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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:
1.260 ian 38: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 39: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
40: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 41: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 42: </strong></font><br>
43: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
44: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
45: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
46: american century.
47: <p>
48:
49: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 50: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
51: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 52: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 53: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 54: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
55: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
56: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
57: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
58: Can also be found online at:
59: <ul>
60: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
61: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
62: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 63: <p>
64:
65: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.262 beck 66: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
67: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 68: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 69: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 70: </strong></font><br>
71: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 72: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
73: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
74: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
75: <ul>
76: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
77: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
78: article</a>,
79: ABC News.
80: </strong></font>
81:
82: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
83: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
84: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
85: Seattle Post Intelligencer.
86: </strong></font>
87:
88: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
89: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/17/ap/HiTech/apnews42742-03.txt">
90: [Article was pulled]</a>,
91: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
92: </strong></font>
93:
94: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
95: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
96: article</a>,
97: Lakeland Leger
98: </strong></font>
99:
100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
101: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
102: article</a>
103: Times Daily, AL.
104: </strong></font>
105:
106: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
107: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
108: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
109: Boston.com, MA.
110: </strong></font>
111:
112: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
113: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
114: article</a>
115: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
116: </strong></font>
117:
118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 ! deraadt 119: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
! 120: [Article was pulled]</a>
! 121: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 122: </strong></font>
123:
124: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
125: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
126: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
127: Infoshop News.
128: </strong></font>
129:
130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
131: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
132: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
133: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
134: </strong></font>
135:
136: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
137: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
138: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
139: NEPA News, PA.
140: </strong></font>
141:
142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
143: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
144: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
145: Wired News.
146: </strong></font>
147:
1.271 deraadt 148: </ul>
149: <p>
1.272 deraadt 150: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
151: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 ! deraadt 152: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
! 153: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
! 154: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
! 155: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
! 156: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
! 157: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
! 158: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
! 159: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
! 160: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
! 161: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 162: <p>
163: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 164:
165: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
166: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
167: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
168: Miami Herald, FL.
169: </strong></font>
170:
171: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
172: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Agency_denies_dropping_project:.shtml">
173: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
174: Boston Globe, MA.
175: </strong></font>
1.263 deraadt 176: </ul>
1.262 beck 177: <p>
178:
179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 180: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
181: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 182: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 183: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 184: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 185: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
186: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
187: <p>
188:
189: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
190: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
191: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 192: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 193: </strong></font><br>
194: Another report on the DARPA funding.
195: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
196: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
197: <p>
198:
199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 200: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
201: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 202: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 203: </strong></font><br>
204: (also online at
205: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
206: BusinessWeek.com</a>)
207: <br>
208: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
209: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
210: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
211: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
212: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
213: Goes on to say:
214: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
215: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
216: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
217: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
218: <p>
219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
220: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
221: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.269 deraadt 222: SlashDot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 223: </strong></font><br>
1.265 deraadt 224: SlashDot report (and user folloups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 225: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
226: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
227: without notice or justification.
228: <p>
229:
230: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
231: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
232: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 233: MARC (Mailing list ARchives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 234: </strong></font><br>
235: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
236: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
237: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
238: effective today, without any warning..."
239: <p>
1.257 ian 240:
241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 242: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
243: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 244: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 245: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 246: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
247: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
248: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
249: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
250: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 251: <p>
252:
253: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 254: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
255: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 256: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 257: </strong></font><br>
258: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
259: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
260: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
261: quoting two of them:
262: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
263: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
264: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
265: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
266: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
267: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
268: <p>
269:
1.255 ian 270: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 271: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
272: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 273: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 274: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 275: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 276: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
277: security experts for more than three decades."
278: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
279: <p>
1.261 ian 280:
1.254 drahn 281: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 282: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
283: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 284: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 285: </strong></font><br>
286: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
287: from US DARPA.
288: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
289: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
290: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
291: the BSD license.
292: <p>
293: </ul>
294:
1.251 ian 295: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
296: <ul>
297:
298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
299: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
300: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 301: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 302: </strong></font><br>
303: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
304: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
305: Mentions
306: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
307: and
308: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
309: programs.
310: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
311: goverment purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
312: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
313: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
314: <p>
1.260 ian 315:
316: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
317: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
318: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
319: </strong></font><br>
320: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
321: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
322: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
323: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
324: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
325: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
326: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
327: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
328: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
329: put into service."
330: <p>
331: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
332: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
333: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
334: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
335: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
336: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
337: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
338: computers with security features."
339: <p>
1.251 ian 340: </ul>
341:
1.249 jufi 342: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
343: <ul>
344: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
345: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
346: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 347: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 348: </strong></font><br>
349: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
350: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
351: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no reponse politics.
352: <p>
353: </ul>
354:
1.246 jufi 355: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 356: <ul>
1.246 jufi 357:
1.247 jufi 358: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 359: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 360: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
361: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 362: </strong></font><br>
363: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
364: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
365: <p>
366:
1.247 jufi 367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 368: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 369: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
370: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 371: </strong></font><br>
372: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
373: in their annual OpenHack security test.
374: <p>
1.247 jufi 375: </ul>
1.246 jufi 376:
1.244 jufi 377: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 378: <ul>
1.246 jufi 379:
1.247 jufi 380: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 381: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
382: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
383: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 384: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 385: </strong></font><br>
386: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
387: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
388: md5 digests.
389: <p>
390:
1.247 jufi 391: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 392: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 393: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
394: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 395: </strong></font><br>
396: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
397: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
398: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
399: right the first time."
400: <p>
1.247 jufi 401: </ul>
1.244 jufi 402:
403:
404: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 405: <ul>
1.244 jufi 406:
1.247 jufi 407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 408: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 409: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
410: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 411: </strong></font><br>
412: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
413: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
414: part 6</a>.
415: <p>
416:
1.247 jufi 417: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 418: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 419: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
420: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 421: </strong></font><br>
422: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
423: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
424: <p>
1.247 jufi 425: </ul>
1.242 jufi 426:
427: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 428: <ul>
1.242 jufi 429:
1.247 jufi 430: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 431: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 432: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
433: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 434: </strong></font><br>
435: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
436: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
437: <p>
438:
1.247 jufi 439: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 440: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 441: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
442: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 443: </strong></font><br>
444: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
445: this time using pf.
