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30: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
31: <dl>
1.16 louis 32:
1.207 ian 33: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
35:
36: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
37: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
38: </strong></font>
39: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
40: The article goes on to say:
1.208 ! ian 41: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 42: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
43: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
44: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.208 ! ian 45: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.207 ian 46: </li>
47:
1.194 jufi 48: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
49:
50: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.201 horacio 51: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/0,12249,2772049,00.html">
52: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
53: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
54: </strong></font><br>
55: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF licence and
1.206 ian 56: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 57: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
58: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
59: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 60: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 61: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
62: <br>
63: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
64: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
65: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
66: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
67: <p>
68:
69: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.194 jufi 70: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
71: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 72: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 73: </strong></font><br>
74: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
75: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
76: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
77: <br>
78: The new
79: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 80: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
81: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on
82: logdaemon!<br>
1.194 jufi 83:
1.190 horacio 84: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
85:
86: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.191 jufi 87:
88: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
89: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
90:
91: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
92: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
93:
94: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
95: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
96:
97: <a href="http://www.deadly.org">Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
98: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
99:
100: <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html">IPF: Free no more?</a>,
101: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
102:
103: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
104: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
105:
106: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
107: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
108:
109: <a href="http://www.deadly.org">IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
110: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
111:
112: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
113: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
114:
115: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
116: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
117:
118: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
119: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
120:
121: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 122: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 123:
1.192 jufi 124: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
125: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 126: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 127:
1.193 deraadt 128: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
129: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 130: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 131:
1.196 deraadt 132: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
133: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
134:
1.198 pvalchev 135: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
136: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
137: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
138:
1.190 horacio 139: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 140: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
141: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
142: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
143: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
144: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
145: <p>
1.190 horacio 146:
1.191 jufi 147: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.195 jufi 148: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20010516.html">
149: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
150: SecurityPortal, May 16, 2001
151: </strong></font><br>
152: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
153: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20010509.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>
154: , Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good programming is more important than dozens of features and
155: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
156: <p>
157:
158: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.191 jufi 159: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082320,00.html">
160: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
161: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
162: </strong></font><br>
163: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
164: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
165: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
166: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 167: <p>
168:
1.191 jufi 169:
1.186 jufi 170: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.187 deraadt 171:
1.186 jufi 172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
173: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 174: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
175: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 176: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 177:
1.188 jufi 178: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 179: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 180: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 181: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
182: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 183: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 184: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 185: <p>
186:
1.191 jufi 187:
188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
189: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20010405.html?&_ref=36874758">
190: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>
191: Security Portal, April 05, 2001
192: </strong></font><br>
193:
194: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
195: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
196: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
197: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
198: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
199: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
200: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
201: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
202: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
203: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
204: familiar?
205: <p>
206:
1.178 louis 207: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
208:
209: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.187 deraadt 210: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
211: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>, O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 212: </strong></font><br>
213:
214: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
215: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
216: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
217: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
218: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
219: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
220: <p>
221:
1.179 louis 222: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
223: <a
1.182 louis 224: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">Open source under the hood</a>, Information Security, March 2001.
225: </strong></font><br>
226:
227: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
228: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
229: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
230: <p>
231:
232: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
233: <a
1.179 louis 234: href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">Your
235: Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, Help Net Security, March 2001
236: </strong></font><br>
237:
238: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
239: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
240: <p>
241:
1.174 louis 242:
1.175 louis 243: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
244:
245: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
246: <a
1.179 louis 247: href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">Review:
248: OpenBSD 2.8</a>, The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
249: </strong></font><br>
250:
251: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
252: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
253: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
254: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
255: <p>
256:
257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
258: <a
1.183 ian 259: href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet
1.175 louis 260: Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
261: </strong></font><br>
262:
263: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 264: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 265: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
266: <p>
267:
1.176 louis 268:
1.172 mickey 269: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
270:
271: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.180 louis 272: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 273: </strong></font><br>
274:
275: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
276: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
277: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 278: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 279: <p>
280:
281: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
282: <a
1.174 louis 283: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">Theo
284: de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001
285: </strong></font><br>
286:
287: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
288: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
289: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
290: <p>
291:
292: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
293: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
294: BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001
295: </strong></font><br>
296:
297: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
298: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
299: <p>
300:
301: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
302: <a
303: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">With
304: Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
305: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
306: </strong></font><br>
307:
308: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
309: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
310: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
311: our own Theo de Raadt.
