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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.138 louis 32: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
33:
34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
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:
1.144 ! louis 62: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 63: <a href="http://www.osOpinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD, OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, September 2000
! 64: </strong></font><br>
! 65:
! 66: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
! 67: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
! 68: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
! 69: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
! 70: the IP filtering and address translation.
! 71: <p>
! 72:
1.131 louis 73: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
74:
75: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 76: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
77: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
78: </strong></font><br>
79:
80: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
81: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
82: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
83: <p>
84:
85: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 86: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
87: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
88: </strong></font><br>
89:
90: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
91: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
92: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
93: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
94: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
95: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
96: note of"</i>.
97: <p>
98:
99: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 100: <a
101: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
102: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
103: </strong></font><br>
104:
105: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
106: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
107: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
108: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
109: <p>
110:
111: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 112: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.html">Linux
113: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
114: </strong></font><br>
115:
116: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
117: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
118: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
119: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
120: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
121: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
122: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
123: <p>
124:
125: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 126: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
127: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
128: 2000
129: </strong></font><br>
130:
131: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
132: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
133: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
134: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
135: against current industry practices.
136: <p>
137:
138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 139: <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
140: </strong></font><br>
141:
142: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
143: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
144: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
145: <p>
146:
147: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 148: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
149: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
150: </strong></font><br>
151:
152: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
153: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
154: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
155: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
156: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
157: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
158: careful code reviews, he concludes.
159: <p>
160:
161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 162: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
163: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
164: </strong></font><br>
165:
166: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
167: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
168: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
169: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
170: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 171: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
172: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
173: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 174: <p>
175:
1.118 louis 176: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
177:
178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 179: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
180: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
181: </strong></font><br>
182:
183: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
184: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
185: about time. The article mentions that
186: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
187: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
188: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 189: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 190: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
191: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
192: ammended since.
193: <p>
194:
195: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 196: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 197: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 198: </strong></font><br>
199:
200: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
201: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
202: of OpenSSH.
203: <p>
204:
205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
206: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
207: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
208: </strong></font><br>
209:
210: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 211: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 212: bridging.
213: <p>
214:
215: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
216: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
217: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 218: </strong></font><br>
219:
1.121 deraadt 220: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
221: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 222: <p>
223:
224: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 225: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
226: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
227: </strong></font><br>
228:
229: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
230: <p>
231:
232: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 233: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 234: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
235: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 236: </strong></font><br>
237:
1.120 deraadt 238: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
239: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 240: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
241: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
242: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
243: <p>
244:
245: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 246: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
247: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 248: </strong></font><br>
249:
250: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
251: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
252: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 253: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 254: <p>
255:
256: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 257: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
258: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
259: </strong></font><br>
260:
261: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
262: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
263: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
264: <p>
265:
266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 267: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 268: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
269: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 270: </strong></font><br>
271:
272: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
273: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
274: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
275: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
276: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
277: <p>
278:
1.104 louis 279: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
280:
1.113 naddy 281: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 282: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
283: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
284: </strong></font><br>
285:
286: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
287: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
288: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
289: be a bit dry.
290: <p>
291:
292: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 293: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
294: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
295: 2000
1.128 louis 296: </strong></font><br>
297:
298: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
299: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
300: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
301: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
302: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 303: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 304: <p>
305:
306: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 307: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
308: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 309: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 310:
311: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
312: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
313: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
314: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 315: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
316: <p>
1.110 louis 317:
1.117 louis 318: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
319: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
320: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
321: </strong></font><br>
322:
323: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
324: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
325: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
326: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
327: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
328: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
329: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
330: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
331: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
332: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
333: <p>
334:
1.113 naddy 335: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 336: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 337: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 338:
339: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
340: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 341: <p>
1.108 louis 342:
1.113 naddy 343: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 344: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
345: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 346: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 347:
348: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
349: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
350: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 351: <p>
1.106 louis 352:
1.113 naddy 353: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 354: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
355: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 356: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 357:
358: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
359: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
360: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
361: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 362: <p>
1.107 louis 363:
1.113 naddy 364: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 365: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
366: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 367: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 368:
369: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
370: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 371: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 372: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
373: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 374: <p>
1.105 louis 375:
1.113 naddy 376: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 377: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 378: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 379: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 380:
1.113 naddy 381: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
382: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 383: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 384: <p>
1.104 louis 385:
1.121 deraadt 386: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
387: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
388: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
389: </strong></font><br>
390:
391: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
392: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
393: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
394: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
395: <p>
396:
1.85 louis 397: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
398:
1.113 naddy 399: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 400: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 401: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 402: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 403:
404: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
405: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
406: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
407: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
408: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
409: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
410: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 411: <p>
1.99 louis 412:
1.113 naddy 413: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 414: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 415: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 416: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 417:
418: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
419: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
420: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
421: conditions.