446: <p>
1.247 jufi 447: </ul>
1.242 jufi 448:
449: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 450: <ul>
1.242 jufi 451:
1.247 jufi 452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 453: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 454: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
455: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 456: </strong></font><br>
457: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
458: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
459: their rotation.
460: <p>
461:
1.247 jufi 462: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 463: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 464: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
465: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 466: </strong></font><br>
467: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
468: <p>
1.247 jufi 469: </ul>
1.242 jufi 470:
1.239 jufi 471: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 472: <ul>
1.239 jufi 473:
1.247 jufi 474: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 475: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 476: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
477: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 478: </strong></font><br>
479: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
480: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
481: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
482: <p>
483:
1.247 jufi 484: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 485: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 486: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
487: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 488: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 489: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
490: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
491: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 492: <p>
1.247 jufi 493: </ul>
1.239 jufi 494:
1.235 lebel 495: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 496: <ul>
1.235 lebel 497:
1.239 jufi 498:
1.247 jufi 499: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 500: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 501: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
502: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 503: </strong></font><br>
504: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
505: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
506: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
507: <p>
1.247 jufi 508: </ul>
1.235 lebel 509:
1.228 horacio 510: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 511: <ul>
1.228 horacio 512:
1.247 jufi 513: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 514: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 515: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
516: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 517: </strong></font><br>
518: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
519: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
520: <p>
521:
1.247 jufi 522: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 523: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 524: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
525: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 526: </strong></font><br>
527: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
528: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
529: <p>
530:
1.247 jufi 531: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 532: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 533: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
534: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 535: </strong></font><br>
536: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
537: on the desktop of his parents.
538: <p>
539:
1.247 jufi 540: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 541: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 542: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
543: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 544: </strong></font><br>
545: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
546: using IPFilter.
547:
548: <p>
549:
1.247 jufi 550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 551: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 552: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
553: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 554: </strong></font><br>
555: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
556: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
557: perspectives of the four OS.
558: <br>
559: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 560: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 561: <p>
562:
1.247 jufi 563: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 564: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
565: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 566: software and security</a>,
567: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 568: </strong></font><br>
569:
570: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
571: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
572: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
573: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
574: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
575: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
576: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
577: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
578: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
579: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
580: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
581: security conscious team beyond doubt.
582: <p>
1.247 jufi 583: </ul>
1.228 horacio 584:
1.225 horacio 585: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 586: <ul>
1.225 horacio 587:
1.247 jufi 588: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 589: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
590: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 591: Interview</a>,
592: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 593: </strong></font><br>
594:
595: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
596: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
597: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 598: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 599: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
600: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
601: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
602: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
603: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 604: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 605: of choice.
606: <p>
1.247 jufi 607: </ul>
1.225 horacio 608:
609: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 610: <ul>
1.225 horacio 611:
1.247 jufi 612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 613: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 614: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
615: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 616: </strong></font><br>
617:
618: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
619: <p>
620:
1.247 jufi 621: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 622: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 623: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
624: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 625: </strong></font><br>
626:
627: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
628: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
629: <p>
1.247 jufi 630: </ul>
1.225 horacio 631:
1.218 horacio 632: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 633: <ul>
1.218 horacio 634:
1.247 jufi 635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 636: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 637: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
638: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 639: </strong></font><br>
640:
641: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
642: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
643: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
644: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
645: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
646: subjects. Worth a read.
647: <p>
648:
649:
1.247 jufi 650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 651: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 652: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
653: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 654: </strong></font><br>
655:
656: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
657: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
658: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
659: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
660: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
661: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
662: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
663: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
664: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 665: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 666: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
667: on other operating systems.<br>
668: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
669: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
670: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
671: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
672: <p>
673:
1.247 jufi 674: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 675: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 676: Operating System 2010</a>,
677: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 678: </strong></font><br>
679:
680: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
681: covering the level of software integration into the core
682: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
683: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
684: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
685: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
686: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
687: <p>
688:
1.247 jufi 689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 690: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 691: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
692: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 693: </strong></font><br>
694:
695: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
696: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
697: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
698: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
699: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
700: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
701: <p>
1.247 jufi 702: </ul>
1.221 horacio 703:
1.210 jufi 704: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 705: <ul>
1.215 horacio 706:
1.247 jufi 707: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 708: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 709: Already a Contender</a>,
710: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 711: </strong></font><br>
712:
713: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
714: source software in response to an article which claimed that
715: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
716: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
717: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
718: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
719: <p>
720:
1.247 jufi 721: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 722: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 723: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
724: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 725: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 726:
1.224 horacio 727: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
728: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
729: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
730: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
731: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
732: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 733: <p>
1.247 jufi 734: </ul>
1.215 horacio 735:
736: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 737: <ul>
1.215 horacio 738:
1.247 jufi 739: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 740: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
741: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 742: Division</a>,
743: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 744: </strong></font><br>
745:
746: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
747: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 748: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 749: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
750: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
751: investment</em>.<br>
752: The implementation details can be seen on their
753: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
754: <p>
755:
1.247 jufi 756: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 757: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 758: Thinking about Security</a>,
759: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 760: </strong></font><br>
761:
762: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
763: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
764: security and says that even secured operating systems running
765: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
766: to time.<br>
767: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
768: system and just the most secure system.
769: <p>
770:
1.247 jufi 771: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 772: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 773: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
774: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 775: </strong></font><br>
776:
777: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
778: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
779: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
780: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
781: choice:<br>
782: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
783: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
784: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
785: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
786: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
787: network security devices and as such must be well
788: armored."</em><br>
789: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
790: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
791: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
792: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
793: <br>
794: Bravo!
