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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.147 ! louis 32: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
! 33:
! 34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 35: <a href="http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000927S0001">BSD OSs Offer
! 36: Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
! 40: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
! 41: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
! 42: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
! 43: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
! 44: <p>
! 45:
1.138 louis 46: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
47:
48: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.145 louis 49: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
1.146 louis 50: System Takes On Linux</a>,
51: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html">Chris
52: Coleman Explains BSD Unix</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 53: </strong></font><br>
54:
1.146 louis 55: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
56: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
57: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
58: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
59: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
60: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
61: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 62: <p>
63:
64: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 65: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
66: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
67: </strong></font><br>
68:
69: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
70: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
71: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
72: library after installing the OS.
73: <p>
74:
75: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.138 louis 76: <a href="http://www.samag.com/current/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
77: Sys Admin, September 2000
78: </strong></font><br>
79:
80: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
81: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
82: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
83: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
84: (<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>,
85: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
86: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
87: <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
88: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
89: out of the system.
90: <p>
91:
1.144 louis 92: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
93: <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
94: </strong></font><br>
95:
96: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
97: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
98: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
99: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
100: the IP filtering and address translation.
101: <p>
102:
1.131 louis 103: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
104:
105: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 106: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
107: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
108: </strong></font><br>
109:
110: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
111: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
112: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
113: <p>
114:
115: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 116: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
117: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
118: </strong></font><br>
119:
120: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
121: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
122: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
123: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
124: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
125: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
126: note of"</i>.
127: <p>
128:
129: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 130: <a
131: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
132: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
133: </strong></font><br>
134:
135: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
136: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
137: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
138: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
139: <p>
140:
141: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 142: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.html">Linux
143: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
144: </strong></font><br>
145:
146: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
147: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
148: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
149: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
150: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
151: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
152: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
153: <p>
154:
155: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 156: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
157: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
158: 2000
159: </strong></font><br>
160:
161: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
162: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
163: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
164: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
165: against current industry practices.
166: <p>
167:
168: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 169: <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
170: </strong></font><br>
171:
172: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
173: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
174: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
175: <p>
176:
177: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 178: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
179: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
180: </strong></font><br>
181:
182: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
183: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
184: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
185: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
186: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
187: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
188: careful code reviews, he concludes.
189: <p>
190:
191: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 192: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
193: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
194: </strong></font><br>
195:
196: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
197: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
198: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
199: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
200: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 201: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
202: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
203: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 204: <p>
205:
1.118 louis 206: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
207:
208: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 209: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
210: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
211: </strong></font><br>
212:
213: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
214: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
215: about time. The article mentions that
216: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
217: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
218: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 219: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 220: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
221: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
222: ammended since.
223: <p>
224:
225: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 226: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 227: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 228: </strong></font><br>
229:
230: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
231: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
232: of OpenSSH.
233: <p>
234:
235: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
236: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
237: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
238: </strong></font><br>
239:
240: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 241: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 242: bridging.
243: <p>
244:
245: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
246: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
247: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 248: </strong></font><br>
249:
1.121 deraadt 250: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
251: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 252: <p>
253:
254: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 255: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
256: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
257: </strong></font><br>
258:
259: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
260: <p>
261:
262: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 263: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 264: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
265: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 266: </strong></font><br>
267:
1.120 deraadt 268: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
269: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 270: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
271: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
272: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
273: <p>
274:
275: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 276: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
277: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 278: </strong></font><br>
279:
280: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
281: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
282: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 283: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 284: <p>
285:
286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 287: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
288: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
289: </strong></font><br>
290:
291: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
292: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
293: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
294: <p>
295:
296: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 297: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 298: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
299: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 300: </strong></font><br>
301:
302: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
303: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
304: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
305: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
306: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
307: <p>
308:
1.104 louis 309: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
310:
1.113 naddy 311: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 312: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
313: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
314: </strong></font><br>
315:
316: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
317: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
318: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
319: be a bit dry.