312: <p>
313:
314: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
315: <a
316: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">A lot
317: of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001
318: </strong></font><br>
319:
320: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
321: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
322: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
323: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
324: shut down.]
325: <p>
326:
327: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
328: <a
1.206 ian 329: href="http://www.ddj.com/articles/2001/0165/0165a/0165a.htm">Theo de Raadt,
1.172 mickey 330: Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.173 mickey 331: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 332: </strong></font><br>
333:
334: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
335: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
336: <p>
337:
338: </li>
339:
1.161 louis 340: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
341:
1.175 louis 342:
343: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
344: <a
345: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">Florist.com
346: Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise
347: Linux Today, December 26, 2000
348: </strong></font><br>
349:
350: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
351: by John Wolley
352: <p>
353:
354: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
355: <a
356: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">OpenBSD exploit
357: gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000
358: </strong></font><br>
359:
360: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
361: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
362: OpenBSD).
363: <p>
364:
1.161 louis 365: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
366: <a
1.171 louis 367: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
368: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
369: </strong></font><br>
370:
371: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
372: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
373: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
374: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
375: and hindsight.
376: <p>
377:
378: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
379: <a
1.168 provos 380: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
381: December 7, 2000
382: </strong></font><br>
383:
384: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
385: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
386: us explain.
387: <p>
388:
389: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
390: <a
1.166 louis 391: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001206.html">System and
392: Network Security - Kernel Options</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
393: December 6, 2000
394: </strong></font><br>
395:
396: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
397: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
398: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
399: <p>
400:
401: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
402: <a
1.162 millert 403: href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2660398,00.html">Why
404: I use OpenBSD</a>, ZDNet News, December 4, 2000
405: </strong></font><br>
406:
407: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 408: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 409: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 410: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
411: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
412: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
413: documentation to allow their IPSec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 414: <p>
1.162 millert 415:
416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
417: <a
1.161 louis 418: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
419: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
420: </strong></font><br>
421:
422: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
423: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
424: <p>
425:
1.169 louis 426: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
427: <a
428: href="http://www.ddj.com/articles/2000/0065/0065o/0065o.htm">The Future of
429: OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>, Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
430: </strong></font><br>
431:
432: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
433: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
434: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
435: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
436: <p>
437:
1.158 louis 438: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.147 louis 439:
440: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.157 louis 441: <a
1.175 louis 442: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/main/0,10228,2659085,00.html">BSD
443: to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
444: </strong></font><br>
445:
446: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
447: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
448: <p>
449:
450: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
451: <a
1.164 deraadt 452: href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html">Is Darwin getting
1.165 deraadt 453: due respect?</a>, ZD Net, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 454: </strong></font><br>
455: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
456: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
457: <p>
458:
459: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
460: <a
461: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
462: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
463: </strong></font><br>
464:
465: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
466: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
467: <p>
468:
469: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
470: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.html">Building
471: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
472: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 473:
1.161 louis 474: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
475: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
476: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
477: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
478: <p>
1.174 louis 479: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
480: <a
481: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
482: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
483: </strong></font><br>
484:
485: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
486: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
487: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
488: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
489: much of the attitude too).
490: <p>
1.161 louis 491:
492: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
493: <a
1.157 louis 494: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html">BSDCon
495: 2000: A small, tasty conference</a>, Sun World, November 2000
496: </strong></font><br>
497: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
498: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
499: <p>
500:
501: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
502:
503: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.156 louis 504: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html">Auditing
505: Code</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
506: </strong></font><br>
507:
508: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
509: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
510: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
511: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
512: <p>
513:
514: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
515: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
516: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
517: </strong></font><br>
518:
519: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
520: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
521: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
522: it because they love coding...
523: <p>
524:
525: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
526: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
527: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
528: </strong></font><br>
529:
530: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
531: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
532: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
533: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
534: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
535: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
536: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
537: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
538: <p>
539:
540: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.153 louis 541: <a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html">Cry
542: Hackerdom!</a>, FEED, October 17, 2000
543: </strong></font><br>
544:
545: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
546: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
547: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
548: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
549: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
550: the pizza.
551: <p>
552:
553: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.150 louis 554: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
555: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
556: </strong></font><br>
557:
558: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
559: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
560: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
561: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
562: problems.
