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1.247 jufi 16: <h2><font color="#e00000">Media Coverage</font></h2>
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1.247 jufi 33: <h3><font color="#e00000">English press coverage</font></h3><p>
1.16 louis 34:
1.253 ian 35: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
36: <ul>
1.255 ian 37:
1.257 ian 38:
39: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 40: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
41: TV appearance</a>,
1.259 ! deraadt 42: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003
1.258 deraadt 43: </strong></font><br>
1.259 ! deraadt 44: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
! 45: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
! 46: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
! 47: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
! 48: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 49: <p>
50:
51: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 52: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
53: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
54: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003
55: </strong></font><br>
56: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
57: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
58: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
59: quoting two of them:
60: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
61: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
62: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
63: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
64: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
65: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
66: <p>
67:
1.255 ian 68: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 69: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
70: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
71: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003
72: </strong></font><br>
73: The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest realease will
74: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
75: security experts for more than three decades."
76: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
77: <p>
78: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 79: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
80: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
81: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003
82: </strong></font><br>
83: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
84: from US DARPA.
85: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
86: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
87: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
88: the BSD license.
89: <p>
90: </ul>
91:
1.251 ian 92: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
93: <ul>
94:
95: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
96: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
97: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
98: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003
99: </strong></font><br>
100: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
101: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
102: Mentions
103: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
104: and
105: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
106: programs.
107: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
108: goverment purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
109: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
110: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
111: <p>
112: </ul>
113:
1.249 jufi 114: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
115: <ul>
116: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
117: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
118: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
119: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003
120: </strong></font><br>
121: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
122: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
123: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no reponse politics.
124: <p>
125: </ul>
126:
1.246 jufi 127: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 128: <ul>
1.246 jufi 129:
1.247 jufi 130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 131: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
132: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>, CNET News.com, December 04, 2002
133: </strong></font><br>
134: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
135: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
136: <p>
137:
1.247 jufi 138: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 139: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
140: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>, eWeek, December 03, 2002
141: </strong></font><br>
142: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
143: in their annual OpenHack security test.
144: <p>
1.247 jufi 145: </ul>
1.246 jufi 146:
1.244 jufi 147: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 148: <ul>
1.246 jufi 149:
1.247 jufi 150: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 151: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
152: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
153: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
154: <br>
155: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002
156: </strong></font><br>
157: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
158: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
159: md5 digests.
160: <p>
161:
1.247 jufi 162: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 163: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.246 jufi 164: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>, eWeek, October 18, 2002
1.244 jufi 165: </strong></font><br>
166: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
167: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
168: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
169: right the first time."
170: <p>
1.247 jufi 171: </ul>
1.244 jufi 172:
173:
174: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 175: <ul>
1.244 jufi 176:
1.247 jufi 177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 178: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
179: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF
180: Logs</a>, O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002
181: </strong></font><br>
182: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
183: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
184: part 6</a>.
185: <p>
186:
1.247 jufi 187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 188: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
189: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>, O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002
190: </strong></font><br>
191: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
192: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
193: <p>
1.247 jufi 194: </ul>
1.242 jufi 195:
196: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 197: <ul>
1.242 jufi 198:
1.247 jufi 199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 200: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
201: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>, O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002
202: </strong></font><br>
203: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
204: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
205: <p>
206:
1.247 jufi 207: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 208: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
209: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>, Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002
210: </strong></font><br>
211: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
212: this time using pf.
213: <p>
1.247 jufi 214: </ul>
1.242 jufi 215:
216: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 217: <ul>
1.242 jufi 218:
1.247 jufi 219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 220: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
221: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>, O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002
222: </strong></font><br>
223: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
224: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
225: their rotation.
226: <p>
227:
1.247 jufi 228: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 229: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
230: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>, O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002
231: </strong></font><br>
232: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
233: <p>
1.247 jufi 234: </ul>
1.242 jufi 235:
1.239 jufi 236: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 237: <ul>
1.239 jufi 238:
1.247 jufi 239: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 240: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
241: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>, O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002
242: </strong></font><br>
243: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
244: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
245: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
246: <p>
247:
1.247 jufi 248: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 249: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
250: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>, O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002
251: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 252: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
253: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
254: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 255: <p>
1.247 jufi 256: </ul>
1.239 jufi 257:
1.235 lebel 258: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 259: <ul>
1.235 lebel 260:
1.239 jufi 261:
1.247 jufi 262: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 263: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
264: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>, ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002
265: </strong></font><br>
266: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
267: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
268: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
269: <p>
1.247 jufi 270: </ul>
1.235 lebel 271:
1.228 horacio 272: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 273: <ul>
1.228 horacio 274:
1.247 jufi 275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 276: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
277: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>, O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
278: </strong></font><br>
279: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
280: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
281: <p>
282:
1.247 jufi 283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 284: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
285: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>, The Register, February 27, 2002
286: </strong></font><br>
287: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
288: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
289: <p>
290:
1.247 jufi 291: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 292: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
293: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>, BSD Today, February 27, 2002
294: </strong></font><br>
295: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
296: on the desktop of his parents.
297: <p>
298:
1.247 jufi 299: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 300: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.230 horacio 301: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>, openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 302: </strong></font><br>
303: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
304: using IPFilter.
305:
306: <p>
307:
1.247 jufi 308: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 309: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
310: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>, ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
311: </strong></font><br>
312: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
313: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
314: perspectives of the four OS.
315: <br>
316: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 317: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 318: <p>
319:
1.247 jufi 320: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 321: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
322: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
323: software and security</a>, OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
324: </strong></font><br>
325:
326: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
327: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
328: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
329: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
330: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
331: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
332: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
333: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
334: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
335: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
336: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
337: security conscious team beyond doubt.
338: <p>
1.247 jufi 339: </ul>
1.228 horacio 340:
1.225 horacio 341: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 342: <ul>
1.225 horacio 343:
1.247 jufi 344: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 345: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
346: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.226 horacio 347: Interview</a>, BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 348: </strong></font><br>
349:
350: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
351: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
352: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 353: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 354: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
355: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
356: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
357: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
358: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 359: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 360: of choice.
