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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>
1.281 dhartmei 62: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.267 deraadt 63: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 64: <p>
65:
66: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.262 beck 67: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
68: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 69: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 70: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 71: </strong></font><br>
72: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 73: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
74: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
75: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
76: <ul>
77: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
78: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 79: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 80: ABC News.
81: </strong></font>
82:
83: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
84: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
85: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
86: Seattle Post Intelligencer.
87: </strong></font>
88:
89: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
90: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 91: [Article was pulled]</a>,
92: Lakeland Ledger
1.273 deraadt 93: </strong></font>
94:
95: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 96: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
97: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
98: Salon
99: </strong></font>
100:
101: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 102: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 103: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 104: Times Daily, AL.
105: </strong></font>
106:
107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
108: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
109: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
110: Boston.com, MA.
111: </strong></font>
112:
113: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
114: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 115: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 116: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
117: </strong></font>
118:
119: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 120: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
121: [Article was pulled]</a>
122: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 123: </strong></font>
124:
125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
126: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
127: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
128: Infoshop News.
129: </strong></font>
130:
131: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
132: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
133: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
134: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
135: </strong></font>
136:
137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
138: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
139: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
140: NEPA News, PA.
141: </strong></font>
142:
143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
144: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
145: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
146: Wired News.
147: </strong></font>
148:
1.271 deraadt 149: </ul>
150: <p>
1.272 deraadt 151: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
152: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 153: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
154: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
155: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
156: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
157: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
158: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
159: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
160: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
161: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
162: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 163: <p>
164: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 165:
166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
167: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
168: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
169: Miami Herald, FL.
170: </strong></font>
171:
172: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 ! dhartmei 173: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 174: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
175: </strong></font>
176:
177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
178: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 179: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 180: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 181: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 182:
183: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
184: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
185: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
186: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
187: ABC News.
188: </strong></font>
189:
1.276 deraadt 190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
191: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
192: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
193: Rapid City Journal, SD
194: </strong></font>
195:
1.263 deraadt 196: </ul>
1.262 beck 197: <p>
198:
199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 200: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
201: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 202: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 203: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 204: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 205: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
206: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
207: <p>
208:
209: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 210: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
211: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
212: OS News, April 18, 2003.
213: </strong></font><br>
214: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
215: <p>
216:
217: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 218: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
219: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 220: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 221: </strong></font><br>
222: Another report on the DARPA funding.
223: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
224: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
225: <p>
226:
227: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 228: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
229: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 230: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 231: </strong></font><br>
232: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
233: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
234: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
235: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
236: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
237: Goes on to say:
238: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
239: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
240: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
241: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 242: This article is also found online at:
243: <ul>
244: <li><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
245: BusinessWeek.com</a>
246: <li><a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">ZDnet</a>
247: </ul>
1.260 ian 248: <p>
1.279 deraadt 249:
1.260 ian 250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
251: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
252: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.269 deraadt 253: SlashDot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 254: </strong></font><br>
1.265 deraadt 255: SlashDot report (and user folloups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 256: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
257: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
258: without notice or justification.
259: <p>
260:
261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
262: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
263: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 264: MARC (Mailing list ARchives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 265: </strong></font><br>
266: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
267: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
268: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
269: effective today, without any warning..."
270: <p>
1.257 ian 271:
272: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 273: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
274: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 275: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 276: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 277: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
278: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
279: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
280: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
281: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 282: <p>
283:
284: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 285: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
286: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 287: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 288: </strong></font><br>
289: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
290: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
291: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
292: quoting two of them:
293: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
294: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
295: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
296: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
297: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
298: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
299: <p>
300:
1.255 ian 301: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 302: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
303: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 304: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 305: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 306: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 307: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
308: security experts for more than three decades."
309: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
310: <p>
1.261 ian 311:
1.254 drahn 312: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 313: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
314: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 315: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 316: </strong></font><br>
317: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
318: from US DARPA.
319: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
320: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
321: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
322: the BSD license.
323: <p>
324: </ul>
325:
1.251 ian 326: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
327: <ul>
328:
329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
330: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
331: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 332: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 333: </strong></font><br>
334: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
335: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
336: Mentions
337: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
338: and
339: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
340: programs.
341: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
342: goverment purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
343: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
344: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
345: <p>
1.260 ian 346:
347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
348: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
349: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
350: </strong></font><br>
351: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
352: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
353: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
354: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
355: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
356: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
357: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
358: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
359: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
360: put into service."
361: <p>
362: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
363: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
364: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
365: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
366: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
367: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
368: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
369: computers with security features."
