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1.247 jufi 16: <h2><font color="#e00000">Media Coverage</font></h2>
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1.247 jufi 32: <h3><font color="#e00000">English press coverage</font></h3><p>
1.16 louis 33:
1.251 ! ian 34: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
! 35: <ul>
! 36:
! 37: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 38: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
! 39: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
! 40: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003
! 41: </strong></font><br>
! 42: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
! 43: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
! 44: Mentions
! 45: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
! 46: and
! 47: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
! 48: programs.
! 49: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
! 50: goverment purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
! 51: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
! 52: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
! 53: <p>
! 54: </ul>
! 55:
1.249 jufi 56: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
57: <ul>
58: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
59: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
60: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
61: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003
62: </strong></font><br>
63: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
64: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
65: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no reponse politics.
66: <p>
67: </ul>
68:
1.246 jufi 69: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 70: <ul>
1.246 jufi 71:
1.247 jufi 72: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 73: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
74: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>, CNET News.com, December 04, 2002
75: </strong></font><br>
76: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
77: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
78: <p>
79:
1.247 jufi 80: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 81: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
82: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>, eWeek, December 03, 2002
83: </strong></font><br>
84: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
85: in their annual OpenHack security test.
86: <p>
1.247 jufi 87: </ul>
1.246 jufi 88:
1.244 jufi 89: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 90: <ul>
1.246 jufi 91:
1.247 jufi 92: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 93: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
94: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
95: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
96: <br>
97: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002
98: </strong></font><br>
99: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
100: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
101: md5 digests.
102: <p>
103:
1.247 jufi 104: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 105: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.246 jufi 106: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>, eWeek, October 18, 2002
1.244 jufi 107: </strong></font><br>
108: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
109: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
110: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
111: right the first time."
112: <p>
1.247 jufi 113: </ul>
1.244 jufi 114:
115:
116: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 117: <ul>
1.244 jufi 118:
1.247 jufi 119: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 120: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
121: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF
122: Logs</a>, O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002
123: </strong></font><br>
124: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
125: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
126: part 6</a>.
127: <p>
128:
1.247 jufi 129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 130: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
131: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>, O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002
132: </strong></font><br>
133: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
134: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
135: <p>
1.247 jufi 136: </ul>
1.242 jufi 137:
138: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 139: <ul>
1.242 jufi 140:
1.247 jufi 141: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 142: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
143: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>, O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002
144: </strong></font><br>
145: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
146: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
147: <p>
148:
1.247 jufi 149: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 150: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
151: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>, Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002
152: </strong></font><br>
153: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
154: this time using pf.
155: <p>
1.247 jufi 156: </ul>
1.242 jufi 157:
158: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 159: <ul>
1.242 jufi 160:
1.247 jufi 161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 162: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
163: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>, O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002
164: </strong></font><br>
165: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
166: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
167: their rotation.
168: <p>
169:
1.247 jufi 170: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 171: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
172: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>, O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002
173: </strong></font><br>
174: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
175: <p>
1.247 jufi 176: </ul>
1.242 jufi 177:
1.239 jufi 178: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 179: <ul>
1.239 jufi 180:
1.247 jufi 181: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 182: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
183: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>, O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002
184: </strong></font><br>
185: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
186: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
187: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
188: <p>
189:
1.247 jufi 190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 191: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
192: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>, O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002
193: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 194: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
195: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
196: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 197: <p>
1.247 jufi 198: </ul>
1.239 jufi 199:
1.235 lebel 200: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 201: <ul>
1.235 lebel 202:
1.239 jufi 203:
1.247 jufi 204: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 205: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
206: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>, ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002
207: </strong></font><br>
208: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
209: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
210: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
211: <p>
1.247 jufi 212: </ul>
1.235 lebel 213:
1.228 horacio 214: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 215: <ul>
1.228 horacio 216:
1.247 jufi 217: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 218: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
219: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>, O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
220: </strong></font><br>
221: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
222: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
223: <p>
224:
1.247 jufi 225: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 226: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
227: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>, The Register, February 27, 2002
228: </strong></font><br>
229: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
230: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
231: <p>
232:
1.247 jufi 233: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 234: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
235: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>, BSD Today, February 27, 2002
236: </strong></font><br>
237: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
238: on the desktop of his parents.
239: <p>
240:
1.247 jufi 241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 242: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.230 horacio 243: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>, openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 244: </strong></font><br>
245: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
246: using IPFilter.
247:
248: <p>
249:
1.247 jufi 250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 251: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
252: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>, ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
253: </strong></font><br>
254: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
255: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
256: perspectives of the four OS.
257: <br>
258: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 259: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 260: <p>
261:
1.247 jufi 262: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 263: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
264: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
265: software and security</a>, OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
266: </strong></font><br>
267:
268: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
269: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
270: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
271: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
272: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
273: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
274: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
275: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
276: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
277: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
278: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
279: security conscious team beyond doubt.
280: <p>
1.247 jufi 281: </ul>
1.228 horacio 282:
1.225 horacio 283: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 284: <ul>
1.225 horacio 285:
1.247 jufi 286: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 287: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
288: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.226 horacio 289: Interview</a>, BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 290: </strong></font><br>
291:
292: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
293: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
294: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 295: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 296: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
297: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
298: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
299: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
300: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 301: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 302: of choice.
303: <p>
1.247 jufi 304: </ul>
1.225 horacio 305:
306: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 307: <ul>
1.225 horacio 308:
1.247 jufi 309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 310: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
311: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2001
312: </strong></font><br>
313:
314: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
315: <p>
316:
1.247 jufi 317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 318: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.245 jufi 319: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>, ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 320: </strong></font><br>
321:
322: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
323: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
324: <p>
1.247 jufi 325: </ul>
1.225 horacio 326:
1.218 horacio 327: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 328: <ul>
1.218 horacio 329:
1.247 jufi 330: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 331: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
332: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
333: </strong></font><br>
334:
335: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
336: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
337: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
338: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
339: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
340: subjects. Worth a read.