361: <p>
1.247 jufi 362: </ul>
1.225 horacio 363:
364: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 365: <ul>
1.225 horacio 366:
1.247 jufi 367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 368: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
369: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2001
370: </strong></font><br>
371:
372: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
373: <p>
374:
1.247 jufi 375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 376: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.245 jufi 377: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>, ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 378: </strong></font><br>
379:
380: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
381: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
382: <p>
1.247 jufi 383: </ul>
1.225 horacio 384:
1.218 horacio 385: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 386: <ul>
1.218 horacio 387:
1.247 jufi 388: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 389: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
390: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
391: </strong></font><br>
392:
393: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
394: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
395: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
396: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
397: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
398: subjects. Worth a read.
399: <p>
400:
401:
1.247 jufi 402: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 403: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.225 horacio 404: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>, ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 405: </strong></font><br>
406:
407: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
408: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
409: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
410: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
411: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
412: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
413: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
414: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
415: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 416: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 417: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
418: on other operating systems.<br>
419: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
420: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
421: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
422: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
423: <p>
424:
1.247 jufi 425: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 426: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
427: Operating System 2010</a>, Byte, November 5, 2001
428: </strong></font><br>
429:
430: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
431: covering the level of software integration into the core
432: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
433: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
434: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
435: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
436: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
437: <p>
438:
1.247 jufi 439: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 440: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
441: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>, InfoWorld November 2, 2001
442: </strong></font><br>
443:
444: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
445: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
446: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
447: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
448: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
449: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
450: <p>
1.247 jufi 451: </ul>
1.221 horacio 452:
1.210 jufi 453: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 454: <ul>
1.215 horacio 455:
1.247 jufi 456: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 457: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
458: Already a Contender</a>, InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
459: </strong></font><br>
460:
461: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
462: source software in response to an article which claimed that
463: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
464: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
465: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
466: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
467: <p>
468:
1.247 jufi 469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 470: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.210 jufi 471: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>, ZDNet, October 2, 2001
472: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 473:
1.224 horacio 474: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
475: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
476: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
477: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
478: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
479: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 480: <p>
1.247 jufi 481: </ul>
1.215 horacio 482:
483: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 484: <ul>
1.215 horacio 485:
1.247 jufi 486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 487: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
488: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
489: Division</a>, August 23, 2001
490: </strong></font><br>
491:
492: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
493: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 494: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 495: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
496: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
497: investment</em>.<br>
498: The implementation details can be seen on their
499: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
500: <p>
501:
1.247 jufi 502: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 503: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
504: Thinking about Security</a>, Unix Review, August 2001
505: </strong></font><br>
506:
507: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
508: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
509: security and says that even secured operating systems running
510: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
511: to time.<br>
512: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
513: system and just the most secure system.
514: <p>
515:
1.247 jufi 516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 517: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
518: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>, SysAdmin, August 2001
519: </strong></font><br>
520:
521: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
522: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
523: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
524: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
525: choice:<br>
526: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
527: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
528: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
529: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
530: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
531: network security devices and as such must be well
532: armored."</em><br>
533: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
534: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
535: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
536: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
537: <br>
538: Bravo!
539: <p>
1.247 jufi 540: </ul>
1.210 jufi 541:
1.207 ian 542: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 543: <ul>
1.215 horacio 544:
1.247 jufi 545: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 546: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
547: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
548: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 549:
1.207 ian 550: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
551: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 552: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 553: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
554: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
555: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 556: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 557: <p>
1.247 jufi 558: </ul>
1.207 ian 559:
1.194 jufi 560: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 561: <ul>
1.194 jufi 562:
1.247 jufi 563: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 564: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
565: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>, InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
566: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 567:
1.240 miod 568: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 569: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
570: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
571: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
572: <p>
573:
1.247 jufi 574: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 575: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 576: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
577: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
578: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 579:
1.240 miod 580: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 581: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 582: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
583: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
584: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 585: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 586: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
587: <br>
588: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
589: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
590: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
591: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
592: <p>
593:
1.247 jufi 594: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 595: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
596: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 597: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 598: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 599:
1.194 jufi 600: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
601: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
602: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
603: <br>
604: The new
605: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 606: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 607: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
608: <p>
1.247 jufi 609: </ul>
1.194 jufi 610:
1.190 horacio 611: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 612: <ul>
1.190 horacio 613:
1.247 jufi 614: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 615:
616: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
617: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
618:
619: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
620: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
621:
622: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
623: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
624:
1.212 horacio 625: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
626: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 627: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
628:
1.211 horacio 629: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
630: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 631: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
632:
1.247 jufi 633: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 634: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
635:
1.247 jufi 636: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 637: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
638:
1.212 horacio 639: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
640: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 641: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
642:
643: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
644: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
645:
646: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
647: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
648:
649: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
650: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
651:
652: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 653: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 654:
1.192 jufi 655: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
656: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 657: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 658:
1.193 deraadt 659: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
660: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 661: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 662:
1.247 jufi 663: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 664: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
665:
1.247 jufi 666: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 667: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
668: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
669:
1.213 horacio 670: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 671: 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 672: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
673:
1.190 horacio 674: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 675: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
676: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
677: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
678: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
679: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
680: <p>
1.190 horacio 681:
1.247 jufi 682: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 683: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
684: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
685: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 686: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 687:
1.195 jufi 688: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 689: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
690: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
691: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 692: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
693: <p>
694:
1.247 jufi 695: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 696: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 697: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
698: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
699: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 700:
1.191 jufi 701: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
702: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
703: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
704: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 705: <p>
1.247 jufi 706: </ul>
1.190 horacio 707:
1.191 jufi 708:
1.186 jufi 709: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 710: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 711:
1.247 jufi 712: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 713: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 714: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
715: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 716: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 717:
1.188 jufi 718: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 719: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 720: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 721: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
722: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 723: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 724: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 725: <p>
726:
1.191 jufi 727:
1.247 jufi 728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 729: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
730: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
731: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 732: </strong></font><br>
733:
734: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
735: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
736: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
737: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
738: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
739: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
740: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
741: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
742: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
743: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
744: familiar?
