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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.174 louis 32:
1.175 louis 33: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
34:
35: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
36: <a
37: href="http://BSD.GeodSoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet
38: Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
39: </strong></font><br>
40:
41: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
42: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimise site
43: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
44: <p>
45:
1.176 ! louis 46:
1.172 mickey 47: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
48:
49: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
50: <a
1.176 ! louis 51: href="http://archives.theglobeandmail.com/s97is.vts?action=View&VdkVgwKey=%2Fhome6%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fgam%2Fsearch%2Fhtml%2F20010129%2FMGCARR%2Ehtml&DocOffset=1&DocsFound=1&QueryZip=openbsd&Collection=TGAM&SortField=sortdate&ViewTemplate=GAMDocView%2Ehts&SearchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Farchives%2Etheglobeandmail%2Ecom%2Fs97is%2Evts%3FQueryZip%3Dopenbsd%26ResultTemplate%3DGAMResults%252Ehts%26QueryText%3Dopenbsd%26Collection%3DTGAM%26SortField%3Dsortdate%26ViewTemplate%3DGAMDocView%252Ehts%26ResultStart%3D1%26ResultCount%3D10&">Global
! 52: geeks bet on open source</a>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
! 53: </strong></font><br>
! 54:
! 55: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
! 56: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
! 57: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
! 58: <p>
! 59:
! 60: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 61: <a
1.174 louis 62: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">Theo
63: de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001
64: </strong></font><br>
65:
66: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
67: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
68: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
69: <p>
70:
71: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
72: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
73: BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001
74: </strong></font><br>
75:
76: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
77: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
78: <p>
79:
80: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
81: <a
82: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">With
83: Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
84: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
85: </strong></font><br>
86:
87: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
88: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
89: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
90: our own Theo de Raadt.
91: <p>
92:
93: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
94: <a
95: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">A lot
96: of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001
97: </strong></font><br>
98:
99: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
100: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
101: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
102: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
103: shut down.]
104: <p>
105:
106: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
107: <a
1.172 mickey 108: href="http://www.ddj.com/articles/2001/0165/0165a/0165a.htm">Theo deRaadt,
109: Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.173 mickey 110: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 111: </strong></font><br>
112:
113: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
114: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
115: <p>
116:
117: </li>
118:
1.161 louis 119: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
120:
1.175 louis 121:
122: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
123: <a
124: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">Florist.com
125: Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise
126: Linux Today, December 26, 2000
127: </strong></font><br>
128:
129: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
130: by John Wolley
131: <p>
132:
133: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
134: <a
135: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">OpenBSD exploit
136: gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000
137: </strong></font><br>
138:
139: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
140: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
141: OpenBSD).
142: <p>
143:
1.161 louis 144: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
145: <a
1.171 louis 146: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
147: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
148: </strong></font><br>
149:
150: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
151: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
152: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
153: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
154: and hindsight.
155: <p>
156:
157: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
158: <a
1.168 provos 159: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
160: December 7, 2000
161: </strong></font><br>
162:
163: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
164: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
165: us explain.
166: <p>
167:
168: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
169: <a
1.166 louis 170: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001206.html">System and
171: Network Security - Kernel Options</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
172: December 6, 2000
173: </strong></font><br>
174:
175: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
176: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
177: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
178: <p>
179:
180: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
181: <a
1.162 millert 182: href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2660398,00.html">Why
183: I use OpenBSD</a>, ZDNet News, December 4, 2000
184: </strong></font><br>
185:
186: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 187: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
188: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
189: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
190: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
191: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
192: documentation to allow their IPSec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 193: <p>
1.162 millert 194:
195: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
196: <a
1.161 louis 197: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
198: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
199: </strong></font><br>
200:
201: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
202: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
203: <p>
204:
1.169 louis 205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
206: <a
207: href="http://www.ddj.com/articles/2000/0065/0065o/0065o.htm">The Future of
208: OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>, Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
209: </strong></font><br>
210:
211: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
212: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
213: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
214: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
215: <p>
216:
1.158 louis 217: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.147 louis 218:
219: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.157 louis 220: <a
1.175 louis 221: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/main/0,10228,2659085,00.html">BSD
222: to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
223: </strong></font><br>
224:
225: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
226: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
227: <p>
228:
229: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
230: <a
1.164 deraadt 231: href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html">Is Darwin getting
1.165 deraadt 232: due respect?</a>, ZD Net, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 233: </strong></font><br>
234: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
235: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
236: <p>
237:
238: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
239: <a
240: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
241: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
242: </strong></font><br>
243:
244: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
245: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
246: <p>
247:
248: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
249: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.html">Building
250: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
251: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 252:
1.161 louis 253: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
254: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
255: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
256: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
257: <p>
1.174 louis 258: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
259: <a
260: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
261: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
262: </strong></font><br>
263:
264: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
265: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
266: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
267: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
268: much of the attitude too).