795: <p>
1.247 jufi 796: </ul>
1.210 jufi 797:
1.207 ian 798: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 799: <ul>
1.215 horacio 800:
1.247 jufi 801: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 802: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
803: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
804: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 805:
1.207 ian 806: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
807: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 808: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 809: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
810: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
811: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 812: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 813: <p>
1.247 jufi 814: </ul>
1.207 ian 815:
1.194 jufi 816: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 817: <ul>
1.194 jufi 818:
1.247 jufi 819: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 820: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 821: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
822: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 823: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 824:
1.240 miod 825: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 826: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
827: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
828: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
829: <p>
830:
1.247 jufi 831: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 832: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 833: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
834: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
835: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 836:
1.240 miod 837: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 838: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 839: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
840: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
841: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 842: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 843: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
844: <br>
845: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
846: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
847: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
848: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
849: <p>
850:
1.247 jufi 851: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 852: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
853: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 854: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 855: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 856:
1.194 jufi 857: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
858: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
859: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
860: <br>
861: The new
862: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 863: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 864: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
865: <p>
1.247 jufi 866: </ul>
1.194 jufi 867:
1.190 horacio 868: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 869: <ul>
1.190 horacio 870:
1.247 jufi 871: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 872:
873: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
874: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
875:
876: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
877: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
878:
879: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
880: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
881:
1.212 horacio 882: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
883: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 884: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
885:
1.211 horacio 886: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
887: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 888: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
889:
1.247 jufi 890: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 891: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
892:
1.247 jufi 893: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 894: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
895:
1.212 horacio 896: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
897: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 898: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
899:
900: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
901: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
902:
903: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
904: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
905:
906: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
907: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
908:
909: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 910: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 911:
1.192 jufi 912: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
913: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 914: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 915:
1.193 deraadt 916: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
917: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 918: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 919:
1.247 jufi 920: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 921: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
922:
1.247 jufi 923: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 924: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
925: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
926:
1.213 horacio 927: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 928: 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 929: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
930:
1.190 horacio 931: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 932: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
933: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
934: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
935: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
936: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
937: <p>
1.190 horacio 938:
1.247 jufi 939: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 940: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
941: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
942: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 943: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 944:
1.195 jufi 945: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 946: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
947: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
948: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 949: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
950: <p>
951:
1.247 jufi 952: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 953: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 954: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
955: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
956: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 957:
1.191 jufi 958: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
959: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
960: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
961: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 962: <p>
1.247 jufi 963: </ul>
1.190 horacio 964:
1.191 jufi 965:
1.186 jufi 966: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 967: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 968:
1.247 jufi 969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 970: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 971: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
972: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 973: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 974:
1.188 jufi 975: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 976: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 977: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 978: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
979: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 980: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 981: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 982: <p>
983:
1.191 jufi 984:
1.247 jufi 985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 986: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
987: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
988: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 989: </strong></font><br>
990:
991: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
992: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
993: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
994: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
995: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
996: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
997: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
998: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
999: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1000: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1001: familiar?
1002: <p>
1.247 jufi 1003: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1004:
1.178 louis 1005: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1006: <ul>
1.178 louis 1007:
1.247 jufi 1008: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1009: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1010: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1011: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1012: </strong></font><br>
1013:
1014: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1015: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1016: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1017: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1018: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1019: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1020: <p>
1021:
1.247 jufi 1022: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1023: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1024: Open source under the hood</a>,
1025: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1026: </strong></font><br>
1027:
1028: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1029: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1030: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1031: <p>
1032:
1.247 jufi 1033: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1034: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1035: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1036: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1037: </strong></font><br>
1038:
1039: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1040: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1041: <p>
1.247 jufi 1042: </ul>
1.179 louis 1043:
1.174 louis 1044:
1.175 louis 1045: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1046: <ul>
1.175 louis 1047:
1.247 jufi 1048: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1049: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1050: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1051: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1052: </strong></font><br>
1053:
1054: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1055: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1056: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1057: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1058: <p>
1059:
1.247 jufi 1060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1061: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1062: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1063: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1064: </strong></font><br>
1065:
1066: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1067: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1068: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1069: <p>
1.247 jufi 1070: </ul>
1.175 louis 1071:
1.176 louis 1072:
1.172 mickey 1073: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1074: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1075:
1.247 jufi 1076: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1077: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1078: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1079: </strong></font><br>
1080:
1081: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1082: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1083: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1084: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1085: <p>
1086:
1.247 jufi 1087: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1088: <a
1.269 deraadt 1089: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1090: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1091: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1092: </strong></font><br>
1093:
1094: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1095: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1096: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1097: <p>
1098:
1.247 jufi 1099: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1100: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1101: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1102: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1103: </strong></font><br>
1104:
1105: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1106: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1107: <p>
1108:
1.247 jufi 1109: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1110: <a
1.269 deraadt 1111: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1112: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1113: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1114: </strong></font><br>
1115:
1116: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1117: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1118: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1119: our own Theo de Raadt.
1120: <p>
1121:
1.247 jufi 1122: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1123: <a
1.269 deraadt 1124: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1125: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1126: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1127: </strong></font><br>
1128:
1129: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1130: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1131: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1132: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1133: shut down.]
1134: <p>
1135:
1.247 jufi 1136: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1137: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1138: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1139: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1140: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1141: </strong></font><br>
1142:
1143: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1144: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1145: <p>
1.247 jufi 1146: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1147:
1.161 louis 1148: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1149: <ul>
1.161 louis 1150:
1.247 jufi 1151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1152: <a
1.269 deraadt 1153: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1154: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1155: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1156: </strong></font><br>
1157:
1158: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1159: by John Wolley
1160: <p>
1161:
1.247 jufi 1162: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1163: <a
1.269 deraadt 1164: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1165: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1166: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1167: </strong></font><br>
1168:
1169: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1170: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1171: OpenBSD).
1172: <p>
1173:
1.247 jufi 1174: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1175: <a
1.247 jufi 1176: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1177: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1178: </strong></font><br>
1179:
1180: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1181: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1182: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1183: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1184: and hindsight.
1185: <p>
1186:
1.247 jufi 1187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1188: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1189: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1190: </strong></font><br>
1191:
1192: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1193: <p>
1194:
1.247 jufi 1195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1196: <a
1.168 provos 1197: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1198: December 7, 2000
1199: </strong></font><br>
1200:
1201: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1202: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1203: us explain.