341: <p>
342:
343:
1.247 jufi 344: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 345: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.225 horacio 346: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>, ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 347: </strong></font><br>
348:
349: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
350: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
351: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
352: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
353: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
354: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
355: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
356: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
357: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 358: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 359: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
360: on other operating systems.<br>
361: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
362: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
363: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
364: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
365: <p>
366:
1.247 jufi 367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 368: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
369: Operating System 2010</a>, Byte, November 5, 2001
370: </strong></font><br>
371:
372: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
373: covering the level of software integration into the core
374: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
375: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
376: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
377: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
378: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
379: <p>
380:
1.247 jufi 381: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 382: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
383: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>, InfoWorld November 2, 2001
384: </strong></font><br>
385:
386: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
387: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
388: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
389: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
390: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
391: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
392: <p>
1.247 jufi 393: </ul>
1.221 horacio 394:
1.210 jufi 395: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 396: <ul>
1.215 horacio 397:
1.247 jufi 398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 399: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
400: Already a Contender</a>, InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
401: </strong></font><br>
402:
403: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
404: source software in response to an article which claimed that
405: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
406: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
407: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
408: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
409: <p>
410:
1.247 jufi 411: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 412: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.210 jufi 413: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>, ZDNet, October 2, 2001
414: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 415:
1.224 horacio 416: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
417: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
418: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
419: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
420: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
421: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 422: <p>
1.247 jufi 423: </ul>
1.215 horacio 424:
425: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 426: <ul>
1.215 horacio 427:
1.247 jufi 428: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 429: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
430: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
431: Division</a>, August 23, 2001
432: </strong></font><br>
433:
434: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
435: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 436: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 437: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
438: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
439: investment</em>.<br>
440: The implementation details can be seen on their
441: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
442: <p>
443:
1.247 jufi 444: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 445: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
446: Thinking about Security</a>, Unix Review, August 2001
447: </strong></font><br>
448:
449: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
450: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
451: security and says that even secured operating systems running
452: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
453: to time.<br>
454: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
455: system and just the most secure system.
456: <p>
457:
1.247 jufi 458: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 459: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
460: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>, SysAdmin, August 2001
461: </strong></font><br>
462:
463: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
464: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
465: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
466: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
467: choice:<br>
468: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
469: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
470: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
471: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
472: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
473: network security devices and as such must be well
474: armored."</em><br>
475: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
476: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
477: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
478: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
479: <br>
480: Bravo!
481: <p>
1.247 jufi 482: </ul>
1.210 jufi 483:
1.207 ian 484: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 485: <ul>
1.215 horacio 486:
1.247 jufi 487: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 488: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
489: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
490: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 491:
1.207 ian 492: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
493: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 494: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 495: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
496: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
497: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 498: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 499: <p>
1.247 jufi 500: </ul>
1.207 ian 501:
1.194 jufi 502: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 503: <ul>
1.194 jufi 504:
1.247 jufi 505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 506: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
507: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>, InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
508: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 509:
1.240 miod 510: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 511: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
512: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
513: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
514: <p>
515:
1.247 jufi 516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 517: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 518: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
519: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
520: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 521:
1.240 miod 522: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 523: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 524: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
525: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
526: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 527: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 528: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
529: <br>
530: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
531: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
532: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
533: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
534: <p>
535:
1.247 jufi 536: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 537: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
538: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 539: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 540: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 541:
1.194 jufi 542: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
543: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
544: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
545: <br>
546: The new
547: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 548: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 549: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
550: <p>
1.247 jufi 551: </ul>
1.194 jufi 552:
1.190 horacio 553: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 554: <ul>
1.190 horacio 555:
1.247 jufi 556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 557:
558: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
559: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
560:
561: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
562: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
563:
564: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
565: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
566:
1.212 horacio 567: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
568: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 569: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
570:
1.211 horacio 571: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
572: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 573: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
574:
1.247 jufi 575: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 576: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
577:
1.247 jufi 578: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 579: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
580:
1.212 horacio 581: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
582: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 583: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
584:
585: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
586: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
587:
588: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
589: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
590:
591: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
592: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
593:
594: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 595: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 596:
1.192 jufi 597: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
598: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 599: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 600:
1.193 deraadt 601: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
602: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 603: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 604:
1.247 jufi 605: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 606: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
607:
1.247 jufi 608: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 609: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
610: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
611:
1.213 horacio 612: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 613: 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>,
1.213 horacio 614: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
615:
1.190 horacio 616: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 617: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
618: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
619: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
620: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
621: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
622: <p>
1.190 horacio 623:
1.247 jufi 624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 625: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
626: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
627: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 628: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 629:
1.195 jufi 630: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 631: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
632: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
633: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 634: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
635: <p>
636:
1.247 jufi 637: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 638: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 639: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
640: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
641: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 642:
1.191 jufi 643: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
644: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
645: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
646: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 647: <p>
1.247 jufi 648: </ul>
1.190 horacio 649:
1.191 jufi 650:
1.186 jufi 651: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 652: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 653:
1.247 jufi 654: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 655: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 656: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
657: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 658: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 659:
1.188 jufi 660: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 661: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 662: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 663: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
664: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 665: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 666: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 667: <p>
668:
1.191 jufi 669:
1.247 jufi 670: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 671: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
672: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
673: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 674: </strong></font><br>
675:
676: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
677: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
678: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
679: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
680: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
681: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
682: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
683: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
684: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
685: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
686: familiar?
687: <p>
1.247 jufi 688: </ul>
1.191 jufi 689:
1.178 louis 690: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 691: <ul>
1.178 louis 692:
1.247 jufi 693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 694: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
695: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>, O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 696: </strong></font><br>
697:
698: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
699: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
700: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
701: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
702: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
703: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
704: <p>
705:
1.247 jufi 706: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.179 louis 707: <a
1.182 louis 708: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">Open source under the hood</a>, Information Security, March 2001.