370: <p>
1.251 ian 371: </ul>
372:
1.249 jufi 373: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
374: <ul>
375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
376: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
377: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 378: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 379: </strong></font><br>
380: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
381: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
382: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no reponse politics.
383: <p>
384: </ul>
385:
1.246 jufi 386: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 387: <ul>
1.246 jufi 388:
1.247 jufi 389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 390: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 391: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
392: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 393: </strong></font><br>
394: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
395: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
396: <p>
397:
1.247 jufi 398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 399: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 400: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
401: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 402: </strong></font><br>
403: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
404: in their annual OpenHack security test.
405: <p>
1.247 jufi 406: </ul>
1.246 jufi 407:
1.244 jufi 408: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 409: <ul>
1.246 jufi 410:
1.247 jufi 411: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 412: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
413: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
414: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 415: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 416: </strong></font><br>
417: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
418: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
419: md5 digests.
420: <p>
421:
1.247 jufi 422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 423: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 424: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
425: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 426: </strong></font><br>
427: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
428: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
429: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
430: right the first time."
431: <p>
1.247 jufi 432: </ul>
1.244 jufi 433:
434:
435: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 436: <ul>
1.244 jufi 437:
1.247 jufi 438: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 439: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 440: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
441: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 442: </strong></font><br>
443: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
444: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
445: part 6</a>.
446: <p>
447:
1.247 jufi 448: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 449: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 450: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
451: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 452: </strong></font><br>
453: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
454: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
455: <p>
1.247 jufi 456: </ul>
1.242 jufi 457:
458: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 459: <ul>
1.242 jufi 460:
1.247 jufi 461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 462: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 463: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
464: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 465: </strong></font><br>
466: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
467: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
468: <p>
469:
1.247 jufi 470: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 471: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 472: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
473: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 474: </strong></font><br>
475: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
476: this time using pf.
477: <p>
1.247 jufi 478: </ul>
1.242 jufi 479:
480: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 481: <ul>
1.242 jufi 482:
1.247 jufi 483: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 484: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 485: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
486: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 487: </strong></font><br>
488: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
489: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
490: their rotation.
491: <p>
492:
1.247 jufi 493: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 494: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 495: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
496: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 497: </strong></font><br>
498: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
499: <p>
1.247 jufi 500: </ul>
1.242 jufi 501:
1.239 jufi 502: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 503: <ul>
1.239 jufi 504:
1.247 jufi 505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 506: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 507: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
508: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 509: </strong></font><br>
510: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
511: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
512: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
513: <p>
514:
1.247 jufi 515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 516: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 517: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
518: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 519: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 520: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
521: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
522: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 523: <p>
1.247 jufi 524: </ul>
1.239 jufi 525:
1.235 lebel 526: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 527: <ul>
1.235 lebel 528:
1.239 jufi 529:
1.247 jufi 530: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 531: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 532: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
533: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 534: </strong></font><br>
535: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
536: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
537: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
538: <p>
1.247 jufi 539: </ul>
1.235 lebel 540:
1.228 horacio 541: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 542: <ul>
1.228 horacio 543:
1.247 jufi 544: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 545: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 546: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
547: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 548: </strong></font><br>
549: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
550: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
551: <p>
552:
1.247 jufi 553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 554: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 555: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
556: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 557: </strong></font><br>
558: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
559: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
560: <p>
561:
1.247 jufi 562: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 563: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 564: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
565: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 566: </strong></font><br>
567: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
568: on the desktop of his parents.
569: <p>
570:
1.247 jufi 571: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 572: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 573: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
574: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 575: </strong></font><br>
576: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
577: using IPFilter.
578:
579: <p>
580:
1.247 jufi 581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 582: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 583: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
584: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 585: </strong></font><br>
586: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
587: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
588: perspectives of the four OS.
589: <br>
590: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 591: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 592: <p>
593:
1.247 jufi 594: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 595: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
596: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 597: software and security</a>,
598: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 599: </strong></font><br>
600:
601: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
602: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
603: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
604: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
605: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
606: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
607: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
608: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
609: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
610: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
611: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
612: security conscious team beyond doubt.
613: <p>
1.247 jufi 614: </ul>
1.228 horacio 615:
1.225 horacio 616: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 617: <ul>
1.225 horacio 618:
1.247 jufi 619: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 620: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
621: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 622: Interview</a>,
623: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 624: </strong></font><br>
625:
626: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
627: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
628: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 629: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 630: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
631: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
632: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
633: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
634: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 635: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 636: of choice.
