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29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.178 louis 32: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
33:
34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
35: <a
36: href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">IPv6:
37: An Interview with Itojun</a>, O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
38: </strong></font><br>
39:
40: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
41: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
42: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
43: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
44: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
45: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
46: <p>
47:
1.179 ! louis 48: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 49: <a
! 50: href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">Your
! 51: Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, Help Net Security, March 2001
! 52: </strong></font><br>
! 53:
! 54: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
! 55: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
! 56: <p>
! 57:
1.174 louis 58:
1.175 louis 59: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
60:
61: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
62: <a
1.179 ! louis 63: href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">Review:
! 64: OpenBSD 2.8</a>, The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
! 65: </strong></font><br>
! 66:
! 67: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
! 68: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
! 69: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
! 70: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
! 71: <p>
! 72:
! 73: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 74: <a
1.175 louis 75: href="http://BSD.GeodSoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet
76: Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
77: </strong></font><br>
78:
79: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 80: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 81: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
82: <p>
83:
1.176 louis 84:
1.172 mickey 85: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
86:
87: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
88: <a
1.176 louis 89: 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
90: geeks bet on open source</a>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
91: </strong></font><br>
92:
93: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
94: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
95: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
96: <p>
97:
98: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
99: <a
1.174 louis 100: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">Theo
101: de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001
102: </strong></font><br>
103:
104: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
105: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
106: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
107: <p>
108:
109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
110: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
111: BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001
112: </strong></font><br>
113:
114: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
115: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
116: <p>
117:
118: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
119: <a
120: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">With
121: Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
122: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
123: </strong></font><br>
124:
125: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
126: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
127: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
128: our own Theo de Raadt.
129: <p>
130:
131: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
132: <a
133: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">A lot
134: of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001
135: </strong></font><br>
136:
137: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
138: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
139: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
140: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
141: shut down.]
142: <p>
143:
144: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
145: <a
1.172 mickey 146: href="http://www.ddj.com/articles/2001/0165/0165a/0165a.htm">Theo deRaadt,
147: Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.173 mickey 148: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 149: </strong></font><br>
150:
151: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
152: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
153: <p>
154:
155: </li>
156:
1.161 louis 157: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
158:
1.175 louis 159:
160: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
161: <a
162: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">Florist.com
163: Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise
164: Linux Today, December 26, 2000
165: </strong></font><br>
166:
167: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
168: by John Wolley
169: <p>
170:
171: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
172: <a
173: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">OpenBSD exploit
174: gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000
175: </strong></font><br>
176:
177: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
178: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
179: OpenBSD).
180: <p>
181:
1.161 louis 182: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
183: <a
1.171 louis 184: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
185: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
186: </strong></font><br>
187:
188: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
189: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
190: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
191: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
192: and hindsight.
193: <p>
194:
195: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
196: <a
1.168 provos 197: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
198: December 7, 2000
199: </strong></font><br>
200:
201: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
202: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
203: us explain.
204: <p>
205:
206: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
207: <a
1.166 louis 208: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001206.html">System and
209: Network Security - Kernel Options</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
210: December 6, 2000
211: </strong></font><br>
212:
213: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
214: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
215: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
216: <p>
217:
218: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
219: <a
1.162 millert 220: href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2660398,00.html">Why
221: I use OpenBSD</a>, ZDNet News, December 4, 2000
222: </strong></font><br>
223:
224: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 225: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
226: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
227: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
228: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
229: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
230: documentation to allow their IPSec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 231: <p>
1.162 millert 232:
233: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
234: <a
1.161 louis 235: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
236: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
237: </strong></font><br>
238:
239: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
240: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
241: <p>
242:
1.169 louis 243: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
244: <a
245: href="http://www.ddj.com/articles/2000/0065/0065o/0065o.htm">The Future of
246: OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>, Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
247: </strong></font><br>
248:
249: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
250: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
251: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
252: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
253: <p>
254:
1.158 louis 255: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.147 louis 256:
257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.157 louis 258: <a
1.175 louis 259: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/main/0,10228,2659085,00.html">BSD
260: to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
261: </strong></font><br>
262:
263: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
264: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
265: <p>
266:
267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
268: <a
1.164 deraadt 269: href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html">Is Darwin getting
1.165 deraadt 270: due respect?</a>, ZD Net, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 271: </strong></font><br>
272: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
273: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
274: <p>
275:
276: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
277: <a
278: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
279: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
280: </strong></font><br>
281:
282: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
283: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
284: <p>
285:
286: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
287: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.html">Building
288: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
289: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 290:
1.161 louis 291: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
292: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
293: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
294: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
295: <p>
1.174 louis 296: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
297: <a
298: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
299: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
300: </strong></font><br>
301:
302: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
303: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
304: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
305: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
306: much of the attitude too).