745: <p>
1.247 jufi 746: </ul>
1.191 jufi 747:
1.178 louis 748: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 749: <ul>
1.178 louis 750:
1.247 jufi 751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 752: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
753: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>, O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 754: </strong></font><br>
755:
756: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
757: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
758: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
759: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
760: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
761: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
762: <p>
763:
1.247 jufi 764: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.179 louis 765: <a
1.182 louis 766: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">Open source under the hood</a>, Information Security, March 2001.
767: </strong></font><br>
768:
769: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
770: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
771: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
772: <p>
773:
1.247 jufi 774: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.182 louis 775: <a
1.179 louis 776: href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">Your
777: Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>, Help Net Security, March 2001
778: </strong></font><br>
779:
780: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
781: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
782: <p>
1.247 jufi 783: </ul>
1.179 louis 784:
1.174 louis 785:
1.175 louis 786: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 787: <ul>
1.175 louis 788:
1.247 jufi 789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 790: <a
1.179 louis 791: href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">Review:
792: OpenBSD 2.8</a>, The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
793: </strong></font><br>
794:
795: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
796: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
797: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
798: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
799: <p>
800:
1.247 jufi 801: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.179 louis 802: <a
1.183 ian 803: href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">Hardening OpenBSD Internet
1.175 louis 804: Servers</a>, GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
805: </strong></font><br>
806:
807: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 808: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 809: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
810: <p>
1.247 jufi 811: </ul>
1.175 louis 812:
1.176 louis 813:
1.172 mickey 814: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 815: <ul>
1.172 mickey 816:
1.247 jufi 817: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.180 louis 818: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 819: </strong></font><br>
820:
821: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
822: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
823: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 824: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 825: <p>
826:
1.247 jufi 827: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 828: <a
1.174 louis 829: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">Theo
830: de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, January 29, 2001
831: </strong></font><br>
832:
833: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
834: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
835: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
836: <p>
837:
1.247 jufi 838: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 839: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
840: BSD Channel is no more</a>, BSD Today, January 24, 2001
841: </strong></font><br>
842:
843: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
844: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
845: <p>
846:
1.247 jufi 847: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 848: <a
849: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">With
850: Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
851: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
852: </strong></font><br>
853:
854: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
855: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
856: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
857: our own Theo de Raadt.
858: <p>
859:
1.247 jufi 860: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 861: <a
862: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">A lot
863: of misinformation about BSD</a>, BSD Today, January 6, 2001
864: </strong></font><br>
865:
866: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
867: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
868: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
869: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
870: shut down.]
871: <p>
872:
1.247 jufi 873: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 874: <a
1.226 horacio 875: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
876: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.173 mickey 877: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>, Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 878: </strong></font><br>
879:
880: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
881: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
882: <p>
1.247 jufi 883: </ul>
1.172 mickey 884:
1.161 louis 885: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 886: <ul>
1.161 louis 887:
1.247 jufi 888: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 889: <a
890: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">Florist.com
891: Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>, Enterprise
892: Linux Today, December 26, 2000
893: </strong></font><br>
894:
895: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
896: by John Wolley
897: <p>
898:
1.247 jufi 899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 900: <a
901: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">OpenBSD exploit
902: gets serious</a>, The Register, December 20, 2000
903: </strong></font><br>
904:
905: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
906: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
907: OpenBSD).
908: <p>
909:
1.247 jufi 910: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 911: <a
1.247 jufi 912: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 913: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
914: </strong></font><br>
915:
916: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
917: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
918: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
919: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
920: and hindsight.
921: <p>
922:
1.247 jufi 923: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 924: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
925: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
926: </strong></font><br>
927:
928: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
929: <p>
930:
1.247 jufi 931: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 932: <a
1.168 provos 933: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
934: December 7, 2000
935: </strong></font><br>
936:
937: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
938: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
939: us explain.
940: <p>
941:
1.247 jufi 942: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 943: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
944: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 945: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 946: December 6, 2000
947: </strong></font><br>
948:
949: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
950: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
951: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
952: <p>
953:
1.247 jufi 954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 955: <a
1.226 horacio 956: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
957: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 958: </strong></font><br>
959:
960: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 961: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 962: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 963: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
964: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
965: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 966: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 967: <p>
1.162 millert 968:
1.247 jufi 969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 970: <a
1.161 louis 971: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
972: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
973: </strong></font><br>
974:
975: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
976: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
977: <p>
978:
1.247 jufi 979: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 980: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
981: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
982: </strong></font><br>
983:
984: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
985: <p>
986:
987:
1.247 jufi 988: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 989: <a
1.226 horacio 990: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
991: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
992: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 993: </strong></font><br>
994:
995: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
996: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
997: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
998: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
999: <p>
1.247 jufi 1000: </ul>
1.169 louis 1001:
1.158 louis 1002: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1003: <ul>
1.147 louis 1004:
1.247 jufi 1005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1006: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1007: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1008: </strong></font><br>
1009:
1010: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1011: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1012: <p>
1013:
1.247 jufi 1014: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1015: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1016: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1017: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1018: </strong></font><br>
1019: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1020: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1021: <p>
1022:
1.247 jufi 1023: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1024: <a
1025: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1026: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1027: </strong></font><br>
1028:
1029: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1030: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1031: <p>
1032:
1.247 jufi 1033: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1034: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1035: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1036: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1037:
1.213 horacio 1038: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1039: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1040: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1041: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1042: <p>
1.215 horacio 1043:
1.247 jufi 1044: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1045: <a
1046: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1047: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1048: </strong></font><br>
1049:
1050: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1051: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1052: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1053: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1054: much of the attitude too).
