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31: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
32: <dl>
1.16 louis 33:
1.225 horacio 34: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
35:
36: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
37: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
38: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.226 ! horacio 39: Interview</a>, BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 40: </strong></font><br>
41:
42: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
43: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
44: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
45: SysV sistems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
46: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
47: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
48: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
49: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
50: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
51: services provider bussiness ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
52: of choice.
53: <p>
54:
55: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
56:
57: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
58: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
59: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2001
60: </strong></font><br>
61:
62: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
63: <p>
64:
1.226 ! horacio 65: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 66: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
! 67: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>, ITworld, January 18, 2001
! 68: </strong></font><br>
! 69:
! 70: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
! 71: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
! 72: <p>
1.225 horacio 73:
1.218 horacio 74: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
75:
76: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.225 horacio 77: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
78: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
79: </strong></font><br>
80:
81: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
82: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
83: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
84: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
85: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
86: subjects. Worth a read.
87: <p>
88:
89:
90: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.218 horacio 91: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.225 horacio 92: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>, ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 93: </strong></font><br>
94:
95: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
96: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
97: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
98: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
99: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
100: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
101: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
102: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
103: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 104: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 105: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
106: on other operating systems.<br>
107: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
108: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
109: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
110: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
111: <p>
112:
1.221 horacio 113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 ! horacio 114: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
! 115: Operating System 2010</a>, Byte, November 5, 2001
! 116: </strong></font><br>
! 117:
! 118: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
! 119: covering the level of software integration into the core
! 120: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
! 121: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
! 122: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
! 123: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
! 124: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
! 125: <p>
! 126:
! 127: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.221 horacio 128: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
129: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>, InfoWorld November 2, 2001
130: </strong></font><br>
131:
132: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
133: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
134: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
135: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
136: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
137: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
138: <p>
139:
1.210 jufi 140: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.215 horacio 141:
1.210 jufi 142: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 ! horacio 143: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
! 144: Already a Contender</a>, InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
! 145: </strong></font><br>
! 146:
! 147: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
! 148: source software in response to an article which claimed that
! 149: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
! 150: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
! 151: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
! 152: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
! 153: <p>
! 154:
! 155: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.224 horacio 156: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.210 jufi 157: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>, ZDNet, October 2, 2001
158: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 159:
1.224 horacio 160: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
161: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
162: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
163: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
164: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
165: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 166: <p>
167:
168: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
169:
170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
171: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
172: Thinking about Security</a>, Unix Review, August 2001
173: </strong></font><br>
174:
175: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
176: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
177: security and says that even secured operating systems running
178: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
179: to time.<br>
180: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
181: system and just the most secure system.
182: <p>
183:
184: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
185: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
186: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>, SysAdmin, August 2001
187: </strong></font><br>
188:
189: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
190: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
191: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
192: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
193: choice:<br>
194: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
195: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
196: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
197: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
198: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
199: network security devices and as such must be well
200: armored."</em><br>
201: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
202: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
203: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
204: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
205: <br>
206: Bravo!
207: <p>
1.210 jufi 208:
1.207 ian 209: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.215 horacio 210:
1.207 ian 211: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.225 horacio 212: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
213: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
214: Division</a>, August 32, 2001
215: </strong></font><br>
216:
217: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
218: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
219: which was deployed, according to the NAS announcement, to
220: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
221: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
222: investment</em>.<br>
223: The implementation details can be seen on their
224: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
225: <p>
226:
227: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.207 ian 228: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
229: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
230: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 231:
1.207 ian 232: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
233: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 234: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 235: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
236: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
237: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 238: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 239: <p>
1.207 ian 240:
1.194 jufi 241: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
242:
243: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 244: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
245: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>, InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
246: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 247:
1.213 horacio 248: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb adresses the question
249: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
250: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
251: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
252: <p>
253:
254: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 ! horacio 255: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 256: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
257: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
258: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 259:
1.201 horacio 260: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF licence and
1.206 ian 261: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 262: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
263: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
264: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 265: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 266: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
267: <br>
268: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
269: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
270: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
271: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
272: <p>
273:
274: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.194 jufi 275: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
276: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 277: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 278: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 279:
1.194 jufi 280: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
281: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
282: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
283: <br>
284: The new
285: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 286: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
287: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on
288: logdaemon!<br>
1.194 jufi 289:
1.190 horacio 290: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
291:
292: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.191 jufi 293:
294: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
295: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
296:
297: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
298: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
299:
300: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
301: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
302:
1.212 horacio 303: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
304: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 305: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
306:
1.211 horacio 307: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
308: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 309: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
310:
311: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
312: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
313:
314: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
315: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
316:
1.212 horacio 317: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
318: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 319: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
320:
321: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
322: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
323:
324: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
325: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
326:
327: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
328: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
329:
330: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 331: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 332:
1.192 jufi 333: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
334: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 335: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 336:
1.193 deraadt 337: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
338: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 339: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 340:
1.196 deraadt 341: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
342: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
343:
1.198 pvalchev 344: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
345: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
346: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
347:
1.213 horacio 348: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
349: OpenBSD gets brand-new packet filter</a> <em>(Slashdot echoes OpenBSD <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a> development.)</em>,
350: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
351:
1.190 horacio 352: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 353: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
354: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
355: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
356: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
357: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
358: <p>
1.190 horacio 359:
1.191 jufi 360: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.219 horacio 361: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
362: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
363: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 364: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 365:
1.195 jufi 366: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 367: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
368: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
369: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 370: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
371: <p>
372:
373: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 ! horacio 374: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 375: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
376: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
377: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 378:
1.191 jufi 379: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
380: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
381: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
382: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 383: <p>
384:
1.191 jufi 385:
1.186 jufi 386: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.187 deraadt 387:
1.186 jufi 388: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
389: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 390: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
391: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 392: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 393:
1.188 jufi 394: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 395: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 396: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 397: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
398: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 399: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 400: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 401: <p>
402:
1.191 jufi 403:
404: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.220 horacio 405: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
406: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
407: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 408: </strong></font><br>
409:
410: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
411: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
412: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
413: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
414: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
415: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
416: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
417: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
418: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
419: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
420: familiar?