1204: <p>
1205:
1.247 jufi 1206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1207: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1208: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1209: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1210: December 6, 2000
1211: </strong></font><br>
1212:
1213: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1214: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1215: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1216: <p>
1217:
1.247 jufi 1218: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1219: <a
1.226 horacio 1220: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1221: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1222: </strong></font><br>
1223:
1224: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1225: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1226: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1227: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1228: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1229: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1230: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1231: <p>
1.162 millert 1232:
1.247 jufi 1233: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1234: <a
1.161 louis 1235: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1236: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1237: </strong></font><br>
1238:
1239: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1240: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1241: <p>
1242:
1.247 jufi 1243: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1244: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1245: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1246: </strong></font><br>
1247:
1248: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1249: <p>
1250:
1251:
1.247 jufi 1252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1253: <a
1.226 horacio 1254: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1255: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1256: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1257: </strong></font><br>
1258:
1259: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1260: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1261: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1262: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1263: <p>
1.247 jufi 1264: </ul>
1.169 louis 1265:
1.158 louis 1266: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1267: <ul>
1.147 louis 1268:
1.247 jufi 1269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1270: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1271: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1272: </strong></font><br>
1273:
1274: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1275: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1276: <p>
1277:
1.247 jufi 1278: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1279: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1280: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1281: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1282: </strong></font><br>
1283: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1284: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1285: <p>
1286:
1.247 jufi 1287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1288: <a
1289: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1290: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1291: </strong></font><br>
1292:
1293: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1294: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1295: <p>
1296:
1.247 jufi 1297: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1298: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1299: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1300: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1301:
1.213 horacio 1302: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1303: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1304: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1305: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1306: <p>
1.215 horacio 1307:
1.247 jufi 1308: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1309: <a
1310: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1311: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1312: </strong></font><br>
1313:
1314: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1315: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1316: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1317: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1318: much of the attitude too).
1319: <p>
1.161 louis 1320:
1.247 jufi 1321: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1322: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1323: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1324: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1325:
1.157 louis 1326: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1327: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1328: <p>
1.247 jufi 1329: </ul>
1.157 louis 1330:
1331: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1332: <ul>
1.157 louis 1333:
1.247 jufi 1334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1335: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1336: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1337: </strong></font><br>
1338:
1339: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1340: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1341: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1342: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1343: <p>
1344:
1.247 jufi 1345: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1346: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1347: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1348: </strong></font><br>
1349:
1350: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1351: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1352: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1353: it because they love coding...
1354: <p>
1355:
1.247 jufi 1356: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1357: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1358: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1359: </strong></font><br>
1360:
1361: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1362: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1363: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1364: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1365: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1366: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1367: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1368: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1369: <p>
1370:
1.247 jufi 1371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1372: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1373: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1374: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1375: </strong></font><br>
1376:
1377: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1378: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1379: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1380: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1381: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1382: the pizza.
1383: <p>
1384:
1.247 jufi 1385: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1386: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1387: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1388: </strong></font><br>
1389:
1390: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1391: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1392: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1393: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1394: problems.
1395: <p>
1396:
1.247 jufi 1397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1398: <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 1399: </strong></font><br>
1400:
1.222 miod 1401: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1402: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1403: - whether they like it or not.
1404: <p>
1405:
1.247 jufi 1406: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1407: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1408: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1409: </strong></font><br>
1410:
1411: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1412: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1413: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1414: <p>
1.148 aaron 1415:
1.247 jufi 1416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1417: <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 1418: </strong></font><br>
1419:
1420: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1421: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1422: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1423: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1424: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1425: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1426: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1427: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1428: <p>
1429:
1.247 jufi 1430: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1431: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1432: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1433: </strong></font><br>
1434:
1435: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1436: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1437: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1438: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1439: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1440: <p>
1.247 jufi 1441: </ul>
1.147 louis 1442:
1.138 louis 1443: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1444: <ul>
1.138 louis 1445:
1.247 jufi 1446: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1447: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1448: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1449: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1450: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1451: </strong></font><br>
1452:
1.227 horacio 1453: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1454: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1455: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1456: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1457: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1458: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1459: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1460: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1461: <p>
1462:
1.247 jufi 1463: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1464: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1465: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1466: </strong></font><br>
1467:
1468: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1469: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1470: groups, and even Linux.
1471: <p>
1472:
1.247 jufi 1473: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1474: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1475: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1476: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1477: </strong></font><br>
1478:
1479: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1480: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1481: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1482: library after installing the OS.
1483: <p>
1484:
1.247 jufi 1485: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1486: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1487: Sys Admin, September 2000
1488: </strong></font><br>
1489:
1490: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1491: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1492: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1493: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1494: (<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>,
1495: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1496: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1497: <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 1498: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1499: out of the system.
1500: <p>
1501:
1.247 jufi 1502: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1503: <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
1504: </strong></font><br>
1505:
1506: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1507: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1508: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1509: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1510: the IP filtering and address translation.
1511: <p>
1.247 jufi 1512: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1513:
1.131 louis 1514: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1515: <ul>
1.131 louis 1516:
1.247 jufi 1517: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1518: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1519: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1520: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1521: </strong></font><br>
1522:
1523: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1524: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1525: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1526: <p>
1527:
1.247 jufi 1528: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1529: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1530: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1531: </strong></font><br>
1532:
1533: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1534: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1535: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1536: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1537: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1538: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1539: note of"</i>.
1540: <p>
1541:
1.247 jufi 1542: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1543: <a
1.247 jufi 1544: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1545: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1546: </strong></font><br>
1547:
1548: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1549: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1550: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1551: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1552: <p>
1553:
1.247 jufi 1554: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1555: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1556: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1557: </strong></font><br>
1558:
1559: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1560: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1561: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1562: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1563: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1564: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1565: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1566: <p>
1567:
1.247 jufi 1568: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1569: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1570: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1571: 2000
1572: </strong></font><br>
1573:
1574: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1575: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1576: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1577: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1578: against current industry practices.
1579: <p>
1580:
1.247 jufi 1581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1582: <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
1583: </strong></font><br>
1584:
1585: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1586: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1587: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1588: <p>
1589:
1.247 jufi 1590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1591: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1592: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1593: </strong></font><br>
1594:
1595: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1596: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1597: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1598: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1599: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1600: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1601: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1602: <p>
1603:
1.247 jufi 1604: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1605: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1606: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1607: </strong></font><br>
1608:
1609: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1610: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1611: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1612: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1613: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1614: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1615: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1616: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1617: <p>
1.247 jufi 1618: </ul>
1.131 louis 1619:
1.118 louis 1620: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1621: <ul>
1.118 louis 1622:
1.247 jufi 1623: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1624: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1625: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1626: </strong></font><br>
1627:
1628: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1629: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1630: about time. The article mentions that
1631: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1632: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1633: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1634: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1635: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1636: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1637: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1638: <p>
1639:
1.247 jufi 1640: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1641: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1642: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1643: </strong></font><br>
1644:
1645: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1646: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1647: of OpenSSH.