709: </strong></font><br>
710:
711: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
712: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
713: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
714: <p>
715:
1.247 jufi 716: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.182 louis 717: <a
1.179 louis 718: href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">Your
719: Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, Help Net Security, March 2001
720: </strong></font><br>
721:
722: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
723: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
724: <p>
1.247 jufi 725: </ul>
1.179 louis 726:
1.174 louis 727:
1.175 louis 728: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 729: <ul>
1.175 louis 730:
1.247 jufi 731: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 732: <a
1.179 louis 733: href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">Review:
734: OpenBSD 2.8</a>, The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
735: </strong></font><br>
736:
737: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
738: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
739: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
740: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
741: <p>
742:
1.247 jufi 743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.179 louis 744: <a
1.183 ian 745: href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet
1.175 louis 746: Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
747: </strong></font><br>
748:
749: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 750: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 751: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
752: <p>
1.247 jufi 753: </ul>
1.175 louis 754:
1.176 louis 755:
1.172 mickey 756: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 757: <ul>
1.172 mickey 758:
1.247 jufi 759: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.180 louis 760: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 761: </strong></font><br>
762:
763: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
764: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
765: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 766: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 767: <p>
768:
1.247 jufi 769: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 770: <a
1.174 louis 771: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">Theo
772: de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001
773: </strong></font><br>
774:
775: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
776: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
777: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
778: <p>
779:
1.247 jufi 780: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 781: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
782: BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001
783: </strong></font><br>
784:
785: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
786: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
787: <p>
788:
1.247 jufi 789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 790: <a
791: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">With
792: Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
793: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
794: </strong></font><br>
795:
796: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
797: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
798: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
799: our own Theo de Raadt.
800: <p>
801:
1.247 jufi 802: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 803: <a
804: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">A lot
805: of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001
806: </strong></font><br>
807:
808: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
809: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
810: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
811: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
812: shut down.]
813: <p>
814:
1.247 jufi 815: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 816: <a
1.226 horacio 817: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
818: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.173 mickey 819: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 820: </strong></font><br>
821:
822: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
823: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
824: <p>
1.247 jufi 825: </ul>
1.172 mickey 826:
1.161 louis 827: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 828: <ul>
1.161 louis 829:
1.247 jufi 830: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 831: <a
832: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">Florist.com
833: Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise
834: Linux Today, December 26, 2000
835: </strong></font><br>
836:
837: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
838: by John Wolley
839: <p>
840:
1.247 jufi 841: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 842: <a
843: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">OpenBSD exploit
844: gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000
845: </strong></font><br>
846:
847: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
848: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
849: OpenBSD).
850: <p>
851:
1.247 jufi 852: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 853: <a
1.247 jufi 854: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 855: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
856: </strong></font><br>
857:
858: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
859: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
860: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
861: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
862: and hindsight.
863: <p>
864:
1.247 jufi 865: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 866: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
867: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
868: </strong></font><br>
869:
870: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
871: <p>
872:
1.247 jufi 873: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 874: <a
1.168 provos 875: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
876: December 7, 2000
877: </strong></font><br>
878:
879: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
880: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
881: us explain.
882: <p>
883:
1.247 jufi 884: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 885: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
886: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 887: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 888: December 6, 2000
889: </strong></font><br>
890:
891: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
892: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
893: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
894: <p>
895:
1.247 jufi 896: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 897: <a
1.226 horacio 898: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
899: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 900: </strong></font><br>
901:
902: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 903: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 904: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 905: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
906: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
907: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 908: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 909: <p>
1.162 millert 910:
1.247 jufi 911: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 912: <a
1.161 louis 913: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
914: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
915: </strong></font><br>
916:
917: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
918: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
919: <p>
920:
1.247 jufi 921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 922: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
923: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
924: </strong></font><br>
925:
926: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
927: <p>
928:
929:
1.247 jufi 930: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 931: <a
1.226 horacio 932: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
933: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
934: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 935: </strong></font><br>
936:
937: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
938: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
939: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
940: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
941: <p>
1.247 jufi 942: </ul>
1.169 louis 943:
1.158 louis 944: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 945: <ul>
1.147 louis 946:
1.247 jufi 947: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 948: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
949: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 950: </strong></font><br>
951:
952: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
953: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
954: <p>
955:
1.247 jufi 956: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 957: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
958: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
959: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 960: </strong></font><br>
961: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
962: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
963: <p>
964:
1.247 jufi 965: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 966: <a
967: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
968: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
969: </strong></font><br>
970:
971: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
972: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
973: <p>
974:
1.247 jufi 975: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 976: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 977: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
978: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 979:
1.213 horacio 980: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 981: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
982: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
983: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
984: <p>
1.215 horacio 985:
1.247 jufi 986: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 987: <a
988: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
989: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
990: </strong></font><br>
991:
992: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
993: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
994: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
995: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
996: much of the attitude too).
997: <p>
1.161 louis 998:
1.247 jufi 999: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1000: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1001: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1002: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1003:
1.157 louis 1004: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1005: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1006: <p>
1.247 jufi 1007: </ul>
1.157 louis 1008:
1009: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1010: <ul>
1.157 louis 1011:
1.247 jufi 1012: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1013: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1014: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1015: </strong></font><br>
1016:
1017: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1018: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1019: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1020: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1021: <p>
1022:
1.247 jufi 1023: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1024: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1025: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1026: </strong></font><br>
1027:
1028: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1029: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1030: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1031: it because they love coding...
