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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>
1.156 ! louis 35: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html">Auditing
! 36: Code</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
! 40: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
! 41: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
! 42: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
! 43: <p>
! 44:
! 45: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
! 46: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
! 47: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
! 48: </strong></font><br>
! 49:
! 50: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
! 51: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
! 52: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
! 53: it because they love coding...
! 54: <p>
! 55:
! 56: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 57: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
! 58: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
! 59: </strong></font><br>
! 60:
! 61: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
! 62: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
! 63: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
! 64: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
! 65: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
! 66: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
! 67: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
! 68: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
! 69: <p>
! 70:
! 71: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.153 louis 72: <a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html">Cry
73: Hackerdom!</a>, FEED, October 17, 2000
74: </strong></font><br>
75:
76: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
77: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
78: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
79: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
80: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
81: the pizza.
82: <p>
83:
84: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.150 louis 85: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
86: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
87: </strong></font><br>
88:
89: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
90: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
91: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
92: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
93: problems.
94: <p>
95:
96: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 97: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
98: </strong></font><br>
99:
100: OpenBSD, IPSec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
101: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
102: - whether they like it or not.
103: <p>
104:
105: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.148 aaron 106: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/Open_Season/39dceffe0.html">OpenBSD
107: plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
108: </strong></font><br>
109:
110: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
111: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
112: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 113: <p>
1.148 aaron 114:
115: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.156 ! louis 116: <a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20001003S0001/1">The Pros and Cons of Posting Vulnerabilities</a>, October 5, 2000
! 117: </strong></font><br>
! 118:
! 119: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
! 120: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
! 121: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
! 122: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
! 123: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
! 124: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
! 125: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
! 126: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
! 127: <p>
! 128:
! 129: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.147 louis 130: <a href="http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000927S0001">BSD OSs Offer
131: Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
132: </strong></font><br>
133:
134: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
135: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
136: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
137: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
138: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
139: <p>
140:
1.138 louis 141: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
142:
143: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.145 louis 144: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
1.146 louis 145: System Takes On Linux</a>,
146: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html">Chris
147: Coleman Explains BSD Unix</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 148: </strong></font><br>
149:
1.146 louis 150: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
151: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
152: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
153: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
154: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
155: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
156: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 157: <p>
158:
159: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 160: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
161: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
162: </strong></font><br>
163:
164: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
165: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
166: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
167: library after installing the OS.
168: <p>
169:
170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.138 louis 171: <a href="http://www.samag.com/current/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
172: Sys Admin, September 2000
173: </strong></font><br>
174:
175: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
176: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
177: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
178: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
179: (<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>,
180: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
181: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
182: <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
183: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
184: out of the system.
185: <p>
186:
1.144 louis 187: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
188: <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
189: </strong></font><br>
190:
191: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
192: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
193: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
194: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
195: the IP filtering and address translation.
196: <p>
197:
1.131 louis 198: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
199:
200: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 201: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
202: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
203: </strong></font><br>
204:
205: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
206: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
207: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
208: <p>
209:
210: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 211: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
212: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
213: </strong></font><br>
214:
215: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
216: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
217: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
218: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
219: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
220: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
221: note of"</i>.
222: <p>
223:
224: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 225: <a
226: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
227: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
228: </strong></font><br>
229:
230: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
231: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
232: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
233: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
234: <p>
235:
236: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.155 deraadt 237: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 238: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
239: </strong></font><br>
240:
241: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
242: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
243: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
244: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
245: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
246: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
247: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
248: <p>
249:
250: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 251: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
252: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
253: 2000
254: </strong></font><br>
255:
256: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
257: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
258: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
259: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
260: against current industry practices.
261: <p>
262:
263: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 264: <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
265: </strong></font><br>
266:
267: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
268: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
269: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
270: <p>
271:
272: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 273: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
274: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
275: </strong></font><br>
276:
277: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
278: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
279: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
280: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
281: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
282: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
283: careful code reviews, he concludes.