1648: <p>
1649:
1.247 jufi 1650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1651: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1652: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1653: </strong></font><br>
1654:
1655: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1656: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1657: bridging.
1658: <p>
1659:
1.247 jufi 1660: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1661: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1662: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1663: </strong></font><br>
1664:
1.121 deraadt 1665: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1666: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1667: <p>
1668:
1.247 jufi 1669: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1670: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1671: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1672: </strong></font><br>
1673:
1674: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1675: <p>
1676:
1.247 jufi 1677: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1678: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1679: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1680: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1681: </strong></font><br>
1682:
1.120 deraadt 1683: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1684: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1685: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1686: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1687: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1688: <p>
1689:
1.247 jufi 1690: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1691: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1692: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1693: </strong></font><br>
1694:
1.222 miod 1695: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1696: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1697: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1698: protocols and their quirks.
1699: <p>
1700:
1.247 jufi 1701: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1702: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1703: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1704: </strong></font><br>
1705:
1706: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1707: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1708: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1709: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1710: <p>
1711:
1.247 jufi 1712: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1713: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1714: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1715: </strong></font><br>
1716:
1717: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1718: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1719: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1720: <p>
1721:
1.247 jufi 1722: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1723: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1724: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1725: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1726: </strong></font><br>
1727:
1728: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1729: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1730: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1731: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1732: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1733: <p>
1.247 jufi 1734: </ul>
1.118 louis 1735:
1.104 louis 1736: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1737: <ul>
1.104 louis 1738:
1.247 jufi 1739: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 1740: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1741: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1742: </strong></font><br>
1743:
1744: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1745: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1746: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1747: be a bit dry.
1748: <p>
1749:
1.247 jufi 1750: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1751: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1752: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1753: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1754: </strong></font><br>
1755: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1756: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1757: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1758: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1759: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1760: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1761: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1762: <p>
1763:
1.247 jufi 1764: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1765: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1766: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1767: 2000
1.128 louis 1768: </strong></font><br>
1769:
1770: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1771: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1772: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1773: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1774: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1775: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1776: <p>
1777:
1.247 jufi 1778: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1779: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1780: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1781: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1782:
1783: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1784: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1785: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1786: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1787: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1788: <p>
1.110 louis 1789:
1.247 jufi 1790: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 1791: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1792: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1793: </strong></font><br>
1794:
1795: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1796: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1797: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1798: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1799: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1800: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1801: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1802: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1803: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1804: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1805: <p>
1806:
1.247 jufi 1807: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 1808: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1809: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1810:
1811: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1812: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1813: <p>
1.108 louis 1814:
1.247 jufi 1815: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 1816: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1817: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1818: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1819:
1820: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1821: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1822: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1823: <p>
1.106 louis 1824:
1.247 jufi 1825: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 1826: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1827: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1828: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1829:
1830: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1831: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1832: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1833: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1834: <p>
1.107 louis 1835:
1.247 jufi 1836: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1837: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1838: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1839: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1840:
1841: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1842: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1843: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1844: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1845: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1846: <p>
1.105 louis 1847:
1.247 jufi 1848: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 1849: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1850: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1851: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1852:
1.113 naddy 1853: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1854: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1855: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1856: <p>
1.104 louis 1857:
1.247 jufi 1858: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1859: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1860: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1861: </strong></font><br>
1862:
1863: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1864: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1865: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1866: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1867: <p>
1.247 jufi 1868: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 1869:
1.85 louis 1870: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1871: <ul>
1.85 louis 1872:
1.247 jufi 1873: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1874: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1875: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1876: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1877:
1878: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1879: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1880: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1881: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1882: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1883: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1884: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1885: <p>
1.99 louis 1886:
1.247 jufi 1887: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1888: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1889: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1890: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1891:
1892: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1893: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1894: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1895: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1896: <p>
1.100 louis 1897:
1.247 jufi 1898: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1899: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1900: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1901: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1902:
1903: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1904: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1905: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1906: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1907: <p>
1.95 louis 1908:
1.247 jufi 1909: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1910: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1911: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1912: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1913:
1914: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1915: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1916: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1917: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1918: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1919: <p>
1.92 louis 1920:
1.247 jufi 1921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1922: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1923: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1924: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1925:
1926: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1927: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1928: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1929: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1930: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1931: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1932: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1933: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1934: <p>
1.91 louis 1935:
1.247 jufi 1936: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1937: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
1938: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1939: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1940:
1941: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1942: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1943: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1944: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1945: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
1946: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
1947: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
1948: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
1949: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 1950: <p>
1.90 louis 1951:
1.247 jufi 1952: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1953: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
1954: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
1955: </strong></font><br>
1956: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
1957: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
1958: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
1959: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
1960: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
1961: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
1962: <p>
1963:
1.247 jufi 1964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 1965: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
1966: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1967: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 1968:
1.113 naddy 1969: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
1970: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 1971: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
1972: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
1973: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
1974: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
1975: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 1976: <p>
1.87 louis 1977:
1.247 jufi 1978: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 1979: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
1980: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 1981: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 1982:
1983: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 1984: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 1985: <p>
1.85 louis 1986:
1.247 jufi 1987: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 1988: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
1989: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 1990: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 1991:
1992: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 1993: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 1994: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
1995: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 1996: <p>
1.89 louis 1997:
1.247 jufi 1998: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 1999: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2000: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2001: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2002:
2003: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2004: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2005: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2006: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2007: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2008: </ul>
1.85 louis 2009:
1.78 deraadt 2010: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2011: <ul>
1.74 louis 2012:
1.247 jufi 2013: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2014: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2015: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2016: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2017: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2018:
2019: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2020: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2021: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2022: <p>