563: <p>
564:
565: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 566: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
567: </strong></font><br>
568:
569: OpenBSD, IPSec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
570: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
571: - whether they like it or not.
572: <p>
573:
574: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.148 aaron 575: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/Open_Season/39dceffe0.html">OpenBSD
576: plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
577: </strong></font><br>
578:
579: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
580: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
581: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 582: <p>
1.148 aaron 583:
584: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.156 louis 585: <a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20001003S0001/1">The Pros and Cons of Posting Vulnerabilities</a>, October 5, 2000
586: </strong></font><br>
587:
588: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
589: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
590: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
591: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
592: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
593: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
594: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
595: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
596: <p>
597:
598: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.147 louis 599: <a href="http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000927S0001">BSD OSs Offer
600: Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
601: </strong></font><br>
602:
603: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
604: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
605: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
606: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
607: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
608: <p>
609:
1.138 louis 610: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
611:
612: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.145 louis 613: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
1.146 louis 614: System Takes On Linux</a>,
615: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html">Chris
616: Coleman Explains BSD Unix</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 617: </strong></font><br>
618:
1.146 louis 619: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
620: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
621: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
622: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
623: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
624: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
625: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 626: <p>
627:
628: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.200 niklas 629: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
630: System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
631: </strong></font><br>
632:
633: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
634: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
635: groups, and even Linux.
636: <p>
637:
638: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 639: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
640: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
641: </strong></font><br>
642:
643: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
644: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
645: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
646: library after installing the OS.
647: <p>
648:
649: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.159 todd 650: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0909/">OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</a>,
1.138 louis 651: Sys Admin, September 2000
652: </strong></font><br>
653:
654: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
655: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
656: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
657: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
658: (<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>,
659: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
660: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
661: <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
1.189 horacio 662: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 663: out of the system.
664: <p>
665:
1.144 louis 666: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
667: <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
668: </strong></font><br>
669:
670: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 671: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
672: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
673: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
674: the IP filtering and address translation.
675: <p>
676:
1.131 louis 677: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
678:
679: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 680: <a href="http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/a/352">OpenBSD and the Future of the
681: Internet</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
682: </strong></font><br>
683:
684: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
685: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
686: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
687: <p>
688:
689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 690: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
691: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
692: </strong></font><br>
693:
694: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
695: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
696: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
697: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
698: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
699: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
700: note of"</i>.
701: <p>
702:
703: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 704: <a
705: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
706: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
707: </strong></font><br>
708:
709: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
710: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
711: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
712: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
713: <p>
714:
715: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.155 deraadt 716: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 717: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
718: </strong></font><br>
719:
720: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
721: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
722: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
723: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
724: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
725: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
726: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
727: <p>
728:
729: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 730: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
731: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
732: 2000
733: </strong></font><br>
734:
735: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
736: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
737: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
738: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
739: against current industry practices.
740: <p>
741:
742: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 743: <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
744: </strong></font><br>
745:
746: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
747: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
748: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
749: <p>
750:
751: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 752: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
753: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
754: </strong></font><br>
755:
756: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
757: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
758: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
759: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
760: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
761: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
762: careful code reviews, he concludes.
763: <p>
764:
765: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 766: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
767: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
768: </strong></font><br>
769:
770: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
771: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
772: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
773: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
774: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 775: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
776: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
777: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 778: <p>
779:
1.118 louis 780: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
781:
782: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 783: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
784: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
785: </strong></font><br>
786:
787: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
788: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
789: about time. The article mentions that
790: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
791: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
792: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 793: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 794: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
795: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 796: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 797: <p>
798:
799: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 800: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 801: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 802: </strong></font><br>
803:
804: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
805: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
806: of OpenSSH.
807: <p>
808:
809: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
810: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html">
811: IPSec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II)</a>, Security Portal, July 26, 2000
812: </strong></font><br>
813:
814: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 815: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 816: bridging.
817: <p>
818:
819: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
820: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
821: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 822: </strong></font><br>
823:
1.121 deraadt 824: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
825: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 826: <p>
827:
828: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 829: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
830: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
831: </strong></font><br>
832:
833: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
834: <p>
835:
836: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 837: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 838: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
839: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 840: </strong></font><br>
841:
1.120 deraadt 842: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
843: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 844: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
845: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
846: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
847: <p>
848:
849: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 850: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
851: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
852: </strong></font><br>
853:
854: Technical article about IPSec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
855: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
856: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
857: protocols and their quirks.