421: <p>
422:
1.178 louis 423: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
424:
425: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.187 deraadt 426: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
427: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>, O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 428: </strong></font><br>
429:
430: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
431: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
432: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
433: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
434: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
435: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
436: <p>
437:
1.179 louis 438: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
439: <a
1.182 louis 440: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">Open source under the hood</a>, Information Security, March 2001.
441: </strong></font><br>
442:
443: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
444: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
445: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
446: <p>
447:
448: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
449: <a
1.179 louis 450: href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">Your
451: Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, Help Net Security, March 2001
452: </strong></font><br>
453:
454: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
455: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
456: <p>
457:
1.174 louis 458:
1.175 louis 459: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
460:
461: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
462: <a
1.179 louis 463: href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">Review:
464: OpenBSD 2.8</a>, The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
465: </strong></font><br>
466:
467: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
468: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
469: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
470: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
471: <p>
472:
473: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
474: <a
1.183 ian 475: href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet
1.175 louis 476: Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
477: </strong></font><br>
478:
479: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 480: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 481: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
482: <p>
483:
1.176 louis 484:
1.172 mickey 485: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
486:
487: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.180 louis 488: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 489: </strong></font><br>
490:
491: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
492: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
493: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 494: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 495: <p>
496:
497: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
498: <a
1.174 louis 499: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">Theo
500: de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001
501: </strong></font><br>
502:
503: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
504: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
505: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
506: <p>
507:
508: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
509: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
510: BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001
511: </strong></font><br>
512:
513: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
514: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
515: <p>
516:
517: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
518: <a
519: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">With
520: Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
521: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
522: </strong></font><br>
523:
524: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
525: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
526: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
527: our own Theo de Raadt.
528: <p>
529:
530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
531: <a
532: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">A lot
533: of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001
534: </strong></font><br>
535:
536: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
537: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
538: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
539: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
540: shut down.]
541: <p>
542:
543: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
544: <a
1.226 ! horacio 545: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
! 546: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.173 mickey 547: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 548: </strong></font><br>
549:
550: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
551: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
552: <p>
553:
1.161 louis 554: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
555:
1.175 louis 556: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
557: <a
558: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">Florist.com
559: Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise
560: Linux Today, December 26, 2000
561: </strong></font><br>
562:
563: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
564: by John Wolley
565: <p>
566:
567: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
568: <a
569: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">OpenBSD exploit
570: gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000
571: </strong></font><br>
572:
573: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
574: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
575: OpenBSD).
576: <p>
577:
1.161 louis 578: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
579: <a
1.171 louis 580: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
581: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
582: </strong></font><br>
583:
584: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
585: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
586: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
587: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
588: and hindsight.
589: <p>
590:
591: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 592: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
593: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
594: </strong></font><br>
595:
596: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
597: <p>
598:
599: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.171 louis 600: <a
1.168 provos 601: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
602: December 7, 2000
603: </strong></font><br>
604:
605: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
606: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
607: us explain.