269: <p>
1.161 louis 270:
271: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
272: <a
1.157 louis 273: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html">BSDCon
274: 2000: A small, tasty conference</a>, Sun World, November 2000
275: </strong></font><br>
276: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
277: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
278: <p>
279:
280: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
281:
282: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.156 louis 283: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html">Auditing
284: Code</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
285: </strong></font><br>
286:
287: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
288: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
289: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
290: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
291: <p>
292:
293: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
294: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
295: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
296: </strong></font><br>
297:
298: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
299: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
300: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
301: it because they love coding...
302: <p>
303:
304: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
305: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
306: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
307: </strong></font><br>
308:
309: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
310: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
311: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
312: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
313: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
314: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
315: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
316: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
317: <p>
318:
319: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.153 louis 320: <a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html">Cry
321: Hackerdom!</a>, FEED, October 17, 2000
322: </strong></font><br>
323:
324: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
325: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
326: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
327: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
328: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
329: the pizza.
330: <p>
331:
332: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.150 louis 333: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
334: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
335: </strong></font><br>
336:
337: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
338: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
339: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
340: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
341: problems.
342: <p>
343:
344: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 345: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
346: </strong></font><br>
347:
348: OpenBSD, IPSec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
349: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
350: - whether they like it or not.
351: <p>
352:
353: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.148 aaron 354: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/Open_Season/39dceffe0.html">OpenBSD
355: plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
356: </strong></font><br>
357:
358: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
359: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
360: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 361: <p>
1.148 aaron 362:
363: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.156 louis 364: <a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20001003S0001/1">The Pros and Cons of Posting Vulnerabilities</a>, October 5, 2000
365: </strong></font><br>
366:
367: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
368: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
369: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
370: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
371: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
372: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
373: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
374: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
375: <p>
376:
377: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.147 louis 378: <a href="http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000927S0001">BSD OSs Offer
379: Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
380: </strong></font><br>
381:
382: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
383: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
384: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
385: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
386: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
387: <p>
388:
1.138 louis 389: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
390:
391: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.145 louis 392: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
1.146 louis 393: System Takes On Linux</a>,
394: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html">Chris
395: Coleman Explains BSD Unix</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 396: </strong></font><br>
397:
1.146 louis 398: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
399: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
400: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
401: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
402: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
403: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
404: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 405: <p>
406:
407: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 408: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
409: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
410: </strong></font><br>
411:
412: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
413: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
414: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
415: library after installing the OS.
416: <p>
417:
418: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.159 todd 419: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0909/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
1.138 louis 420: Sys Admin, September 2000
421: </strong></font><br>
422:
423: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
424: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
425: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
426: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
427: (<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>,
428: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
429: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
430: <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
431: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
432: out of the system.
433: <p>
434:
1.144 louis 435: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
436: <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
437: </strong></font><br>
438:
439: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
440: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
441: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
442: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
443: the IP filtering and address translation.
444: <p>
445:
1.131 louis 446: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
447:
448: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 449: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
450: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
451: </strong></font><br>
452:
453: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
454: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
455: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
456: <p>
457:
458: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 459: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
460: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
461: </strong></font><br>
462:
463: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
464: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
465: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
466: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
467: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
468: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
469: note of"</i>.
470: <p>
471:
472: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 473: <a
474: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
475: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
476: </strong></font><br>
477:
478: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
479: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
480: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
481: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
482: <p>
483:
484: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.155 deraadt 485: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 486: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
487: </strong></font><br>
488:
489: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
490: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
491: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
492: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
493: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
494: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
495: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
496: <p>
497:
498: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 499: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
500: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
501: 2000
502: </strong></font><br>
503:
504: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
505: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
506: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
507: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
508: against current industry practices.
