
1.113 naddy 941: <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 942: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 943: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 944:
1.36 louis 945: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 946: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 947:
1.113 naddy 948: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 949: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
950: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 951: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 952:
953: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 954: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 955:
1.69 deraadt 956: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
957:
1.113 naddy 958: <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 959: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 960: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 961:
962: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
963: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 964: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 965:
1.113 naddy 966: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 967: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 968: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
969: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 970:
971: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
972: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 973: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
974: terminal:
1.113 naddy 975: <blockquote>
976: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
977: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
978: <br>
979: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
980: </code>
981: </blockquote>
982: <p>
983:
984: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
985: <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>
986: <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
987: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 988:
989: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
990: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 991: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 992: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 993:
1.113 naddy 994: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 995: <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 996: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 997:
998: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
999: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1000: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1001: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1002: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1003: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1004: <p>
1.19 louis 1005:
1.113 naddy 1006: <li><strong>
1007: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1008: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 1009:
1010: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1011: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1012: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1013: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1014: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1015: <p>
1.16 louis 1016:
1.113 naddy 1017: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1018: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1019: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1020: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1021:
1.57 louis 1022: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1023: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1024: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1025: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1026:
1.113 naddy 1027: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1028: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1029: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1030: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1031:
1.113 naddy 1032: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1033:
1.113 naddy 1034: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1035: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1036: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1037: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1038:
1.23 louis 1039: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1040: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1041: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1042: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1043: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1044: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1045:
1.113 naddy 1046: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1047: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1048: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1049: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1050:
1051: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1052: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1053: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1054: installation.
1.113 naddy 1055: <p>
1.47 louis 1056:
1.113 naddy 1057: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1058: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1059: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1060: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1061:
1062: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1063: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1064:
1.69 deraadt 1065: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1066:
1.113 naddy 1067: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1068: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1069: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1070: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1071:
1072: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1073: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1074: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1075: <p>
1.12 louis 1076:
1.113 naddy 1077: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1078: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1079: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1080: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1081:
1082: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1083: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1084: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1085: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1086: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1087: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1088: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1089: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1090:
1.69 deraadt 1091: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1092:
1.113 naddy 1093: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1094: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1095: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1096:
1097: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1098: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1099: available."
1.113 naddy 1100: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1101:
1.69 deraadt 1102: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1103:
1.113 naddy 1104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1105: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1106: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1107:
1108: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1109: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1110: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1111: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1112: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1113: <p>
1.33 louis 1114:
1.113 naddy 1115: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1116: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1117: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1118: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1119:
1.113 naddy 1120: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1121: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1122: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1123: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1124: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1125: <p>
1.57 louis 1126:
1.69 deraadt 1127: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1128:
1.113 naddy 1129: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1130: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1131: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1132: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1133:
1134: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1135: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1136: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1137:
1.113 naddy 1138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1139: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1140: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1141: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1142: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1143:
1144: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1145: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1146:
1.113 naddy 1147: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1148: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1149:
1.113 naddy 1150: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1151:
1.113 naddy 1152: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1153: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1154: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1155: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1156:
1157: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1158: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1159:
1.69 deraadt 1160: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1161:
1.113 naddy 1162: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1163: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1164: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1165:
1166: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1167: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1168: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1169:
1.113 naddy 1170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1171: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1172: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1173: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1174:
1175: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1176: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1177: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1178: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1179:
1.69 deraadt 1180: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1181:
1.113 naddy 1182: <a name=anzen1>
1183: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1184: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1185: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1186: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1187:
1188: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1189: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1190: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1191: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1192: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1193: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1194: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1195:
1.113 naddy 1196: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1197: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1198: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1199: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1200:
1201: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1202: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1203: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1204: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1205: <p>
1.15 louis 1206:
1.113 naddy 1207: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1208: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1209: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1210: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1211:
1212: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1213: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1214: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1215: columns."