1055: <p>
1.161 louis 1056:
1.247 jufi 1057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1058: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1059: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1060: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1061:
1.157 louis 1062: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1063: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1064: <p>
1.247 jufi 1065: </ul>
1.157 louis 1066:
1067: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1068: <ul>
1.157 louis 1069:
1.247 jufi 1070: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1071: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1072: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1073: </strong></font><br>
1074:
1075: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1076: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1077: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1078: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1079: <p>
1080:
1.247 jufi 1081: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1082: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1083: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1084: </strong></font><br>
1085:
1086: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1087: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1088: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1089: it because they love coding...
1090: <p>
1091:
1.247 jufi 1092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1093: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1094: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1095: </strong></font><br>
1096:
1097: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1098: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1099: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1100: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1101: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1102: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1103: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1104: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1105: <p>
1106:
1.247 jufi 1107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1108: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1109: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1110: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1111: </strong></font><br>
1112:
1113: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1114: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1115: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1116: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1117: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1118: the pizza.
1119: <p>
1120:
1.247 jufi 1121: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1122: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1123: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1124: </strong></font><br>
1125:
1126: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1127: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1128: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1129: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1130: problems.
1131: <p>
1132:
1.247 jufi 1133: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1134: <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 1135: </strong></font><br>
1136:
1.222 miod 1137: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1138: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1139: - whether they like it or not.
1140: <p>
1141:
1.247 jufi 1142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1143: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1144: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1145: </strong></font><br>
1146:
1147: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1148: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1149: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1150: <p>
1.148 aaron 1151:
1.247 jufi 1152: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1153: <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 1154: </strong></font><br>
1155:
1156: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1157: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1158: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1159: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1160: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1161: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1162: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1163: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1164: <p>
1165:
1.247 jufi 1166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1167: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1168: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1169: </strong></font><br>
1170:
1171: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1172: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1173: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1174: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1175: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1176: <p>
1.247 jufi 1177: </ul>
1.147 louis 1178:
1.138 louis 1179: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1180: <ul>
1.138 louis 1181:
1.247 jufi 1182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1183: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1184: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1185: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1186: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1187: </strong></font><br>
1188:
1.227 horacio 1189: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1190: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1191: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1192: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1193: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1194: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1195: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1196: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1197: <p>
1198:
1.247 jufi 1199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1200: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1201: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1202: </strong></font><br>
1203:
1204: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1205: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1206: groups, and even Linux.
1207: <p>
1208:
1.247 jufi 1209: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1210: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1211: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1212: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1213: </strong></font><br>
1214:
1215: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1216: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1217: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1218: library after installing the OS.
1219: <p>
1220:
1.247 jufi 1221: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1222: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1223: Sys Admin, September 2000
1224: </strong></font><br>
1225:
1226: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1227: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1228: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1229: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1230: (<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>,
1231: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1232: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1233: <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 1234: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1235: out of the system.
1236: <p>
1237:
1.247 jufi 1238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1239: <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
1240: </strong></font><br>
1241:
1242: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1243: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1244: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1245: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1246: the IP filtering and address translation.
1247: <p>
1.247 jufi 1248: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1249:
1.131 louis 1250: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1251: <ul>
1.131 louis 1252:
1.247 jufi 1253: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1254: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1255: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1256: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1257: </strong></font><br>
1258:
1259: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1260: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1261: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1262: <p>
1263:
1.247 jufi 1264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1265: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1266: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1267: </strong></font><br>
1268:
1269: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1270: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1271: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1272: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1273: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1274: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1275: note of"</i>.
1276: <p>
1277:
1.247 jufi 1278: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1279: <a
1.247 jufi 1280: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1281: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1282: </strong></font><br>
1283:
1284: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1285: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1286: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1287: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1288: <p>
1289:
1.247 jufi 1290: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1291: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1292: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1293: </strong></font><br>
1294:
1295: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1296: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1297: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1298: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1299: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1300: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1301: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1302: <p>
1303:
1.247 jufi 1304: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1305: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1306: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1307: 2000
1308: </strong></font><br>
1309:
1310: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1311: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1312: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1313: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1314: against current industry practices.
1315: <p>
1316:
1.247 jufi 1317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1318: <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
1319: </strong></font><br>
1320:
1321: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1322: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1323: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1324: <p>
1325:
1.247 jufi 1326: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1327: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1328: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1329: </strong></font><br>
1330:
1331: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1332: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1333: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1334: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1335: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1336: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1337: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1338: <p>
1339:
1.247 jufi 1340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1341: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1342: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1343: </strong></font><br>
1344:
1345: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1346: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1347: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1348: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1349: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1350: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1351: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1352: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1353: <p>
1.247 jufi 1354: </ul>
1.131 louis 1355:
1.118 louis 1356: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1357: <ul>
1.118 louis 1358:
1.247 jufi 1359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1360: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1361: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1362: </strong></font><br>
1363:
1364: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1365: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1366: about time. The article mentions that
1367: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1368: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1369: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1370: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1371: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1372: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1373: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1374: <p>
1375:
1.247 jufi 1376: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1377: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1378: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1379: </strong></font><br>
1380:
1381: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1382: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1383: of OpenSSH.
1384: <p>
1385:
1.247 jufi 1386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1387: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1388: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1389: </strong></font><br>
1390:
1391: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1392: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1393: bridging.
1394: <p>
1395:
1.247 jufi 1396: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1397: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1398: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1399: </strong></font><br>
1400:
1.121 deraadt 1401: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1402: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1403: <p>
1404:
1.247 jufi 1405: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1406: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1407: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1408: </strong></font><br>
1409:
1410: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1411: <p>
1412:
1.247 jufi 1413: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1414: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1415: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1416: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1417: </strong></font><br>
1418:
1.120 deraadt 1419: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1420: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1421: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1422: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1423: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1424: <p>
1425:
1.247 jufi 1426: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1427: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1428: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1429: </strong></font><br>
1430:
1.222 miod 1431: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1432: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1433: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1434: protocols and their quirks.
