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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>
1.145 ! louis 35: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
! 36: System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
! 40: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
! 41: groups, and even Linux.
! 42: <p>
! 43:
! 44: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 45: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
46: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
47: </strong></font><br>
48:
49: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
50: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
51: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
52: library after installing the OS.
53: <p>
54:
55: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.138 louis 56: <a href="http://www.samag.com/current/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
57: Sys Admin, September 2000
58: </strong></font><br>
59:
60: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
61: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
62: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
63: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
64: (<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>,
65: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
66: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
67: <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
68: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
69: out of the system.
70: <p>
71:
1.144 louis 72: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
73: <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
74: </strong></font><br>
75:
76: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
77: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
78: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
79: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
80: the IP filtering and address translation.
81: <p>
82:
1.131 louis 83: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
84:
85: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 86: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
87: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
88: </strong></font><br>
89:
90: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
91: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
92: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
93: <p>
94:
95: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 96: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
97: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
98: </strong></font><br>
99:
100: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
101: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
102: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
103: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
104: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
105: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
106: note of"</i>.
107: <p>
108:
109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 110: <a
111: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
112: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
113: </strong></font><br>
114:
115: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
116: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
117: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
118: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
119: <p>
120:
121: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 122: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.html">Linux
123: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
124: </strong></font><br>
125:
126: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
127: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
128: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
129: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
130: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
131: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
132: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
133: <p>
134:
135: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 136: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
137: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
138: 2000
139: </strong></font><br>
140:
141: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
142: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
143: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
144: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
145: against current industry practices.
146: <p>
147:
148: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 149: <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
150: </strong></font><br>
151:
152: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
153: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
154: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
155: <p>
156:
157: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 158: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
159: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
160: </strong></font><br>
161:
162: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
163: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
164: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
165: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
166: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
167: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
168: careful code reviews, he concludes.
169: <p>
170:
171: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 172: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
173: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
174: </strong></font><br>
175:
176: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
177: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
178: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
179: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
180: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 181: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
182: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
183: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 184: <p>
185:
1.118 louis 186: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
187:
188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 189: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
190: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
191: </strong></font><br>
192:
193: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
194: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
195: about time. The article mentions that
196: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
197: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
198: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 199: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 200: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
201: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
202: ammended since.
203: <p>
204:
205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 206: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 207: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 208: </strong></font><br>
209:
210: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
211: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
212: of OpenSSH.
213: <p>
214:
215: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
216: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
217: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
218: </strong></font><br>
219:
220: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 221: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 222: bridging.
223: <p>
224:
225: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
226: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
227: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 228: </strong></font><br>
229:
1.121 deraadt 230: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
231: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 232: <p>
233:
234: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 235: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
236: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
237: </strong></font><br>
238:
239: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
240: <p>
241:
242: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 243: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 244: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
245: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 246: </strong></font><br>
247:
1.120 deraadt 248: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
249: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 250: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
251: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
252: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
253: <p>
254:
255: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 256: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
257: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 258: </strong></font><br>
259:
260: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
261: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
262: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 263: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 264: <p>
265:
266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 267: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
268: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
269: </strong></font><br>
270:
271: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
272: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
273: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
274: <p>
275:
276: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 277: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 278: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
279: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 280: </strong></font><br>
281:
282: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
283: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
284: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
285: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
286: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
287: <p>
288:
1.104 louis 289: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
290:
1.113 naddy 291: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 292: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
293: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
294: </strong></font><br>
295:
296: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
297: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
298: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
299: be a bit dry.