608: <p>
609:
610: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 611: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001206.html"> -->
612: System and Network Security - Kernel Options,
613: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 614: December 6, 2000
615: </strong></font><br>
616:
617: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
618: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
619: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
620: <p>
621:
622: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
623: <a
1.226 ! horacio 624: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
! 625: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 626: </strong></font><br>
627:
628: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 629: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 630: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 631: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
632: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
633: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 634: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 635: <p>
1.162 millert 636:
637: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
638: <a
1.161 louis 639: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
640: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
641: </strong></font><br>
642:
643: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
644: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
645: <p>
646:
1.169 louis 647: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.225 horacio 648: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
649: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
650: </strong></font><br>
651:
652: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
653: <p>
654:
655:
656: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.169 louis 657: <a
1.226 ! horacio 658: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
! 659: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
! 660: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 661: </strong></font><br>
662:
663: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
664: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
665: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
666: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
667: <p>
668:
1.158 louis 669: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.147 louis 670:
671: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.157 louis 672: <a
1.175 louis 673: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/main/0,10228,2659085,00.html">BSD
674: to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
675: </strong></font><br>
676:
677: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
678: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
679: <p>
680:
681: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 ! horacio 682: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
! 683: Is Darwin getting due respect?, ZD Net, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 684: </strong></font><br>
685: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
686: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
687: <p>
688:
689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
690: <a
691: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
692: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
693: </strong></font><br>
694:
695: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
696: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
697: <p>
698:
699: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 700: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 701: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
702: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 703:
1.213 horacio 704: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 705: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
706: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
707: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
708: <p>
1.215 horacio 709:
1.174 louis 710: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
711: <a
712: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
713: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
714: </strong></font><br>
715:
716: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
717: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
718: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
719: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
720: much of the attitude too).
721: <p>
1.161 louis 722:
723: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 724: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
725: BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 726: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 727:
1.157 louis 728: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
729: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
730: <p>
731:
732: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
733:
734: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 735: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
736: Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 737: </strong></font><br>
738:
739: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
740: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
741: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
742: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
743: <p>
744:
745: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
746: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
747: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
748: </strong></font><br>
749:
750: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
751: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
752: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
753: it because they love coding...
754: <p>
755:
756: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
757: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
758: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
759: </strong></font><br>
760:
761: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
762: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
763: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
764: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
765: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
766: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
767: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
768: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
769: <p>
770:
771: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.153 louis 772: <a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html">Cry
773: Hackerdom!</a>, FEED, October 17, 2000
774: </strong></font><br>
775:
776: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
777: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
778: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
779: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
780: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
781: the pizza.
782: <p>
783:
784: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.150 louis 785: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
786: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
787: </strong></font><br>
788:
789: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
790: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
791: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
792: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
793: problems.
794: <p>
795:
796: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 797: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
798: </strong></font><br>
799:
1.222 miod 800: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 801: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
802: - whether they like it or not.
803: <p>
804:
805: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.148 aaron 806: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/Open_Season/39dceffe0.html">OpenBSD
807: plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
808: </strong></font><br>
809:
810: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
811: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
812: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 813: <p>
1.148 aaron 814:
815: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 816: <a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20001003S0001/1">The Pros and Cons of Posting Vulnerabilities</a>, Network Magazine, October 5, 2000
1.156 louis 817: </strong></font><br>
818:
819: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
820: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
821: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
822: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
823: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
824: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
825: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
826: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
827: <p>
828:
829: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 830: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
831: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 832: </strong></font><br>
833:
834: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
835: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
836: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
837: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
838: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
839: <p>
840:
1.138 louis 841: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
842:
843: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.145 louis 844: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
1.146 louis 845: System Takes On Linux</a>,
846: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html">Chris
847: Coleman Explains BSD Unix</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 848: </strong></font><br>
849:
1.146 louis 850: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
851: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
852: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
853: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
854: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
855: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
856: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 857: <p>
858:
859: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.200 niklas 860: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631312,00.html">BSD
861: System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
862: </strong></font><br>
863:
864: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
865: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
866: groups, and even Linux.
867: <p>
868:
869: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 870: <a href="http://upside.com/Open_Season/39b82a2e0.html">Primed and ready</a>,
871: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
872: </strong></font><br>
873:
874: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
875: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
876: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
877: library after installing the OS.
878: <p>
879:
880: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 881: OpenBSD as a VPN Solution <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 882: Sys Admin, September 2000
883: </strong></font><br>
884:
885: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
886: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
887: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
888: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
889: (<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>,
890: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
891: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
892: <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 893: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 894: out of the system.
895: <p>
896:
1.144 louis 897: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
898: <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
899: </strong></font><br>
900:
901: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 902: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
903: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
904: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
905: the IP filtering and address translation.
906: <p>
907:
1.131 louis 908: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
909:
910: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 911: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
912: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
913: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 914: </strong></font><br>
915:
916: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
917: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
918: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
919: <p>
920:
921: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.143 louis 922: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
923: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
924: </strong></font><br>
925:
926: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
927: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
928: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
929: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
930: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
931: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
932: note of"</i>.
933: <p>
934:
935: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.141 louis 936: <a
937: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
938: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
939: </strong></font><br>
940:
941: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
942: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
943: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
944: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
945: <p>
946:
947: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.155 deraadt 948: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 949: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
950: </strong></font><br>
951:
952: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
953: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
954: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
955: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
956: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
957: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
958: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
959: <p>
960:
961: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.134 louis 962: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
963: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
964: 2000
965: </strong></font><br>
966:
967: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
968: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
969: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
970: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
971: against current industry practices.