509: <p>
510:
511: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 512: <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
513: </strong></font><br>
514:
515: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
516: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
517: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
518: <p>
519:
520: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 521: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
522: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
523: </strong></font><br>
524:
525: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
526: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
527: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
528: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
529: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
530: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
531: careful code reviews, he concludes.
532: <p>
533:
534: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 535: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
536: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
537: </strong></font><br>
538:
539: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
540: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
541: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
542: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
543: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 544: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
545: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
546: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 547: <p>
548:
1.118 louis 549: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
550:
551: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 552: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
553: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
554: </strong></font><br>
555:
556: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
557: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
558: about time. The article mentions that
559: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
560: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
561: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 562: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 563: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
564: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
565: ammended since.
566: <p>
567:
568: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 569: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 570: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 571: </strong></font><br>
572:
573: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
574: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
575: of OpenSSH.
576: <p>
577:
578: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
579: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
580: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
581: </strong></font><br>
582:
583: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 584: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 585: bridging.
586: <p>
587:
588: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
589: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
590: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 591: </strong></font><br>
592:
1.121 deraadt 593: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
594: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 595: <p>
596:
597: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 598: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
599: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
600: </strong></font><br>
601:
602: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
603: <p>
604:
605: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 606: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 607: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
608: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 609: </strong></font><br>
610:
1.120 deraadt 611: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
612: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 613: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
614: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
615: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
616: <p>
617:
618: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 619: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
620: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
621: </strong></font><br>
622:
623: Technical article about IPSec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
624: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
625: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
626: protocols and their quirks.
627: <p>
628:
629: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.160 jufi 630: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"In
1.137 louis 631: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 632: </strong></font><br>
633:
634: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
635: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
636: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 637: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 638: <p>
639:
640: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 641: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
642: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
643: </strong></font><br>
644:
645: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
646: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
647: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
648: <p>
649:
650: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 651: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 652: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
653: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 654: </strong></font><br>
655:
656: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
657: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
658: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
659: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
660: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
661: <p>
662:
1.104 louis 663: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
664:
1.113 naddy 665: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 666: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
667: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
668: </strong></font><br>
669:
670: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
671: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
672: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
673: be a bit dry.
674: <p>
675:
676: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 677: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
678: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
679: 2000
1.128 louis 680: </strong></font><br>
681:
682: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
683: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
684: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
685: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
686: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 687: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 688: <p>
689:
690: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 691: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
692: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 693: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 694:
695: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
696: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
697: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
698: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 699: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
700: <p>
1.110 louis 701:
1.117 louis 702: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
703: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
704: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
705: </strong></font><br>
706:
707: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
708: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
709: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
710: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
711: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
712: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
713: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
714: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
715: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
716: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
717: <p>
718:
1.113 naddy 719: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 720: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 721: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 722:
723: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
724: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 725: <p>
1.108 louis 726:
1.113 naddy 727: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 728: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
729: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 730: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 731:
732: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
733: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
734: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 735: <p>
1.106 louis 736:
1.113 naddy 737: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 738: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
739: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 740: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 741:
742: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
743: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
744: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
745: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 746: <p>
1.107 louis 747:
1.113 naddy 748: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 749: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
750: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 751: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 752:
753: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
754: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 755: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 756: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
757: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 758: <p>
1.105 louis 759:
1.113 naddy 760: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 761: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 762: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 763: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 764:
1.113 naddy 765: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
766: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 767: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 768: <p>
1.104 louis 769:
1.121 deraadt 770: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
771: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
772: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
773: </strong></font><br>
774:
775: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
776: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
777: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
778: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
779: <p>
780:
1.85 louis 781: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
782:
1.113 naddy 783: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 784: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 785: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 786: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 787:
788: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
789: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
790: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
791: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
792: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
793: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
794: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 795: <p>
1.99 louis 796:
1.113 naddy 797: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 798: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 799: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 800: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 801:
802: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
803: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
804: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
805: conditions.