307: <p>
1.161 louis 308:
309: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
310: <a
1.157 louis 311: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html">BSDCon
312: 2000: A small, tasty conference</a>, Sun World, November 2000
313: </strong></font><br>
314: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
315: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
316: <p>
317:
318: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
319:
320: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.156 louis 321: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html">Auditing
322: Code</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
323: </strong></font><br>
324:
325: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
326: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
327: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
328: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
329: <p>
330:
331: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
332: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
333: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
334: </strong></font><br>
335:
336: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
337: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
338: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
339: it because they love coding...
340: <p>
341:
342: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
343: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
344: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
345: </strong></font><br>
346:
347: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
348: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
349: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
350: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
351: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
352: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
353: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
354: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
355: <p>
356:
357: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.153 louis 358: <a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html">Cry
359: Hackerdom!</a>, FEED, October 17, 2000
360: </strong></font><br>
361:
362: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
363: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
364: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
365: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
366: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
367: the pizza.
368: <p>
369:
370: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.150 louis 371: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
372: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
373: </strong></font><br>
374:
375: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
376: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
377: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
378: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
379: problems.
380: <p>
381:
382: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 383: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
384: </strong></font><br>
385:
386: OpenBSD, IPSec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
387: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
388: - whether they like it or not.
389: <p>
390:
391: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.148 aaron 392: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/Open_Season/39dceffe0.html">OpenBSD
393: plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
394: </strong></font><br>
395:
396: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
397: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
398: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 399: <p>
1.148 aaron 400:
401: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.156 louis 402: <a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20001003S0001/1">The Pros and Cons of Posting Vulnerabilities</a>, October 5, 2000
403: </strong></font><br>
404:
405: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
406: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
407: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
408: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
409: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
410: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
411: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
412: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
413: <p>
414:
415: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.147 louis 416: <a href="http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000927S0001">BSD OSs Offer
417: Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
418: </strong></font><br>
419:
420: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
421: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
422: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
423: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
424: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
425: <p>
426:
1.138 louis 427: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
428:
429: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.145 louis 430: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
1.146 louis 431: System Takes On Linux</a>,
432: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html">Chris
433: Coleman Explains BSD Unix</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 434: </strong></font><br>
435:
1.146 louis 436: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
437: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
438: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
439: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
440: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
441: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
442: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 443: <p>
444:
445: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 446: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
447: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
448: </strong></font><br>
449:
450: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
451: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
452: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
453: library after installing the OS.
454: <p>
455:
456: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.159 todd 457: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0909/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
1.138 louis 458: Sys Admin, September 2000
459: </strong></font><br>
460:
461: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
462: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
463: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
464: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
465: (<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>,
466: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
467: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
468: <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
469: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
470: out of the system.
471: <p>
472:
1.144 louis 473: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
474: <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
475: </strong></font><br>
476:
477: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
478: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
479: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
480: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
481: the IP filtering and address translation.
482: <p>
483:
1.131 louis 484: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
485:
486: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 487: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
488: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
489: </strong></font><br>
490:
491: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
492: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
493: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
494: <p>
495:
496: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 497: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
498: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
499: </strong></font><br>
500:
501: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
502: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
503: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
504: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
505: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
506: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
507: note of"</i>.
508: <p>
509:
510: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 511: <a
512: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
513: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
514: </strong></font><br>
515:
516: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
517: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
518: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
519: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
520: <p>
521:
522: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.155 deraadt 523: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 524: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
525: </strong></font><br>
526:
527: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
528: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
529: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
530: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
531: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
532: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
533: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
534: <p>
535:
536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 537: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
538: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
539: 2000
540: </strong></font><br>
541:
542: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
543: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
544: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
545: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
546: against current industry practices.