320: <p>
321:
322: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 323: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
324: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
325: 2000
1.128 louis 326: </strong></font><br>
327:
328: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
329: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
330: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
331: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
332: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 333: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 334: <p>
335:
336: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 337: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
338: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 339: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 340:
341: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
342: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
343: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
344: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 345: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
346: <p>
1.110 louis 347:
1.117 louis 348: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
349: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
350: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
351: </strong></font><br>
352:
353: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
354: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
355: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
356: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
357: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
358: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
359: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
360: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
361: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
362: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
363: <p>
364:
1.113 naddy 365: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 366: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 367: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 368:
369: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
370: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 371: <p>
1.108 louis 372:
1.113 naddy 373: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 374: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
375: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 376: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 377:
378: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
379: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
380: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 381: <p>
1.106 louis 382:
1.113 naddy 383: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 384: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
385: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 386: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 387:
388: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
389: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
390: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
391: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 392: <p>
1.107 louis 393:
1.113 naddy 394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 395: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
396: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 397: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 398:
399: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
400: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 401: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 402: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
403: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 404: <p>
1.105 louis 405:
1.113 naddy 406: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 407: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 408: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 409: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 410:
1.113 naddy 411: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
412: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 413: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 414: <p>
1.104 louis 415:
1.121 deraadt 416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
417: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
418: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
419: </strong></font><br>
420:
421: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
422: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
423: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
424: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
425: <p>
426:
1.85 louis 427: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
428:
1.113 naddy 429: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 430: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 431: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 432: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 433:
434: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
435: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
436: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
437: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
438: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
439: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
440: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 441: <p>
1.99 louis 442:
1.113 naddy 443: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 444: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 445: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 446: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 447:
448: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
449: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
450: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
451: conditions.
1.113 naddy 452: <p>
1.100 louis 453:
1.113 naddy 454: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 455: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 456: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 457: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 458:
459: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
460: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
461: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
462: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 463: <p>
1.95 louis 464:
1.113 naddy 465: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 466: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 467: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 468: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 469:
470: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
471: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 472: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 473: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
474: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 475: <p>
1.92 louis 476:
1.113 naddy 477: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
478: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 479: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 480: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 481:
482: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
483: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
484: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
485: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
486: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
487: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 488: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 489: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 490: <p>
1.91 louis 491:
1.113 naddy 492: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 493: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
494: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 495: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 496:
497: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
498: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
499: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
500: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
501: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
502: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
503: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
504: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
505: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 506: <p>
1.90 louis 507:
1.113 naddy 508: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 509: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
510: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
511: </strong></font><br>
512: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
513: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
514: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
515: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
516: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
517: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
518: <p>
519:
520: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 521: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
522: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 523: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 524:
1.113 naddy 525: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
526: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 527: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
528: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
529: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
530: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
531: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 532: <p>
1.87 louis 533:
1.113 naddy 534: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 535: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
536: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 537: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 538:
539: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
540: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 541: <p>
1.85 louis 542:
1.113 naddy 543: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 544: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
545: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 546: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 547:
548: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 549: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 550: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
551: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 552: <p>
1.89 louis 553:
1.113 naddy 554: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 555: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
556: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 557: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 558:
559: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
560: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
561: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
562: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
563: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
564:
1.78 deraadt 565: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 566:
1.113 naddy 567: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 568: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 569: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 570: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 571: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 572:
573: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
574: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
575: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 576: <p>
1.83 louis 577:
1.113 naddy 578: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 579: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
580: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 581: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 582:
583: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
584: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 585: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 586: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
587: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 588: <p>
1.93 louis 589:
1.113 naddy 590: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 591: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 592: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 593: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 594:
1.83 louis 595: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
596: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
597: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
598: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
599: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 600: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
601: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
602: <p>
1.82 aaron 603:
1.113 naddy 604: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 605: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 606: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 607: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 608:
1.83 louis 609: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
610: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
611: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 612: <p>
1.80 louis 613:
1.113 naddy 614: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 615: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 616: Bad Press</a>,
617: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 618: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 619:
620: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 621: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 622: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
623: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
624: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 625: <p>
1.78 deraadt 626:
627: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
628:
1.113 naddy 629: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
630: <a
1.111 jufi 631: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 632: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
633: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 634: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 635:
636: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
637: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
638: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
639: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 640: <p>
1.74 louis 641:
1.113 naddy 642: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 643: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
644: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 645: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 646:
647: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
648: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
649: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
650: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
651: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
652: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 653: <p>
1.88 louis 654:
1.113 naddy 655: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 656: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 657: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 658: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 659:
660: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
661: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
662: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
663: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 664: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 665: <p>
1.81 louis 666:
1.113 naddy 667: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 668: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 669: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 670: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 671:
672: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
673: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
674: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
675: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
676: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
677: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
678: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 679: <p>
1.90 louis 680:
1.113 naddy 681: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 682: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 683: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 684: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 685:
686: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
687: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
688: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 689: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 690: <p>
1.71 louis 691:
1.69 deraadt 692: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 693:
1.113 naddy 694: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 695: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 696: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 697: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 698:
699: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
700: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
701: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 702: <p>
1.70 louis 703:
1.113 naddy 704: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 705: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 706: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 707:
708: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 709: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 710: <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 711: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 712: <p>
1.68 louis 713:
1.113 naddy 714: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 715: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 716: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 717: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 718:
1.111 jufi 719: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
720: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 721: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 722: "secure by default" installation.