1.113 naddy 806: <p>
1.100 louis 807:
1.113 naddy 808: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 809: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 810: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 811: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 812:
813: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
814: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
815: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
816: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 817: <p>
1.95 louis 818:
1.113 naddy 819: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 820: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 821: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 822: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 823:
824: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
825: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 826: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 827: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
828: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 829: <p>
1.92 louis 830:
1.113 naddy 831: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
832: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 833: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 834: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 835:
836: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
837: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
838: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
839: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
840: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
841: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 842: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 843: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 844: <p>
1.91 louis 845:
1.113 naddy 846: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 847: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
848: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 849: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 850:
851: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
852: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
853: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
854: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
855: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
856: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
857: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
858: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
859: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 860: <p>
1.90 louis 861:
1.113 naddy 862: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 863: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
864: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
865: </strong></font><br>
866: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
867: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
868: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
869: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
870: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
871: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
872: <p>
873:
874: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 875: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
876: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 877: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 878:
1.113 naddy 879: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
880: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 881: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
882: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
883: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
884: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
885: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 886: <p>
1.87 louis 887:
1.113 naddy 888: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 889: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
890: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 891: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 892:
893: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
894: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 895: <p>
1.85 louis 896:
1.113 naddy 897: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 898: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
899: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 900: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 901:
902: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 903: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 904: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
905: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 906: <p>
1.89 louis 907:
1.113 naddy 908: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 909: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
910: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 911: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 912:
913: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
914: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
915: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
916: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
917: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
918:
1.78 deraadt 919: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 920:
1.113 naddy 921: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 922: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 923: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 924: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 925: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 926:
927: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
928: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
929: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 930: <p>
1.83 louis 931:
1.113 naddy 932: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 933: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
934: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 935: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 936:
937: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
938: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 939: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 940: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
941: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 942: <p>
1.93 louis 943:
1.113 naddy 944: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 945: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 946: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 947: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 948:
1.83 louis 949: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
950: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
951: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
952: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
953: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 954: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
955: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
956: <p>
1.82 aaron 957:
1.113 naddy 958: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 959: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 960: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 961: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 962:
1.83 louis 963: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
964: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
965: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 966: <p>
1.80 louis 967:
1.113 naddy 968: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 969: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 970: Bad Press</a>,
971: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 972: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 973:
974: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 975: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 976: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
977: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
978: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 979: <p>
1.78 deraadt 980:
981: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
982:
1.113 naddy 983: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
984: <a
1.111 jufi 985: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 986: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
987: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 988: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 989:
990: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
991: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
992: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
993: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 994: <p>
1.74 louis 995:
1.113 naddy 996: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 997: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
998: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 999: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1000:
1001: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
1002: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
1003: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
1004: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
1005: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
1006: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 1007: <p>
1.88 louis 1008:
1.113 naddy 1009: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 1010: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 1011: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 1012: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 1013:
1014: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
1015: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
1016: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
1017: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 1018: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 1019: <p>
1.81 louis 1020:
1.113 naddy 1021: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1022: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 1023: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1024: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1025:
1026: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
1027: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
1028: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
1029: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
1030: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
1031: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
1032: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 1033: <p>
1.90 louis 1034:
1.113 naddy 1035: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1036: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 1037: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1038: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 1039:
1040: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
1041: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
1042: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 1043: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 1044: <p>
1.71 louis 1045:
1.69 deraadt 1046: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 1047:
1.113 naddy 1048: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1049: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 1050: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 1051: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1052:
1053: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
1054: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
1055: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 1056: <p>
1.70 louis 1057:
1.113 naddy 1058: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1059: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1060: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 1061:
1062: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 1063: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 1064: <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 1065: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 1066: <p>
1.68 louis 1067:
1.113 naddy 1068: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1069: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 1070: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 1071: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1072:
1.111 jufi 1073: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
1074: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 1075: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 1076: "secure by default" installation.