547: <p>
548:
549: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 550: <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
551: </strong></font><br>
552:
553: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
554: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
555: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
556: <p>
557:
558: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 559: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
560: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
561: </strong></font><br>
562:
563: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
564: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
565: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
566: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
567: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
568: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
569: careful code reviews, he concludes.
570: <p>
571:
572: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 573: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
574: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
575: </strong></font><br>
576:
577: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
578: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
579: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
580: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
581: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 582: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
583: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
584: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 585: <p>
586:
1.118 louis 587: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
588:
589: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 590: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
591: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
592: </strong></font><br>
593:
594: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
595: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
596: about time. The article mentions that
597: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
598: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
599: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 600: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 601: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
602: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
603: ammended since.
604: <p>
605:
606: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 607: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 608: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 609: </strong></font><br>
610:
611: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
612: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
613: of OpenSSH.
614: <p>
615:
616: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
617: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
618: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
619: </strong></font><br>
620:
621: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 622: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 623: bridging.
624: <p>
625:
626: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
627: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
628: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 629: </strong></font><br>
630:
1.121 deraadt 631: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
632: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 633: <p>
634:
635: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 636: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
637: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
638: </strong></font><br>
639:
640: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
641: <p>
642:
643: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 644: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 645: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
646: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 647: </strong></font><br>
648:
1.120 deraadt 649: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
650: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 651: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
652: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
653: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
654: <p>
655:
656: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 657: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
658: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
659: </strong></font><br>
660:
661: Technical article about IPSec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
662: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
663: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
664: protocols and their quirks.
665: <p>
666:
667: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.160 jufi 668: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html"In
1.137 louis 669: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 670: </strong></font><br>
671:
672: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
673: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
674: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 675: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 676: <p>
677:
678: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 679: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
680: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
681: </strong></font><br>
682:
683: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
684: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
685: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
686: <p>
687:
688: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 689: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 690: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
691: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 692: </strong></font><br>
693:
694: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
695: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
696: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
697: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
698: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
699: <p>
700:
1.104 louis 701: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
702:
1.113 naddy 703: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 704: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
705: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
706: </strong></font><br>
707:
708: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
709: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
710: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
711: be a bit dry.
712: <p>
713:
714: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 715: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
716: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
717: 2000
1.128 louis 718: </strong></font><br>
719:
720: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
721: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
722: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
723: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
724: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 725: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 726: <p>
727:
728: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 729: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
730: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 731: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 732:
733: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
734: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
735: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
736: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 737: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
738: <p>
1.110 louis 739:
1.117 louis 740: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
741: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
742: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
743: </strong></font><br>
744:
745: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
746: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
747: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
748: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
749: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
750: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
751: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
752: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
753: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
754: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
755: <p>
756:
1.113 naddy 757: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 758: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 759: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 760:
761: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
762: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 763: <p>
1.108 louis 764:
1.113 naddy 765: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 766: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
767: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 768: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 769:
770: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
771: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
772: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 773: <p>
1.106 louis 774:
1.113 naddy 775: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 776: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
777: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 778: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 779:
780: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
781: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
782: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
783: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 784: <p>
1.107 louis 785:
1.113 naddy 786: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 787: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
788: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 789: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 790:
791: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
792: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 793: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 794: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
795: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 796: <p>
1.105 louis 797:
1.113 naddy 798: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 799: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/jun2000/junopens.htm">Security
1.104 louis 800: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 801: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 802:
1.113 naddy 803: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
804: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 805: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 806: <p>
1.104 louis 807:
1.121 deraadt 808: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
809: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
810: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
811: </strong></font><br>
812:
813: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
814: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
815: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
816: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
817: <p>
818:
1.85 louis 819: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
820:
1.113 naddy 821: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 822: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 823: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 824: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 825:
826: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
827: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
828: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
829: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
830: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
831: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
832: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 833: <p>
1.99 louis 834:
1.113 naddy 835: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 836: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 837: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 838: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 839:
840: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
841: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
842: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
843: conditions.