1.113 naddy 422: <p>
1.100 louis 423:
1.113 naddy 424: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 425: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 426: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 427: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 428:
429: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
430: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
431: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
432: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 433: <p>
1.95 louis 434:
1.113 naddy 435: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 436: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 437: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 438: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 439:
440: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
441: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 442: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 443: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
444: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 445: <p>
1.92 louis 446:
1.113 naddy 447: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
448: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 449: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 450: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 451:
452: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
453: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
454: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
455: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
456: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
457: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 458: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 459: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 460: <p>
1.91 louis 461:
1.113 naddy 462: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 463: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
464: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 465: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 466:
467: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
468: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
469: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
470: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
471: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
472: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
473: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
474: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
475: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 476: <p>
1.90 louis 477:
1.113 naddy 478: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 479: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
480: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
481: </strong></font><br>
482: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
483: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
484: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
485: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
486: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
487: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
488: <p>
489:
490: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 491: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
492: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 493: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 494:
1.113 naddy 495: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
496: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 497: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
498: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
499: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
500: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
501: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 502: <p>
1.87 louis 503:
1.113 naddy 504: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 505: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
506: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 507: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 508:
509: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
510: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 511: <p>
1.85 louis 512:
1.113 naddy 513: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 514: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
515: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 516: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 517:
518: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 519: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 520: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
521: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 522: <p>
1.89 louis 523:
1.113 naddy 524: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 525: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
526: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 527: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 528:
529: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
530: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
531: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
532: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
533: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
534:
1.78 deraadt 535: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 536:
1.113 naddy 537: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 538: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 539: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 540: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 541: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 542:
543: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
544: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
545: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 546: <p>
1.83 louis 547:
1.113 naddy 548: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 549: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
550: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 551: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 552:
553: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
554: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 555: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 556: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
557: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 558: <p>
1.93 louis 559:
1.113 naddy 560: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 561: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 562: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 563: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 564:
1.83 louis 565: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
566: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
567: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
568: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
569: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 570: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
571: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
572: <p>
1.82 aaron 573:
1.113 naddy 574: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 575: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 576: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 577: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 578:
1.83 louis 579: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
580: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
581: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 582: <p>
1.80 louis 583:
1.113 naddy 584: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 585: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 586: Bad Press</a>,
587: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 588: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 589:
590: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 591: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 592: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
593: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
594: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 595: <p>
1.78 deraadt 596:
597: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
598:
1.113 naddy 599: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
600: <a
1.111 jufi 601: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 602: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
603: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 604: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 605:
606: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
607: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
608: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
609: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 610: <p>
1.74 louis 611:
1.113 naddy 612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 613: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
614: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 615: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 616:
617: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
618: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
619: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
620: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
621: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
622: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 623: <p>
1.88 louis 624:
1.113 naddy 625: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 626: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 627: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 628: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 629:
630: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
631: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
632: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
633: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 634: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 635: <p>
1.81 louis 636:
1.113 naddy 637: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 638: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 639: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 640: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 641:
642: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
643: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
644: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
645: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
646: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
647: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
648: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 649: <p>
1.90 louis 650:
1.113 naddy 651: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 652: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 653: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 654: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 655:
656: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
657: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
658: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 659: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 660: <p>
1.71 louis 661:
1.69 deraadt 662: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 663:
1.113 naddy 664: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 665: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 666: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 667: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 668:
669: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
670: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
671: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 672: <p>
1.70 louis 673:
1.113 naddy 674: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 675: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 676: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 677:
678: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 679: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 680: <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 681: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 682: <p>
1.68 louis 683:
1.113 naddy 684: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 685: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 686: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 687: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 688:
1.111 jufi 689: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
690: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 691: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 692: "secure by default" installation.