284: <p>
285:
286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 287: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
288: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
289: </strong></font><br>
290:
291: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
292: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
293: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
294: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
295: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 296: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
297: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
298: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 299: <p>
300:
1.118 louis 301: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
302:
303: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 304: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
305: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
306: </strong></font><br>
307:
308: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
309: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
310: about time. The article mentions that
311: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
312: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
313: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 314: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 315: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
316: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
317: ammended since.
318: <p>
319:
320: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 321: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 322: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 323: </strong></font><br>
324:
325: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
326: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
327: of OpenSSH.
328: <p>
329:
330: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
331: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
332: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
333: </strong></font><br>
334:
335: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 336: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 337: bridging.
338: <p>
339:
340: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
341: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
342: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 343: </strong></font><br>
344:
1.121 deraadt 345: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
346: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 347: <p>
348:
349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 350: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
351: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
352: </strong></font><br>
353:
354: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
355: <p>
356:
357: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 358: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 359: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
360: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 361: </strong></font><br>
362:
1.120 deraadt 363: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
364: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 365: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
366: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
367: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
368: <p>
369:
370: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 371: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
372: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
373: </strong></font><br>
374:
375: Technical article about IPSec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
376: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
377: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
378: protocols and their quirks.
379: <p>
380:
381: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 382: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"</a>In
383: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 384: </strong></font><br>
385:
386: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
387: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
388: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 389: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 390: <p>
391:
392: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 393: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
394: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
395: </strong></font><br>
396:
397: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
398: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
399: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
400: <p>
401:
402: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 403: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 404: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
405: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 406: </strong></font><br>
407:
408: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
409: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
410: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
411: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
412: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
413: <p>
414:
1.104 louis 415: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
416:
1.113 naddy 417: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 418: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
419: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
420: </strong></font><br>
421:
422: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
423: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
424: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
425: be a bit dry.
426: <p>
427:
428: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 429: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
430: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
431: 2000
1.128 louis 432: </strong></font><br>
433:
434: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
435: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
436: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
437: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
438: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 439: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 440: <p>
441:
442: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 443: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
444: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 445: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 446:
447: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
448: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
449: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
450: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 451: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
452: <p>
1.110 louis 453:
1.117 louis 454: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
455: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
456: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
457: </strong></font><br>
458:
459: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
460: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
461: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
462: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
463: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
464: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
465: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
466: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
467: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
468: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
469: <p>
470:
1.113 naddy 471: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 472: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 473: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 474:
475: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
476: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 477: <p>
1.108 louis 478:
1.113 naddy 479: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 480: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
481: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 482: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 483:
484: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
485: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
486: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 487: <p>
1.106 louis 488:
1.113 naddy 489: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 490: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
491: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 492: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 493:
494: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
495: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
496: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
497: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 498: <p>
1.107 louis 499:
1.113 naddy 500: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 501: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
502: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 503: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 504:
505: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
506: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 507: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 508: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
509: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 510: <p>
1.105 louis 511:
1.113 naddy 512: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 513: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 514: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 515: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 516:
1.113 naddy 517: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
518: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 519: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 520: <p>
1.104 louis 521:
1.121 deraadt 522: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
523: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
524: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
525: </strong></font><br>
526:
527: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
528: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
529: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
530: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
531: <p>
532:
1.85 louis 533: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
534:
1.113 naddy 535: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 536: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 537: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 538: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 539:
540: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
541: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
542: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
543: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
544: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
545: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
546: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 547: <p>
1.99 louis 548:
1.113 naddy 549: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 550: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 551: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 552: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 553:
554: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
555: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
556: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
557: conditions.