637: <p>
1.247 jufi 638: </ul>
1.225 horacio 639:
640: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 641: <ul>
1.225 horacio 642:
1.247 jufi 643: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 644: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 645: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
646: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 647: </strong></font><br>
648:
649: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
650: <p>
651:
1.247 jufi 652: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 653: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 654: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
655: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 656: </strong></font><br>
657:
658: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
659: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
660: <p>
1.247 jufi 661: </ul>
1.225 horacio 662:
1.218 horacio 663: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 664: <ul>
1.218 horacio 665:
1.247 jufi 666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 667: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 668: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
669: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 670: </strong></font><br>
671:
672: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
673: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
674: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
675: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
676: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
677: subjects. Worth a read.
678: <p>
679:
680:
1.247 jufi 681: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 682: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 683: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
684: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 685: </strong></font><br>
686:
687: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
688: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
689: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
690: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
691: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
692: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
693: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
694: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
695: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 696: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 697: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
698: on other operating systems.<br>
699: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
700: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
701: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
702: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
703: <p>
704:
1.247 jufi 705: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 706: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 707: Operating System 2010</a>,
708: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 709: </strong></font><br>
710:
711: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
712: covering the level of software integration into the core
713: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
714: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
715: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
716: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
717: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
718: <p>
719:
1.247 jufi 720: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 721: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 722: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
723: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 724: </strong></font><br>
725:
726: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
727: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
728: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
729: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
730: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
731: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
732: <p>
1.247 jufi 733: </ul>
1.221 horacio 734:
1.210 jufi 735: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 736: <ul>
1.215 horacio 737:
1.247 jufi 738: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 739: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 740: Already a Contender</a>,
741: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 742: </strong></font><br>
743:
744: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
745: source software in response to an article which claimed that
746: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
747: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
748: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
749: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
750: <p>
751:
1.247 jufi 752: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 753: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 754: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
755: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 756: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 757:
1.224 horacio 758: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
759: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
760: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
761: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
762: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
763: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 764: <p>
1.247 jufi 765: </ul>
1.215 horacio 766:
767: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 768: <ul>
1.215 horacio 769:
1.247 jufi 770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 771: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
772: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 773: Division</a>,
774: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 775: </strong></font><br>
776:
777: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
778: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 779: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 780: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
781: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
782: investment</em>.<br>
783: The implementation details can be seen on their
784: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
785: <p>
786:
1.247 jufi 787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 788: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 789: Thinking about Security</a>,
790: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 791: </strong></font><br>
792:
793: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
794: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
795: security and says that even secured operating systems running
796: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
797: to time.<br>
798: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
799: system and just the most secure system.
800: <p>
801:
1.247 jufi 802: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 803: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 804: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
805: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 806: </strong></font><br>
807:
808: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
809: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
810: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
811: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
812: choice:<br>
813: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
814: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
815: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
816: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
817: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
818: network security devices and as such must be well
819: armored."</em><br>
820: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
821: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
822: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
823: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
824: <br>
825: Bravo!
826: <p>
1.247 jufi 827: </ul>
1.210 jufi 828:
1.207 ian 829: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 830: <ul>
1.215 horacio 831:
1.247 jufi 832: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 833: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
834: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
835: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 836:
1.207 ian 837: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
838: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 839: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 840: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
841: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
842: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 843: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 844: <p>
1.247 jufi 845: </ul>
1.207 ian 846:
1.194 jufi 847: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 848: <ul>
1.194 jufi 849:
1.247 jufi 850: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 851: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 852: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
853: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 854: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 855:
1.240 miod 856: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 857: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
858: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
859: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
860: <p>
861:
1.247 jufi 862: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 863: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 864: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
865: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
866: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 867:
1.240 miod 868: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 869: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 870: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
871: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
872: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 873: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 874: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
875: <br>
876: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
877: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
878: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
879: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
880: <p>
881:
1.247 jufi 882: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 883: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
884: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 885: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 886: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 887:
1.194 jufi 888: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
889: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
890: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
891: <br>
892: The new
893: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 894: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 895: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
896: <p>
1.247 jufi 897: </ul>
1.194 jufi 898:
1.190 horacio 899: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 900: <ul>
1.190 horacio 901:
1.247 jufi 902: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 903:
904: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
905: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
906:
907: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
908: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
909:
910: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
911: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
912:
1.212 horacio 913: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
914: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 915: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
916:
1.211 horacio 917: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
918: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 919: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
920:
1.247 jufi 921: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 922: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
923:
1.247 jufi 924: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 925: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
926:
1.212 horacio 927: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
928: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 929: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
930:
931: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
932: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
933:
934: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
935: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
936:
937: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
938: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
939:
940: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 941: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 942:
1.192 jufi 943: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
944: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 945: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 946:
1.193 deraadt 947: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
948: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 949: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 950:
1.247 jufi 951: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 952: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
953:
1.247 jufi 954: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 955: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
956: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
957:
1.213 horacio 958: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 959: 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 960: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
961:
1.190 horacio 962: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 963: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
964: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
965: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
966: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
967: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
968: <p>
1.190 horacio 969:
1.247 jufi 970: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 971: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
972: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
973: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 974: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 975:
1.195 jufi 976: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 977: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
978: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
979: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 980: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
981: <p>
982:
1.247 jufi 983: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 984: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 985: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
986: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
987: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 988:
1.191 jufi 989: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
990: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
991: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
992: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 993: <p>
1.247 jufi 994: </ul>
1.190 horacio 995:
1.191 jufi 996:
1.186 jufi 997: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 998: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 999:
1.247 jufi 1000: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1001: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1002: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1003: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1004: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1005:
1.188 jufi 1006: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1007: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1008: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1009: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1010: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1011: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1012: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1013: <p>
1014:
1.191 jufi 1015:
1.247 jufi 1016: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1017: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1018: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1019: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1020: </strong></font><br>
1021:
1022: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1023: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1024: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1025: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1026: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1027: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1028: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1029: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1030: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1031: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1032: familiar?
1033: <p>
1.247 jufi 1034: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1035:
1.178 louis 1036: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1037: <ul>
1.178 louis 1038:
1.247 jufi 1039: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1040: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1041: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1042: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1043: </strong></font><br>
1044:
1045: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1046: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1047: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1048: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1049: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1050: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1051: <p>
1052:
1.247 jufi 1053: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1054: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1055: Open source under the hood</a>,
1056: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1057: </strong></font><br>
1058:
1059: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1060: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1061: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1062: <p>
1063:
1.247 jufi 1064: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1065: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1066: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1067: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1068: </strong></font><br>
1069:
1070: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1071: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1072: <p>
1.247 jufi 1073: </ul>
1.179 louis 1074:
1.174 louis 1075:
1.175 louis 1076: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1077: <ul>
1.175 louis 1078:
1.247 jufi 1079: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1080: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1081: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1082: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1083: </strong></font><br>
1084:
1085: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1086: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1087: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1088: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1089: <p>
1090:
1.247 jufi 1091: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1092: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1093: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1094: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1095: </strong></font><br>
1096:
1097: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1098: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1099: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1100: <p>
1.247 jufi 1101: </ul>
1.175 louis 1102:
1.176 louis 1103:
1.172 mickey 1104: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1105: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1106:
1.247 jufi 1107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1108: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1109: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1110: </strong></font><br>
1111:
1112: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1113: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1114: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1115: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1116: <p>
1117:
1.247 jufi 1118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1119: <a
1.269 deraadt 1120: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1121: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1122: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1123: </strong></font><br>
1124:
1125: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1126: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1127: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1128: <p>
1129:
1.247 jufi 1130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1131: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1132: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1133: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1134: </strong></font><br>
1135:
1136: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1137: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1138: <p>
1139:
1.247 jufi 1140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1141: <a
1.269 deraadt 1142: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1143: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1144: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1145: </strong></font><br>
1146:
1147: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1148: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1149: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1150: our own Theo de Raadt.
1151: <p>
1152:
1.247 jufi 1153: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1154: <a
1.269 deraadt 1155: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1156: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1157: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1158: </strong></font><br>
1159:
1160: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1161: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1162: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1163: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1164: shut down.]
1165: <p>
1166:
1.247 jufi 1167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1168: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1169: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1170: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1171: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1172: </strong></font><br>
1173:
1174: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1175: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1176: <p>
1.247 jufi 1177: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1178:
1.161 louis 1179: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1180: <ul>
1.161 louis 1181:
1.247 jufi 1182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1183: <a
1.269 deraadt 1184: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1185: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1186: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1187: </strong></font><br>
1188:
1189: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1190: by John Wolley
1191: <p>
1192:
1.247 jufi 1193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1194: <a
1.269 deraadt 1195: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1196: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1197: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1198: </strong></font><br>
1199:
1200: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1201: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1202: OpenBSD).
1203: <p>
1204:
1.247 jufi 1205: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1206: <a
1.247 jufi 1207: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1208: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1209: </strong></font><br>
1210:
1211: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1212: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1213: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1214: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1215: and hindsight.