300: <p>
301:
302: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 303: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
304: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
305: 2000
1.128 louis 306: </strong></font><br>
307:
308: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
309: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
310: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
311: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
312: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 313: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 314: <p>
315:
316: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 317: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
318: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 319: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 320:
321: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
322: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
323: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
324: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 325: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
326: <p>
1.110 louis 327:
1.117 louis 328: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
329: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
330: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
331: </strong></font><br>
332:
333: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
334: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
335: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
336: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
337: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
338: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
339: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
340: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
341: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
342: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
343: <p>
344:
1.113 naddy 345: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 346: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 347: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 348:
349: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
350: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 351: <p>
1.108 louis 352:
1.113 naddy 353: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 354: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
355: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 356: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 357:
358: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
359: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
360: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 361: <p>
1.106 louis 362:
1.113 naddy 363: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 364: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
365: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 366: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 367:
368: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
369: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
370: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
371: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 372: <p>
1.107 louis 373:
1.113 naddy 374: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 375: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
376: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 377: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 378:
379: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
380: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 381: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 382: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
383: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 384: <p>
1.105 louis 385:
1.113 naddy 386: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 387: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 388: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 389: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 390:
1.113 naddy 391: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
392: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 393: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 394: <p>
1.104 louis 395:
1.121 deraadt 396: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
397: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
398: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
399: </strong></font><br>
400:
401: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
402: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
403: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
404: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
405: <p>
406:
1.85 louis 407: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
408:
1.113 naddy 409: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 410: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 411: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 412: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 413:
414: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
415: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
416: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
417: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
418: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
419: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
420: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 421: <p>
1.99 louis 422:
1.113 naddy 423: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 424: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 425: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 426: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 427:
428: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
429: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
430: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
431: conditions.
1.113 naddy 432: <p>
1.100 louis 433:
1.113 naddy 434: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 435: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 436: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 437: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 438:
439: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
440: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
441: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
442: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 443: <p>
1.95 louis 444:
1.113 naddy 445: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 446: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 447: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 448: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 449:
450: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
451: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 452: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 453: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
454: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 455: <p>
1.92 louis 456:
1.113 naddy 457: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
458: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 459: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 460: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 461:
462: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
463: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
464: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
465: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
466: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
467: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 468: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 469: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 470: <p>
1.91 louis 471:
1.113 naddy 472: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 473: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
474: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 475: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 476:
477: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
478: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
479: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
480: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
481: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
482: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
483: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
484: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
485: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 486: <p>
1.90 louis 487:
1.113 naddy 488: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 489: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
490: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
491: </strong></font><br>
492: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
493: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
494: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
495: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
496: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
497: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
498: <p>
499:
500: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 501: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
502: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 503: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 504:
1.113 naddy 505: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
506: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 507: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
508: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
509: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
510: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
511: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 512: <p>
1.87 louis 513:
1.113 naddy 514: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 515: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
516: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 517: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 518:
519: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
520: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 521: <p>
1.85 louis 522:
1.113 naddy 523: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 524: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
525: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 526: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 527:
528: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 529: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 530: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
531: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 532: <p>
1.89 louis 533:
1.113 naddy 534: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 535: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
536: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 537: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 538:
539: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
540: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
541: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
542: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
543: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
544:
1.78 deraadt 545: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 546:
1.113 naddy 547: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 548: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 549: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 550: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 551: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 552:
553: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
554: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
555: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 556: <p>
1.83 louis 557:
1.113 naddy 558: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 559: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
560: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 561: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 562:
563: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
564: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 565: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 566: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
567: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 568: <p>
1.93 louis 569:
1.113 naddy 570: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 571: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 572: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 573: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 574:
1.83 louis 575: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
576: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
577: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
578: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
579: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 580: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
581: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
582: <p>
1.82 aaron 583:
1.113 naddy 584: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 585: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 586: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 587: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 588:
1.83 louis 589: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
590: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
591: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 592: <p>
1.80 louis 593:
1.113 naddy 594: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 595: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 596: Bad Press</a>,
597: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 598: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 599:
600: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 601: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 602: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
603: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
604: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 605: <p>
1.78 deraadt 606:
607: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
608:
1.113 naddy 609: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
610: <a
1.111 jufi 611: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 612: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
613: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 614: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 615:
616: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
617: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
618: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
619: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 620: <p>
1.74 louis 621:
1.113 naddy 622: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 623: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
624: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 625: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 626:
627: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
628: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
629: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
630: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
631: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
632: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 633: <p>
1.88 louis 634:
1.113 naddy 635: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 636: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 637: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 638: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 639:
640: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
641: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
642: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
643: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 644: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 645: <p>
1.81 louis 646:
1.113 naddy 647: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 648: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 649: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 650: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 651:
652: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
653: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
654: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
655: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
656: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
657: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
658: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 659: <p>
1.90 louis 660:
1.113 naddy 661: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 662: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 663: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 664: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 665:
666: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
667: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
668: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 669: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 670: <p>
1.71 louis 671:
1.69 deraadt 672: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 673:
1.113 naddy 674: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 675: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 676: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 677: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 678:
679: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
680: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
681: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 682: <p>
1.70 louis 683:
1.113 naddy 684: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 685: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 686: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 687:
688: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 689: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 690: <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 691: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 692: <p>
1.68 louis 693:
1.113 naddy 694: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 695: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 696: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 697: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 698:
1.111 jufi 699: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
700: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 701: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 702: "secure by default" installation.