972: <p>
973:
974: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.140 louis 975: <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
976: </strong></font><br>
977:
978: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
979: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
980: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
981: <p>
982:
983: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.133 louis 984: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
985: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
986: </strong></font><br>
987:
988: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
989: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
990: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
991: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
992: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
993: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
994: careful code reviews, he concludes.
995: <p>
996:
997: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.131 louis 998: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
999: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1000: </strong></font><br>
1001:
1002: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1003: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1004: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1005: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1006: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1007: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1008: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1009: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1010: <p>
1011:
1.118 louis 1012: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1013:
1014: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1015: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1016: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1017: </strong></font><br>
1018:
1019: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1020: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1021: about time. The article mentions that
1022: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1023: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1024: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1025: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1026: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1027: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1028: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1029: <p>
1030:
1031: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1032: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1033: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1034: </strong></font><br>
1035:
1036: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1037: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1038: of OpenSSH.
1039: <p>
1040:
1041: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1042: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.222 miod 1043: IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1044: </strong></font><br>
1045:
1046: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1047: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1048: bridging.
1049: <p>
1050:
1051: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1052: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1053: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1054: </strong></font><br>
1055:
1.121 deraadt 1056: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1057: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1058: <p>
1059:
1060: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1061: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1062: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1063: </strong></font><br>
1064:
1065: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1066: <p>
1067:
1068: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.118 louis 1069: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1070: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1071: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1072: </strong></font><br>
1073:
1.120 deraadt 1074: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1075: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1076: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1077: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1078: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1079: <p>
1080:
1081: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.154 louis 1082: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1083: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1084: </strong></font><br>
1085:
1.222 miod 1086: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1087: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1088: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1089: protocols and their quirks.
1090: <p>
1091:
1092: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 1093: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1094: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1095: </strong></font><br>
1096:
1097: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1098: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1099: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1100: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1101: <p>
1102:
1103: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.139 louis 1104: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1105: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1106: </strong></font><br>
1107:
1108: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1109: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1110: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1111: <p>
1112:
1113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1114: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1115: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1116: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1117: </strong></font><br>
1118:
1119: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1120: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1121: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1122: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1123: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1124: <p>
1125:
1.104 louis 1126: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1127:
1.113 naddy 1128: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.114 louis 1129: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1130: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1131: </strong></font><br>
1132:
1133: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1134: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1135: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1136: be a bit dry.
1137: <p>
1138:
1139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.213 horacio 1140: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1141: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1142: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1143: </strong></font><br>
1144: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1145: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1146: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1147: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1148: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1149: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1150: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1151: <p>
1152:
1153: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 1154: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1155: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1156: 2000
1.128 louis 1157: </strong></font><br>
1158:
1159: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1160: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1161: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1162: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1163: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1164: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1165: <p>
1166:
1167: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1168: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1169: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1170: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1171:
1172: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1173: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1174: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1175: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1176: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1177: <p>
1.110 louis 1178:
1.117 louis 1179: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1180: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1181: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1182: </strong></font><br>
1183:
1184: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1185: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1186: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1187: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1188: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1189: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1190: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1191: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1192: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1193: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1194: <p>
1195:
1.113 naddy 1196: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.108 louis 1197: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1198: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1199:
1200: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1201: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1202: <p>
1.108 louis 1203:
1.113 naddy 1204: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.106 louis 1205: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1206: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1207: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1208:
1209: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1210: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1211: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1212: <p>
1.106 louis 1213:
1.113 naddy 1214: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.107 louis 1215: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1216: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1217: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1218:
1219: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1220: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1221: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1222: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1223: <p>
1.107 louis 1224:
1.113 naddy 1225: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.215 horacio 1226: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1227: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1228: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1229:
1230: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1231: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1232: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1233: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1234: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1235: <p>
1.105 louis 1236:
1.113 naddy 1237: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.184 louis 1238: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1239: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1240: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1241:
1.113 naddy 1242: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1243: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1244: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1245: <p>
1.104 louis 1246:
1.121 deraadt 1247: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1248: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1249: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1250: </strong></font><br>
1251:
1252: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1253: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1254: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1255: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1256: <p>
1257:
1.85 louis 1258: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1259:
1.113 naddy 1260: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1261: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1262: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1263: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1264:
1265: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1266: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1267: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1268: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1269: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1270: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1271: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1272: <p>
1.99 louis 1273:
1.113 naddy 1274: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1275: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1276: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1277: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1278:
1279: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1280: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1281: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1282: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1283: <p>
1.100 louis 1284:
1.113 naddy 1285: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1286: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1287: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1288: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1289:
1290: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1291: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1292: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1293: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1294: <p>
1.95 louis 1295:
1.113 naddy 1296: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1297: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1298: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1299: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1300:
1301: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1302: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1303: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1304: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1305: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1306: <p>
1.92 louis 1307:
1.113 naddy 1308: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1309: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1310: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1311: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1312:
1313: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1314: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1315: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1316: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1317: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1318: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1319: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1320: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1321: <p>
1.91 louis 1322:
1.113 naddy 1323: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1324: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
1325: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1326: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1327:
1328: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1329: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1330: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1331: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1332: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
1333: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
1334: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
1335: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
1336: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 1337: <p>
1.90 louis 1338:
1.113 naddy 1339: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1340: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
1341: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
1342: </strong></font><br>
1343: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
1344: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
1345: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
1346: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
1347: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
1348: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
1349: <p>
1350:
1351: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 1352: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
1353: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1354: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 1355:
1.113 naddy 1356: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
1357: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 1358: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
1359: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
1360: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
1361: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
1362: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 1363: <p>
1.87 louis 1364:
1.113 naddy 1365: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 1366: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
1367: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 1368: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1369:
1370: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 1371: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 1372: <p>
1.85 louis 1373:
1.113 naddy 1374: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 1375: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
1376: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1377: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1378:
1379: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 1380: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 1381: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
1382: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 1383: <p>
1.89 louis 1384:
1.113 naddy 1385: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 1386: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1387: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1388: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1389:
1390: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
1391: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
1392: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
1393: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
1394: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1395:
1.78 deraadt 1396: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 1397:
1.113 naddy 1398: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1399: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 1400: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 1401: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 1402: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1403:
1404: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
1405: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
1406: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1407: <p>
1.83 louis 1408:
1.113 naddy 1409: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.93 louis 1410: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
1411: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1412: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 1413:
1414: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
1415: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 1416: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 1417: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
1418: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 1419: <p>
1.93 louis 1420:
1.113 naddy 1421: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.219 horacio 1422: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
1423: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
1424: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1425: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 1426:
1.83 louis 1427: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
1428: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
1429: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
1430: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
1431: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 1432: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
1433: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1434: <p>
1.82 aaron 1435:
1.113 naddy 1436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1437: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 1438: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1439: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 1440:
1.83 louis 1441: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
1442: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
1443: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 1444: <p>
1.80 louis 1445:
1.113 naddy 1446: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1447: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 1448: Bad Press</a>,
1449: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 1450: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 1451:
1452: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 1453: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 1454: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
1455: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
1456: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 1457: <p>
1.78 deraadt 1458:
1459: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1460:
1.113 naddy 1461: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1462: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
1463: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 1464: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 1465: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 1466:
1467: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
1468: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
1469: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
1470: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 1471: <p>
1.74 louis 1472:
1.113 naddy 1473: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 1474: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
1475: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 1476: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1477:
1.219 horacio 1478: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
1479: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
1480: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
1481: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
1482: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
1483: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
1484: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 1485: <p>
1.88 louis 1486:
1.113 naddy 1487: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.115 louis 1488: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 1489: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 1490: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 1491:
1492: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
1493: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
1494: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
1495: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 1496: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 1497: <p>
1.81 louis 1498:
1.113 naddy 1499: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1500: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 1501: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1502: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1503:
1504: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
1505: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
1506: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
1507: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
1508: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
1509: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
1510: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 1511: <p>
1.90 louis 1512:
1.113 naddy 1513: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1514: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 1515: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1516: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 1517:
1518: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
1519: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
1520: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 1521: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 1522: <p>
1.71 louis 1523:
1.69 deraadt 1524: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 1525:
1.113 naddy 1526: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1527: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
1528: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 1529: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1530:
1531: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
1532: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
1533: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 1534: <p>
1.70 louis 1535:
1.113 naddy 1536: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1537: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
1538: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1539: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 1540:
1541: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.111 jufi 1542: how to set up packet filtering with
1.113 naddy 1543: <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 1544: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 1545: <p>
1.68 louis 1546:
1.113 naddy 1547: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.211 horacio 1548: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
1549: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 1550: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 1551: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1552:
1.111 jufi 1553: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
1554: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 1555: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 1556: "secure by default" installation.