1216: <p>
1217:
1.247 jufi 1218: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1219: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1220: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1221: </strong></font><br>
1222:
1223: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1224: <p>
1225:
1.247 jufi 1226: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1227: <a
1.168 provos 1228: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1229: December 7, 2000
1230: </strong></font><br>
1231:
1232: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1233: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1234: us explain.
1235: <p>
1236:
1.247 jufi 1237: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1238: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1239: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1240: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1241: December 6, 2000
1242: </strong></font><br>
1243:
1244: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1245: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1246: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1247: <p>
1248:
1.247 jufi 1249: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1250: <a
1.226 horacio 1251: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1252: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1253: </strong></font><br>
1254:
1255: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1256: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1257: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1258: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1259: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1260: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1261: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1262: <p>
1.162 millert 1263:
1.247 jufi 1264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1265: <a
1.161 louis 1266: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1267: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1268: </strong></font><br>
1269:
1270: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1271: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1272: <p>
1273:
1.247 jufi 1274: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1275: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1276: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1277: </strong></font><br>
1278:
1279: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1280: <p>
1281:
1282:
1.247 jufi 1283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1284: <a
1.226 horacio 1285: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1286: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1287: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1288: </strong></font><br>
1289:
1290: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1291: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1292: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1293: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1294: <p>
1.247 jufi 1295: </ul>
1.169 louis 1296:
1.158 louis 1297: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1298: <ul>
1.147 louis 1299:
1.247 jufi 1300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1301: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1302: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1303: </strong></font><br>
1304:
1305: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1306: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1307: <p>
1308:
1.247 jufi 1309: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1310: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1311: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1312: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1313: </strong></font><br>
1314: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1315: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1316: <p>
1317:
1.247 jufi 1318: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1319: <a
1320: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1321: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1322: </strong></font><br>
1323:
1324: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1325: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1326: <p>
1327:
1.247 jufi 1328: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1329: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1330: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1331: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1332:
1.213 horacio 1333: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1334: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1335: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1336: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1337: <p>
1.215 horacio 1338:
1.247 jufi 1339: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1340: <a
1341: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1342: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1343: </strong></font><br>
1344:
1345: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1346: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1347: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1348: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1349: much of the attitude too).
1350: <p>
1.161 louis 1351:
1.247 jufi 1352: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1353: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1354: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1355: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1356:
1.157 louis 1357: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1358: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1359: <p>
1.247 jufi 1360: </ul>
1.157 louis 1361:
1362: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1363: <ul>
1.157 louis 1364:
1.247 jufi 1365: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1366: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1367: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1368: </strong></font><br>
1369:
1370: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1371: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1372: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1373: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1374: <p>
1375:
1.247 jufi 1376: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1377: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1378: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1379: </strong></font><br>
1380:
1381: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1382: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1383: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1384: it because they love coding...
1385: <p>
1386:
1.247 jufi 1387: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1388: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1389: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1390: </strong></font><br>
1391:
1392: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1393: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1394: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1395: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1396: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1397: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1398: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1399: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1400: <p>
1401:
1.247 jufi 1402: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1403: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1404: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1405: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1406: </strong></font><br>
1407:
1408: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1409: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1410: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1411: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1412: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1413: the pizza.
1414: <p>
1415:
1.247 jufi 1416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1417: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1418: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1419: </strong></font><br>
1420:
1421: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1422: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1423: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1424: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1425: problems.
1426: <p>
1427:
1.247 jufi 1428: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1429: <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 1430: </strong></font><br>
1431:
1.222 miod 1432: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1433: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1434: - whether they like it or not.
1435: <p>
1436:
1.247 jufi 1437: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1438: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1439: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1440: </strong></font><br>
1441:
1442: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1443: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1444: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1445: <p>
1.148 aaron 1446:
1.247 jufi 1447: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1448: <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 1449: </strong></font><br>
1450:
1451: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1452: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1453: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1454: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1455: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1456: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1457: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1458: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1459: <p>
1460:
1.247 jufi 1461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1462: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1463: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1464: </strong></font><br>
1465:
1466: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1467: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1468: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1469: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1470: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1471: <p>
1.247 jufi 1472: </ul>
1.147 louis 1473:
1.138 louis 1474: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1475: <ul>
1.138 louis 1476:
1.247 jufi 1477: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1478: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1479: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1480: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1481: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1482: </strong></font><br>
1483:
1.227 horacio 1484: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1485: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1486: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1487: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1488: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1489: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1490: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1491: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1492: <p>
1493:
1.247 jufi 1494: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1495: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1496: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1497: </strong></font><br>
1498:
1499: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1500: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1501: groups, and even Linux.