703: <p>
1.64 louis 704:
1.113 naddy 705: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 706: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 707: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 708: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 709:
1.113 naddy 710: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 711: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 712: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 713: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
714: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
715: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 716: <p>
1.66 louis 717:
1.113 naddy 718: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
719: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 720: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 721: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 722:
723: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 724: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 725: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
726: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
727: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 728: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
729: <p>
1.83 louis 730:
1.113 naddy 731: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 732: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 733: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 734: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 735:
736: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 737: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
738: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 739: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
740: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 741: <p>
1.64 louis 742:
1.113 naddy 743: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 744: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 745: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 746: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 747:
748: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
749: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 750: <p>
1.65 louis 751:
1.69 deraadt 752: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
753:
1.113 naddy 754: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 755: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 756: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 757: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 758:
759: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
760: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
761: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
762: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 763: <p>
1.88 louis 764:
1.113 naddy 765: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 766: <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 767: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 768:
769: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 770: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
771: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 772: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
773: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 774: <p>
1.60 louis 775:
1.113 naddy 776: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
777: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
778: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 779: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 780: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 781:
782: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
783: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
784: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 785: <p>
1.58 louis 786:
1.113 naddy 787: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 788: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 789: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 790:
791: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
792: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 793: <p>
1.53 louis 794:
1.113 naddy 795: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 796: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
797: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 798: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 799:
800: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
801: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
802: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 803: <p>
1.99 louis 804:
1.113 naddy 805: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 806: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 807: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 808:
809: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
810: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 811: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 812: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 813: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 814:
1.113 naddy 815: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 816: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
817: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
818: </strong></font><br>
819:
820: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
821: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
822: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
823: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
824: <p>
825:
826: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 827: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 828: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 829: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 830:
831: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
832: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 833: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 834:
1.113 naddy 835: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 836: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 837: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 838:
839: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 840: in
1.113 naddy 841: <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 842: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 843: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 844: <p>
1.53 louis 845:
1.113 naddy 846: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 847: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 848: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
849: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 850: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 851:
1.58 louis 852: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 853: <p>
1.51 deraadt 854:
1.69 deraadt 855: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
856:
1.113 naddy 857: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 858: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 859: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
860: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 861: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 862:
1.58 louis 863: Kurt Seifried
864: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
865: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
866: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 867: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 868:
1.113 naddy 869: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 870: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 871: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 872: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 873:
874: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 875: <p>
1.96 louis 876:
1.113 naddy 877: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 878: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 879: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 880: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 881:
882: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
883: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
884: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
885: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 886: <p>
1.86 louis 887:
1.69 deraadt 888: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
889:
1.113 naddy 890: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 891: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
892: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 893: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 894:
895: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
896: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 897: <p>
1.61 louis 898:
1.113 naddy 899: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 900: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 901: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
902: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 903: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 904:
905: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 906: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 907: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
908: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 909: right -- or at least strives to".