1435: <p>
1436:
1.247 jufi 1437: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1438: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1439: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1440: </strong></font><br>
1441:
1442: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1443: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1444: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1445: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1446: <p>
1447:
1.247 jufi 1448: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1449: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1450: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1451: </strong></font><br>
1452:
1453: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1454: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1455: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1456: <p>
1457:
1.247 jufi 1458: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1459: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1460: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1461: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1462: </strong></font><br>
1463:
1464: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1465: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1466: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1467: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1468: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1469: <p>
1.247 jufi 1470: </ul>
1.118 louis 1471:
1.104 louis 1472: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1473: <ul>
1.104 louis 1474:
1.247 jufi 1475: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 1476: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1477: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1478: </strong></font><br>
1479:
1480: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1481: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1482: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1483: be a bit dry.
1484: <p>
1485:
1.247 jufi 1486: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1487: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1488: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1489: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1490: </strong></font><br>
1491: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1492: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1493: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1494: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1495: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1496: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1497: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1498: <p>
1499:
1.247 jufi 1500: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1501: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1502: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1503: 2000
1.128 louis 1504: </strong></font><br>
1505:
1506: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1507: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1508: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1509: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1510: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1511: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1512: <p>
1513:
1.247 jufi 1514: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1515: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1516: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1517: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1518:
1519: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1520: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1521: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1522: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1523: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1524: <p>
1.110 louis 1525:
1.247 jufi 1526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 1527: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1528: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1529: </strong></font><br>
1530:
1531: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1532: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1533: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1534: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1535: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1536: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1537: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1538: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1539: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1540: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1541: <p>
1542:
1.247 jufi 1543: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 1544: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1545: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1546:
1547: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1548: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1549: <p>
1.108 louis 1550:
1.247 jufi 1551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 1552: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1553: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1554: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1555:
1556: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1557: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1558: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1559: <p>
1.106 louis 1560:
1.247 jufi 1561: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 1562: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1563: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1564: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1565:
1566: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1567: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1568: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1569: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1570: <p>
1.107 louis 1571:
1.247 jufi 1572: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1573: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1574: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1575: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1576:
1577: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1578: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1579: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1580: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1581: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1582: <p>
1.105 louis 1583:
1.247 jufi 1584: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 1585: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1586: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1587: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1588:
1.113 naddy 1589: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1590: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1591: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1592: <p>
1.104 louis 1593:
1.247 jufi 1594: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1595: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1596: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1597: </strong></font><br>
1598:
1599: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1600: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1601: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1602: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1603: <p>
1.247 jufi 1604: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 1605:
1.85 louis 1606: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1607: <ul>
1.85 louis 1608:
1.247 jufi 1609: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1610: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1611: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1612: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1613:
1614: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1615: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1616: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1617: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1618: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1619: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1620: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1621: <p>
1.99 louis 1622:
1.247 jufi 1623: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1624: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1625: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1626: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1627:
1628: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1629: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1630: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1631: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1632: <p>
1.100 louis 1633:
1.247 jufi 1634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1635: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1636: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1637: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1638:
1639: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1640: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1641: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1642: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1643: <p>
1.95 louis 1644:
1.247 jufi 1645: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1646: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1647: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1648: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1649:
1650: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1651: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1652: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1653: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1654: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1655: <p>
1.92 louis 1656:
1.247 jufi 1657: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1658: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1659: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1660: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1661:
1662: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1663: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1664: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1665: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1666: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1667: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1668: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1669: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1670: <p>
1.91 louis 1671:
1.247 jufi 1672: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1673: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
1674: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1675: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1676:
1677: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1678: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1679: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1680: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1681: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
1682: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
1683: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
1684: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
1685: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 1686: <p>
1.90 louis 1687:
1.247 jufi 1688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1689: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
1690: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
1691: </strong></font><br>
1692: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
1693: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
1694: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
1695: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
1696: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
1697: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
1698: <p>
1699:
1.247 jufi 1700: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 1701: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
1702: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1703: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 1704:
1.113 naddy 1705: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
1706: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 1707: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
1708: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
1709: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
1710: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
1711: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 1712: <p>
1.87 louis 1713:
1.247 jufi 1714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 1715: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
1716: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 1717: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1718:
1719: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 1720: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 1721: <p>
1.85 louis 1722:
1.247 jufi 1723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 1724: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
1725: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1726: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1727:
1728: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 1729: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 1730: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
1731: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 1732: <p>
1.89 louis 1733:
1.247 jufi 1734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 1735: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1736: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1737: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1738:
1739: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
1740: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
1741: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
1742: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
1743: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 1744: </ul>
1.85 louis 1745:
1.78 deraadt 1746: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1747: <ul>
1.74 louis 1748:
1.247 jufi 1749: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1750: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 1751: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 1752: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 1753: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1754:
1755: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
1756: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
1757: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1758: <p>
1.83 louis 1759:
1.247 jufi 1760: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 1761: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
1762: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1763: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 1764:
1765: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
1766: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 1767: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 1768: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
1769: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 1770: <p>
1.93 louis 1771:
1.247 jufi 1772: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1773: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
1774: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
1775: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1776: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 1777:
1.83 louis 1778: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
1779: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
1780: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
1781: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
1782: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 1783: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
1784: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1785: <p>
1.82 aaron 1786:
1.247 jufi 1787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1788: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 1789: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1790: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 1791:
1.83 louis 1792: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
1793: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
1794: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 1795: <p>
1.80 louis 1796:
1.247 jufi 1797: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1798: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 1799: Bad Press</a>,
1800: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 1801: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 1802:
1803: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 1804: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 1805: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
1806: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
1807: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 1808: <p>
1.247 jufi 1809: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 1810:
1811: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1812: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 1813:
1.247 jufi 1814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1815: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
1816: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 1817: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 1818: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 1819:
1820: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
1821: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
1822: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
1823: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 1824: <p>
1.74 louis 1825:
1.247 jufi 1826: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 1827: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
1828: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 1829: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1830:
1.219 horacio 1831: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
1832: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
1833: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
1834: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
1835: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
1836: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
1837: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 1838: <p>
1.88 louis 1839:
1.247 jufi 1840: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 1841: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 1842: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 1843: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 1844:
1845: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
1846: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
1847: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
1848: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 1849: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 1850: <p>
1.81 louis 1851:
1.247 jufi 1852: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1853: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 1854: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1855: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1856:
1857: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
1858: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
1859: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
1860: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
1861: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
1862: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
1863: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 1864: <p>
1.90 louis 1865:
1.247 jufi 1866: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1867: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 1868: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 1869: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 1870:
1871: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
1872: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
1873: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 1874: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 1875: <p>
1.247 jufi 1876: </ul>
1.71 louis 1877:
1.69 deraadt 1878: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1879: <ul>
1.70 louis 1880:
1.247 jufi 1881: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1882: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
1883: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 1884: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 1885:
1886: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
1887: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
1888: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 1889: <p>
1.70 louis 1890:
1.247 jufi 1891: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1892: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
1893: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 1894: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 1895:
1896: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 1897: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 1898: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 1899: <p>
1.68 louis 1900:
1.247 jufi 1901: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1902: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
1903: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 1904: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 1905: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1906:
1.111 jufi 1907: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
1908: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 1909: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 1910: "secure by default" installation.