1077: <p>
1.64 louis 1078:
1.113 naddy 1079: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.152 deraadt 1080: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 1081: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1082: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 1083:
1.113 naddy 1084: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 1085: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 1086: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 1087: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
1088: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
1089: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 1090: <p>
1.66 louis 1091:
1.113 naddy 1092: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1093: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 1094: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1095: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1096:
1097: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 1098: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 1099: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
1100: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
1101: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 1102: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
1103: <p>
1.83 louis 1104:
1.113 naddy 1105: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1106: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 1107: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1108: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1109:
1110: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 1111: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
1112: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 1113: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
1114: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 1115: <p>
1.64 louis 1116:
1.113 naddy 1117: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1118: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 1119: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1120: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 1121:
1122: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
1123: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 1124: <p>
1.65 louis 1125:
1.69 deraadt 1126: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1127:
1.113 naddy 1128: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1129: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 1130: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1131: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1132:
1133: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
1134: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
1135: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
1136: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 1137: <p>
1.88 louis 1138:
1.113 naddy 1139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1140: <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 1141: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 1142:
1143: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 1144: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
1145: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 1146: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
1147: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 1148: <p>
1.60 louis 1149:
1.113 naddy 1150: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1151: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1152: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 1153: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 1154: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1155:
1156: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
1157: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
1158: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1159: <p>
1.58 louis 1160:
1.113 naddy 1161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 1162: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 1163: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1164:
1165: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
1166: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 1167: <p>
1.53 louis 1168:
1.113 naddy 1169: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 1170: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
1171: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1172: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1173:
1174: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
1175: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
1176: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 1177: <p>
1.99 louis 1178:
1.113 naddy 1179: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 1180: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 1181: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1182:
1183: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
1184: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 1185: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 1186: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 1187: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 1188:
1.113 naddy 1189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 1190: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
1191: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1192: </strong></font><br>
1193:
1194: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
1195: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
1196: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
1197: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
1198: <p>
1199:
1200: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1201: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 1202: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1203: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1204:
1205: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
1206: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 1207: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 1208:
1.113 naddy 1209: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 1210: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1211: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1212:
1213: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 1214: in
1.113 naddy 1215: <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 1216: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 1217: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 1218: <p>
1.53 louis 1219:
1.113 naddy 1220: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1221: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 1222: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
1223: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 1224: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 1225:
1.58 louis 1226: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1227: <p>
1.51 deraadt 1228:
1.69 deraadt 1229: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1230:
1.113 naddy 1231: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1232: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 1233: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
1234: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 1235: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1236:
1.58 louis 1237: Kurt Seifried
1238: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1239: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
1240: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 1241: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 1242:
1.113 naddy 1243: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1244: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 1245: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 1246: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 1247:
1248: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1249: <p>
1.96 louis 1250:
1.113 naddy 1251: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1252: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 1253: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 1254: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 1255:
1256: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
1257: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1258: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1259: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 1260: <p>
1.86 louis 1261:
1.69 deraadt 1262: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1263:
1.113 naddy 1264: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1265: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
1266: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 1267: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1268:
1269: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
1270: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 1271: <p>
1.61 louis 1272:
1.113 naddy 1273: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1274: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 1275: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
1276: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1277: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 1278:
1279: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 1280: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 1281: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
1282: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 1283: right -- or at least strives to".
1284: <p>
1.48 louis 1285:
1.113 naddy 1286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1287: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
1288: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1289: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1290: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
1291: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
1292: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
1293: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 1294: <p>
1.61 louis 1295:
1.113 naddy 1296: <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 1297: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1298: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 1299:
1300: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
1301: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
1302: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
1303: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 1304: <p>
1.46 louis 1305:
1.113 naddy 1306: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1307: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 1308: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1309: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1310:
1311: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
1312: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 1313: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 1314:
1.113 naddy 1315: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 1316: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
1317: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 1318: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1319:
1320: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
1321: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
1322: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
1323: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 1324: <p>
1.70 louis 1325:
1.69 deraadt 1326: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1327:
1.113 naddy 1328: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 1329: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 1330: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 1331:
1332: Kurt Seifried
1333: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1334: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
1335: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 1336: <p>
1.44 philen 1337:
1.113 naddy 1338: <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 1339: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 1340: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 1341:
1342: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 1343: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 1344:
1.113 naddy 1345: <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 1346: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 1347: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 1348:
1349: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 1350: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 1351:
1.113 naddy 1352: <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 1353: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1354: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1355:
1356: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1357: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1358: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1359: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1360: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1361:
1.113 naddy 1362: <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 1363: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1364: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1365:
1.36 louis 1366: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1367: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1368:
1.113 naddy 1369: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1370: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1371: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1372: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1373:
1374: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1375: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1376:
1.69 deraadt 1377: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1378:
1.113 naddy 1379: <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 1380: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1381: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1382:
1383: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1384: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1385: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1386:
1.113 naddy 1387: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1388: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1389: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 1390: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 1391:
1392: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1393: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1394: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1395: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1396: <blockquote>
1397: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1398: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1399: <br>
1400: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1401: </code>
1402: </blockquote>
1403: <p>
1404:
1405: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1406: <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>
1407: <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
1408: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1409:
1410: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1411: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1412: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1413: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1414:
1.113 naddy 1415: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1416: <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 1417: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1418:
1419: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1420: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1421: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1422: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1423: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1424: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1425: <p>
1.19 louis 1426:
1.113 naddy 1427: <li><strong>
1428: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 1429: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 1430:
1431: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1432: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1433: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1434: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1435: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1436: <p>
1.16 louis 1437:
1.113 naddy 1438: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1439: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1440: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1441: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1442:
1.57 louis 1443: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1444: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1445: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1446: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1447:
1.113 naddy 1448: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1449: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1450: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1451: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1452:
1.113 naddy 1453: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1454:
1.113 naddy 1455: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1456: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1457: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1458: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1459:
1.23 louis 1460: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1461: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1462: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1463: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1464: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1465: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1466:
1.113 naddy 1467: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1468: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1469: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1470: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1471:
1472: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1473: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1474: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1475: installation.
1.113 naddy 1476: <p>
1.47 louis 1477:
1.113 naddy 1478: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1479: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1480: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1481: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1482:
1483: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1484: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1485:
1.69 deraadt 1486: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1487:
1.113 naddy 1488: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1489: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1490: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1491: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1492:
1493: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1494: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1495: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1496: <p>
1.12 louis 1497:
1.113 naddy 1498: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1499: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1500: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1501: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1502:
1503: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1504: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1505: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1506: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1507: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1508: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1509: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1510: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1511:
1.69 deraadt 1512: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1513:
1.113 naddy 1514: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1515: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1516: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1517:
1518: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1519: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1520: available."
1.113 naddy 1521: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1522:
1.69 deraadt 1523: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1524:
1.113 naddy 1525: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1526: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1527: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1528:
1529: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1530: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1531: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1532: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1533: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1534: <p>
1.33 louis 1535:
1.113 naddy 1536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1537: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1538: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1539: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1540:
1.113 naddy 1541: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1542: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1543: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1544: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1545: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1546: <p>
1.57 louis 1547:
1.69 deraadt 1548: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1549:
1.113 naddy 1550: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1551: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1552: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1553: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1554:
1555: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1556: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1557: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1558:
1.113 naddy 1559: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1560: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1561: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1562: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1563: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1564:
1565: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1566: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1567:
1.113 naddy 1568: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1569: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1570:
1.113 naddy 1571: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1572:
1.113 naddy 1573: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1574: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1575: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1576: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1577:
1578: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1579: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1580:
1.69 deraadt 1581: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1582:
1.113 naddy 1583: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1584: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1585: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1586:
1587: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1588: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1589: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1590:
1.113 naddy 1591: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1592: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1593: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1594: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1595:
1596: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1597: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1598: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1599: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1600:
1.69 deraadt 1601: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1602:
1.160 jufi 1603: <a name=anzen1></a>
1.113 naddy 1604: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1605: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1606: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1607: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1608:
1609: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1610: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1611: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1612: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1613: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1614: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1615: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1616:
1.113 naddy 1617: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1618: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1619: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1620: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1621:
1622: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1623: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1624: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1625: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1626: <p>
1.15 louis 1627:
1.113 naddy 1628: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1629: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1630: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1631: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1632:
1633: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1634: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1635: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1636: columns."