1557: <p>
1.64 louis 1558:
1.113 naddy 1559: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.152 deraadt 1560: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 1561: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1562: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 1563:
1.113 naddy 1564: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 1565: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 1566: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 1567: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
1568: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
1569: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 1570: <p>
1.66 louis 1571:
1.113 naddy 1572: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1573: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 1574: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1575: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1576:
1577: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 1578: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 1579: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
1580: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
1581: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 1582: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
1583: <p>
1.83 louis 1584:
1.113 naddy 1585: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1586: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 1587: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1588: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1589:
1590: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 1591: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
1592: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 1593: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
1594: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 1595: <p>
1.64 louis 1596:
1.113 naddy 1597: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1598: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 1599: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1600: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 1601:
1602: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
1603: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 1604: <p>
1.65 louis 1605:
1.69 deraadt 1606: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1607:
1.113 naddy 1608: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1609: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 1610: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1611: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1612:
1613: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
1614: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
1615: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
1616: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 1617: <p>
1.88 louis 1618:
1.113 naddy 1619: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1620: <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 1621: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 1622:
1623: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 1624: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
1625: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 1626: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
1627: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 1628: <p>
1.60 louis 1629:
1.113 naddy 1630: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1631: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1632: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 1633: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 1634: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1635:
1636: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
1637: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
1638: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1639: <p>
1.58 louis 1640:
1.113 naddy 1641: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.136 louis 1642: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 1643: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1644:
1645: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
1646: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 1647: <p>
1.53 louis 1648:
1.113 naddy 1649: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.99 louis 1650: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
1651: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1652: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1653:
1654: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
1655: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
1656: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 1657: <p>
1.99 louis 1658:
1.113 naddy 1659: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 1660: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 1661: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1662:
1663: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
1664: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 1665: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 1666: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 1667: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 1668:
1.113 naddy 1669: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.214 horacio 1670: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
1671: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 1672: </strong></font><br>
1673:
1674: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
1675: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
1676: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
1677: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
1678: <p>
1679:
1680: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1681: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 1682: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1683: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1684:
1685: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
1686: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 1687: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 1688:
1.113 naddy 1689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 1690: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1691: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1692:
1693: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 1694: in
1.113 naddy 1695: <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 1696: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 1697: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 1698: <p>
1.53 louis 1699:
1.113 naddy 1700: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1701: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 1702: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
1703: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 1704: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 1705:
1.58 louis 1706: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1707: <p>
1.51 deraadt 1708:
1.69 deraadt 1709: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1710:
1.113 naddy 1711: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.219 horacio 1712: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
1713: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
1714: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 1715: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1716:
1.58 louis 1717: Kurt Seifried
1718: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1719: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
1720: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 1721: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 1722:
1.113 naddy 1723: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1724: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 1725: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 1726: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 1727:
1728: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 1729: <p>
1.96 louis 1730:
1.113 naddy 1731: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1732: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 1733: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 1734: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 1735:
1736: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
1737: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1738: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1739: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 1740: <p>
1.86 louis 1741:
1.69 deraadt 1742: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1743:
1.113 naddy 1744: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1745: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
1746: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 1747: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1748:
1749: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
1750: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 1751: <p>
1.61 louis 1752:
1.113 naddy 1753: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1754: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 1755: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
1756: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1757: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 1758:
1759: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 1760: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 1761: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
1762: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 1763: right -- or at least strives to".
1764: <p>
1.48 louis 1765:
1.113 naddy 1766: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 1767: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
1768: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 1769: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 1770: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
1771: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
1772: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
1773: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 1774: <p>
1.61 louis 1775:
1.113 naddy 1776: <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 1777: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 1778: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 1779:
1780: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
1781: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
1782: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
1783: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 1784: <p>
1.46 louis 1785:
1.113 naddy 1786: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.226 ! horacio 1787: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
! 1788: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 1789: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1790:
1791: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
1792: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 1793: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 1794:
1.113 naddy 1795: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.70 louis 1796: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
1797: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 1798: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1799:
1800: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
1801: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
1802: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
1803: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 1804: <p>
1.70 louis 1805:
1.69 deraadt 1806: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1807:
1.211 horacio 1808: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1809: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
1810: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 1811: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 1812: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 1813:
1814: Kurt Seifried
1815: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
1816: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
1817: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 1818: <p>
1.44 philen 1819:
1.113 naddy 1820: <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 1821: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 1822: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 1823:
1824: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 1825: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 1826:
1.113 naddy 1827: <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 1828: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 1829: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 1830:
1831: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.113 naddy 1832: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 1833:
1.113 naddy 1834: <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 1835: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 1836: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 1837:
1838: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
1839: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
1840: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
1841: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 1842: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 1843:
1.113 naddy 1844: <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 1845: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 1846: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 1847:
1.36 louis 1848: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 1849: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 1850:
1.113 naddy 1851: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 1852: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1853: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 1854: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 1855:
1856: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 1857: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.38 louis 1858:
1.69 deraadt 1859: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1860:
1.113 naddy 1861: <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 1862: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 1863: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 1864:
1865: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
1866: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 1867: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 1868:
1.113 naddy 1869: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 1870: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.113 naddy 1871: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 1872: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 1873:
1874: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
1875: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 1876: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
1877: terminal:
1.113 naddy 1878: <blockquote>
1879: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
1880: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
1881: <br>
1882: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
1883: </code>
1884: </blockquote>
1885: <p>
1886:
1887: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1888: <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>
1889: <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
1890: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 1891:
1892: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
1893: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 1894: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.113 naddy 1895: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 1896:
1.113 naddy 1897: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 1898: <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 1899: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 1900:
1901: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
1902: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
1903: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
1904: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
1905: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 1906: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 1907: <p>
1.19 louis 1908:
1.113 naddy 1909: <li><strong>
1910: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 1911: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 1912:
1913: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
1914: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
1915: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 1916: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
1917: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 1918: <p>
1.16 louis 1919:
1.113 naddy 1920: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1921: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 1922: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 1923: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 1924:
1.57 louis 1925: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
1926: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
1927: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 1928: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 1929:
1.113 naddy 1930: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1931: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 1932: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 1933: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1934:
1.113 naddy 1935: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 1936:
1.113 naddy 1937: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.215 horacio 1938: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
1939: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1940: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 1941:
1.23 louis 1942: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
1943: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
1944: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
1945: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
1946: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.113 naddy 1947: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 1948:
1.113 naddy 1949: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 1950: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
1951: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 1952: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 1953:
1.199 pvalchev 1954: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 1955: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
1956: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
1957: installation.