858: <p>
859:
860: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.180 louis 861: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jul/2614/cc261406a.html">In
1.137 louis 862: the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 863: </strong></font><br>
864:
865: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
866: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
867: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 868: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 869: <p>
870:
871: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 872: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
873: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
874: </strong></font><br>
875:
876: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
877: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
878: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
879: <p>
880:
881: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 882: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 883: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
884: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 885: </strong></font><br>
886:
887: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
888: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
889: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
890: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
891: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
892: <p>
893:
1.104 louis 894: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
895:
1.113 naddy 896: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 897: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
898: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
899: </strong></font><br>
900:
901: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
902: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
903: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
904: be a bit dry.
905: <p>
906:
907: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.137 louis 908: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jun/2613/cc261308b.html">BSD
909: (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
910: 2000
1.128 louis 911: </strong></font><br>
912:
913: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
914: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
915: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
916: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
917: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 918: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 919: <p>
920:
921: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.110 louis 922: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html">Securing
923: Your Network With OpenBSD</a>, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 924: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 925:
926: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
927: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
928: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
929: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 930: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
931: <p>
1.110 louis 932:
1.117 louis 933: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
934: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
935: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
936: </strong></font><br>
937:
938: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
939: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
940: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
941: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
942: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
943: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
944: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
945: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
946: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
947: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
948: <p>
949:
1.113 naddy 950: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 951: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 952: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 953:
954: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
955: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 956: <p>
1.108 louis 957:
1.113 naddy 958: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 959: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
960: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 961: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 962:
963: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
964: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
965: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 966: <p>
1.106 louis 967:
1.113 naddy 968: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 969: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
970: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 971: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 972:
973: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
974: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
975: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
976: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 977: <p>
1.107 louis 978:
1.113 naddy 979: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.105 louis 980: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml">The
981: state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 982: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 983:
984: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
985: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 986: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 987: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
988: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 989: <p>
1.105 louis 990:
1.113 naddy 991: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.184 louis 992: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 993: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 994: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 995:
1.113 naddy 996: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
997: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 998: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 999: <p>
1.104 louis 1000:
1.121 deraadt 1001: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1002: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1003: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1004: </strong></font><br>
1005:
1006: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1007: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1008: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1009: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1010: <p>
1011:
1.85 louis 1012: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1013:
1.113 naddy 1014: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1015: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1016: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1017: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1018:
1019: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1020: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1021: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1022: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1023: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1024: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1025: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1026: <p>
1.99 louis 1027:
1.113 naddy 1028: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1029: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1030: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1031: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1032:
1033: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1034: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1035: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1036: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1037: <p>
1.100 louis 1038:
1.113 naddy 1039: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1040: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1041: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1042: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1043:
1044: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1045: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1046: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1047: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1048: <p>
1.95 louis 1049:
1.113 naddy 1050: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1051: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1052: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1053: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1054:
1055: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1056: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1057: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1058: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1059: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1060: <p>
1.92 louis 1061:
1.113 naddy 1062: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1063: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1064: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1065: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1066:
1067: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1068: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1069: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1070: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1071: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1072: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1073: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1074: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1075: <p>
1.91 louis 1076:
1.113 naddy 1077: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 1078: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
1079: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1080: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1081:
1082: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1083: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1084: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1085: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1086: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
1087: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
1088: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
1089: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
1090: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 1091: <p>
1.90 louis 1092:
1.113 naddy 1093: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1094: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
1095: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
1096: </strong></font><br>
1097: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
1098: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
1099: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
1100: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
1101: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
1102: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
1103: <p>
1104:
1105: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 1106: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
1107: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1108: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 1109:
1.113 naddy 1110: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
1111: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 1112: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
1113: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
1114: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
1115: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
1116: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 1117: <p>
1.87 louis 1118:
1.113 naddy 1119: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 1120: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
1121: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 1122: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1123:
1124: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1125: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 1126: <p>
1.85 louis 1127:
1.113 naddy 1128: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1129: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
1130: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1131: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1132:
1133: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 1134: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 1135: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
1136: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 1137: <p>
1.89 louis 1138:
1.113 naddy 1139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 1140: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1141: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1142: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1143:
1144: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
1145: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
1146: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
1147: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
1148: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1149:
1.78 deraadt 1150: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 1151:
1.113 naddy 1152: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1153: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 1154: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 1155: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 1156: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1157:
1158: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
1159: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
1160: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1161: <p>
1.83 louis 1162:
1.113 naddy 1163: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 1164: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
1165: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1166: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 1167:
1168: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
1169: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.113 naddy 1170: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 1171: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
1172: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 1173: <p>
1.93 louis 1174:
1.113 naddy 1175: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1176: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
1.83 louis 1177: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1178: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 1179:
1.83 louis 1180: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
1181: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
1182: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
1183: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
1184: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 1185: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
1186: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1187: <p>
1.82 aaron 1188:
1.113 naddy 1189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1190: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 1191: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1192: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 1193:
1.83 louis 1194: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
1195: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
1196: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 1197: <p>
1.80 louis 1198:
1.113 naddy 1199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1200: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 1201: Bad Press</a>,
1202: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 1203: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 1204:
1205: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 1206: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 1207: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
1208: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
1209: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 1210: <p>
1.78 deraadt 1211:
1212: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1213:
1.113 naddy 1214: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1215: <a
1.111 jufi 1216: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
1.78 deraadt 1217: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
1218: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 1219: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 1220:
1221: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
1222: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
1223: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
1224: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 1225: <p>
1.74 louis 1226:
1.113 naddy 1227: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 1228: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
1229: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 1230: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1231:
1232: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
1233: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
1234: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
1235: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
1236: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
1237: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 1238: <p>
1.88 louis 1239:
1.113 naddy 1240: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 1241: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 1242: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 1243: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 1244:
1245: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
1246: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
1247: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
1248: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 1249: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 1250: <p>
1.81 louis 1251:
1.113 naddy 1252: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1253: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 1254: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1255: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1256:
1257: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
1258: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
1259: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
1260: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
1261: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
1262: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
1263: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 1264: <p>
1.90 louis 1265:
1.113 naddy 1266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1267: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 1268: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1269: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 1270:
1271: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
1272: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
1273: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 1274: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 1275: <p>
1.71 louis 1276:
1.69 deraadt 1277: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 1278:
1.113 naddy 1279: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1280: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
1.70 louis 1281: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 1282: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1283:
1284: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
1285: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
1286: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 1287: <p>
1.70 louis 1288:
1.113 naddy 1289: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1290: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1291: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 1292:
1293: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 1294: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 1295: <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 1296: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 1297: <p>
1.68 louis 1298:
1.113 naddy 1299: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1300: <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
1.64 louis 1301: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 1302: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1303:
1.111 jufi 1304: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
1305: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 1306: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 1307: "secure by default" installation.
1308: <p>
1.64 louis 1309:
1.113 naddy 1310: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.152 deraadt 1311: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 1312: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1313: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 1314:
1.113 naddy 1315: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 1316: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 1317: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 1318: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
1319: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
1320: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 1321: <p>
1.66 louis 1322:
1.113 naddy 1323: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1324: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 1325: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1326: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1327:
1328: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 1329: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 1330: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
1331: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
1332: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 1333: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
1334: <p>
1.83 louis 1335:
1.113 naddy 1336: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1337: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 1338: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1339: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1340:
1341: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 1342: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
1343: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 1344: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
1345: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 1346: <p>
1.64 louis 1347:
1.113 naddy 1348: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1349: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 1350: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1351: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 1352:
1353: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
1354: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 1355: <p>
1.65 louis 1356:
1.69 deraadt 1357: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1358:
1.113 naddy 1359: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1360: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 1361: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1362: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1363:
1364: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
1365: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
1366: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
1367: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 1368: <p>
1.88 louis 1369:
1.113 naddy 1370: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1371: <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 1372: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 1373:
1374: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 1375: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
1376: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 1377: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
1378: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 1379: <p>
1.60 louis 1380:
1.113 naddy 1381: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1382: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1383: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 1384: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 1385: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1386:
1387: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
1388: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
1389: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1390: <p>
1.58 louis 1391:
1.113 naddy 1392: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 1393: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 1394: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1395:
1396: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
1397: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 1398: <p>
1.53 louis 1399:
1.113 naddy 1400: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 1401: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
1402: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1403: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1404:
1405: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
1406: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
1407: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 1408: <p>
1.99 louis 1409:
1.113 naddy 1410: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 1411: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 1412: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1413:
1414: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
1415: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 1416: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 1417: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 1418: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 1419:
1.113 naddy 1420: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.128 louis 1421: <a href="http://www.plesman.com/Archives/cc/2000/Jan/2601/cc260128c.html">There's