693: <p>
1.64 louis 694:
1.113 naddy 695: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 696: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 697: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 698: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 699:
1.113 naddy 700: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 701: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 702: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 703: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
704: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
705: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 706: <p>
1.66 louis 707:
1.113 naddy 708: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
709: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 710: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 711: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 712:
713: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 714: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 715: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
716: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
717: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 718: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
719: <p>
1.83 louis 720:
1.113 naddy 721: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 722: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 723: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 724: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 725:
726: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 727: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
728: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 729: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
730: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 731: <p>
1.64 louis 732:
1.113 naddy 733: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 734: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 735: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 736: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 737:
738: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
739: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 740: <p>
1.65 louis 741:
1.69 deraadt 742: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
743:
1.113 naddy 744: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 745: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 746: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 747: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 748:
749: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
750: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
751: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
752: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 753: <p>
1.88 louis 754:
1.113 naddy 755: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 756: <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 757: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 758:
759: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 760: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
761: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 762: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
763: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 764: <p>
1.60 louis 765:
1.113 naddy 766: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
767: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
768: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 769: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 770: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 771:
772: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
773: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
774: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 775: <p>
1.58 louis 776:
1.113 naddy 777: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 778: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 779: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 780:
781: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
782: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 783: <p>
1.53 louis 784:
1.113 naddy 785: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 786: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
787: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 788: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 789:
790: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
791: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
792: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 793: <p>
1.99 louis 794:
1.113 naddy 795: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 796: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 797: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 798:
799: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
800: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 801: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 802: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 803: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 804:
1.113 naddy 805: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 806: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
807: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
808: </strong></font><br>
809:
810: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
811: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
812: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
813: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
814: <p>
815:
816: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 817: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 818: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 819: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 820:
821: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
822: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 823: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 824:
1.113 naddy 825: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 826: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 827: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 828:
829: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 830: in
1.113 naddy 831: <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 832: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 833: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 834: <p>
1.53 louis 835:
1.113 naddy 836: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 837: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 838: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
839: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 840: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 841:
1.58 louis 842: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 843: <p>
1.51 deraadt 844:
1.69 deraadt 845: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
846:
1.113 naddy 847: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 848: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 849: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
850: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 851: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 852:
1.58 louis 853: Kurt Seifried
854: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
855: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
856: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 857: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 858:
1.113 naddy 859: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 860: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 861: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 862: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 863:
864: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 865: <p>
1.96 louis 866:
1.113 naddy 867: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 868: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 869: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 870: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 871:
872: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
873: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
874: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
875: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 876: <p>
1.86 louis 877:
1.69 deraadt 878: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
879:
1.113 naddy 880: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 881: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
882: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 883: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 884:
885: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
886: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 887: <p>
1.61 louis 888:
1.113 naddy 889: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 890: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 891: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
892: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 893: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 894:
895: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 896: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 897: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
898: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 899: right -- or at least strives to".