1502: <p>
1503:
1.247 jufi 1504: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1505: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1506: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1507: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1508: </strong></font><br>
1509:
1510: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1511: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1512: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1513: library after installing the OS.
1514: <p>
1515:
1.247 jufi 1516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1517: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1518: Sys Admin, September 2000
1519: </strong></font><br>
1520:
1521: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1522: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1523: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1524: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1525: (<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>,
1526: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1527: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1528: <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 1529: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1530: out of the system.
1531: <p>
1532:
1.247 jufi 1533: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1534: <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
1535: </strong></font><br>
1536:
1537: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1538: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1539: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1540: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1541: the IP filtering and address translation.
1542: <p>
1.247 jufi 1543: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1544:
1.131 louis 1545: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1546: <ul>
1.131 louis 1547:
1.247 jufi 1548: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1549: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1550: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1551: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1552: </strong></font><br>
1553:
1554: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1555: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1556: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1557: <p>
1558:
1.247 jufi 1559: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1560: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1561: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1562: </strong></font><br>
1563:
1564: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1565: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1566: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1567: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1568: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1569: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1570: note of"</i>.
1571: <p>
1572:
1.247 jufi 1573: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1574: <a
1.247 jufi 1575: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1576: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1577: </strong></font><br>
1578:
1579: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1580: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1581: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1582: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1583: <p>
1584:
1.247 jufi 1585: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1586: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1587: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1588: </strong></font><br>
1589:
1590: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1591: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1592: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1593: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1594: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1595: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1596: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1597: <p>
1598:
1.247 jufi 1599: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1600: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1601: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1602: 2000
1603: </strong></font><br>
1604:
1605: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1606: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1607: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1608: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1609: against current industry practices.
1610: <p>
1611:
1.247 jufi 1612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1613: <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
1614: </strong></font><br>
1615:
1616: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1617: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1618: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1619: <p>
1620:
1.247 jufi 1621: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1622: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1623: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1624: </strong></font><br>
1625:
1626: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1627: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1628: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1629: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1630: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1631: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1632: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1633: <p>
1634:
1.247 jufi 1635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1636: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1637: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1638: </strong></font><br>
1639:
1640: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1641: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1642: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1643: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1644: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1645: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1646: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1647: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1648: <p>
1.247 jufi 1649: </ul>
1.131 louis 1650:
1.118 louis 1651: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1652: <ul>
1.118 louis 1653:
1.247 jufi 1654: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1655: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1656: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1657: </strong></font><br>
1658:
1659: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1660: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1661: about time. The article mentions that
1662: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1663: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1664: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1665: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1666: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1667: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1668: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1669: <p>
1670:
1.247 jufi 1671: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1672: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1673: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1674: </strong></font><br>
1675:
1676: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1677: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1678: of OpenSSH.
1679: <p>
1680:
1.247 jufi 1681: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1682: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1683: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1684: </strong></font><br>
1685:
1686: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1687: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1688: bridging.
1689: <p>
1690:
1.247 jufi 1691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1692: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1693: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1694: </strong></font><br>
1695:
1.121 deraadt 1696: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1697: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1698: <p>
1699:
1.247 jufi 1700: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1701: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1702: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1703: </strong></font><br>
1704:
1705: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1706: <p>
1707:
1.247 jufi 1708: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1709: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1710: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1711: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1712: </strong></font><br>
1713:
1.120 deraadt 1714: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1715: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1716: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1717: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1718: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1719: <p>
1720:
1.247 jufi 1721: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1722: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1723: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1724: </strong></font><br>
1725:
1.222 miod 1726: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1727: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1728: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1729: protocols and their quirks.
1730: <p>
1731:
1.247 jufi 1732: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1733: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1734: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1735: </strong></font><br>
1736:
1737: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1738: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1739: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1740: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1741: <p>
1742:
1.247 jufi 1743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1744: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1745: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1746: </strong></font><br>
1747:
1748: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1749: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1750: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1751: <p>
1752:
1.247 jufi 1753: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1754: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1755: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1756: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1757: </strong></font><br>
1758:
1759: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1760: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1761: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1762: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1763: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1764: <p>
1.247 jufi 1765: </ul>
1.118 louis 1766:
1.104 louis 1767: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1768: <ul>
1.104 louis 1769:
1.247 jufi 1770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 1771: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1772: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1773: </strong></font><br>
1774:
1775: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1776: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1777: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1778: be a bit dry.