1032: <p>
1033:
1.247 jufi 1034: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1035: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1036: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1037: </strong></font><br>
1038:
1039: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1040: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1041: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1042: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1043: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1044: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1045: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1046: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1047: <p>
1048:
1.247 jufi 1049: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1050: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1051: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1052: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1053: </strong></font><br>
1054:
1055: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1056: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1057: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1058: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1059: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1060: the pizza.
1061: <p>
1062:
1.247 jufi 1063: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1064: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1065: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1066: </strong></font><br>
1067:
1068: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1069: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1070: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1071: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1072: problems.
1073: <p>
1074:
1.247 jufi 1075: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1076: <a href="http://napalm.osuny.co.uk/txt/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
1.154 louis 1077: </strong></font><br>
1078:
1.222 miod 1079: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1080: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1081: - whether they like it or not.
1082: <p>
1083:
1.247 jufi 1084: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1085: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1086: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1087: </strong></font><br>
1088:
1089: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1090: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1091: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1092: <p>
1.148 aaron 1093:
1.247 jufi 1094: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1095: <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 1096: </strong></font><br>
1097:
1098: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1099: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1100: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1101: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1102: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1103: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1104: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1105: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1106: <p>
1107:
1.247 jufi 1108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1109: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1110: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1111: </strong></font><br>
1112:
1113: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1114: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1115: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1116: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1117: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1118: <p>
1.247 jufi 1119: </ul>
1.147 louis 1120:
1.138 louis 1121: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1122: <ul>
1.138 louis 1123:
1.247 jufi 1124: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1125: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1126: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1127: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1128: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1129: </strong></font><br>
1130:
1.227 horacio 1131: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1132: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1133: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1134: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1135: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1136: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1137: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1138: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1139: <p>
1140:
1.247 jufi 1141: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1142: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1143: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1144: </strong></font><br>
1145:
1146: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1147: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1148: groups, and even Linux.
1149: <p>
1150:
1.247 jufi 1151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1152: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1153: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1154: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1155: </strong></font><br>
1156:
1157: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1158: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1159: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1160: library after installing the OS.
1161: <p>
1162:
1.247 jufi 1163: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1164: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1165: Sys Admin, September 2000
1166: </strong></font><br>
1167:
1168: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1169: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1170: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1171: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1172: (<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>,
1173: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1174: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1175: <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 1176: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1177: out of the system.
1178: <p>
1179:
1.247 jufi 1180: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1181: <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
1182: </strong></font><br>
1183:
1184: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1185: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1186: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1187: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1188: the IP filtering and address translation.
1189: <p>
1.247 jufi 1190: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1191:
1.131 louis 1192: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1193: <ul>
1.131 louis 1194:
1.247 jufi 1195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1196: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1197: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1198: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1199: </strong></font><br>
1200:
1201: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1202: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1203: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1204: <p>
1205:
1.247 jufi 1206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1207: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1208: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1209: </strong></font><br>
1210:
1211: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1212: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1213: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1214: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1215: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1216: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1217: note of"</i>.
1218: <p>
1219:
1.247 jufi 1220: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1221: <a
1.247 jufi 1222: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1223: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1224: </strong></font><br>
1225:
1226: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1227: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1228: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1229: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1230: <p>
1231:
1.247 jufi 1232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1233: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1234: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1235: </strong></font><br>
1236:
1237: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1238: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1239: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1240: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1241: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1242: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1243: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1244: <p>
1245:
1.247 jufi 1246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1247: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1248: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1249: 2000
1250: </strong></font><br>
1251:
1252: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1253: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1254: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1255: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1256: against current industry practices.
1257: <p>
1258:
1.247 jufi 1259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1260: <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
1261: </strong></font><br>
1262:
1263: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1264: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1265: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1266: <p>
1267:
1.247 jufi 1268: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1269: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1270: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1271: </strong></font><br>
1272:
1273: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1274: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1275: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1276: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1277: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1278: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1279: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1280: <p>
1281:
1.247 jufi 1282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1283: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1284: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1285: </strong></font><br>
1286:
1287: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1288: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1289: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1290: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1291: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1292: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1293: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1294: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1295: <p>
1.247 jufi 1296: </ul>
1.131 louis 1297:
1.118 louis 1298: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1299: <ul>
1.118 louis 1300:
1.247 jufi 1301: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1302: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1303: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1304: </strong></font><br>
1305:
1306: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1307: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1308: about time. The article mentions that
1309: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1310: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1311: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1312: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1313: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1314: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1315: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1316: <p>
1317:
1.247 jufi 1318: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1319: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1320: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1321: </strong></font><br>
1322:
1323: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1324: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1325: of OpenSSH.
1326: <p>
1327:
1.247 jufi 1328: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1329: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1330: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1331: </strong></font><br>
1332:
1333: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1334: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1335: bridging.
1336: <p>
1337:
1.247 jufi 1338: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1339: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1340: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1341: </strong></font><br>
1342:
1.121 deraadt 1343: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1344: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1345: <p>
1346:
1.247 jufi 1347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1348: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1349: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1350: </strong></font><br>
1351:
1352: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1353: <p>
1354:
1.247 jufi 1355: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1356: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1357: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1358: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1359: </strong></font><br>
1360:
1.120 deraadt 1361: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1362: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1363: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1364: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1365: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1366: <p>
1367:
1.247 jufi 1368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1369: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1370: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1371: </strong></font><br>
1372:
1.222 miod 1373: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1374: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1375: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1376: protocols and their quirks.
1377: <p>
1378:
1.247 jufi 1379: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1380: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1381: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1382: </strong></font><br>
1383:
1384: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1385: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1386: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1387: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1388: <p>
1389:
1.247 jufi 1390: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1391: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1392: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1393: </strong></font><br>
1394:
1395: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1396: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1397: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1398: <p>
1399:
1.247 jufi 1400: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1401: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1402: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1403: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1404: </strong></font><br>
1405:
1406: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1407: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1408: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1409: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1410: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1411: <p>
1.247 jufi 1412: </ul>
1.118 louis 1413:
1.104 louis 1414: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1415: <ul>
1.104 louis 1416:
1.247 jufi 1417: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 1418: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1419: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1420: </strong></font><br>
1421:
1422: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1423: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1424: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1425: be a bit dry.