1911: <p>
1.64 louis 1912:
1.247 jufi 1913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 1914: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 1915: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1916: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 1917:
1.113 naddy 1918: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 1919: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 1920: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 1921: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
1922: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
1923: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 1924: <p>
1.66 louis 1925:
1.247 jufi 1926: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1927: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 1928: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1929: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 1930:
1931: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 1932: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 1933: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
1934: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
1935: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 1936: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
1937: <p>
1.83 louis 1938:
1.247 jufi 1939: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1940: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 1941: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1942: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 1943:
1944: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 1945: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
1946: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 1947: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
1948: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 1949: <p>
1.64 louis 1950:
1.247 jufi 1951: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1952: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 1953: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 1954: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 1955:
1956: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
1957: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 1958: <p>
1.247 jufi 1959: </ul>
1.65 louis 1960:
1.69 deraadt 1961: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1962: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 1963:
1.247 jufi 1964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1965: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 1966: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1967: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 1968:
1969: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
1970: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
1971: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
1972: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 1973: <p>
1.88 louis 1974:
1.247 jufi 1975: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1976: <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 1977: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 1978:
1979: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 1980: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
1981: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 1982: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
1983: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 1984: <p>
1.60 louis 1985:
1.247 jufi 1986: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 1987: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1988: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 1989: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 1990: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 1991:
1992: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
1993: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
1994: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 1995: <p>
1.58 louis 1996:
1.247 jufi 1997: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 1998: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 1999: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2000:
2001: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2002: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2003: <p>
1.53 louis 2004:
1.247 jufi 2005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2006: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2007: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2008: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2009:
2010: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2011: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2012: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2013: <p>
1.99 louis 2014:
1.247 jufi 2015: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2016: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2017: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2018:
2019: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2020: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2021: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2022: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2023: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2024:
1.247 jufi 2025: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2026: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2027: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2028: </strong></font><br>
2029:
2030: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2031: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2032: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2033: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2034: <p>
2035:
1.247 jufi 2036: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2037: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2038: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2039: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2040:
2041: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2042: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2043: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2044:
1.247 jufi 2045: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2046: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2047: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2048:
2049: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2050: in
1.247 jufi 2051: <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 2052: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2053: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2054: <p>
1.53 louis 2055:
1.247 jufi 2056: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2057: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2058: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2059: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2060: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2061:
1.58 louis 2062: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2063: <p>
1.247 jufi 2064: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2065:
1.69 deraadt 2066: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2067: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2068:
1.247 jufi 2069: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2070: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2071: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2072: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2073: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2074:
1.58 louis 2075: Kurt Seifried
2076: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2077: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2078: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2079: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2080:
1.247 jufi 2081: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2082: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2083: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2084: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2085:
2086: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2087: <p>
1.96 louis 2088:
1.247 jufi 2089: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2090: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2091: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2092: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2093:
2094: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2095: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2096: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2097: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2098: <p>
1.247 jufi 2099: </ul>
1.86 louis 2100:
1.69 deraadt 2101: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2102: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2103:
1.247 jufi 2104: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2105: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2106: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2107: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2108:
2109: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2110: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2111: <p>
1.61 louis 2112:
1.247 jufi 2113: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2114: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2115: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2116: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2117: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2118:
2119: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2120: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2121: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2122: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2123: right -- or at least strives to".
2124: <p>
1.48 louis 2125:
1.247 jufi 2126: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2127: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2128: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2129: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2130: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2131: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2132: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2133: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2134: <p>
1.61 louis 2135:
1.247 jufi 2136: <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 2137: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2138: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2139:
2140: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2141: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2142: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2143: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2144: <p>
1.46 louis 2145:
1.247 jufi 2146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2147: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2148: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2149: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2150:
2151: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2152: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2153: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2154:
1.247 jufi 2155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2156: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2157: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2158: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2159:
2160: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2161: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2162: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2163: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2164: <p>
1.247 jufi 2165: </ul>
1.70 louis 2166:
1.69 deraadt 2167: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2168: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2169:
1.247 jufi 2170: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2171: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2172: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2173: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2174: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2175:
2176: Kurt Seifried
2177: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2178: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2179: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2180: <p>
1.44 philen 2181:
1.247 jufi 2182: <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 2183: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2184: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2185:
2186: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2187: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2188:
1.247 jufi 2189: <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 2190: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2191: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2192:
2193: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2194: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2195:
1.247 jufi 2196: <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 2197: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2198: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2199:
2200: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2201: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2202: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2203: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2204: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2205:
1.247 jufi 2206: <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 2207: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2208: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2209:
1.36 louis 2210: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2211: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2212:
1.247 jufi 2213: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2214: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2215: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2216: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2217:
2218: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2219: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2220: </ul>
1.38 louis 2221:
1.69 deraadt 2222: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2223: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2224:
1.247 jufi 2225: <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 2226: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2227: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2228:
2229: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2230: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2231: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2232:
1.113 naddy 2233: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2234: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2235: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2236: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2237:
2238: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2239: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2240: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2241: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2242: <blockquote>
2243: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2244: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2245: <br>
2246: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2247: </code>
2248: </blockquote>
2249: <p>
2250:
1.247 jufi 2251: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2252: <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>
2253: <p>
2254:
2255: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2256: <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 2257: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2258:
2259: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2260: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2261: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2262: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2263:
1.247 jufi 2264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2265: <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 2266: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2267:
2268: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2269: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2270: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2271: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2272: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2273: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2274: <p>
1.19 louis 2275:
1.113 naddy 2276: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2277: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2278: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2279:
2280: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2281: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2282: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2283: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2284: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2285: <p>
1.16 louis 2286:
1.247 jufi 2287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2288: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2289: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2290: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2291:
1.57 louis 2292: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2293: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2294: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2295: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2296:
1.247 jufi 2297: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2298: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2299: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2300: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2301:
1.113 naddy 2302: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2303:
1.247 jufi 2304: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2305: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2306: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2307: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2308:
1.23 louis 2309: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2310: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2311: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2312: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2313: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2314: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2315:
1.247 jufi 2316: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2317: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2318: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2319: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2320:
1.199 pvalchev 2321: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2322: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2323: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2324: installation.