1.113 naddy 1216: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1217:
1.69 deraadt 1218: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1219:
1.113 naddy 1220: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1221: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1222: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1223: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1224:
1225: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1226: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1227:
1.113 naddy 1228: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1229: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1230: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1231:
1232: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1233: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1234: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1235:
1.69 deraadt 1236: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1237:
1.113 naddy 1238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1239: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1240: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1241: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1242:
1243: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1244: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1245: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1246: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1247: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1248:
1.69 deraadt 1249: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1250:
1.113 naddy 1251: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1252: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1253: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1254:
1.69 deraadt 1255: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1256: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1257: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1258:
1.69 deraadt 1259: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1260:
1.113 naddy 1261: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1262: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1263: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1264: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1265:
1266: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1267: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1268: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1269:
1.113 naddy 1270: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1271: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1272: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1273: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1274: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1275:
1.69 deraadt 1276: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1277:
1.113 naddy 1278: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1279: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1280: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1281: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1282: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1283: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1284:
1285: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1286: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1287: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1288: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1289: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1290: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1291:
1292: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1293:
1.113 naddy 1294: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1295: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1296: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1297:
1.69 deraadt 1298: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1299: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1300: <p>
1.112 naddy 1301:
1.113 naddy 1302: </dl>
1303: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1304:
1.113 naddy 1305: <hr>
1306: <a name=se></a>
1307: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1308:
1.102 niklas 1309: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1310:
1.113 naddy 1311: <dl>
1312: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1313: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1314: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1315:
1316: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1317: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1318: <p>
1.102 niklas 1319:
1.113 naddy 1320: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1321:
1.84 niklas 1322: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1323:
1.113 naddy 1324: <dl>
1325: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1326: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1327: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1328:
1329: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1330: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1331: <p>
1.84 niklas 1332:
1.113 naddy 1333: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1334:
1.69 deraadt 1335: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1336:
1.113 naddy 1337: <dl>
1338: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1339: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1340: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1341:
1342: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1343: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1344: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1345: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1346:
1.113 naddy 1347: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1348: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1349: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1350: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1351: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1352:
1.20 louis 1353: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1354: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1355: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1356: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1357: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1358:
1.113 naddy 1359: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1360:
1.113 naddy 1361: <hr>
1362: <a name=jp></a>
1363: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1364:
1.113 naddy 1365: <dl>
1.20 louis 1366:
1.69 deraadt 1367: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1368:
1.113 naddy 1369: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1370: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1371: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1372: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1373:
1374: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1375: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1376: translating and reprinting articles from
1377: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1378: <p>
1.112 naddy 1379:
1.113 naddy 1380: </dl>
1.20 louis 1381:
1.113 naddy 1382: <hr>
1383: <a name=de></a>
1384: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1385: <dl>
1.50 louis 1386:
1.72 louis 1387: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1388:
1.113 naddy 1389: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1390: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1391: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1392: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1393:
1.101 jufi 1394: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1395: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1396: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1397: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1398: Giving way to
1399: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1400: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1401: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1402: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1403: <p>
1.72 louis 1404:
1.69 deraadt 1405: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1406:
1.113 naddy 1407: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1408: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1409: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1410: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1411:
1412: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1413: <p>
1414: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1415:
1.50 louis 1416:
1.113 naddy 1417: <hr>
1418: <a name=ru></a>
1419: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1420: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1421:
1.69 deraadt 1422: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1423:
1.113 naddy 1424: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1425: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1426: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1427: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1428:
1429: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1430: <p>
1.62 form 1431:
1.69 deraadt 1432: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1433:
1.113 naddy 1434: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1435: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1436: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1437: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1438:
1.59 form 1439: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1440: <p>
1.112 naddy 1441:
1.113 naddy 1442: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1443:
1.113 naddy 1444: <hr>
1445: <a name=pl></a>
1446: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1447: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1448:
1.113 naddy 1449: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1450: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1451: Radio, August 2, 2000
1452: </strong></font><br>
1453:
1454: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1455: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1456: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1457: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1458: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1459: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1460: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1461: <p>
1462:
1463: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1464: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1465: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1466: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1467: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1468:
1469: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1470: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1471: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1472: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1473: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1474: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1475: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1476: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1477: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1478: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1479: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1480: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1481: <p>
1482: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1483:
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1486: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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