1426: <p>
1427:
1.247 jufi 1428: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1429: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1430: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1431: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1432: </strong></font><br>
1433: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1434: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1435: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1436: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1437: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1438: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1439: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1440: <p>
1441:
1.247 jufi 1442: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1443: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1444: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1445: 2000
1.128 louis 1446: </strong></font><br>
1447:
1448: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1449: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1450: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1451: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1452: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1453: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1454: <p>
1455:
1.247 jufi 1456: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1457: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1458: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1459: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1460:
1461: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1462: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1463: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1464: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1465: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1466: <p>
1.110 louis 1467:
1.247 jufi 1468: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 1469: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1470: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1471: </strong></font><br>
1472:
1473: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1474: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1475: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1476: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1477: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1478: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1479: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1480: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1481: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1482: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1483: <p>
1484:
1.247 jufi 1485: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 1486: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1487: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1488:
1489: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1490: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1491: <p>
1.108 louis 1492:
1.247 jufi 1493: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 1494: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1495: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1496: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1497:
1498: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1499: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1500: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1501: <p>
1.106 louis 1502:
1.247 jufi 1503: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 1504: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1505: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1506: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1507:
1508: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1509: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1510: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1511: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1512: <p>
1.107 louis 1513:
1.247 jufi 1514: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1515: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1516: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1517: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1518:
1519: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1520: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1521: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1522: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1523: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1524: <p>
1.105 louis 1525:
1.247 jufi 1526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 1527: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1528: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1529: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1530:
1.113 naddy 1531: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1532: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1533: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1534: <p>
1.104 louis 1535:
1.247 jufi 1536: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1537: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1538: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1539: </strong></font><br>
1540:
1541: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1542: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1543: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1544: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1545: <p>
1.247 jufi 1546: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 1547:
1.85 louis 1548: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1549: <ul>
1.85 louis 1550:
1.247 jufi 1551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1552: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1553: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1554: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1555:
1556: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1557: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1558: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1559: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1560: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1561: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1562: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1563: <p>
1.99 louis 1564:
1.247 jufi 1565: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1566: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1567: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1568: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1569:
1570: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1571: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1572: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1573: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1574: <p>
1.100 louis 1575:
1.247 jufi 1576: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1577: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1578: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1579: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1580:
1581: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1582: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1583: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1584: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1585: <p>
1.95 louis 1586:
1.247 jufi 1587: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1588: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1589: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1590: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1591:
1592: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1593: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1594: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1595: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1596: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1597: <p>
1.92 louis 1598:
1.247 jufi 1599: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1600: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1601: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1602: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1603:
1604: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1605: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1606: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1607: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1608: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1609: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1610: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1611: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1612: <p>
1.91 louis 1613:
1.247 jufi 1614: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1615: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
1616: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1617: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1618:
1619: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1620: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1621: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1622: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1623: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
1624: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
1625: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
1626: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
1627: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 1628: <p>
1.90 louis 1629:
1.247 jufi 1630: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1631: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
1632: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
1633: </strong></font><br>
1634: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
1635: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
1636: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
1637: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
1638: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
1639: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
1640: <p>
1641:
1.247 jufi 1642: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 1643: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
1644: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1645: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 1646:
1.113 naddy 1647: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
1648: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 1649: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
1650: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
1651: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
1652: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
1653: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 1654: <p>
1.87 louis 1655:
1.247 jufi 1656: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 1657: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
1658: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 1659: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1660:
1661: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 1662: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 1663: <p>
1.85 louis 1664:
1.247 jufi 1665: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 1666: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
1667: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1668: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1669:
1670: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 1671: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 1672: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
1673: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 1674: <p>
1.89 louis 1675:
1.247 jufi 1676: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 1677: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1678: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1679: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1680:
1681: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
1682: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
1683: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
1684: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
1685: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 1686: </ul>
1.85 louis 1687:
1.78 deraadt 1688: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1689: <ul>
1.74 louis 1690:
1.247 jufi 1691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1692: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 1693: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 1694: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 1695: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1696:
1697: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
1698: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
1699: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1700: <p>
1.83 louis 1701:
1.247 jufi 1702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 1703: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
1704: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1705: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 1706:
1707: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
1708: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 1709: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 1710: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
1711: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 1712: <p>
1.93 louis 1713:
1.247 jufi 1714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1715: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
1716: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
1717: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1718: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 1719:
1.83 louis 1720: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
1721: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
1722: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
1723: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
1724: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 1725: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
1726: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1727: <p>
1.82 aaron 1728:
1.247 jufi 1729: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1730: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 1731: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1732: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 1733:
1.83 louis 1734: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
1735: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
1736: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 1737: <p>
1.80 louis 1738:
1.247 jufi 1739: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1740: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 1741: Bad Press</a>,
1742: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 1743: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 1744:
1745: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 1746: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 1747: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
1748: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
1749: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 1750: <p>
1.247 jufi 1751: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 1752:
1753: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1754: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 1755:
1.247 jufi 1756: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1757: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
1758: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 1759: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 1760: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 1761:
1762: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
1763: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
1764: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
1765: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 1766: <p>
1.74 louis 1767:
1.247 jufi 1768: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 1769: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
1770: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 1771: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1772:
1.219 horacio 1773: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
1774: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
1775: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
1776: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
1777: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
1778: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
1779: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 1780: <p>
1.88 louis 1781:
1.247 jufi 1782: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 1783: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 1784: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 1785: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 1786:
1787: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
1788: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
1789: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
1790: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 1791: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 1792: <p>
1.81 louis 1793:
1.247 jufi 1794: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1795: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 1796: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1797: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1798:
1799: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
1800: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
1801: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
1802: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
1803: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
1804: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
1805: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 1806: <p>
1.90 louis 1807:
1.247 jufi 1808: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1809: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 1810: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1811: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 1812:
1813: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
1814: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
1815: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 1816: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 1817: <p>
1.247 jufi 1818: </ul>
1.71 louis 1819:
1.69 deraadt 1820: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1821: <ul>
1.70 louis 1822:
1.247 jufi 1823: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1824: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
1825: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 1826: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1827:
1828: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
1829: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
1830: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 1831: <p>
1.70 louis 1832:
1.247 jufi 1833: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1834: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
1835: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1836: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 1837:
1838: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 1839: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 1840: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 1841: <p>
1.68 louis 1842:
1.247 jufi 1843: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1844: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
1845: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 1846: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 1847: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1848:
1.111 jufi 1849: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
1850: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 1851: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 1852: "secure by default" installation.