1.113 naddy 2325: <p>
1.47 louis 2326:
1.247 jufi 2327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2328: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2329: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2330: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2331:
2332: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2333: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2334: </ul>
1.57 louis 2335:
1.69 deraadt 2336: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2337: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2338:
1.247 jufi 2339: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2340: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2341: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2342: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2343:
2344: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2345: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2346: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2347: <p>
1.12 louis 2348:
1.247 jufi 2349: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2350: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2351: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2352: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2353:
2354: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2355: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2356: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2357: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2358: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2359: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2360: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2361: <p>
1.247 jufi 2362: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2363:
1.69 deraadt 2364: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2365: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2366:
1.247 jufi 2367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2368: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2369: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2370:
2371: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2372: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2373: available."
1.113 naddy 2374: <p>
1.247 jufi 2375: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 2376:
1.69 deraadt 2377: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2378: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2379:
1.247 jufi 2380: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 2381: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2382: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2383:
2384: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2385: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2386: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2387: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2388: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2389: <p>
1.33 louis 2390:
1.247 jufi 2391: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2392: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2393: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2394: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2395:
1.113 naddy 2396: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2397: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2398: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2399: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2400: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2401: <p>
1.247 jufi 2402: </ul>
1.57 louis 2403:
1.69 deraadt 2404: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2405: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2406:
1.247 jufi 2407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2408: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2409: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2410: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2411:
2412: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2413: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2414: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2415:
1.247 jufi 2416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2417: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2418: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2419: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2420: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2421:
2422: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2423: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2424:
1.247 jufi 2425: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2426: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2427:
1.113 naddy 2428: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2429:
1.247 jufi 2430: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 2431: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2432: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2433: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2434:
2435: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2436: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 2437: </ul>
1.23 louis 2438:
1.69 deraadt 2439: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2440: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2441:
1.247 jufi 2442: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2443: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2444: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2445:
2446: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2447: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2448: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2449:
1.247 jufi 2450: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2451: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2452: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2453: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2454:
2455: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2456: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2457: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2458: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2459: </ul>
1.57 louis 2460:
1.69 deraadt 2461: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2462: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2463:
1.247 jufi 2464: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 2465: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2466: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2467: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2468:
2469: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2470: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2471: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2472: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2473: <p>
1.15 louis 2474:
1.247 jufi 2475: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2476: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2477: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2478: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2479:
2480: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2481: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2482: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2483: columns."
1.113 naddy 2484: <p>
1.247 jufi 2485: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2486:
1.69 deraadt 2487: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2488: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2489:
1.247 jufi 2490: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2491: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2492: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2493: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2494:
2495: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2496: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2497:
1.113 naddy 2498: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2499: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2500: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2501:
2502: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2503: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2504: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 2505: </ul>
1.57 louis 2506:
1.69 deraadt 2507: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2508: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2509:
1.113 naddy 2510: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2511: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2512: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2513: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2514:
1.222 miod 2515: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2516: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2517: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2518: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2519: <p>
1.247 jufi 2520: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2521:
1.69 deraadt 2522: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2523: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2524:
1.247 jufi 2525: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2526: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2527: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2528:
1.69 deraadt 2529: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2530: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2531: <p>
1.247 jufi 2532: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2533:
1.69 deraadt 2534: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2535: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 2536:
1.247 jufi 2537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2538: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2539: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2540: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2541:
2542: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2543: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2544: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2545:
1.247 jufi 2546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 2547: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2548: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2549: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2550: <p>
1.247 jufi 2551: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2552:
1.69 deraadt 2553: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2554: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2555:
1.247 jufi 2556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2557: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2558: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2559: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2560: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2561: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2562:
2563: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2564: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2565: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2566: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2567: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2568: <p>
1.247 jufi 2569: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 2570:
2571: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2572: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2573:
1.247 jufi 2574: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2575: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2576: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2577:
1.69 deraadt 2578: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2579: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2580: <p>
1.112 naddy 2581:
1.247 jufi 2582: </ul>
1.113 naddy 2583: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2584:
1.113 naddy 2585: <hr>
2586: <a name=se></a>
1.247 jufi 2587: <h3><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2588:
1.200 niklas 2589: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2590:
1.247 jufi 2591: <ul>
2592: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2593: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2594: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2595:
2596: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2597: <p>
2598:
1.247 jufi 2599: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2600:
2601: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2602:
1.247 jufi 2603: <ul>
2604: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2605: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2606: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2607:
2608: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2609: <p>
2610:
1.247 jufi 2611: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2612: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2613: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2614:
2615: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2616: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2617: <p>
2618:
1.247 jufi 2619: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2620:
2621: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
2622:
1.247 jufi 2623: <ul>
2624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2625: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2626: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2627:
2628: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2629: <p>
2630:
1.247 jufi 2631: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2632:
1.102 niklas 2633: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
2634:
1.247 jufi 2635: <ul>
2636: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 2637: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 2638: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 2639:
2640: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2641: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2642: <p>
1.102 niklas 2643:
1.247 jufi 2644: </ul>
1.102 niklas 2645:
1.84 niklas 2646: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2647:
1.247 jufi 2648: <ul>
2649: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 2650: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2651: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2652:
2653: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2654: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2655: <p>
1.84 niklas 2656:
1.247 jufi 2657: </ul>
1.84 niklas 2658:
1.69 deraadt 2659: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2660:
1.247 jufi 2661: <ul>
2662: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2663: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2664: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2665:
1.222 miod 2666: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 2667: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2668: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2669: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2670:
1.247 jufi 2671: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2672: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2673: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2674: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2675: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2676:
1.20 louis 2677: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2678: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2679: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2680: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2681: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2682:
1.247 jufi 2683: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2684:
1.113 naddy 2685: <hr>
1.202 jufi 2686: <a name=fi></a>
1.247 jufi 2687: <h3><font color="#e00000">Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
1.202 jufi 2688:
2689:
2690: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2691: <ul>
1.202 jufi 2692:
1.247 jufi 2693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.202 jufi 2694: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
2695: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2696:
2697: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
2698: will be removed from OpenBSD.