1.113 naddy 844: <p>
1.100 louis 845:
1.113 naddy 846: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 847: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 848: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 849: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 850:
851: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
852: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
853: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
854: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 855: <p>
1.95 louis 856:
1.113 naddy 857: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 858: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 859: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 860: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 861:
862: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
863: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 864: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 865: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
866: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 867: <p>
1.92 louis 868:
1.113 naddy 869: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
870: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 871: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 872: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 873:
874: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
875: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
876: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
877: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
878: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
879: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 880: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 881: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 882: <p>
1.91 louis 883:
1.113 naddy 884: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 885: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
886: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 887: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 888:
889: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
890: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
891: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
892: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
893: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
894: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
895: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
896: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
897: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 898: <p>
1.90 louis 899:
1.113 naddy 900: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 901: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
902: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
903: </strong></font><br>
904: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
905: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
906: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
907: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
908: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
909: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
910: <p>
911:
912: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 913: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
914: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 915: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 916:
1.113 naddy 917: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
918: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 919: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
920: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
921: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
922: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
923: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 924: <p>
1.87 louis 925:
1.113 naddy 926: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 927: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
928: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 929: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 930:
931: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
932: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 933: <p>
1.85 louis 934:
1.113 naddy 935: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 936: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
937: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 938: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 939:
940: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 941: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 942: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
943: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 944: <p>
1.89 louis 945:
1.113 naddy 946: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 947: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
948: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 949: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 950:
951: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
952: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
953: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
954: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
955: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
956:
1.78 deraadt 957: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 958:
1.113 naddy 959: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 960: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 961: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 962: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 963: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 964:
965: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
966: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
967: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 968: <p>
1.83 louis 969:
1.113 naddy 970: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 971: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
972: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 973: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 974:
975: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
976: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 977: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 978: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
979: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 980: <p>
1.93 louis 981:
1.113 naddy 982: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 983: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 984: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 985: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 986:
1.83 louis 987: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
988: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
989: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
990: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
991: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 992: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
993: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
994: <p>
1.82 aaron 995:
1.113 naddy 996: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 997: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 998: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 999: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 1000:
1.83 louis 1001: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
1002: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
1003: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 1004: <p>
1.80 louis 1005:
1.113 naddy 1006: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1007: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 1008: Bad Press</a>,
1009: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 1010: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 1011:
1012: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 1013: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 1014: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
1015: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
1016: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 1017: <p>
1.78 deraadt 1018:
1019: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1020:
1.113 naddy 1021: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1022: <a
1.111 jufi 1023: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 1024: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
1025: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 1026: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 1027:
1028: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
1029: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
1030: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
1031: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 1032: <p>
1.74 louis 1033:
1.113 naddy 1034: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 1035: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
1036: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 1037: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1038:
1039: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
1040: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
1041: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
1042: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
1043: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
1044: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 1045: <p>
1.88 louis 1046:
1.113 naddy 1047: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 1048: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 1049: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 1050: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 1051:
1052: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
1053: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
1054: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
1055: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 1056: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 1057: <p>
1.81 louis 1058:
1.113 naddy 1059: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1060: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 1061: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1062: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1063:
1064: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
1065: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
1066: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
1067: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
1068: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
1069: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
1070: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 1071: <p>
1.90 louis 1072:
1.113 naddy 1073: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1074: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 1075: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1076: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 1077:
1078: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
1079: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
1080: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 1081: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 1082: <p>
1.71 louis 1083:
1.69 deraadt 1084: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 1085:
1.113 naddy 1086: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1087: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 1088: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 1089: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1090:
1091: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
1092: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
1093: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 1094: <p>
1.70 louis 1095:
1.113 naddy 1096: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1097: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1098: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 1099:
1100: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 1101: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 1102: <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 1103: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 1104: <p>
1.68 louis 1105:
1.113 naddy 1106: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1107: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 1108: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 1109: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1110:
1.111 jufi 1111: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
1112: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 1113: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 1114: "secure by default" installation.