723: <p>
1.64 louis 724:
1.113 naddy 725: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 726: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
1.66 louis 727: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 728: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 729:
1.113 naddy 730: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 731: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 732: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 733: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
734: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
735: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 736: <p>
1.66 louis 737:
1.113 naddy 738: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
739: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 740: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 741: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 742:
743: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 744: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 745: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
746: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
747: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 748: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
749: <p>
1.83 louis 750:
1.113 naddy 751: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 752: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 753: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 754: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 755:
756: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 757: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
758: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 759: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
760: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 761: <p>
1.64 louis 762:
1.113 naddy 763: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 764: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 765: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 766: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 767:
768: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
769: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 770: <p>
1.65 louis 771:
1.69 deraadt 772: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
773:
1.113 naddy 774: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 775: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 776: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 777: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 778:
779: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
780: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
781: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
782: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 783: <p>
1.88 louis 784:
1.113 naddy 785: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 786: <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 787: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 788:
789: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 790: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
791: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 792: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
793: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 794: <p>
1.60 louis 795:
1.113 naddy 796: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
797: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
798: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 799: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 800: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 801:
802: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
803: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
804: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 805: <p>
1.58 louis 806:
1.113 naddy 807: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 808: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 809: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 810:
811: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
812: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 813: <p>
1.53 louis 814:
1.113 naddy 815: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 816: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
817: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 818: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 819:
820: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
821: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
822: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 823: <p>
1.99 louis 824:
1.113 naddy 825: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 826: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 827: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 828:
829: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
830: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 831: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 832: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 833: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 834:
1.113 naddy 835: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 836: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
837: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
838: </strong></font><br>
839:
840: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
841: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
842: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
843: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
844: <p>
845:
846: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 847: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 848: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 849: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 850:
851: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
852: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 853: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 854:
1.113 naddy 855: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 856: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 857: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 858:
859: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 860: in
1.113 naddy 861: <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 862: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 863: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 864: <p>
1.53 louis 865:
1.113 naddy 866: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 867: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 868: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
869: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 870: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 871:
1.58 louis 872: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 873: <p>
1.51 deraadt 874:
1.69 deraadt 875: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
876:
1.113 naddy 877: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 878: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 879: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
880: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 881: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 882:
1.58 louis 883: Kurt Seifried
884: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
885: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
886: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 887: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 888:
1.113 naddy 889: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 890: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 891: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 892: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 893:
894: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 895: <p>
1.96 louis 896:
1.113 naddy 897: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 898: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 899: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 900: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 901:
902: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
903: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
904: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
905: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 906: <p>
1.86 louis 907:
1.69 deraadt 908: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
909:
1.113 naddy 910: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 911: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
912: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 913: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 914:
915: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
916: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 917: <p>
1.61 louis 918:
1.113 naddy 919: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 920: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 921: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
922: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 923: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 924:
925: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 926: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 927: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
928: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 929: right -- or at least strives to".