1.247 jufi 2699: </ul>
1.202 jufi 2700:
2701: <hr>
1.113 naddy 2702: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 2703:
1.247 jufi 2704: <h3><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 2705:
2706:
1.170 louis 2707: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2708: <ul>
1.170 louis 2709:
1.247 jufi 2710: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.170 louis 2711: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
2712: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2713: </strong></font><br>
2714:
2715: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2716: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2717: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2718: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2719: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2720: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 2721: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 2722: <p>
1.247 jufi 2723: </ul>
1.170 louis 2724:
1.69 deraadt 2725: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2726: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2727:
1.247 jufi 2728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.135 ericj 2729: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 2730: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 2731: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 2732:
2733: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2734: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2735: translating and reprinting articles from
2736: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 2737: <p>
1.247 jufi 2738: </ul>
1.20 louis 2739:
1.113 naddy 2740: <hr>
2741: <a name=de></a>
1.247 jufi 2742: <h3><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1.50 louis 2743:
1.246 jufi 2744: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2745: <ul>
2746: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2747: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
2748: December 04, 2002
2749: </strong></font><br>
2750: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
2751: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
2752: <p>
1.247 jufi 2753: </ul>
1.246 jufi 2754:
1.151 louis 2755: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2756: <ul>
1.151 louis 2757:
1.247 jufi 2758: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.151 louis 2759: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
2760: </strong></font><br>
2761:
2762: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
2763: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
2764: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
2765: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
2766: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
2767: <p>
1.247 jufi 2768: </ul>
1.151 louis 2769:
1.72 louis 2770: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2771: <ul>
1.72 louis 2772:
1.247 jufi 2773: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 2774: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 2775: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 2776: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 2777:
1.101 jufi 2778: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 2779: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
2780: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 2781: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 2782: Giving way to
2783: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
2784: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
2785: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
2786: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 2787: <p>
1.247 jufi 2788: </ul>
1.72 louis 2789:
1.69 deraadt 2790: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2791: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2792:
1.247 jufi 2793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2794: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 2795: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 2796: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 2797:
2798: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2799: <p>
1.247 jufi 2800: </ul>
1.112 naddy 2801:
1.50 louis 2802:
1.113 naddy 2803: <hr>
2804: <a name=ru></a>
1.247 jufi 2805: <h3><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1.56 deraadt 2806:
1.69 deraadt 2807: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2808: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2809:
1.247 jufi 2810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2811: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 2812: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 2813: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 2814:
2815: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 2816: <p>
1.247 jufi 2817: </ul>
1.62 form 2818:
1.69 deraadt 2819: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2820: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2821:
1.247 jufi 2822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 2823: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 2824: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 2825: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 2826:
1.59 form 2827: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 2828: <p>
1.112 naddy 2829:
1.247 jufi 2830: </ul>
1.112 naddy 2831:
1.113 naddy 2832: <hr>
2833: <a name=pl></a>
1.247 jufi 2834: <h3><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
2835: <ul>
1.56 deraadt 2836:
1.247 jufi 2837: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.129 louis 2838: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
2839: Radio, August 2, 2000
2840: </strong></font><br>
2841:
2842: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 2843: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 2844: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
2845: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
2846: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
2847: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
2848: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
2849: <p>
2850:
1.247 jufi 2851: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2852: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
2853: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
2854: January 2000
1.113 naddy 2855: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2856:
2857: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
2858: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
2859: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
2860: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
2861: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
2862: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.247 jufi 2863: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1.113 naddy 2864: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 2865: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
2866: with the translation. For the full text, see the
2867: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
2868: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 2869: <p>
1.247 jufi 2870: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 2871:
1.113 naddy 2872: <hr>
1.216 horacio 2873: <a name=es></a>
1.247 jufi 2874: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
1.216 horacio 2875:
2876: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2877: <ul>
1.216 horacio 2878:
1.247 jufi 2879: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.216 horacio 2880: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
2881: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
2882: </strong></font><br>
2883:
2884: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 2885: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 2886: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
2887: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
2888: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
2889: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1.247 jufi 2890: A
1.216 horacio 2891: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
2892: <p>
1.247 jufi 2893: </ul>
1.216 horacio 2894:
1.252 miod 2895: <hr>
2896: <a name=fr></a>
2897: <h3><font color="#e00000">French press coverage (in French)</font></h3><p>
2898:
2899: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
2900: <ul>
2901:
2902: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2903: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">OpenBSD ne
2904: désarme pas</a>, Libroscope interview, Marc 19, 2003
2905: </strong></font><br>
2906:
2907: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
2908: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
2909: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
2910: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
2911: <p>
2912: </ul>
2913:
1.216 horacio 2914:
2915: <hr>
2916: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 2917: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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