1.113 naddy 1958: <p>
1.47 louis 1959:
1.113 naddy 1960: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 1961: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 1962: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 1963: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 1964:
1965: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 1966: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.57 louis 1967:
1.69 deraadt 1968: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1969:
1.113 naddy 1970: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 1971: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 1972: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 1973: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 1974:
1975: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
1976: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 1977: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1978: <p>
1.12 louis 1979:
1.113 naddy 1980: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 1981: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 1982: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 1983: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 1984:
1985: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
1986: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 1987: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
1988: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
1989: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
1990: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
1991: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 1992: <p>
1.8 deraadt 1993:
1.69 deraadt 1994: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 1995:
1.113 naddy 1996: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 1997: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 1998: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 1999:
2000: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2001: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2002: available."
1.113 naddy 2003: <p>
1.6 deraadt 2004:
1.69 deraadt 2005: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
2006:
1.113 naddy 2007: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 2008: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2009: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2010:
2011: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2012: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2013: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2014: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2015: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2016: <p>
1.33 louis 2017:
1.113 naddy 2018: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2019: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2020: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2021: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2022:
1.113 naddy 2023: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2024: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2025: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2026: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2027: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2028: <p>
1.57 louis 2029:
1.69 deraadt 2030: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
2031:
1.113 naddy 2032: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2033: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2034: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2035: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2036:
2037: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2038: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2039: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2040:
1.113 naddy 2041: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 2042: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2043: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2044: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2045: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2046:
2047: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2048: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2049:
1.113 naddy 2050: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2051: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2052:
1.113 naddy 2053: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2054:
1.113 naddy 2055: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 2056: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2057: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2058: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2059:
2060: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2061: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.23 louis 2062:
1.69 deraadt 2063: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
2064:
1.113 naddy 2065: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2066: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2067: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2068:
2069: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2070: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2071: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2072:
1.113 naddy 2073: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2074: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2075: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2076: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2077:
2078: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2079: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2080: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2081: site.<p>
1.57 louis 2082:
1.69 deraadt 2083: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
2084:
1.113 naddy 2085: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 2086: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2087: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2088: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2089:
2090: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2091: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2092: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2093: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2094: <p>
1.15 louis 2095:
1.113 naddy 2096: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2097: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2098: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2099: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2100:
2101: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2102: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2103: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2104: columns."
1.113 naddy 2105: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2106:
1.69 deraadt 2107: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
2108:
1.113 naddy 2109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2110: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2111: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2112: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2113:
2114: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2115: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2116:
1.113 naddy 2117: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2118: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2119: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2120:
2121: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2122: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2123: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.57 louis 2124:
1.69 deraadt 2125: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2126:
1.113 naddy 2127: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2128: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2129: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2130: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2131:
1.222 miod 2132: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2133: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2134: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2135: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2136: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2137:
1.69 deraadt 2138: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
2139:
1.113 naddy 2140: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2141: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2142: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2143:
1.69 deraadt 2144: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2145: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2146: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2147:
1.69 deraadt 2148: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 2149:
1.113 naddy 2150: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2151: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2152: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2153: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2154:
2155: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2156: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2157: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2158:
1.113 naddy 2159: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
2160: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2161: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2162: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2163: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2164:
1.69 deraadt 2165: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
2166:
1.113 naddy 2167: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2168: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2169: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2170: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2171: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2172: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2173:
2174: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2175: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2176: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2177: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2178: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2179: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2180:
2181: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
2182:
1.113 naddy 2183: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2184: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2185: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2186:
1.69 deraadt 2187: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2188: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2189: <p>
1.112 naddy 2190:
1.113 naddy 2191: </dl>
2192: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2193:
1.113 naddy 2194: <hr>
2195: <a name=se></a>
2196: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2197:
1.200 niklas 2198: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2199:
2200: <dl>
2201: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2202: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2203: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2204:
2205: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2206: <p>
2207:
2208: </dl>
2209:
2210: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2211:
2212: <dl>
2213: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2214: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2215: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2216:
2217: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2218: <p>
2219:
2220: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2221: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2222: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2223:
2224: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2225: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2226: <p>
2227:
2228: </dl>
2229:
2230: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
2231:
2232: <dl>
2233: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2234: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2235: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2236:
2237: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2238: <p>
2239:
2240: </dl>
2241:
1.102 niklas 2242: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
2243:
1.113 naddy 2244: <dl>
2245: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.103 niklas 2246: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 2247: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 2248:
2249: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2250: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2251: <p>
1.102 niklas 2252:
1.113 naddy 2253: </dl>
1.102 niklas 2254:
1.84 niklas 2255: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2256:
1.113 naddy 2257: <dl>
2258: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.84 niklas 2259: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2260: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2261:
2262: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2263: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2264: <p>
1.84 niklas 2265:
1.113 naddy 2266: </dl>
1.84 niklas 2267:
1.69 deraadt 2268: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2269:
1.113 naddy 2270: <dl>
2271: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2272: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2273: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2274:
1.222 miod 2275: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 2276: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2277: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2278: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2279:
1.113 naddy 2280: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2281: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2282: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2283: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2284: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2285:
1.20 louis 2286: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2287: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2288: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2289: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2290: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2291:
1.113 naddy 2292: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 2293:
1.113 naddy 2294: <hr>
1.202 jufi 2295: <a name=fi></a>
2296: <h3><font color=#e00000>Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
2297:
2298: <dl>
2299:
2300: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2301:
2302: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2303: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
2304: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2305:
2306: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
2307: will be removed from OpenBSD.