1422: more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1423: </strong></font><br>
1424:
1425: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
1426: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
1427: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
1428: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
1429: <p>
1430:
1431: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1432: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 1433: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1434: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1435:
1436: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
1437: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 1438: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 1439:
1.113 naddy 1440: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 1441: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1442: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1443:
1444: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 1445: in
1.113 naddy 1446: <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 1447: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 1448: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 1449: <p>
1.53 louis 1450:
1.113 naddy 1451: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1452: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 1453: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
1454: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 1455: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 1456:
1.58 louis 1457: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1458: <p>
1.51 deraadt 1459:
1.69 deraadt 1460: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1461:
1.113 naddy 1462: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1463: <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
1.58 louis 1464: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
1465: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 1466: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1467:
1.58 louis 1468: Kurt Seifried
1469: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1470: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
1471: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 1472: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 1473:
1.113 naddy 1474: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1475: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 1476: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 1477: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 1478:
1479: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1480: <p>
1.96 louis 1481:
1.113 naddy 1482: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1483: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 1484: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 1485: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 1486:
1487: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
1488: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1489: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1490: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 1491: <p>
1.86 louis 1492:
1.69 deraadt 1493: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1494:
1.113 naddy 1495: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1496: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
1497: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 1498: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1499:
1500: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
1501: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 1502: <p>
1.61 louis 1503:
1.113 naddy 1504: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1505: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 1506: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
1507: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1508: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 1509:
1510: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 1511: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 1512: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
1513: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 1514: right -- or at least strives to".
1515: <p>
1.48 louis 1516:
1.113 naddy 1517: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1518: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
1519: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1520: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1521: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
1522: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
1523: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
1524: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 1525: <p>
1.61 louis 1526:
1.113 naddy 1527: <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 1528: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1529: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 1530:
1531: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
1532: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
1533: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
1534: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 1535: <p>
1.46 louis 1536:
1.113 naddy 1537: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1538: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
1.58 louis 1539: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 1540: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1541:
1542: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
1543: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 1544: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 1545:
1.113 naddy 1546: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 1547: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
1548: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 1549: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1550:
1551: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
1552: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
1553: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
1554: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 1555: <p>
1.70 louis 1556:
1.69 deraadt 1557: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1558:
1.113 naddy 1559: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
1.44 philen 1560: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 1561: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 1562:
1563: Kurt Seifried
1564: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1565: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
1566: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 1567: <p>
1.44 philen 1568:
1.113 naddy 1569: <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 1570: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 1571: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 1572:
1573: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 1574: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 1575:
1.113 naddy 1576: <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 1577: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 1578: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 1579:
1580: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 1581: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 1582:
1.113 naddy 1583: <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 1584: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1585: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1586:
1587: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1588: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1589: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1590: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1591: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1592:
1.113 naddy 1593: <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 1594: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1595: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1596:
1.36 louis 1597: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1598: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1599:
1.113 naddy 1600: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1601: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1602: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1603: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1604:
1605: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1606: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1607:
1.69 deraadt 1608: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1609:
1.113 naddy 1610: <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 1611: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1612: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1613:
1614: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1615: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1616: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1617:
1.113 naddy 1618: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1619: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1620: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 1621: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 1622:
1623: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1624: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1625: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1626: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1627: <blockquote>
1628: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1629: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1630: <br>
1631: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1632: </code>
1633: </blockquote>
1634: <p>
1635:
1636: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1637: <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>
1638: <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
1639: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1640:
1641: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1642: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1643: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1644: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1645:
1.113 naddy 1646: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1647: <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 1648: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1649:
1650: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1651: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1652: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1653: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1654: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1655: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1656: <p>
1.19 louis 1657:
1.113 naddy 1658: <li><strong>
1659: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 1660: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 1661:
1662: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1663: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1664: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1665: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1666: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1667: <p>
1.16 louis 1668:
1.113 naddy 1669: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1670: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1671: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1672: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1673:
1.57 louis 1674: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1675: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1676: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1677: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1678:
1.113 naddy 1679: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1680: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1681: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1682: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1683:
1.113 naddy 1684: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1685:
1.113 naddy 1686: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 1687: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 1688: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1689: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1690:
1.23 louis 1691: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1692: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1693: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1694: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1695: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1696: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1697:
1.113 naddy 1698: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1699: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1700: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1701: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1702:
1.199 pvalchev 1703: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 1704: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1705: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1706: installation.