910: <p>
1.48 louis 911:
1.113 naddy 912: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 913: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
914: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 915: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 916: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
917: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
918: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
919: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 920: <p>
1.61 louis 921:
1.113 naddy 922: <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 923: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 924: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 925:
926: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
927: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
928: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
929: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 930: <p>
1.46 louis 931:
1.113 naddy 932: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 933: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 934: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 935: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 936:
937: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
938: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 939: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 940:
1.113 naddy 941: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 942: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
943: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 944: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 945:
946: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
947: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
948: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
949: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 950: <p>
1.70 louis 951:
1.69 deraadt 952: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
953:
1.113 naddy 954: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 955: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 956: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 957:
958: Kurt Seifried
959: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
960: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
961: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 962: <p>
1.44 philen 963:
1.113 naddy 964: <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 965: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 966: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 967:
968: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 969: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 970:
1.113 naddy 971: <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 972: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 973: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 974:
975: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 976: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 977:
1.113 naddy 978: <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 979: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 980: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 981:
982: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
983: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
984: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
985: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 986: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 987:
1.113 naddy 988: <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 989: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 990: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 991:
1.36 louis 992: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 993: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 994:
1.113 naddy 995: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 996: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
997: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 998: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 999:
1000: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1001: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1002:
1.69 deraadt 1003: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1004:
1.113 naddy 1005: <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 1006: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1007: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1008:
1009: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1010: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1011: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1012:
1.113 naddy 1013: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1014: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1015: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1016: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 1017:
1018: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1019: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1020: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1021: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1022: <blockquote>
1023: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1024: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1025: <br>
1026: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1027: </code>
1028: </blockquote>
1029: <p>
1030:
1031: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1032: <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>
1033: <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
1034: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1035:
1036: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1037: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1038: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1039: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1040:
1.113 naddy 1041: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1042: <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 1043: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1044:
1045: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1046: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1047: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1048: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1049: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1050: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1051: <p>
1.19 louis 1052:
1.113 naddy 1053: <li><strong>
1054: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1055: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 1056:
1057: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1058: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1059: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1060: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1061: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1062: <p>
1.16 louis 1063:
1.113 naddy 1064: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1065: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1066: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1067: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1068:
1.57 louis 1069: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1070: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1071: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1072: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1073:
1.113 naddy 1074: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1075: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1076: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1077: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1078:
1.113 naddy 1079: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1080:
1.113 naddy 1081: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1082: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1083: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1084: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1085:
1.23 louis 1086: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1087: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1088: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1089: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1090: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1091: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1092:
1.113 naddy 1093: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1094: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1095: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1096: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1097:
1098: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1099: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1100: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1101: installation.
1.113 naddy 1102: <p>
1.47 louis 1103:
1.113 naddy 1104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1105: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1106: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1107: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1108:
1109: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1110: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1111:
1.69 deraadt 1112: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1113:
1.113 naddy 1114: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1115: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1116: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1117: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1118:
1119: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1120: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1121: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1122: <p>
1.12 louis 1123:
1.113 naddy 1124: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1125: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1126: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1127: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1128:
1129: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1130: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1131: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1132: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1133: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1134: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1135: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1136: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1137:
1.69 deraadt 1138: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1139:
1.113 naddy 1140: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1141: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1142: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1143:
1144: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1145: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1146: available."
1.113 naddy 1147: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1148:
1.69 deraadt 1149: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1150:
1.113 naddy 1151: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1152: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1153: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1154:
1155: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1156: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1157: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1158: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1159: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1160: <p>
1.33 louis 1161:
1.113 naddy 1162: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1163: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1164: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1165: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1166:
1.113 naddy 1167: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1168: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1169: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1170: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1171: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1172: <p>
1.57 louis 1173:
1.69 deraadt 1174: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1175:
1.113 naddy 1176: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1177: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1178: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1179: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1180:
1181: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1182: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1183: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1184:
1.113 naddy 1185: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1186: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1187: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1188: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1189: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1190:
1191: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1192: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1193:
1.113 naddy 1194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1195: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1196:
1.113 naddy 1197: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1198:
1.113 naddy 1199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1200: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1201: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1202: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1203:
1204: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1205: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1206:
1.69 deraadt 1207: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1208:
1.113 naddy 1209: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1210: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1211: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1212:
1213: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1214: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1215: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1216:
1.113 naddy 1217: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1218: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1219: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1220: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1221:
1222: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1223: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1224: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1225: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1226:
1.69 deraadt 1227: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1228:
1.113 naddy 1229: <a name=anzen1>
1230: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1231: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1232: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1233: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1234:
1235: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1236: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1237: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1238: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1239: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1240: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1241: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1242:
1.113 naddy 1243: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1244: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1245: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1246: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1247:
1248: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1249: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1250: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1251: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1252: <p>
1.15 louis 1253:
1.113 naddy 1254: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1255: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1256: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1257: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1258:
1259: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1260: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1261: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1262: columns."