1115: <p>
1.64 louis 1116:
1.113 naddy 1117: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.152 deraadt 1118: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 1119: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1120: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 1121:
1.113 naddy 1122: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 1123: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 1124: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 1125: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
1126: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
1127: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 1128: <p>
1.66 louis 1129:
1.113 naddy 1130: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1131: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 1132: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1133: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1134:
1135: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 1136: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 1137: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
1138: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
1139: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 1140: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
1141: <p>
1.83 louis 1142:
1.113 naddy 1143: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1144: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 1145: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1146: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1147:
1148: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 1149: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
1150: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 1151: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
1152: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 1153: <p>
1.64 louis 1154:
1.113 naddy 1155: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1156: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 1157: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1158: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 1159:
1160: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
1161: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 1162: <p>
1.65 louis 1163:
1.69 deraadt 1164: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1165:
1.113 naddy 1166: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1167: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 1168: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1169: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1170:
1171: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
1172: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
1173: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
1174: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 1175: <p>
1.88 louis 1176:
1.113 naddy 1177: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1178: <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 1179: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 1180:
1181: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 1182: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
1183: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 1184: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
1185: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 1186: <p>
1.60 louis 1187:
1.113 naddy 1188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1189: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1190: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 1191: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 1192: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1193:
1194: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
1195: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
1196: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1197: <p>
1.58 louis 1198:
1.113 naddy 1199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 1200: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 1201: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1202:
1203: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
1204: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 1205: <p>
1.53 louis 1206:
1.113 naddy 1207: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 1208: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
1209: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1210: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1211:
1212: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
1213: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
1214: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 1215: <p>
1.99 louis 1216:
1.113 naddy 1217: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 1218: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 1219: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1220:
1221: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
1222: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 1223: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 1224: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 1225: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 1226:
1.113 naddy 1227: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 1228: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
1229: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1230: </strong></font><br>
1231:
1232: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
1233: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
1234: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
1235: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
1236: <p>
1237:
1238: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1239: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 1240: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1241: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1242:
1243: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
1244: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 1245: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 1246:
1.113 naddy 1247: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 1248: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1249: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1250:
1251: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 1252: in
1.113 naddy 1253: <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 1254: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 1255: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 1256: <p>
1.53 louis 1257:
1.113 naddy 1258: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1259: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 1260: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
1261: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 1262: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 1263:
1.58 louis 1264: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1265: <p>
1.51 deraadt 1266:
1.69 deraadt 1267: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1268:
1.113 naddy 1269: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1270: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 1271: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
1272: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 1273: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1274:
1.58 louis 1275: Kurt Seifried
1276: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1277: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
1278: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 1279: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 1280:
1.113 naddy 1281: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1282: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 1283: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 1284: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 1285:
1286: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1287: <p>
1.96 louis 1288:
1.113 naddy 1289: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1290: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 1291: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 1292: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 1293:
1294: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
1295: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1296: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1297: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 1298: <p>
1.86 louis 1299:
1.69 deraadt 1300: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1301:
1.113 naddy 1302: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1303: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
1304: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 1305: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1306:
1307: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
1308: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 1309: <p>
1.61 louis 1310:
1.113 naddy 1311: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1312: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 1313: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
1314: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1315: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 1316:
1317: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 1318: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 1319: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
1320: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 1321: right -- or at least strives to".
1322: <p>
1.48 louis 1323:
1.113 naddy 1324: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1325: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
1326: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1327: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1328: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
1329: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
1330: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
1331: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 1332: <p>
1.61 louis 1333:
1.113 naddy 1334: <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 1335: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1336: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 1337:
1338: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
1339: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
1340: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
1341: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 1342: <p>
1.46 louis 1343:
1.113 naddy 1344: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1345: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 1346: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1347: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1348:
1349: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
1350: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 1351: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 1352:
1.113 naddy 1353: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 1354: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
1355: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 1356: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1357:
1358: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
1359: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
1360: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
1361: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 1362: <p>
1.70 louis 1363:
1.69 deraadt 1364: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1365:
1.113 naddy 1366: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 1367: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 1368: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 1369:
1370: Kurt Seifried
1371: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1372: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
1373: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 1374: <p>
1.44 philen 1375:
1.113 naddy 1376: <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 1377: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 1378: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 1379:
1380: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 1381: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 1382:
1.113 naddy 1383: <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 1384: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 1385: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 1386:
1387: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 1388: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 1389:
1.113 naddy 1390: <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 1391: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1392: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1393:
1394: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1395: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1396: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1397: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1398: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1399:
1.113 naddy 1400: <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 1401: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1402: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1403:
1.36 louis 1404: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1405: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1406:
1.113 naddy 1407: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1408: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1409: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1410: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1411:
1412: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1413: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1414:
1.69 deraadt 1415: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1416:
1.113 naddy 1417: <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 1418: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1419: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1420:
1421: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1422: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1423: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1424:
1.113 naddy 1425: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1426: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1427: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 1428: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 1429:
1430: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1431: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1432: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1433: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1434: <blockquote>
1435: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1436: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1437: <br>
1438: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1439: </code>
1440: </blockquote>
1441: <p>
1442:
1443: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1444: <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>
1445: <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
1446: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1447:
1448: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1449: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1450: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1451: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1452:
1.113 naddy 1453: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1454: <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 1455: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1456:
1457: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1458: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1459: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1460: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1461: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1462: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1463: <p>
1.19 louis 1464:
1.113 naddy 1465: <li><strong>
1466: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 1467: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 1468:
1469: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1470: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1471: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1472: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1473: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1474: <p>
1.16 louis 1475:
1.113 naddy 1476: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1477: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1478: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1479: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1480:
1.57 louis 1481: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1482: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1483: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1484: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1485:
1.113 naddy 1486: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1487: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1488: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1489: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1490:
1.113 naddy 1491: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1492:
1.113 naddy 1493: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1494: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1495: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1496: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1497:
1.23 louis 1498: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1499: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1500: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1501: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1502: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1503: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1504:
1.113 naddy 1505: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1506: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1507: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1508: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1509:
1510: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1511: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1512: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1513: installation.