930: <p>
1.48 louis 931:
1.113 naddy 932: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 933: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
934: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 935: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 936: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
937: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
938: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
939: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 940: <p>
1.61 louis 941:
1.113 naddy 942: <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 943: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 944: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 945:
946: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
947: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
948: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
949: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 950: <p>
1.46 louis 951:
1.113 naddy 952: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 953: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 954: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 955: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 956:
957: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
958: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 959: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 960:
1.113 naddy 961: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 962: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
963: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 964: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 965:
966: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
967: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
968: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
969: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 970: <p>
1.70 louis 971:
1.69 deraadt 972: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
973:
1.113 naddy 974: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 975: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 976: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 977:
978: Kurt Seifried
979: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
980: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
981: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 982: <p>
1.44 philen 983:
1.113 naddy 984: <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 985: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 986: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 987:
988: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 989: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 990:
1.113 naddy 991: <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 992: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 993: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 994:
995: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 996: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 997:
1.113 naddy 998: <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 999: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1000: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1001:
1002: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1003: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1004: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1005: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1006: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1007:
1.113 naddy 1008: <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 1009: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1010: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1011:
1.36 louis 1012: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1013: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1014:
1.113 naddy 1015: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1016: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1017: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1018: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1019:
1020: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1021: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1022:
1.69 deraadt 1023: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1024:
1.113 naddy 1025: <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 1026: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1027: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1028:
1029: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1030: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1031: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1032:
1.113 naddy 1033: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1034: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1035: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1036: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 1037:
1038: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1039: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1040: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1041: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1042: <blockquote>
1043: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1044: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1045: <br>
1046: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1047: </code>
1048: </blockquote>
1049: <p>
1050:
1051: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1052: <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>
1053: <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
1054: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1055:
1056: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1057: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1058: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1059: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1060:
1.113 naddy 1061: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1062: <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 1063: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1064:
1065: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1066: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1067: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1068: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1069: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1070: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1071: <p>
1.19 louis 1072:
1.113 naddy 1073: <li><strong>
1074: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1075: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 1076:
1077: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1078: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1079: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1080: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1081: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1082: <p>
1.16 louis 1083:
1.113 naddy 1084: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1085: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1086: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1087: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1088:
1.57 louis 1089: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1090: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1091: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1092: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1093:
1.113 naddy 1094: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1095: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1096: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1097: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1098:
1.113 naddy 1099: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1100:
1.113 naddy 1101: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1102: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1103: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1104: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1105:
1.23 louis 1106: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1107: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1108: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1109: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1110: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1111: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1112:
1.113 naddy 1113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1114: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1115: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1116: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1117:
1118: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1119: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1120: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1121: installation.
1.113 naddy 1122: <p>
1.47 louis 1123:
1.113 naddy 1124: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1125: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1126: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1127: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1128:
1129: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1130: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1131:
1.69 deraadt 1132: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1133:
1.113 naddy 1134: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1135: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1136: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1137: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1138:
1139: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1140: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1141: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1142: <p>
1.12 louis 1143:
1.113 naddy 1144: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1145: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1146: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1147: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1148:
1149: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1150: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1151: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1152: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1153: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1154: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1155: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1156: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1157:
1.69 deraadt 1158: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1159:
1.113 naddy 1160: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1161: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1162: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1163:
1164: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1165: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1166: available."
1.113 naddy 1167: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1168:
1.69 deraadt 1169: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1170:
1.113 naddy 1171: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1172: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1173: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1174:
1175: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1176: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1177: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1178: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1179: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1180: <p>
1.33 louis 1181:
1.113 naddy 1182: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1183: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1184: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1185: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1186:
1.113 naddy 1187: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1188: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1189: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1190: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1191: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1192: <p>
1.57 louis 1193:
1.69 deraadt 1194: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1195:
1.113 naddy 1196: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1197: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1198: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1199: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1200:
1201: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1202: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1203: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1204:
1.113 naddy 1205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1206: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1207: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1208: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1209: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1210:
1211: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1212: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1213:
1.113 naddy 1214: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1215: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1216:
1.113 naddy 1217: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1218:
1.113 naddy 1219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1220: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1221: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1222: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1223:
1224: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1225: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1226:
1.69 deraadt 1227: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1228:
1.113 naddy 1229: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1230: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1231: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1232:
1233: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1234: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1235: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1236:
1.113 naddy 1237: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1238: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1239: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1240: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1241:
1242: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1243: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1244: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1245: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1246:
1.69 deraadt 1247: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1248:
1.113 naddy 1249: <a name=anzen1>
1250: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1251: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1252: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1253: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1254:
1255: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1256: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1257: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1258: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1259: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1260: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1261: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1262:
1.113 naddy 1263: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1264: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1265: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1266: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1267:
1268: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1269: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1270: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1271: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1272: <p>
1.15 louis 1273:
1.113 naddy 1274: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1275: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1276: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1277: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1278:
1279: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1280: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1281: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1282: columns."