1.113 naddy 1263: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1264:
1.69 deraadt 1265: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1266:
1.113 naddy 1267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1268: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1269: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1270: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1271:
1272: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1273: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1274:
1.113 naddy 1275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1276: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1277: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1278:
1279: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1280: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1281: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1282:
1.69 deraadt 1283: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1284:
1.113 naddy 1285: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1286: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1287: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1288: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1289:
1290: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1291: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1292: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1293: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1294: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1295:
1.69 deraadt 1296: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1297:
1.113 naddy 1298: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1299: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1300: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1301:
1.69 deraadt 1302: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1303: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1304: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1305:
1.69 deraadt 1306: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1307:
1.113 naddy 1308: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1309: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1310: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1311: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1312:
1313: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1314: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1315: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1316:
1.113 naddy 1317: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1318: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1319: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1320: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1321: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1322:
1.69 deraadt 1323: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1324:
1.113 naddy 1325: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1326: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1327: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1328: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1329: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1330: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1331:
1332: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1333: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1334: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1335: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1336: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1337: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1338:
1339: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1340:
1.113 naddy 1341: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1342: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1343: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1344:
1.69 deraadt 1345: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1346: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1347: <p>
1.112 naddy 1348:
1.113 naddy 1349: </dl>
1350: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1351:
1.113 naddy 1352: <hr>
1353: <a name=se></a>
1354: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1355:
1.102 niklas 1356: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1357:
1.113 naddy 1358: <dl>
1359: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1360: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1361: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1362:
1363: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1364: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1365: <p>
1.102 niklas 1366:
1.113 naddy 1367: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1368:
1.84 niklas 1369: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1370:
1.113 naddy 1371: <dl>
1372: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1373: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1374: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1375:
1376: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1377: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1378: <p>
1.84 niklas 1379:
1.113 naddy 1380: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1381:
1.69 deraadt 1382: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1383:
1.113 naddy 1384: <dl>
1385: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1386: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1387: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1388:
1389: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1390: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1391: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1392: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1393:
1.113 naddy 1394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1395: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1396: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1397: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1398: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1399:
1.20 louis 1400: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1401: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1402: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1403: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1404: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1405:
1.113 naddy 1406: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1407:
1.113 naddy 1408: <hr>
1409: <a name=jp></a>
1410: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1411:
1.113 naddy 1412: <dl>
1.20 louis 1413:
1.69 deraadt 1414: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1415:
1.113 naddy 1416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1417: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1418: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1419: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1420:
1421: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1422: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1423: translating and reprinting articles from
1424: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1425: <p>
1.112 naddy 1426:
1.113 naddy 1427: </dl>
1.20 louis 1428:
1.113 naddy 1429: <hr>
1430: <a name=de></a>
1431: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1432: <dl>
1.50 louis 1433:
1.72 louis 1434: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1435:
1.113 naddy 1436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1437: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1438: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1439: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1440:
1.101 jufi 1441: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1442: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1443: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1444: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1445: Giving way to
1446: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1447: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1448: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1449: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1450: <p>
1.72 louis 1451:
1.69 deraadt 1452: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1453:
1.113 naddy 1454: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1455: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1456: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1457: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1458:
1459: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1460: <p>
1461: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1462:
1.50 louis 1463:
1.113 naddy 1464: <hr>
1465: <a name=ru></a>
1466: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1467: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1468:
1.69 deraadt 1469: <h2>January, 2000</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/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1474: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1475:
1476: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1477: <p>
1.62 form 1478:
1.69 deraadt 1479: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1480:
1.113 naddy 1481: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1482: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1483: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1484: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1485:
1.59 form 1486: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1487: <p>
1.112 naddy 1488:
1.113 naddy 1489: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1490:
1.113 naddy 1491: <hr>
1492: <a name=pl></a>
1493: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1494: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1495:
1.113 naddy 1496: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1497: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1498: Radio, August 2, 2000
1499: </strong></font><br>
1500:
1501: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1502: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1503: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1504: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1505: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1506: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1507: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1508: <p>
1509:
1510: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1511: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1512: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1513: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1514: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1515:
1516: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1517: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1518: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1519: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1520: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1521: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1522: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1523: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1524: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1525: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1526: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1527: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1528: <p>
1529: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1530:
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1533: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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