1.113 naddy 1514: <p>
1.47 louis 1515:
1.113 naddy 1516: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1517: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1518: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1519: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1520:
1521: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1522: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1523:
1.69 deraadt 1524: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1525:
1.113 naddy 1526: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1527: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1528: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1529: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1530:
1531: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1532: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1533: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1534: <p>
1.12 louis 1535:
1.113 naddy 1536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1537: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1538: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1539: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1540:
1541: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1542: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1543: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1544: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1545: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1546: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1547: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1548: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1549:
1.69 deraadt 1550: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1551:
1.113 naddy 1552: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1553: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1554: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1555:
1556: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1557: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1558: available."
1.113 naddy 1559: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1560:
1.69 deraadt 1561: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1562:
1.113 naddy 1563: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1564: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1565: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1566:
1567: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1568: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1569: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1570: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1571: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1572: <p>
1.33 louis 1573:
1.113 naddy 1574: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1575: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1576: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1577: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1578:
1.113 naddy 1579: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1580: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1581: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1582: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1583: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1584: <p>
1.57 louis 1585:
1.69 deraadt 1586: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1587:
1.113 naddy 1588: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1589: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1590: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1591: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1592:
1593: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1594: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1595: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1596:
1.113 naddy 1597: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1598: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1599: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1600: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1601: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1602:
1603: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1604: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1605:
1.113 naddy 1606: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1607: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1608:
1.113 naddy 1609: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1610:
1.113 naddy 1611: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1612: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1613: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1614: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1615:
1616: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1617: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1618:
1.69 deraadt 1619: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1620:
1.113 naddy 1621: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1622: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1623: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1624:
1625: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1626: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1627: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1628:
1.113 naddy 1629: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1630: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1631: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1632: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1633:
1634: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1635: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1636: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1637: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1638:
1.69 deraadt 1639: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1640:
1.160 jufi 1641: <a name=anzen1></a>
1.113 naddy 1642: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1643: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 1644: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.113 naddy 1645: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1646:
1647: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
1648: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
1649: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
1650: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
1651: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
1652: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
1.113 naddy 1653: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1654:
1.113 naddy 1655: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1656: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1657: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1658: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1659:
1660: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1661: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1662: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1663: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1664: <p>
1.15 louis 1665:
1.113 naddy 1666: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1667: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1668: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1669: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1670:
1671: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1672: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1673: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1674: columns."