1.113 naddy 1283: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1284:
1.69 deraadt 1285: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1286:
1.113 naddy 1287: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1288: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1289: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1290: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1291:
1292: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1293: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1294:
1.113 naddy 1295: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1296: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1297: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1298:
1299: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1300: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1301: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1302:
1.69 deraadt 1303: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1304:
1.113 naddy 1305: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1306: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1307: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1308: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1309:
1310: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1311: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1312: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1313: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1314: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1315:
1.69 deraadt 1316: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1317:
1.113 naddy 1318: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1319: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1320: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1321:
1.69 deraadt 1322: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1323: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1324: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1325:
1.69 deraadt 1326: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1327:
1.113 naddy 1328: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1329: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1330: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1331: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1332:
1333: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1334: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1335: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1336:
1.113 naddy 1337: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1338: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1339: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1340: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1341: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1342:
1.69 deraadt 1343: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1344:
1.113 naddy 1345: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1346: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1347: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1348: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1349: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1350: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1351:
1352: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1353: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1354: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1355: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1356: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1357: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1358:
1359: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1360:
1.113 naddy 1361: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1362: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1363: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1364:
1.69 deraadt 1365: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1366: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1367: <p>
1.112 naddy 1368:
1.113 naddy 1369: </dl>
1370: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1371:
1.113 naddy 1372: <hr>
1373: <a name=se></a>
1374: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1375:
1.102 niklas 1376: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1377:
1.113 naddy 1378: <dl>
1379: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1380: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1381: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1382:
1383: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1384: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1385: <p>
1.102 niklas 1386:
1.113 naddy 1387: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1388:
1.84 niklas 1389: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1390:
1.113 naddy 1391: <dl>
1392: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1393: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1394: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1395:
1396: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1397: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1398: <p>
1.84 niklas 1399:
1.113 naddy 1400: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1401:
1.69 deraadt 1402: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1403:
1.113 naddy 1404: <dl>
1405: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1406: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1407: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1408:
1409: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1410: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1411: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1412: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1413:
1.113 naddy 1414: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1415: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1416: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1417: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1418: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1419:
1.20 louis 1420: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1421: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1422: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1423: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1424: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1425:
1.113 naddy 1426: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1427:
1.113 naddy 1428: <hr>
1429: <a name=jp></a>
1430: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1431:
1.113 naddy 1432: <dl>
1.20 louis 1433:
1.69 deraadt 1434: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1435:
1.113 naddy 1436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1437: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1438: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1439: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1440:
1441: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1442: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1443: translating and reprinting articles from
1444: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1445: <p>
1.112 naddy 1446:
1.113 naddy 1447: </dl>
1.20 louis 1448:
1.113 naddy 1449: <hr>
1450: <a name=de></a>
1451: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1452: <dl>
1.50 louis 1453:
1.72 louis 1454: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1455:
1.113 naddy 1456: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1457: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1458: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1459: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1460:
1.101 jufi 1461: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1462: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1463: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1464: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1465: Giving way to
1466: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1467: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1468: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1469: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1470: <p>
1.72 louis 1471:
1.69 deraadt 1472: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1473:
1.113 naddy 1474: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1475: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1476: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1477: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1478:
1479: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1480: <p>
1481: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1482:
1.50 louis 1483:
1.113 naddy 1484: <hr>
1485: <a name=ru></a>
1486: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1487: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1488:
1.69 deraadt 1489: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1490:
1.113 naddy 1491: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1492: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1493: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1494: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1495:
1496: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1497: <p>
1.62 form 1498:
1.69 deraadt 1499: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1500:
1.113 naddy 1501: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1502: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1503: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1504: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1505:
1.59 form 1506: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1507: <p>
1.112 naddy 1508:
1.113 naddy 1509: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1510:
1.113 naddy 1511: <hr>
1512: <a name=pl></a>
1513: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1514: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1515:
1.113 naddy 1516: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1517: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1518: Radio, August 2, 2000
1519: </strong></font><br>
1520:
1521: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1522: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1523: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1524: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1525: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1526: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1527: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1528: <p>
1529:
1530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1531: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1532: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1533: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1534: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1535:
1536: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1537: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1538: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1539: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1540: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1541: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1542: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1543: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1544: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1545: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1546: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1547: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1548: <p>
1549: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1550:
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1553: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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