1.113 naddy 558: <p>
1.100 louis 559:
1.113 naddy 560: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 561: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 562: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 563: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 564:
565: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
566: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
567: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
568: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 569: <p>
1.95 louis 570:
1.113 naddy 571: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 572: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 573: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 574: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 575:
576: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
577: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 578: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 579: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
580: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 581: <p>
1.92 louis 582:
1.113 naddy 583: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
584: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 585: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 586: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 587:
588: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
589: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
590: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
591: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
592: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
593: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 594: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 595: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 596: <p>
1.91 louis 597:
1.113 naddy 598: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 599: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
600: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 601: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 602:
603: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
604: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
605: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
606: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
607: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
608: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
609: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
610: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
611: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 612: <p>
1.90 louis 613:
1.113 naddy 614: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 615: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
616: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
617: </strong></font><br>
618: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
619: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
620: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
621: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
622: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
623: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
624: <p>
625:
626: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 627: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
628: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 629: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 630:
1.113 naddy 631: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
632: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 633: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
634: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
635: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
636: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
637: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 638: <p>
1.87 louis 639:
1.113 naddy 640: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 641: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
642: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 643: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 644:
645: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
646: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 647: <p>
1.85 louis 648:
1.113 naddy 649: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 650: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
651: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 652: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 653:
654: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 655: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 656: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
657: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 658: <p>
1.89 louis 659:
1.113 naddy 660: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 661: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
662: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 663: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 664:
665: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
666: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
667: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
668: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
669: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
670:
1.78 deraadt 671: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 672:
1.113 naddy 673: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 674: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 675: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 676: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 677: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 678:
679: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
680: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
681: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 682: <p>
1.83 louis 683:
1.113 naddy 684: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 685: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
686: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 687: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 688:
689: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
690: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 691: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 692: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
693: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 694: <p>
1.93 louis 695:
1.113 naddy 696: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 697: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 698: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 699: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 700:
1.83 louis 701: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
702: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
703: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
704: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
705: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 706: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
707: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
708: <p>
1.82 aaron 709:
1.113 naddy 710: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 711: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 712: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 713: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 714:
1.83 louis 715: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
716: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
717: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 718: <p>
1.80 louis 719:
1.113 naddy 720: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 721: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 722: Bad Press</a>,
723: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 724: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 725:
726: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 727: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 728: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
729: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
730: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 731: <p>
1.78 deraadt 732:
733: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
734:
1.113 naddy 735: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
736: <a
1.111 jufi 737: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 738: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
739: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 740: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 741:
742: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
743: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
744: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
745: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 746: <p>
1.74 louis 747:
1.113 naddy 748: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 749: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
750: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 751: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 752:
753: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
754: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
755: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
756: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
757: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
758: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 759: <p>
1.88 louis 760:
1.113 naddy 761: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 762: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 763: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 764: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 765:
766: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
767: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
768: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
769: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 770: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 771: <p>
1.81 louis 772:
1.113 naddy 773: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 774: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 775: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 776: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 777:
778: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
779: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
780: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
781: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
782: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
783: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
784: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 785: <p>
1.90 louis 786:
1.113 naddy 787: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 788: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 789: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 790: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 791:
792: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
793: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
794: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 795: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 796: <p>
1.71 louis 797:
1.69 deraadt 798: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 799:
1.113 naddy 800: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 801: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 802: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 803: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 804:
805: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
806: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
807: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 808: <p>
1.70 louis 809:
1.113 naddy 810: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 811: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 812: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 813:
814: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 815: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 816: <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 817: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 818: <p>
1.68 louis 819:
1.113 naddy 820: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 821: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 822: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 823: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 824:
1.111 jufi 825: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
826: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 827: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 828: "secure by default" installation.