900: <p>
1.48 louis 901:
1.113 naddy 902: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 903: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
904: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 905: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 906: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
907: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
908: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
909: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 910: <p>
1.61 louis 911:
1.113 naddy 912: <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 913: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 914: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 915:
916: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
917: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
918: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
919: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 920: <p>
1.46 louis 921:
1.113 naddy 922: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 923: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 924: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 925: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 926:
927: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
928: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 929: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 930:
1.113 naddy 931: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 932: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
933: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 934: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 935:
936: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
937: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
938: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
939: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 940: <p>
1.70 louis 941:
1.69 deraadt 942: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
943:
1.113 naddy 944: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 945: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 946: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 947:
948: Kurt Seifried
949: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
950: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
951: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 952: <p>
1.44 philen 953:
1.113 naddy 954: <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 955: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 956: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 957:
958: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 959: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 960:
1.113 naddy 961: <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 962: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 963: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 964:
965: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 966: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 967:
1.113 naddy 968: <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 969: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 970: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 971:
972: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
973: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
974: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
975: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 976: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 977:
1.113 naddy 978: <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 979: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 980: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 981:
1.36 louis 982: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 983: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 984:
1.113 naddy 985: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 986: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
987: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 988: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 989:
990: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 991: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 992:
1.69 deraadt 993: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
994:
1.113 naddy 995: <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 996: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 997: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 998:
999: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1000: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1001: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1002:
1.113 naddy 1003: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1004: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1005: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1006: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 1007:
1008: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1009: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1010: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1011: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1012: <blockquote>
1013: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1014: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1015: <br>
1016: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1017: </code>
1018: </blockquote>
1019: <p>
1020:
1021: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1022: <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>
1023: <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
1024: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1025:
1026: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1027: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1028: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1029: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1030:
1.113 naddy 1031: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1032: <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 1033: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1034:
1035: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1036: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1037: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1038: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1039: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1040: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1041: <p>
1.19 louis 1042:
1.113 naddy 1043: <li><strong>
1044: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1045: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 1046:
1047: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1048: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1049: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1050: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1051: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1052: <p>
1.16 louis 1053:
1.113 naddy 1054: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1055: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1056: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1057: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1058:
1.57 louis 1059: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1060: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1061: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1062: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1063:
1.113 naddy 1064: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1065: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1066: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1067: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1068:
1.113 naddy 1069: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1070:
1.113 naddy 1071: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1072: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1073: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1074: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1075:
1.23 louis 1076: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1077: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1078: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1079: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1080: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1081: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1082:
1.113 naddy 1083: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1084: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1085: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1086: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1087:
1088: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1089: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1090: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1091: installation.
1.113 naddy 1092: <p>
1.47 louis 1093:
1.113 naddy 1094: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1095: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1096: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1097: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1098:
1099: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1100: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1101:
1.69 deraadt 1102: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1103:
1.113 naddy 1104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1105: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1106: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1107: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1108:
1109: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1110: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1111: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1112: <p>
1.12 louis 1113:
1.113 naddy 1114: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1115: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1116: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1117: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1118:
1119: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1120: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1121: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1122: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1123: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1124: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1125: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1126: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1127:
1.69 deraadt 1128: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1129:
1.113 naddy 1130: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1131: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1132: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1133:
1134: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1135: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1136: available."
1.113 naddy 1137: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1138:
1.69 deraadt 1139: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1140:
1.113 naddy 1141: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1142: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1143: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1144:
1145: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1146: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1147: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1148: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1149: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1150: <p>
1.33 louis 1151:
1.113 naddy 1152: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1153: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1154: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1155: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1156:
1.113 naddy 1157: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1158: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1159: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1160: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1161: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1162: <p>
1.57 louis 1163:
1.69 deraadt 1164: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1165:
1.113 naddy 1166: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1167: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1168: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1169: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1170:
1171: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1172: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1173: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1174:
1.113 naddy 1175: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1176: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1177: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1178: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1179: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1180:
1181: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1182: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1183:
1.113 naddy 1184: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1185: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1186:
1.113 naddy 1187: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1188:
1.113 naddy 1189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1190: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1191: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1192: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1193:
1194: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1195: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1196:
1.69 deraadt 1197: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1198:
1.113 naddy 1199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1200: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1201: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1202:
1203: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1204: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1205: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1206:
1.113 naddy 1207: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1208: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1209: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1210: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1211:
1212: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1213: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1214: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1215: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1216:
1.69 deraadt 1217: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1218:
1.113 naddy 1219: <a name=anzen1>
1220: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1221: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1222: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1223: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1224:
1225: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1226: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1227: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1228: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1229: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1230: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1231: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1232:
1.113 naddy 1233: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1234: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1235: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1236: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1237:
1238: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1239: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1240: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1241: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1242: <p>
1.15 louis 1243:
1.113 naddy 1244: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1245: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1246: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1247: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1248:
1249: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1250: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1251: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1252: columns."