1.113 naddy 1707: <p>
1.47 louis 1708:
1.113 naddy 1709: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1710: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1711: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1712: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1713:
1714: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1715: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1716:
1.69 deraadt 1717: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1718:
1.113 naddy 1719: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1720: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1721: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1722: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1723:
1724: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1725: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1726: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1727: <p>
1.12 louis 1728:
1.113 naddy 1729: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1730: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1731: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1732: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1733:
1734: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1735: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1736: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1737: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1738: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1739: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1740: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1741: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1742:
1.69 deraadt 1743: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1744:
1.113 naddy 1745: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1746: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1747: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1748:
1749: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
1750: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
1751: available."
1.113 naddy 1752: <p>
1.6 deraadt 1753:
1.69 deraadt 1754: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1755:
1.113 naddy 1756: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 1757: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 1758: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 1759:
1760: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
1761: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
1762: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
1763: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
1764: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 1765: <p>
1.33 louis 1766:
1.113 naddy 1767: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1768: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 1769: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 1770: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1771:
1.113 naddy 1772: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
1773: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 1774: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
1775: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
1776: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 1777: <p>
1.57 louis 1778:
1.69 deraadt 1779: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1780:
1.113 naddy 1781: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1782: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 1783: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 1784: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1785:
1786: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
1787: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 1788: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1789:
1.113 naddy 1790: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1791: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
1792: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
1793: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 1794: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 1795:
1796: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 1797: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 1798:
1.113 naddy 1799: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1800: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1801:
1.113 naddy 1802: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 1803:
1.113 naddy 1804: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 1805: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1806: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 1807: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 1808:
1809: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 1810: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 1811:
1.69 deraadt 1812: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1813:
1.113 naddy 1814: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1815: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 1816: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1817:
1818: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
1819: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 1820: <p>
1.2 deraadt 1821:
1.113 naddy 1822: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1823: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 1824: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1825: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1826:
1827: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
1828: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 1829: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 1830: site.<p>
1.57 louis 1831:
1.69 deraadt 1832: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1833:
1.113 naddy 1834: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 1835: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1836: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 1837: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 1838:
1839: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
1840: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
1841: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
1842: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1843: <p>
1.15 louis 1844:
1.113 naddy 1845: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1846: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
1847: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 1848: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1849:
1850: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
1851: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
1852: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
1853: columns."
1.113 naddy 1854: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1855:
1.69 deraadt 1856: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1857:
1.113 naddy 1858: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1859: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 1860: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1861: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1862:
1863: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 1864: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 1865:
1.113 naddy 1866: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1867: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 1868: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1869:
1870: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
1871: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 1872: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 1873:
1.69 deraadt 1874: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1875:
1.113 naddy 1876: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 1877: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 1878: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 1879: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 1880:
1881: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
1882: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
1883: Implementation, including a brief interview with
1884: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 1885: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1886:
1.69 deraadt 1887: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1888:
1.113 naddy 1889: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1890: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 1891: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1892:
1.69 deraadt 1893: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
1894: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 1895: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1896:
1.69 deraadt 1897: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 1898:
1.113 naddy 1899: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 1900: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
1901: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 1902: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 1903:
1904: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
1905: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 1906: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1907:
1.113 naddy 1908: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1909: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 1910: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
1911: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 1912: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1913:
1.69 deraadt 1914: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1915:
1.113 naddy 1916: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1917: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 1918: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
1919: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 1920: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 1921: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 1922:
1923: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
1924: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
1925: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 1926: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 1927: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 1928: <p>
1.69 deraadt 1929:
1930: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1931:
1.113 naddy 1932: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 1933: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 1934: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1935:
1.69 deraadt 1936: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