1.113 naddy 1675: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1676:
1.69 deraadt 1677: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1678:
1.113 naddy 1679: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1680: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1681: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1682: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1683:
1684: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1685: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1686:
1.113 naddy 1687: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1688: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1689: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1690:
1691: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1692: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1693: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1694:
1.69 deraadt 1695: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1696:
1.113 naddy 1697: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1698: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1699: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1700: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1701:
1702: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1703: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1704: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1705: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1706: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1707:
1.69 deraadt 1708: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1709:
1.113 naddy 1710: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1711: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1712: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1713:
1.69 deraadt 1714: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1715: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1716: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1717:
1.69 deraadt 1718: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1719:
1.113 naddy 1720: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1721: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1722: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1723: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1724:
1725: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1726: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1727: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1728:
1.113 naddy 1729: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1730: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1731: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1732: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1733: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1734:
1.69 deraadt 1735: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1736:
1.113 naddy 1737: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1738: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1739: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1740: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1741: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1742: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1743:
1744: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1745: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1746: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1747: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1748: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1749: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1750:
1751: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1752:
1.113 naddy 1753: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1754: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1755: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1756:
1.69 deraadt 1757: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1758: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1759: <p>
1.112 naddy 1760:
1.113 naddy 1761: </dl>
1762: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1763:
1.113 naddy 1764: <hr>
1765: <a name=se></a>
1766: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1767:
1.102 niklas 1768: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1769:
1.113 naddy 1770: <dl>
1771: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1772: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1773: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1774:
1775: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1776: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1777: <p>
1.102 niklas 1778:
1.113 naddy 1779: </dl>
1.102 niklas 1780:
1.84 niklas 1781: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1782:
1.113 naddy 1783: <dl>
1784: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 1785: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 1786: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 1787:
1788: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 1789: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1790: <p>
1.84 niklas 1791:
1.113 naddy 1792: </dl>
1.84 niklas 1793:
1.69 deraadt 1794: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1795:
1.113 naddy 1796: <dl>
1797: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1798: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 1799: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1800:
1801: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
1802: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
1803: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 1804: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1805:
1.113 naddy 1806: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1807: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 1808: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 1809: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 1810: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1811:
1.20 louis 1812: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
1813: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 1814: explains the licensing issues and points to our
1815: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 1816: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1817:
1.113 naddy 1818: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 1819:
1.113 naddy 1820: <hr>
1821: <a name=jp></a>
1822: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 1823:
1.113 naddy 1824: <dl>
1.20 louis 1825:
1.170 louis 1826: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1827:
1828: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1829: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
1830: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
1831: </strong></font><br>
1832:
1833: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
1834: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1835: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1836: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1837: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1838: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1839: documentation to allow their IPSec networking cards to be used.
1840: <p>
1841:
1.69 deraadt 1842: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1843:
1.113 naddy 1844: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 1845: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 1846: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 1847: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 1848:
1849: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
1850: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
1851: translating and reprinting articles from
1852: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 1853: <p>
1.112 naddy 1854:
1.113 naddy 1855: </dl>
1.20 louis 1856:
1.113 naddy 1857: <hr>
1858: <a name=de></a>
1859: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1860: <dl>
1.50 louis 1861:
1.151 louis 1862: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1863:
1864: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1865: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
1866: </strong></font><br>
1867:
1868: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1869: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
1870: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
1871: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
1872: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
1873:
1874: <p>
1875:
1.72 louis 1876: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1877:
1.113 naddy 1878: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 1879: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 1880: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 1881: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 1882:
1.101 jufi 1883: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 1884: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
1885: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 1886: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 1887: Giving way to
1888: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
1889: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
1890: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
1891: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 1892: <p>
1.72 louis 1893:
1.69 deraadt 1894: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1895:
1.113 naddy 1896: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1897: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 1898: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1899: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1900:
1901: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1902: <p>
1903: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1904:
1.50 louis 1905:
1.113 naddy 1906: <hr>
1907: <a name=ru></a>
1908: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1909: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1910:
1.69 deraadt 1911: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1912:
1.113 naddy 1913: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1914: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1915: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 1916: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 1917:
1918: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 1919: <p>
1.62 form 1920:
1.69 deraadt 1921: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1922:
1.113 naddy 1923: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 1924: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1925: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 1926: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1927:
1.59 form 1928: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 1929: <p>
1.112 naddy 1930:
1.113 naddy 1931: </dl>
1.112 naddy 1932:
1.113 naddy 1933: <hr>
1934: <a name=pl></a>
1935: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1936: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 1937:
1.113 naddy 1938: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 1939: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
1940: Radio, August 2, 2000
1941: </strong></font><br>
1942:
1943: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1944: about differences betwen OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1945: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
1946: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
1947: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
1948: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
1949: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
1950: <p>
1951:
1952: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1953: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1954: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1955: January 2000
1.113 naddy 1956: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1957:
1958: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1959: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1960: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1961: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1962: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1963: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 1964: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1965: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 1966: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1967: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1968: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1969: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 1970: <p>
1971: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 1972:
1.113 naddy 1973: <hr>
1974: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1975: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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1978: </body>
1979: </html>