829: <p>
1.64 louis 830:
1.113 naddy 831: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.152 deraadt 832: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 833: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 834: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 835:
1.113 naddy 836: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 837: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 838: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 839: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
840: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
841: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 842: <p>
1.66 louis 843:
1.113 naddy 844: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
845: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 846: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 847: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 848:
849: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 850: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 851: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
852: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
853: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 854: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
855: <p>
1.83 louis 856:
1.113 naddy 857: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 858: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 859: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 860: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 861:
862: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 863: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
864: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 865: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
866: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 867: <p>
1.64 louis 868:
1.113 naddy 869: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 870: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 871: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 872: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 873:
874: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
875: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 876: <p>
1.65 louis 877:
1.69 deraadt 878: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
879:
1.113 naddy 880: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 881: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 882: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 883: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 884:
885: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
886: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
887: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
888: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 889: <p>
1.88 louis 890:
1.113 naddy 891: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 892: <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 893: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 894:
895: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 896: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
897: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 898: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
899: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 900: <p>
1.60 louis 901:
1.113 naddy 902: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
903: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
904: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 905: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 906: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 907:
908: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
909: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
910: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 911: <p>
1.58 louis 912:
1.113 naddy 913: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 914: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 915: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 916:
917: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
918: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 919: <p>
1.53 louis 920:
1.113 naddy 921: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 922: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
923: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 924: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 925:
926: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
927: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
928: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 929: <p>
1.99 louis 930:
1.113 naddy 931: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 932: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 933: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 934:
935: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
936: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 937: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 938: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 939: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 940:
1.113 naddy 941: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 942: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
943: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
944: </strong></font><br>
945:
946: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
947: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
948: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
949: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
950: <p>
951:
952: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 953: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 954: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 955: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 956:
957: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
958: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 959: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 960:
1.113 naddy 961: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 962: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 963: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 964:
965: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 966: in
1.113 naddy 967: <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 968: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 969: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 970: <p>
1.53 louis 971:
1.113 naddy 972: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 973: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 974: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
975: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 976: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 977:
1.58 louis 978: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 979: <p>
1.51 deraadt 980:
1.69 deraadt 981: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
982:
1.113 naddy 983: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 984: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 985: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
986: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 987: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 988:
1.58 louis 989: Kurt Seifried
990: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
991: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
992: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 993: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 994:
1.113 naddy 995: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 996: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 997: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 998: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 999:
1000: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1001: <p>
1.96 louis 1002:
1.113 naddy 1003: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1004: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 1005: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 1006: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 1007:
1008: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
1009: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1010: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1011: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 1012: <p>
1.86 louis 1013:
1.69 deraadt 1014: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1015:
1.113 naddy 1016: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1017: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
1018: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 1019: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1020:
1021: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
1022: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 1023: <p>
1.61 louis 1024:
1.113 naddy 1025: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1026: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 1027: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
1028: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1029: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 1030:
1031: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 1032: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 1033: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
1034: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 1035: right -- or at least strives to".
1036: <p>
1.48 louis 1037:
1.113 naddy 1038: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1039: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
1040: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1041: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1042: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
1043: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
1044: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
1045: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 1046: <p>
1.61 louis 1047:
1.113 naddy 1048: <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 1049: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1050: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 1051:
1052: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
1053: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
1054: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
1055: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 1056: <p>
1.46 louis 1057:
1.113 naddy 1058: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1059: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 1060: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1061: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1062:
1063: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
1064: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 1065: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 1066:
1.113 naddy 1067: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 1068: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
1069: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 1070: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1071:
1072: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
1073: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
1074: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
1075: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 1076: <p>
1.70 louis 1077:
1.69 deraadt 1078: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1079:
1.113 naddy 1080: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 1081: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 1082: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 1083:
1084: Kurt Seifried
1085: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1086: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
1087: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 1088: <p>
1.44 philen 1089:
1.113 naddy 1090: <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 1091: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 1092: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 1093:
1094: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 1095: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 1096:
1.113 naddy 1097: <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 1098: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 1099: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 1100:
1101: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 1102: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 1103:
1.113 naddy 1104: <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 1105: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1106: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1107:
1108: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1109: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1110: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1111: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1112: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1113:
1.113 naddy 1114: <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 1115: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1116: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1117:
1.36 louis 1118: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1119: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1120:
1.113 naddy 1121: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1122: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1123: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1124: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1125:
1126: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1127: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1128:
1.69 deraadt 1129: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1130:
1.113 naddy 1131: <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 1132: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1133: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1134:
1135: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1136: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1137: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1138:
1.113 naddy 1139: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1140: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1141: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1142: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 1143:
1144: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1145: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1146: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1147: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1148: <blockquote>
1149: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1150: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1151: <br>
1152: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1153: </code>
1154: </blockquote>
1155: <p>
1156:
1157: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1158: <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>
1159: <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
1160: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1161:
1162: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1163: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1164: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1165: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1166:
1.113 naddy 1167: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1168: <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 1169: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1170:
1171: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1172: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1173: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1174: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1175: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1176: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1177: <p>
1.19 louis 1178:
1.113 naddy 1179: <li><strong>
1180: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1181: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 1182:
1183: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1184: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1185: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1186: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1187: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1188: <p>
1.16 louis 1189:
1.113 naddy 1190: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1191: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1192: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1193: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1194:
1.57 louis 1195: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1196: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1197: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1198: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1199:
1.113 naddy 1200: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1201: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1202: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1203: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1204:
1.113 naddy 1205: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1206:
1.113 naddy 1207: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1208: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1209: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1210: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1211:
1.23 louis 1212: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1213: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1214: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1215: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1216: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1217: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1218:
1.113 naddy 1219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1220: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1221: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1222: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1223:
1224: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1225: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1226: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1227: installation.