1.83 louis 2023:
1.247 jufi 2024: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2025: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2026: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2027: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2028:
2029: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2030: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2031: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2032: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2033: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2034: <p>
1.93 louis 2035:
1.247 jufi 2036: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2037: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2038: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2039: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2040: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2041:
1.83 louis 2042: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2043: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2044: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2045: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2046: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2047: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2048: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2049: <p>
1.82 aaron 2050:
1.247 jufi 2051: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2052: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2053: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2054: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2055:
1.83 louis 2056: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2057: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2058: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2059: <p>
1.80 louis 2060:
1.247 jufi 2061: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2062: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2063: Bad Press</a>,
2064: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2065: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2066:
2067: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2068: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2069: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2070: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2071: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2072: <p>
1.247 jufi 2073: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2074:
2075: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2076: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2077:
1.247 jufi 2078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2079: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2080: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2081: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2082: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2083:
2084: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2085: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2086: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2087: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2088: <p>
1.74 louis 2089:
1.247 jufi 2090: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2091: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2092: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2093: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2094:
1.219 horacio 2095: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2096: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2097: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2098: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2099: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2100: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2101: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2102: <p>
1.88 louis 2103:
1.247 jufi 2104: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2105: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2106: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2107: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2108:
2109: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2110: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2111: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2112: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2113: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2114: <p>
1.81 louis 2115:
1.247 jufi 2116: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2117: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2118: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2119: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2120:
2121: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2122: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2123: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2124: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2125: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2126: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2127: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2128: <p>
1.90 louis 2129:
1.247 jufi 2130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2131: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2132: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2133: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2134:
2135: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2136: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2137: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2138: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2139: <p>
1.247 jufi 2140: </ul>
1.71 louis 2141:
1.69 deraadt 2142: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2143: <ul>
1.70 louis 2144:
1.247 jufi 2145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2146: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2147: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2148: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2149:
2150: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2151: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2152: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2153: <p>
1.70 louis 2154:
1.247 jufi 2155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2156: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2157: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2158: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2159:
2160: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2161: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2162: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2163: <p>
1.68 louis 2164:
1.247 jufi 2165: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2166: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2167: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2168: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2169: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2170:
1.111 jufi 2171: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2172: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2173: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2174: "secure by default" installation.
2175: <p>
1.64 louis 2176:
1.247 jufi 2177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2178: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2179: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2180: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2181:
1.113 naddy 2182: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2183: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2184: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2185: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2186: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2187: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2188: <p>
1.66 louis 2189:
1.247 jufi 2190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2191: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2192: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2193: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2194:
2195: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2196: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2197: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2198: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2199: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2200: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2201: <p>
1.83 louis 2202:
1.247 jufi 2203: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2204: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2205: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2206: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2207:
2208: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2209: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2210: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2211: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2212: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2213: <p>
1.64 louis 2214:
1.247 jufi 2215: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2216: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2217: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2218: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2219:
2220: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2221: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2222: <p>
1.247 jufi 2223: </ul>
1.65 louis 2224:
1.69 deraadt 2225: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2226: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2227:
1.247 jufi 2228: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2229: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2230: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2231: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2232:
2233: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2234: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2235: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2236: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2237: <p>
1.88 louis 2238:
1.247 jufi 2239: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2240: <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 2241: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2242:
2243: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2244: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2245: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2246: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2247: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2248: <p>
1.60 louis 2249:
1.247 jufi 2250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2251: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2252: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2253: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2254: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2255:
2256: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2257: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2258: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2259: <p>
1.58 louis 2260:
1.247 jufi 2261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2262: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2263: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2264:
2265: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2266: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2267: <p>
1.53 louis 2268:
1.247 jufi 2269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2270: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2271: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2272: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2273:
2274: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2275: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2276: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2277: <p>
1.99 louis 2278:
1.247 jufi 2279: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2280: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2281: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2282:
2283: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2284: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2285: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2286: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2287: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2288:
1.247 jufi 2289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2290: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2291: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2292: </strong></font><br>
2293:
2294: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2295: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2296: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2297: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2298: <p>
2299:
1.247 jufi 2300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2301: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2302: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2303: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2304:
2305: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2306: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2307: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2308:
1.247 jufi 2309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2310: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2311: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2312:
2313: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2314: in
1.247 jufi 2315: <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 2316: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2317: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2318: <p>
1.53 louis 2319:
1.247 jufi 2320: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2321: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2322: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2323: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2324: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2325:
1.58 louis 2326: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2327: <p>
1.247 jufi 2328: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2329:
1.69 deraadt 2330: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2331: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2332:
1.247 jufi 2333: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2334: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2335: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2336: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2337: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2338:
1.58 louis 2339: Kurt Seifried
2340: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2341: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2342: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2343: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2344:
1.247 jufi 2345: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2346: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2347: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2348: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2349:
2350: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2351: <p>
1.96 louis 2352:
1.247 jufi 2353: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2354: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2355: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2356: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2357:
2358: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2359: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2360: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2361: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2362: <p>
1.247 jufi 2363: </ul>
1.86 louis 2364:
1.69 deraadt 2365: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2366: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2367:
1.247 jufi 2368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2369: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2370: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2371: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2372:
2373: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2374: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2375: <p>
1.61 louis 2376:
1.247 jufi 2377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2378: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2379: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2380: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2381: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2382:
2383: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2384: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2385: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2386: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2387: right -- or at least strives to".