2308: </dl>
2309:
2310: <hr>
1.113 naddy 2311: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 2312:
1.113 naddy 2313: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 2314:
1.113 naddy 2315: <dl>
1.20 louis 2316:
1.170 louis 2317: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
2318:
2319: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2320: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
2321: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2322: </strong></font><br>
2323:
2324: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2325: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2326: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2327: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2328: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2329: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 2330: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 2331: <p>
2332:
1.69 deraadt 2333: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
2334:
1.113 naddy 2335: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.135 ericj 2336: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 2337: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 2338: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 2339:
2340: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2341: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2342: translating and reprinting articles from
2343: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 2344: <p>
1.112 naddy 2345:
1.113 naddy 2346: </dl>
1.20 louis 2347:
1.113 naddy 2348: <hr>
2349: <a name=de></a>
2350: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
2351: <dl>
1.50 louis 2352:
1.151 louis 2353: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
2354:
2355: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2356: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2357: </strong></font><br>
2358:
2359: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2360: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2361: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2362: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2363: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2364:
2365: <p>
2366:
1.72 louis 2367: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
2368:
1.113 naddy 2369: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.109 reinhard 2370: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 2371: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 2372: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 2373:
1.101 jufi 2374: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 2375: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2376: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 2377: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 2378: Giving way to
2379: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2380: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2381: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2382: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 2383: <p>
1.72 louis 2384:
1.69 deraadt 2385: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
2386:
1.113 naddy 2387: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.111 jufi 2388: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 2389: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 2390: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 2391:
2392: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2393: <p>
2394: </dl>
1.112 naddy 2395:
1.50 louis 2396:
1.113 naddy 2397: <hr>
2398: <a name=ru></a>
2399: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
2400: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 2401:
1.69 deraadt 2402: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
2403:
1.113 naddy 2404: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2405: Byte Magazine, Russia,
2406: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/1.17.2000">January 2000 issue</a>
1.113 naddy 2407: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 2408:
2409: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 2410: <p>
1.62 form 2411:
1.69 deraadt 2412: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
2413:
1.113 naddy 2414: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2415: Byte Magazine, Russia,
2416: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru/magazine/7-8.11-12.1999">July/August 1999 issue</a>.
1.113 naddy 2417: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 2418:
1.59 form 2419: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 2420: <p>
1.112 naddy 2421:
1.113 naddy 2422: </dl>
1.112 naddy 2423:
1.113 naddy 2424: <hr>
2425: <a name=pl></a>
2426: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
2427: <dl>
1.56 deraadt 2428:
1.113 naddy 2429: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.129 louis 2430: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
2431: Radio, August 2, 2000
2432: </strong></font><br>
2433:
2434: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 2435: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 2436: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
2437: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
2438: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
2439: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
2440: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
2441: <p>
2442:
2443: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 2444: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2445: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
2446: January 2000
1.113 naddy 2447: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2448:
2449: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2450: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2451: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2452: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2453: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2454: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.113 naddy 2455: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
2456: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 2457: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2458: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2459: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2460: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 2461: <p>
2462: </dl>
1.56 deraadt 2463:
1.113 naddy 2464: <hr>
1.216 horacio 2465: <a name=es></a>
2466: <h3><font color=#e00000>Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
2467: <dl>
2468:
2469: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
2470:
2471: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
2472: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
2473: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
2474: </strong></font><br>
2475:
2476: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 2477: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 2478: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
2479: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
2480: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
2481: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
2482: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
2483: <p>
2484: </dl>
2485:
2486:
2487: <hr>
2488: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
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