1.113 naddy 1228: <p>
1.47 louis 1229:
1.113 naddy 1230: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1231: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1232: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1233: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1234:
1235: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1236: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1237:
1.69 deraadt 1238: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1239:
1.113 naddy 1240: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1241: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1242: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1243: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1244:
1245: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1246: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1247: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1248: <p>
1.12 louis 1249:
1.113 naddy 1250: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1251: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1252: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1253: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1254:
1255: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1256: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1257: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1258: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1259: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1260: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1261: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1262: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1263:
1.69 deraadt 1264: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1265:
1.113 naddy 1266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1267: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1268: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1269:
1270: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1271: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1272: available."
1.113 naddy 1273: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1274:
1.69 deraadt 1275: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1276:
1.113 naddy 1277: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1278: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1279: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1280:
1281: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1282: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1283: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1284: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1285: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1286: <p>
1.33 louis 1287:
1.113 naddy 1288: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1289: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1290: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1291: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1292:
1.113 naddy 1293: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1294: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1295: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1296: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1297: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1298: <p>
1.57 louis 1299:
1.69 deraadt 1300: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1301:
1.113 naddy 1302: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1303: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1304: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1305: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1306:
1307: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1308: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1309: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1310:
1.113 naddy 1311: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1312: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1313: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1314: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1315: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1316:
1317: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1318: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1319:
1.113 naddy 1320: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1321: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1322:
1.113 naddy 1323: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1324:
1.113 naddy 1325: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1326: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1327: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1328: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1329:
1330: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1331: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1332:
1.69 deraadt 1333: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1334:
1.113 naddy 1335: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1336: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1337: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1338:
1339: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1340: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1341: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1342:
1.113 naddy 1343: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1344: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1345: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1346: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1347:
1348: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1349: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1350: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1351: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1352:
1.69 deraadt 1353: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1354:
1.113 naddy 1355: <a name=anzen1>
1356: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1357: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1358: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1359: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1360:
1361: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1362: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1363: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1364: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1365: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1366: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1367: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1368:
1.113 naddy 1369: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1370: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1371: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1372: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1373:
1374: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1375: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1376: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1377: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1378: <p>
1.15 louis 1379:
1.113 naddy 1380: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1381: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1382: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1383: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1384:
1385: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1386: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1387: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1388: columns."