2388: <p>
1.48 louis 2389:
1.247 jufi 2390: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2391: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2392: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2393: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2394: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2395: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2396: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2397: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2398: <p>
1.61 louis 2399:
1.247 jufi 2400: <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 2401: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2402: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2403:
2404: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2405: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2406: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2407: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2408: <p>
1.46 louis 2409:
1.247 jufi 2410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2411: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2412: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2413: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2414:
2415: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2416: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2417: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2418:
1.247 jufi 2419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2420: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2421: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2422: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2423:
2424: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2425: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2426: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2427: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2428: <p>
1.247 jufi 2429: </ul>
1.70 louis 2430:
1.69 deraadt 2431: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2432: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2433:
1.247 jufi 2434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2435: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2436: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2437: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2438: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2439:
2440: Kurt Seifried
2441: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2442: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2443: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2444: <p>
1.44 philen 2445:
1.247 jufi 2446: <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 2447: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2448: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2449:
2450: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2451: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2452:
1.247 jufi 2453: <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 2454: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2455: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2456:
2457: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2458: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2459:
1.247 jufi 2460: <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 2461: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2462: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2463:
2464: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2465: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2466: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2467: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2468: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2469:
1.247 jufi 2470: <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 2471: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2472: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2473:
1.36 louis 2474: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2475: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2476:
1.247 jufi 2477: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2478: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2479: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2480: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2481:
2482: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2483: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2484: </ul>
1.38 louis 2485:
1.69 deraadt 2486: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2487: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2488:
1.247 jufi 2489: <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 2490: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2491: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2492:
2493: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2494: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2495: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2496:
1.113 naddy 2497: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2498: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2499: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2500: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2501:
2502: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2503: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2504: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2505: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2506: <blockquote>
2507: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2508: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2509: <br>
2510: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2511: </code>
2512: </blockquote>
2513: <p>
2514:
1.247 jufi 2515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2516: <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>
2517: <p>
2518:
2519: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2520: <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 2521: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2522:
2523: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2524: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2525: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2526: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2527:
1.247 jufi 2528: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2529: <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 2530: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2531:
2532: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2533: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2534: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2535: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2536: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2537: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2538: <p>
1.19 louis 2539:
1.113 naddy 2540: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2541: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2542: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2543:
2544: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2545: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2546: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2547: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2548: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2549: <p>
1.16 louis 2550:
1.247 jufi 2551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2552: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2553: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2554: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2555:
1.57 louis 2556: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2557: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2558: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2559: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2560:
1.247 jufi 2561: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2562: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2563: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2564: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2565:
1.113 naddy 2566: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2567:
1.247 jufi 2568: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2569: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2570: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2571: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2572:
1.23 louis 2573: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2574: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2575: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2576: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2577: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2578: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2579:
1.247 jufi 2580: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2581: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2582: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2583: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2584:
1.199 pvalchev 2585: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2586: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2587: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2588: installation.
1.113 naddy 2589: <p>
1.47 louis 2590:
1.247 jufi 2591: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2592: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2593: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2594: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2595:
2596: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2597: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2598: </ul>
1.57 louis 2599:
1.69 deraadt 2600: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2601: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2602:
1.247 jufi 2603: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2604: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2605: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2606: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2607:
2608: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2609: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2610: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2611: <p>
1.12 louis 2612:
1.247 jufi 2613: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2614: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2615: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2616: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2617:
2618: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2619: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2620: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2621: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2622: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2623: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2624: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2625: <p>
1.247 jufi 2626: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2627:
1.69 deraadt 2628: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2629: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2630:
1.247 jufi 2631: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2632: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2633: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2634:
2635: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2636: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2637: available."
1.113 naddy 2638: <p>
1.247 jufi 2639: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 2640:
1.69 deraadt 2641: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2642: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2643:
1.247 jufi 2644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 2645: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2646: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2647:
2648: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2649: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2650: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2651: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2652: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2653: <p>
1.33 louis 2654:
1.247 jufi 2655: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2656: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2657: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2658: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2659:
1.113 naddy 2660: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2661: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2662: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2663: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2664: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2665: <p>
1.247 jufi 2666: </ul>
1.57 louis 2667:
1.69 deraadt 2668: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2669: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2670:
1.247 jufi 2671: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2672: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2673: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2674: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2675:
2676: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2677: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2678: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2679:
1.247 jufi 2680: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2681: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2682: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2683: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2684: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2685:
2686: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2687: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2688:
1.247 jufi 2689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2690: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2691:
1.113 naddy 2692: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2693:
1.247 jufi 2694: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 2695: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2696: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2697: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2698:
2699: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2700: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 2701: </ul>
1.23 louis 2702:
1.69 deraadt 2703: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2704: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2705:
1.247 jufi 2706: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2707: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2708: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2709:
2710: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2711: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2712: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2713:
1.247 jufi 2714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2715: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2716: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2717: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2718:
2719: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2720: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2721: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2722: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2723: </ul>
1.57 louis 2724:
1.69 deraadt 2725: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2726: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2727:
1.247 jufi 2728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 2729: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2730: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2731: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2732:
2733: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2734: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2735: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2736: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2737: <p>
1.15 louis 2738:
1.247 jufi 2739: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2740: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2741: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2742: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2743:
2744: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2745: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2746: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2747: columns."
1.113 naddy 2748: <p>
1.247 jufi 2749: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2750:
1.69 deraadt 2751: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2752: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2753:
1.247 jufi 2754: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2755: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2756: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2757: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2758:
2759: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2760: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2761:
1.113 naddy 2762: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2763: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2764: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2765:
2766: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2767: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2768: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 2769: </ul>
1.57 louis 2770:
1.69 deraadt 2771: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2772: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2773:
1.113 naddy 2774: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2775: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2776: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2777: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2778:
1.222 miod 2779: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2780: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2781: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2782: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2783: <p>
1.247 jufi 2784: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2785:
1.69 deraadt 2786: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2787: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2788:
1.247 jufi 2789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2790: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2791: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2792:
1.69 deraadt 2793: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2794: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2795: <p>
1.247 jufi 2796: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2797:
1.69 deraadt 2798: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2799: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 2800:
1.247 jufi 2801: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2802: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2803: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2804: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2805:
2806: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2807: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2808: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2809:
1.247 jufi 2810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 2811: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2812: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2813: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2814: <p>
1.247 jufi 2815: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2816:
1.69 deraadt 2817: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2818: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2819:
1.247 jufi 2820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2821: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2822: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2823: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2824: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2825: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2826:
2827: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2828: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2829: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2830: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2831: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2832: <p>
1.247 jufi 2833: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 2834:
2835: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2836: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2837:
1.247 jufi 2838: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2839: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2840: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2841:
1.69 deraadt 2842: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2843: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2844: <p>
1.112 naddy 2845:
1.247 jufi 2846: </ul>
1.113 naddy 2847: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2848:
1.113 naddy 2849: <hr>
2850: <a name=se></a>
1.247 jufi 2851: <h3><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2852:
1.200 niklas 2853: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2854:
1.247 jufi 2855: <ul>
2856: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2857: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2858: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2859:
2860: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2861: <p>
2862:
1.247 jufi 2863: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2864:
2865: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2866:
1.247 jufi 2867: <ul>
2868: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2869: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2870: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2871:
2872: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2873: <p>
2874:
1.247 jufi 2875: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2876: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2877: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2878:
2879: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2880: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2881: <p>
2882:
1.247 jufi 2883: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2884:
2885: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
2886:
1.247 jufi 2887: <ul>
2888: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2889: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2890: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2891:
2892: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2893: <p>
2894:
1.247 jufi 2895: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2896:
1.102 niklas 2897: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
2898:
1.247 jufi 2899: <ul>
2900: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 2901: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 2902: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 2903:
2904: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2905: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2906: <p>
1.102 niklas 2907:
1.247 jufi 2908: </ul>
1.102 niklas 2909:
1.84 niklas 2910: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2911:
1.247 jufi 2912: <ul>
2913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 2914: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2915: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2916:
2917: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2918: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2919: <p>
1.84 niklas 2920:
1.247 jufi 2921: </ul>
1.84 niklas 2922:
1.69 deraadt 2923: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2924:
1.247 jufi 2925: <ul>
2926: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2927: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2928: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2929:
1.222 miod 2930: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 2931: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2932: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2933: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2934:
1.247 jufi 2935: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2936: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2937: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2938: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2939: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2940:
1.20 louis 2941: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2942: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2943: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2944: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2945: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2946:
1.247 jufi 2947: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2948:
1.113 naddy 2949: <hr>
1.202 jufi 2950: <a name=fi></a>
1.247 jufi 2951: <h3><font color="#e00000">Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
1.202 jufi 2952:
2953:
2954: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2955: <ul>
1.202 jufi 2956:
1.247 jufi 2957: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.202 jufi 2958: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
2959: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2960:
2961: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
2962: will be removed from OpenBSD.