1853: <p>
1.64 louis 1854:
1.247 jufi 1855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 1856: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 1857: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1858: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 1859:
1.113 naddy 1860: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 1861: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 1862: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 1863: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
1864: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
1865: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 1866: <p>
1.66 louis 1867:
1.247 jufi 1868: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1869: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 1870: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1871: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1872:
1873: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 1874: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 1875: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
1876: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
1877: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 1878: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
1879: <p>
1.83 louis 1880:
1.247 jufi 1881: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1882: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 1883: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1884: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1885:
1886: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 1887: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
1888: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 1889: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
1890: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 1891: <p>
1.64 louis 1892:
1.247 jufi 1893: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1894: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 1895: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1896: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 1897:
1898: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
1899: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 1900: <p>
1.247 jufi 1901: </ul>
1.65 louis 1902:
1.69 deraadt 1903: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1904: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 1905:
1.247 jufi 1906: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1907: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 1908: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1909: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1910:
1911: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
1912: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
1913: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
1914: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 1915: <p>
1.88 louis 1916:
1.247 jufi 1917: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1918: <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 1919: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 1920:
1921: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 1922: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
1923: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 1924: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
1925: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 1926: <p>
1.60 louis 1927:
1.247 jufi 1928: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 1929: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1930: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 1931: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 1932: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1933:
1934: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
1935: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
1936: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1937: <p>
1.58 louis 1938:
1.247 jufi 1939: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 1940: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 1941: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1942:
1943: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
1944: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 1945: <p>
1.53 louis 1946:
1.247 jufi 1947: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 1948: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
1949: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1950: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1951:
1952: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
1953: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
1954: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 1955: <p>
1.99 louis 1956:
1.247 jufi 1957: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 1958: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 1959: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1960:
1961: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
1962: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 1963: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 1964: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 1965: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 1966:
1.247 jufi 1967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1968: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
1969: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 1970: </strong></font><br>
1971:
1972: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
1973: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
1974: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
1975: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
1976: <p>
1977:
1.247 jufi 1978: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1979: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 1980: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1981: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1982:
1983: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
1984: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 1985: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 1986:
1.247 jufi 1987: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 1988: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 1989: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 1990:
1991: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 1992: in
1.247 jufi 1993: <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 1994: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 1995: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 1996: <p>
1.53 louis 1997:
1.247 jufi 1998: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1999: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2000: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2001: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2002: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2003:
1.58 louis 2004: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2005: <p>
1.247 jufi 2006: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2007:
1.69 deraadt 2008: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2009: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2010:
1.247 jufi 2011: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2012: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2013: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2014: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2015: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2016:
1.58 louis 2017: Kurt Seifried
2018: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2019: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2020: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2021: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2022:
1.247 jufi 2023: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2024: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2025: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2026: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2027:
2028: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2029: <p>
1.96 louis 2030:
1.247 jufi 2031: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2032: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2033: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2034: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2035:
2036: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2037: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2038: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2039: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2040: <p>
1.247 jufi 2041: </ul>
1.86 louis 2042:
1.69 deraadt 2043: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2044: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2045:
1.247 jufi 2046: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2047: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2048: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2049: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2050:
2051: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2052: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2053: <p>
1.61 louis 2054:
1.247 jufi 2055: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2056: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2057: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2058: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2059: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2060:
2061: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2062: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2063: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2064: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2065: right -- or at least strives to".
2066: <p>
1.48 louis 2067:
1.247 jufi 2068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2069: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2070: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2071: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2072: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2073: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2074: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2075: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2076: <p>
1.61 louis 2077:
1.247 jufi 2078: <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 2079: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2080: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2081:
2082: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2083: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2084: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2085: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2086: <p>
1.46 louis 2087:
1.247 jufi 2088: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2089: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2090: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2091: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2092:
2093: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2094: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2095: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2096:
1.247 jufi 2097: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2098: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2099: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2100: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2101:
2102: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2103: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2104: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2105: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2106: <p>
1.247 jufi 2107: </ul>
1.70 louis 2108:
1.69 deraadt 2109: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2110: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2111:
1.247 jufi 2112: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2113: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2114: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2115: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2116: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2117:
2118: Kurt Seifried
2119: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2120: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2121: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2122: <p>
1.44 philen 2123:
1.247 jufi 2124: <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 2125: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2126: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2127:
2128: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2129: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2130:
1.247 jufi 2131: <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 2132: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2133: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2134:
2135: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2136: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2137:
1.247 jufi 2138: <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 2139: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2140: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2141:
2142: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2143: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2144: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2145: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2146: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2147:
1.247 jufi 2148: <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 2149: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2150: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2151:
1.36 louis 2152: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2153: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2154:
1.247 jufi 2155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2156: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2157: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2158: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2159:
2160: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2161: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2162: </ul>
1.38 louis 2163:
1.69 deraadt 2164: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2165: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2166:
1.247 jufi 2167: <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 2168: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2169: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2170:
2171: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2172: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2173: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2174:
1.113 naddy 2175: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2176: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2177: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2178: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2179:
2180: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2181: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2182: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2183: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2184: <blockquote>
2185: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2186: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2187: <br>
2188: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2189: </code>
2190: </blockquote>
2191: <p>
2192:
1.247 jufi 2193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2194: <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</strong></font><br>
2195: <p>
2196:
2197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2198: <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
1.113 naddy 2199: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2200:
2201: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2202: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2203: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2204: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2205:
1.247 jufi 2206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2207: <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 2208: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2209:
2210: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2211: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2212: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2213: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2214: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2215: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2216: <p>
1.19 louis 2217:
1.113 naddy 2218: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2219: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2220: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2221:
2222: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2223: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2224: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2225: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2226: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2227: <p>
1.16 louis 2228:
1.247 jufi 2229: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2230: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2231: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2232: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2233:
1.57 louis 2234: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2235: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2236: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2237: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2238:
1.247 jufi 2239: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2240: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2241: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2242: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2243:
1.113 naddy 2244: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2245:
1.247 jufi 2246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2247: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2248: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2249: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2250:
1.23 louis 2251: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2252: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2253: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2254: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2255: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2256: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2257:
1.247 jufi 2258: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2259: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2260: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2261: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2262:
1.199 pvalchev 2263: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2264: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2265: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2266: installation.