1.113 naddy 1637: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1638:
1.69 deraadt 1639: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1640:
1.113 naddy 1641: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1642: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1643: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1644: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1645:
1646: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1647: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1648:
1.113 naddy 1649: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1650: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1651: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1652:
1653: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1654: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1655: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1656:
1.69 deraadt 1657: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1658:
1.113 naddy 1659: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1660: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1661: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1662: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1663:
1664: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1665: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1666: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1667: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1668: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1669:
1.69 deraadt 1670: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1671:
1.113 naddy 1672: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1673: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1674: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1675:
1.69 deraadt 1676: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1677: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1678: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1679:
1.69 deraadt 1680: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1681:
1.113 naddy 1682: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1683: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1684: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1685: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1686:
1687: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1688: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1689: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1690:
1.113 naddy 1691: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1692: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1693: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1694: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1695: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1696:
1.69 deraadt 1697: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1698:
1.113 naddy 1699: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1700: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1701: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1702: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1703: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1704: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1705:
1706: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1707: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1708: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1709: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1710: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1711: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1712:
1713: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1714:
1.113 naddy 1715: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1716: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1717: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1718:
1.69 deraadt 1719: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1720: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1721: <p>
1.112 naddy 1722:
1.113 naddy 1723: </dl>
1724: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1725:
1.113 naddy 1726: <hr>
1727: <a name=se></a>
1728: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1729:
1.102 niklas 1730: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1731:
1.113 naddy 1732: <dl>
1733: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1734: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1735: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1736:
1737: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1738: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1739: <p>
1.102 niklas 1740:
1.113 naddy 1741: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1742:
1.84 niklas 1743: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1744:
1.113 naddy 1745: <dl>
1746: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1747: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1748: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1749:
1750: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1751: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1752: <p>
1.84 niklas 1753:
1.113 naddy 1754: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1755:
1.69 deraadt 1756: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1757:
1.113 naddy 1758: <dl>
1759: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1760: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1761: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1762:
1763: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1764: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1765: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1766: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1767:
1.113 naddy 1768: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1769: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1770: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1771: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1772: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1773:
1.20 louis 1774: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1775: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1776: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1777: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1778: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1779:
1.113 naddy 1780: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1781:
1.113 naddy 1782: <hr>
1783: <a name=jp></a>
1784: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1785:
1.113 naddy 1786: <dl>
1.20 louis 1787:
1.170 louis 1788: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1789:
1790: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1791: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
1792: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
1793: </strong></font><br>
1794:
1795: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
1796: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1797: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1798: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1799: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1800: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1801: documentation to allow their IPSec networking cards to be used.
1802: <p>
1803:
1.69 deraadt 1804: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1805:
1.113 naddy 1806: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1807: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1808: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1809: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1810:
1811: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1812: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1813: translating and reprinting articles from
1814: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1815: <p>
1.112 naddy 1816:
1.113 naddy 1817: </dl>
1.20 louis 1818:
1.113 naddy 1819: <hr>
1820: <a name=de></a>
1821: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1822: <dl>
1.50 louis 1823:
1.151 louis 1824: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1825:
1826: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1827: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
1828: </strong></font><br>
1829:
1830: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1831: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
1832: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
1833: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
1834: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
1835:
1836: <p>
1837:
1.72 louis 1838: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1839:
1.113 naddy 1840: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1841: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1842: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1843: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1844:
1.101 jufi 1845: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1846: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1847: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1848: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1849: Giving way to
1850: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1851: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1852: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1853: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1854: <p>
1.72 louis 1855:
1.69 deraadt 1856: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1857:
1.113 naddy 1858: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1859: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1860: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1861: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1862:
1863: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1864: <p>
1865: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1866:
1.50 louis 1867:
1.113 naddy 1868: <hr>
1869: <a name=ru></a>
1870: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1871: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1872:
1.69 deraadt 1873: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1874:
1.113 naddy 1875: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1876: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1877: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1878: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1879:
1880: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1881: <p>
1.62 form 1882:
1.69 deraadt 1883: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1884:
1.113 naddy 1885: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1886: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1887: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1888: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1889:
1.59 form 1890: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1891: <p>
1.112 naddy 1892:
1.113 naddy 1893: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1894:
1.113 naddy 1895: <hr>
1896: <a name=pl></a>
1897: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1898: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1899:
1.113 naddy 1900: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1901: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1902: Radio, August 2, 2000
1903: </strong></font><br>
1904:
1905: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1906: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1907: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1908: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1909: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1910: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1911: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1912: <p>
1913:
1914: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1915: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1916: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1917: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1918: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1919:
1920: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1921: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1922: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1923: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1924: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1925: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1926: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1927: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1928: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1929: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1930: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1931: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1932: <p>
1933: </dl>
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1937: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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