1.247 jufi 2963: </ul>
1.202 jufi 2964:
2965: <hr>
1.113 naddy 2966: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 2967:
1.247 jufi 2968: <h3><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 2969:
2970:
1.170 louis 2971: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2972: <ul>
1.170 louis 2973:
1.247 jufi 2974: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.170 louis 2975: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
2976: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
2977: </strong></font><br>
2978:
2979: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
2980: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
2981: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
2982: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
2983: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
2984: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 2985: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 2986: <p>
1.247 jufi 2987: </ul>
1.170 louis 2988:
1.69 deraadt 2989: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2990: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2991:
1.247 jufi 2992: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.135 ericj 2993: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 2994: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 2995: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 2996:
2997: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
2998: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
2999: translating and reprinting articles from
3000: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 3001: <p>
1.247 jufi 3002: </ul>
1.20 louis 3003:
1.113 naddy 3004: <hr>
3005: <a name=de></a>
1.247 jufi 3006: <h3><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1.50 louis 3007:
1.246 jufi 3008: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3009: <ul>
3010: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3011: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3012: December 04, 2002
3013: </strong></font><br>
3014: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
3015: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3016: <p>
1.247 jufi 3017: </ul>
1.246 jufi 3018:
1.151 louis 3019: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3020: <ul>
1.151 louis 3021:
1.247 jufi 3022: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.151 louis 3023: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3024: </strong></font><br>
3025:
3026: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3027: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3028: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3029: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3030: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3031: <p>
1.247 jufi 3032: </ul>
1.151 louis 3033:
1.72 louis 3034: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3035: <ul>
1.72 louis 3036:
1.247 jufi 3037: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 3038: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 3039: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 3040: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 3041:
1.101 jufi 3042: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 3043: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
3044: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 3045: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 3046: Giving way to
3047: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
3048: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
3049: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
3050: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 3051: <p>
1.247 jufi 3052: </ul>
1.72 louis 3053:
1.69 deraadt 3054: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3055: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3056:
1.247 jufi 3057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3058: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 3059: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 3060: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 3061:
3062: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 3063: <p>
1.247 jufi 3064: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3065:
1.50 louis 3066:
1.113 naddy 3067: <hr>
3068: <a name=ru></a>
1.247 jufi 3069: <h3><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1.56 deraadt 3070:
1.69 deraadt 3071: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3072: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3073:
1.247 jufi 3074: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3075: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3076: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 3077: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 3078:
3079: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 3080: <p>
1.247 jufi 3081: </ul>
1.62 form 3082:
1.69 deraadt 3083: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3084: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3085:
1.247 jufi 3086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3087: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3088: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 3089: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 3090:
1.59 form 3091: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 3092: <p>
1.112 naddy 3093:
1.247 jufi 3094: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3095:
1.113 naddy 3096: <hr>
3097: <a name=pl></a>
1.247 jufi 3098: <h3><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
3099: <ul>
1.56 deraadt 3100:
1.247 jufi 3101: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.129 louis 3102: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
3103: Radio, August 2, 2000
3104: </strong></font><br>
3105:
3106: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 3107: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 3108: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
3109: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
3110: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
3111: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
3112: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
3113: <p>
3114:
1.247 jufi 3115: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 3116: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
3117: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
3118: January 2000
1.113 naddy 3119: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 3120:
3121: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
3122: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
3123: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
3124: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
3125: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
3126: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.247 jufi 3127: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1.113 naddy 3128: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 3129: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
3130: with the translation. For the full text, see the
3131: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
3132: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 3133: <p>
1.247 jufi 3134: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 3135:
1.113 naddy 3136: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3137: <a name=es></a>
1.247 jufi 3138: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
1.216 horacio 3139:
3140: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3141: <ul>
1.216 horacio 3142:
1.247 jufi 3143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.216 horacio 3144: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
3145: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
3146: </strong></font><br>
3147:
3148: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 3149: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 3150: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
3151: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
3152: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
3153: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1.247 jufi 3154: A
1.216 horacio 3155: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
3156: <p>
1.247 jufi 3157: </ul>
1.216 horacio 3158:
1.252 miod 3159: <hr>
3160: <a name=fr></a>
3161: <h3><font color="#e00000">French press coverage (in French)</font></h3><p>
3162:
3163: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
3164: <ul>
3165:
3166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3167: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">OpenBSD ne
3168: désarme pas</a>, Libroscope interview, Marc 19, 2003
3169: </strong></font><br>
3170:
3171: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
3172: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
3173: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
3174: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
3175: <p>
3176: </ul>
3177:
1.216 horacio 3178:
3179: <hr>
3180: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3181: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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