1.113 naddy 1253: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1254:
1.69 deraadt 1255: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1256:
1.113 naddy 1257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1258: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1259: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1260: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1261:
1262: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1263: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1264:
1.113 naddy 1265: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1266: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1267: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1268:
1269: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1270: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1271: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1272:
1.69 deraadt 1273: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1274:
1.113 naddy 1275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1276: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1277: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1278: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1279:
1280: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1281: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1282: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1283: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1284: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1285:
1.69 deraadt 1286: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1287:
1.113 naddy 1288: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1289: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1290: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1291:
1.69 deraadt 1292: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1293: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1294: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1295:
1.69 deraadt 1296: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1297:
1.113 naddy 1298: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1299: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1300: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1301: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1302:
1303: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1304: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1305: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1306:
1.113 naddy 1307: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1308: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1309: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1310: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1311: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1312:
1.69 deraadt 1313: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1314:
1.113 naddy 1315: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1316: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1317: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1318: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1319: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1320: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1321:
1322: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1323: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1324: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1325: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1326: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1327: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1328:
1329: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1330:
1.113 naddy 1331: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1332: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1333: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1334:
1.69 deraadt 1335: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1336: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1337: <p>
1.112 naddy 1338:
1.113 naddy 1339: </dl>
1340: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1341:
1.113 naddy 1342: <hr>
1343: <a name=se></a>
1344: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1345:
1.102 niklas 1346: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1347:
1.113 naddy 1348: <dl>
1349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1350: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1351: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1352:
1353: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1354: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1355: <p>
1.102 niklas 1356:
1.113 naddy 1357: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1358:
1.84 niklas 1359: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1360:
1.113 naddy 1361: <dl>
1362: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1363: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1364: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1365:
1366: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1367: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1368: <p>
1.84 niklas 1369:
1.113 naddy 1370: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1371:
1.69 deraadt 1372: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1373:
1.113 naddy 1374: <dl>
1375: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1376: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1377: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1378:
1379: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1380: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1381: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1382: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1383:
1.113 naddy 1384: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1385: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1386: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1387: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1388: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1389:
1.20 louis 1390: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1391: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1392: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1393: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1394: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1395:
1.113 naddy 1396: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1397:
1.113 naddy 1398: <hr>
1399: <a name=jp></a>
1400: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1401:
1.113 naddy 1402: <dl>
1.20 louis 1403:
1.69 deraadt 1404: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1405:
1.113 naddy 1406: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1407: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1408: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1409: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1410:
1411: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1412: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1413: translating and reprinting articles from
1414: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1415: <p>
1.112 naddy 1416:
1.113 naddy 1417: </dl>
1.20 louis 1418:
1.113 naddy 1419: <hr>
1420: <a name=de></a>
1421: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1422: <dl>
1.50 louis 1423:
1.72 louis 1424: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1425:
1.113 naddy 1426: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1427: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1428: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1429: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1430:
1.101 jufi 1431: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1432: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1433: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1434: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1435: Giving way to
1436: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1437: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1438: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1439: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1440: <p>
1.72 louis 1441:
1.69 deraadt 1442: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1443:
1.113 naddy 1444: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1445: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1446: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1447: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1448:
1449: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1450: <p>
1451: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1452:
1.50 louis 1453:
1.113 naddy 1454: <hr>
1455: <a name=ru></a>
1456: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1457: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1458:
1.69 deraadt 1459: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1460:
1.113 naddy 1461: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1462: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1463: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1464: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1465:
1466: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1467: <p>
1.62 form 1468:
1.69 deraadt 1469: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1470:
1.113 naddy 1471: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1472: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1473: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1474: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1475:
1.59 form 1476: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1477: <p>
1.112 naddy 1478:
1.113 naddy 1479: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1480:
1.113 naddy 1481: <hr>
1482: <a name=pl></a>
1483: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1484: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1485:
1.113 naddy 1486: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1487: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1488: Radio, August 2, 2000
1489: </strong></font><br>
1490:
1491: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1492: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1493: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1494: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1495: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1496: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1497: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1498: <p>
1499:
1500: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1501: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1502: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1503: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1504: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1505:
1506: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1507: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1508: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1509: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1510: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1511: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1512: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1513: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1514: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1515: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1516: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1517: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1518: <p>
1519: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1520:
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