1.113 naddy 2267: <p>
1.47 louis 2268:
1.247 jufi 2269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2270: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2271: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2272: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2273:
2274: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2275: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2276: </ul>
1.57 louis 2277:
1.69 deraadt 2278: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2279: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2280:
1.247 jufi 2281: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2282: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2283: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2284: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2285:
2286: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2287: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2288: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2289: <p>
1.12 louis 2290:
1.247 jufi 2291: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2292: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2293: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2294: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2295:
2296: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2297: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2298: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2299: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2300: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2301: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2302: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2303: <p>
1.247 jufi 2304: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2305:
1.69 deraadt 2306: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2307: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2308:
1.247 jufi 2309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2310: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2311: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2312:
2313: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2314: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2315: available."
1.113 naddy 2316: <p>
1.247 jufi 2317: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 2318:
1.69 deraadt 2319: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2320: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2321:
1.247 jufi 2322: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 2323: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2324: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2325:
2326: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2327: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2328: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2329: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2330: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2331: <p>
1.33 louis 2332:
1.247 jufi 2333: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2334: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2335: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2336: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2337:
1.113 naddy 2338: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2339: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2340: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2341: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2342: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2343: <p>
1.247 jufi 2344: </ul>
1.57 louis 2345:
1.69 deraadt 2346: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2347: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2348:
1.247 jufi 2349: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2350: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2351: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2352: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2353:
2354: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2355: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2356: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2357:
1.247 jufi 2358: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2359: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2360: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2361: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2362: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2363:
2364: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2365: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2366:
1.247 jufi 2367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2368: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2369:
1.113 naddy 2370: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2371:
1.247 jufi 2372: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 2373: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2374: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2375: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2376:
2377: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2378: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 2379: </ul>
1.23 louis 2380:
1.69 deraadt 2381: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2382: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2383:
1.247 jufi 2384: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2385: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2386: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2387:
2388: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2389: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2390: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2391:
1.247 jufi 2392: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2393: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2394: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2395: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2396:
2397: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2398: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2399: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2400: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2401: </ul>
1.57 louis 2402:
1.69 deraadt 2403: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2404: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2405:
1.247 jufi 2406: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 2407: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2408: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2409: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2410:
2411: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2412: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2413: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2414: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2415: <p>
1.15 louis 2416:
1.247 jufi 2417: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2418: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2419: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2420: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2421:
2422: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2423: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2424: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2425: columns."
1.113 naddy 2426: <p>
1.247 jufi 2427: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2428:
1.69 deraadt 2429: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2430: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2431:
1.247 jufi 2432: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2433: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2434: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2435: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2436:
2437: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2438: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2439:
1.113 naddy 2440: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2441: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2442: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2443:
2444: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2445: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2446: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 2447: </ul>
1.57 louis 2448:
1.69 deraadt 2449: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2450: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2451:
1.113 naddy 2452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2453: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2454: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2455: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2456:
1.222 miod 2457: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2458: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2459: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2460: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2461: <p>
1.247 jufi 2462: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2463:
1.69 deraadt 2464: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2465: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2466:
1.247 jufi 2467: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2468: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2469: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2470:
1.69 deraadt 2471: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2472: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2473: <p>
1.247 jufi 2474: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2475:
1.69 deraadt 2476: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2477: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 2478:
1.247 jufi 2479: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2480: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2481: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2482: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2483:
2484: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2485: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2486: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2487:
1.247 jufi 2488: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 2489: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2490: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2491: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2492: <p>
1.247 jufi 2493: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2494:
1.69 deraadt 2495: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2496: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2497:
1.247 jufi 2498: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2499: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2500: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2501: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2502: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2503: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2504:
2505: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2506: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2507: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2508: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2509: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2510: <p>
1.247 jufi 2511: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 2512:
2513: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2514: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2515:
1.247 jufi 2516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2517: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2518: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2519:
1.69 deraadt 2520: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2521: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2522: <p>
1.112 naddy 2523:
1.247 jufi 2524: </ul>
1.113 naddy 2525: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2526:
1.113 naddy 2527: <hr>
2528: <a name=se></a>
1.247 jufi 2529: <h3><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2530:
1.200 niklas 2531: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2532:
1.247 jufi 2533: <ul>
2534: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2535: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2536: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2537:
2538: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2539: <p>
2540:
1.247 jufi 2541: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2542:
2543: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2544:
1.247 jufi 2545: <ul>
2546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2547: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2548: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2549:
2550: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2551: <p>
2552:
1.247 jufi 2553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2554: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2555: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2556:
2557: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2558: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2559: <p>
2560:
1.247 jufi 2561: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2562:
2563: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
2564:
1.247 jufi 2565: <ul>
2566: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2567: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2568: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2569:
2570: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2571: <p>
2572:
1.247 jufi 2573: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2574:
1.102 niklas 2575: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
2576:
1.247 jufi 2577: <ul>
2578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 2579: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 2580: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 2581:
2582: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2583: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2584: <p>
1.102 niklas 2585:
1.247 jufi 2586: </ul>
1.102 niklas 2587:
1.84 niklas 2588: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2589:
1.247 jufi 2590: <ul>
2591: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 2592: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2593: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2594:
2595: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2596: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2597: <p>
1.84 niklas 2598:
1.247 jufi 2599: </ul>
1.84 niklas 2600:
1.69 deraadt 2601: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2602:
1.247 jufi 2603: <ul>
2604: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2605: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2606: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2607:
1.222 miod 2608: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 2609: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2610: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2611: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2612:
1.247 jufi 2613: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2614: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2615: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2616: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2617: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2618:
1.20 louis 2619: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2620: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2621: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2622: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2623: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2624:
1.247 jufi 2625: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2626:
1.113 naddy 2627: <hr>
1.202 jufi 2628: <a name=fi></a>
1.247 jufi 2629: <h3><font color="#e00000">Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
1.202 jufi 2630:
2631:
2632: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2633: <ul>
1.202 jufi 2634:
1.247 jufi 2635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.202 jufi 2636: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
2637: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2638:
2639: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
2640: will be removed from OpenBSD.