1.113 naddy 1389: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1390:
1.69 deraadt 1391: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1392:
1.113 naddy 1393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1394: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1395: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1396: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1397:
1398: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1399: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1400:
1.113 naddy 1401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1402: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1403: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1404:
1405: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1406: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1407: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1408:
1.69 deraadt 1409: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1410:
1.113 naddy 1411: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1412: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1413: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1414: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1415:
1416: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1417: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1418: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1419: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1420: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1421:
1.69 deraadt 1422: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1423:
1.113 naddy 1424: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1425: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1426: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1427:
1.69 deraadt 1428: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1429: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1430: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1431:
1.69 deraadt 1432: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1433:
1.113 naddy 1434: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1435: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1436: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1437: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1438:
1439: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1440: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1441: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1442:
1.113 naddy 1443: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1444: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1445: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1446: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1447: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1448:
1.69 deraadt 1449: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1450:
1.113 naddy 1451: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1452: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1453: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1454: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1455: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1456: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1457:
1458: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1459: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1460: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1461: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1462: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1463: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1464:
1465: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1466:
1.113 naddy 1467: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1468: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1469: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1470:
1.69 deraadt 1471: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1472: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1473: <p>
1.112 naddy 1474:
1.113 naddy 1475: </dl>
1476: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1477:
1.113 naddy 1478: <hr>
1479: <a name=se></a>
1480: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1481:
1.102 niklas 1482: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1483:
1.113 naddy 1484: <dl>
1485: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1486: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1487: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1488:
1489: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1490: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1491: <p>
1.102 niklas 1492:
1.113 naddy 1493: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1494:
1.84 niklas 1495: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1496:
1.113 naddy 1497: <dl>
1498: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1499: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1500: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1501:
1502: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1503: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1504: <p>
1.84 niklas 1505:
1.113 naddy 1506: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1507:
1.69 deraadt 1508: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1509:
1.113 naddy 1510: <dl>
1511: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1512: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1513: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1514:
1515: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1516: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1517: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1518: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1519:
1.113 naddy 1520: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1521: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1522: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1523: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1524: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1525:
1.20 louis 1526: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1527: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1528: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1529: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1530: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1531:
1.113 naddy 1532: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1533:
1.113 naddy 1534: <hr>
1535: <a name=jp></a>
1536: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1537:
1.113 naddy 1538: <dl>
1.20 louis 1539:
1.69 deraadt 1540: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1541:
1.113 naddy 1542: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1543: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1544: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1545: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1546:
1547: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1548: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1549: translating and reprinting articles from
1550: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1551: <p>
1.112 naddy 1552:
1.113 naddy 1553: </dl>
1.20 louis 1554:
1.113 naddy 1555: <hr>
1556: <a name=de></a>
1557: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1558: <dl>
1.50 louis 1559:
1.151 louis 1560: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1561:
1562: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1563: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
1564: </strong></font><br>
1565:
1566: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1567: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
1568: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
1569: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
1570: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
1571:
1572: <p>
1573:
1.72 louis 1574: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1575:
1.113 naddy 1576: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1577: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1578: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1579: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1580:
1.101 jufi 1581: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1582: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1583: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1584: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1585: Giving way to
1586: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1587: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1588: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1589: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1590: <p>
1.72 louis 1591:
1.69 deraadt 1592: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1593:
1.113 naddy 1594: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1595: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1596: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1597: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1598:
1599: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1600: <p>
1601: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1602:
1.50 louis 1603:
1.113 naddy 1604: <hr>
1605: <a name=ru></a>
1606: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1607: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1608:
1.69 deraadt 1609: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1610:
1.113 naddy 1611: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1612: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1613: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1614: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1615:
1616: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1617: <p>
1.62 form 1618:
1.69 deraadt 1619: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1620:
1.113 naddy 1621: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1622: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1623: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1624: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1625:
1.59 form 1626: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1627: <p>
1.112 naddy 1628:
1.113 naddy 1629: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1630:
1.113 naddy 1631: <hr>
1632: <a name=pl></a>
1633: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1634: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1635:
1.113 naddy 1636: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1637: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1638: Radio, August 2, 2000
1639: </strong></font><br>
1640:
1641: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1642: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1643: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1644: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1645: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1646: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1647: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1648: <p>
1649:
1650: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1651: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1652: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1653: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1654: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1655:
1656: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1657: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1658: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1659: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1660: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1661: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1662: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1663: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1664: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1665: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1666: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1667: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1668: <p>
1669: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1670:
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1672: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1673: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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