1937: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 1938: <p>
1.112 naddy 1939:
1.113 naddy 1940: </dl>
1941: <p>
1.1 deraadt 1942:
1.113 naddy 1943: <hr>
1944: <a name=se></a>
1945: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 1946:
1.200 niklas 1947: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1948:
1949: <dl>
1950: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1951: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
1952: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
1953:
1954: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
1955: <p>
1956:
1957: </dl>
1958:
1959: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1960:
1961: <dl>
1962: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1963: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
1964: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
1965:
1966: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
1967: <p>
1968:
1969: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1970: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
1971: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
1972:
1973: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
1974: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1975: <p>
1976:
1977: </dl>
1978:
1979: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1980:
1981: <dl>
1982: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1983: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
1984: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
1985:
1986: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
1987: <p>
1988:
1989: </dl>
1990:
1.102 niklas 1991: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1992:
1.113 naddy 1993: <dl>
1994: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 1995: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 1996: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 1997:
1998: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
1999: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2000: <p>
1.102 niklas 2001:
1.113 naddy 2002: </dl>
1.102 niklas 2003:
1.84 niklas 2004: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2005:
1.113 naddy 2006: <dl>
2007: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 2008: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2009: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2010:
2011: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2012: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2013: <p>
1.84 niklas 2014:
1.113 naddy 2015: </dl>
1.84 niklas 2016:
1.69 deraadt 2017: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2018:
1.113 naddy 2019: <dl>
2020: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2021: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2022: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2023:
2024: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
2025: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2026: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2027: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2028:
1.113 naddy 2029: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2030: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2031: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2032: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2033: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2034:
1.20 louis 2035: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2036: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2037: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2038: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2039: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2040:
1.113 naddy 2041: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 2042:
1.113 naddy 2043: <hr>
1.202 jufi 2044: <a name=fi></a>
2045: <h3><font color=#e00000>Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
2046:
2047: <dl>
2048:
2049: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2050:
2051: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2052: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
2053: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2054:
2055: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
2056: will be removed from OpenBSD.
2057: </dl>
2058:
2059: <hr>
1.113 naddy 2060: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 2061:
1.113 naddy 2062: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 2063:
1.113 naddy 2064: <dl>
1.20 louis 2065:
1.170 louis 2066: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
2067:
2068: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2069: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
2070: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2071: </strong></font><br>
2072:
2073: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2074: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2075: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2076: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2077: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2078: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
2079: documentation to allow their IPSec networking cards to be used.
2080: <p>
2081:
1.69 deraadt 2082: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
2083:
1.113 naddy 2084: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 2085: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 2086: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 2087: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 2088:
2089: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2090: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2091: translating and reprinting articles from
2092: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 2093: <p>
1.112 naddy 2094:
1.113 naddy 2095: </dl>
1.20 louis 2096:
1.113 naddy 2097: <hr>
2098: <a name=de></a>
2099: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
2100: <dl>
1.50 louis 2101:
1.151 louis 2102: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
2103:
2104: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2105: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2106: </strong></font><br>
2107:
2108: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2109: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2110: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2111: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2112: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2113:
2114: <p>
2115:
1.72 louis 2116: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
2117:
1.113 naddy 2118: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 2119: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 2120: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 2121: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 2122:
1.101 jufi 2123: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 2124: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2125: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 2126: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 2127: Giving way to
2128: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2129: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2130: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2131: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 2132: <p>
1.72 louis 2133:
1.69 deraadt 2134: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
2135:
1.113 naddy 2136: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2137: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 2138: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 2139: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 2140:
2141: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2142: <p>
2143: </dl>
1.112 naddy 2144:
1.50 louis 2145:
1.113 naddy 2146: <hr>
2147: <a name=ru></a>
2148: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
2149: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 2150:
1.69 deraadt 2151: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
2152:
1.113 naddy 2153: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2154: Byte Magazine, Russia,
2155: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 2156: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 2157:
2158: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 2159: <p>
1.62 form 2160:
1.69 deraadt 2161: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
2162:
1.113 naddy 2163: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2164: Byte Magazine, Russia,
2165: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 2166: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 2167:
1.59 form 2168: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 2169: <p>
1.112 naddy 2170:
1.113 naddy 2171: </dl>
1.112 naddy 2172:
1.113 naddy 2173: <hr>
2174: <a name=pl></a>
2175: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
2176: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 2177:
1.113 naddy 2178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 2179: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
2180: Radio, August 2, 2000
2181: </strong></font><br>
2182:
2183: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 2184: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 2185: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
2186: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
2187: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
2188: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
2189: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
2190: <p>
2191:
2192: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 2193: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2194: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
2195: January 2000
1.113 naddy 2196: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2197:
2198: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2199: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2200: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2201: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2202: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2203: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 2204: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2205: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 2206: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2207: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2208: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2209: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 2210: <p>
2211: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 2212:
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