1.247 jufi 2641: </ul>
1.202 jufi 2642:
2643: <hr>
1.113 naddy 2644: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 2645:
1.247 jufi 2646: <h3><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 2647:
2648:
1.170 louis 2649: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2650: <ul>
1.170 louis 2651:
1.247 jufi 2652: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.170 louis 2653: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
2654: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2655: </strong></font><br>
2656:
2657: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2658: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2659: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2660: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2661: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2662: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 2663: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 2664: <p>
1.247 jufi 2665: </ul>
1.170 louis 2666:
1.69 deraadt 2667: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2668: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2669:
1.247 jufi 2670: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.135 ericj 2671: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 2672: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 2673: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 2674:
2675: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2676: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2677: translating and reprinting articles from
2678: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 2679: <p>
1.247 jufi 2680: </ul>
1.20 louis 2681:
1.113 naddy 2682: <hr>
2683: <a name=de></a>
1.247 jufi 2684: <h3><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1.50 louis 2685:
1.246 jufi 2686: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2687: <ul>
2688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2689: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
2690: December 04, 2002
2691: </strong></font><br>
2692: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
2693: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
2694: <p>
1.247 jufi 2695: </ul>
1.246 jufi 2696:
1.151 louis 2697: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2698: <ul>
1.151 louis 2699:
1.247 jufi 2700: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.151 louis 2701: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2702: </strong></font><br>
2703:
2704: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2705: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2706: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2707: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2708: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2709: <p>
1.247 jufi 2710: </ul>
1.151 louis 2711:
1.72 louis 2712: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2713: <ul>
1.72 louis 2714:
1.247 jufi 2715: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 2716: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 2717: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 2718: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 2719:
1.101 jufi 2720: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 2721: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2722: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 2723: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 2724: Giving way to
2725: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2726: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2727: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2728: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 2729: <p>
1.247 jufi 2730: </ul>
1.72 louis 2731:
1.69 deraadt 2732: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2733: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2734:
1.247 jufi 2735: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2736: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 2737: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 2738: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 2739:
2740: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2741: <p>
1.247 jufi 2742: </ul>
1.112 naddy 2743:
1.50 louis 2744:
1.113 naddy 2745: <hr>
2746: <a name=ru></a>
1.247 jufi 2747: <h3><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1.56 deraadt 2748:
1.69 deraadt 2749: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2750: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2751:
1.247 jufi 2752: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2753: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 2754: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 2755: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 2756:
2757: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 2758: <p>
1.247 jufi 2759: </ul>
1.62 form 2760:
1.69 deraadt 2761: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2762: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2763:
1.247 jufi 2764: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2765: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 2766: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 2767: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 2768:
1.59 form 2769: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 2770: <p>
1.112 naddy 2771:
1.247 jufi 2772: </ul>
1.112 naddy 2773:
1.113 naddy 2774: <hr>
2775: <a name=pl></a>
1.247 jufi 2776: <h3><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
2777: <ul>
1.56 deraadt 2778:
1.247 jufi 2779: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.129 louis 2780: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
2781: Radio, August 2, 2000
2782: </strong></font><br>
2783:
2784: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 2785: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 2786: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
2787: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
2788: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
2789: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
2790: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
2791: <p>
2792:
1.247 jufi 2793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2794: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2795: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
2796: January 2000
1.113 naddy 2797: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2798:
2799: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2800: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2801: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2802: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2803: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2804: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.247 jufi 2805: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1.113 naddy 2806: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 2807: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2808: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2809: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2810: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 2811: <p>
1.247 jufi 2812: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 2813:
1.113 naddy 2814: <hr>
1.216 horacio 2815: <a name=es></a>
1.247 jufi 2816: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
1.216 horacio 2817:
2818: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2819: <ul>
1.216 horacio 2820:
1.247 jufi 2821: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.216 horacio 2822: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
2823: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
2824: </strong></font><br>
2825:
2826: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 2827: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 2828: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
2829: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
2830: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
2831: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1.247 jufi 2832: A
1.216 horacio 2833: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
2834: <p>
1.247 jufi 2835: </ul>
1.216 horacio 2836:
2837:
2838: <hr>
2839: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 2840: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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