1779: <p>
1780:
1.247 jufi 1781: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1782: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1783: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1784: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1785: </strong></font><br>
1786: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1787: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1788: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1789: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1790: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1791: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1792: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1793: <p>
1794:
1.247 jufi 1795: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1796: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1797: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1798: 2000
1.128 louis 1799: </strong></font><br>
1800:
1801: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1802: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1803: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1804: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1805: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1806: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1807: <p>
1808:
1.247 jufi 1809: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1810: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1811: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1812: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1813:
1814: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1815: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1816: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1817: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1818: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1819: <p>
1.110 louis 1820:
1.247 jufi 1821: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 1822: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1823: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1824: </strong></font><br>
1825:
1826: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1827: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1828: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1829: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1830: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1831: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1832: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1833: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1834: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1835: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1836: <p>
1837:
1.247 jufi 1838: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 1839: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1840: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1841:
1842: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1843: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1844: <p>
1.108 louis 1845:
1.247 jufi 1846: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 1847: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1848: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1849: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1850:
1851: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1852: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1853: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1854: <p>
1.106 louis 1855:
1.247 jufi 1856: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 1857: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1858: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1859: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1860:
1861: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1862: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1863: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1864: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1865: <p>
1.107 louis 1866:
1.247 jufi 1867: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1868: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1869: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1870: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1871:
1872: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1873: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1874: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1875: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1876: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1877: <p>
1.105 louis 1878:
1.247 jufi 1879: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 1880: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1881: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1882: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1883:
1.113 naddy 1884: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1885: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1886: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1887: <p>
1.104 louis 1888:
1.247 jufi 1889: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1890: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1891: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1892: </strong></font><br>
1893:
1894: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1895: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1896: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1897: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1898: <p>
1.247 jufi 1899: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 1900:
1.85 louis 1901: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1902: <ul>
1.85 louis 1903:
1.247 jufi 1904: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1905: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1906: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1907: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1908:
1909: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1910: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1911: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1912: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1913: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1914: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1915: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1916: <p>
1.99 louis 1917:
1.247 jufi 1918: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1919: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1920: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1921: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1922:
1923: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1924: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1925: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1926: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1927: <p>
1.100 louis 1928:
1.247 jufi 1929: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1930: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1931: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1932: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1933:
1934: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1935: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1936: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1937: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1938: <p>
1.95 louis 1939:
1.247 jufi 1940: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1941: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1942: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1943: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1944:
1945: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1946: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1947: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1948: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1949: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1950: <p>
1.92 louis 1951:
1.247 jufi 1952: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1953: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1954: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1955: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1956:
1957: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1958: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1959: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1960: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1961: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1962: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1963: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1964: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1965: <p>
1.91 louis 1966:
1.247 jufi 1967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1968: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
1969: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1970: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1971:
1972: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1973: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1974: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1975: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1976: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
1977: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
1978: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
1979: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
1980: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 1981: <p>
1.90 louis 1982:
1.247 jufi 1983: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1984: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
1985: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
1986: </strong></font><br>
1987: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
1988: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
1989: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
1990: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
1991: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
1992: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
1993: <p>
1994:
1.247 jufi 1995: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 1996: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
1997: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 1998: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 1999:
1.113 naddy 2000: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2001: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2002: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2003: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2004: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2005: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2006: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2007: <p>
1.87 louis 2008:
1.247 jufi 2009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2010: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2011: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2012: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2013:
2014: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2015: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2016: <p>
1.85 louis 2017:
1.247 jufi 2018: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2019: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2020: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2021: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2022:
2023: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2024: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2025: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2026: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2027: <p>
1.89 louis 2028:
1.247 jufi 2029: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2030: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2031: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2032: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2033:
2034: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2035: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2036: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2037: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2038: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2039: </ul>
1.85 louis 2040:
1.78 deraadt 2041: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2042: <ul>
1.74 louis 2043:
1.247 jufi 2044: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2045: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2046: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2047: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2048: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2049:
2050: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2051: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2052: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2053: <p>
1.83 louis 2054:
1.247 jufi 2055: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2056: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2057: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2058: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2059:
2060: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2061: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2062: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2063: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2064: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2065: <p>
1.93 louis 2066:
1.247 jufi 2067: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2068: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2069: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2070: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2071: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2072:
1.83 louis 2073: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2074: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2075: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2076: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2077: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2078: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2079: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2080: <p>
1.82 aaron 2081:
1.247 jufi 2082: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2083: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2084: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2085: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2086:
1.83 louis 2087: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2088: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2089: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2090: <p>
1.80 louis 2091:
1.247 jufi 2092: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2093: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2094: Bad Press</a>,
2095: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2096: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2097:
2098: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2099: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2100: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2101: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2102: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2103: <p>
1.247 jufi 2104: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2105:
2106: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2107: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2108:
1.247 jufi 2109: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2110: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2111: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2112: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2113: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2114:
2115: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2116: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2117: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2118: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2119: <p>
1.74 louis 2120:
1.247 jufi 2121: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2122: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2123: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2124: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2125:
1.219 horacio 2126: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2127: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2128: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2129: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2130: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2131: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2132: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2133: <p>
1.88 louis 2134:
1.247 jufi 2135: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2136: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2137: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2138: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2139:
2140: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2141: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2142: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2143: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2144: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2145: <p>
1.81 louis 2146:
1.247 jufi 2147: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2148: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2149: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2150: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2151:
2152: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2153: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2154: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2155: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2156: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2157: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2158: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2159: <p>
1.90 louis 2160:
1.247 jufi 2161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2162: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2163: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2164: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2165:
2166: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2167: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2168: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2169: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2170: <p>
1.247 jufi 2171: </ul>
1.71 louis 2172:
1.69 deraadt 2173: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2174: <ul>
1.70 louis 2175:
1.247 jufi 2176: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2177: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2178: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2179: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2180:
2181: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2182: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2183: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2184: <p>
1.70 louis 2185:
1.247 jufi 2186: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2187: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2188: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2189: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2190:
2191: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2192: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2193: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2194: <p>
1.68 louis 2195:
1.247 jufi 2196: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2197: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2198: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2199: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2200: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2201:
1.111 jufi 2202: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2203: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2204: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2205: "secure by default" installation.
2206: <p>
1.64 louis 2207:
1.247 jufi 2208: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2209: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2210: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2211: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2212:
1.113 naddy 2213: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2214: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2215: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2216: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2217: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2218: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2219: <p>
1.66 louis 2220:
1.247 jufi 2221: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2222: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2223: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2224: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2225:
2226: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2227: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2228: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2229: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2230: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2231: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2232: <p>
1.83 louis 2233:
1.247 jufi 2234: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2235: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2236: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2237: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2238:
2239: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2240: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2241: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2242: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2243: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2244: <p>
1.64 louis 2245:
1.247 jufi 2246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2247: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2248: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2249: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2250:
2251: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2252: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2253: <p>
1.247 jufi 2254: </ul>
1.65 louis 2255:
1.69 deraadt 2256: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2257: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2258:
1.247 jufi 2259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2260: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2261: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2262: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2263:
2264: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2265: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2266: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2267: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2268: <p>
1.88 louis 2269:
1.247 jufi 2270: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2271: <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 2272: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2273:
2274: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2275: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2276: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2277: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2278: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2279: <p>
1.60 louis 2280:
1.247 jufi 2281: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2282: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2283: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2284: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2285: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2286:
2287: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2288: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2289: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2290: <p>
1.58 louis 2291:
1.247 jufi 2292: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2293: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2294: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2295:
2296: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2297: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2298: <p>
1.53 louis 2299:
1.247 jufi 2300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2301: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2302: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2303: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2304:
2305: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2306: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2307: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2308: <p>
1.99 louis 2309:
1.247 jufi 2310: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2311: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2312: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2313:
2314: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2315: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2316: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2317: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2318: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2319:
1.247 jufi 2320: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2321: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2322: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2323: </strong></font><br>
2324:
2325: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2326: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2327: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2328: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2329: <p>
2330:
1.247 jufi 2331: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2332: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2333: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2334: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2335:
2336: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2337: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2338: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2339:
1.247 jufi 2340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2341: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2342: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2343:
2344: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2345: in
1.247 jufi 2346: <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 2347: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2348: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2349: <p>
1.53 louis 2350:
1.247 jufi 2351: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2352: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2353: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2354: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2355: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2356:
1.58 louis 2357: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2358: <p>
1.247 jufi 2359: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2360:
1.69 deraadt 2361: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2362: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2363:
1.247 jufi 2364: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2365: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2366: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2367: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2368: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2369:
1.58 louis 2370: Kurt Seifried
2371: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2372: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2373: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2374: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2375:
1.247 jufi 2376: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2377: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2378: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2379: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2380:
2381: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2382: <p>
1.96 louis 2383:
1.247 jufi 2384: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2385: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2386: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2387: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2388:
2389: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2390: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2391: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2392: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2393: <p>
1.247 jufi 2394: </ul>
1.86 louis 2395:
1.69 deraadt 2396: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2397: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2398:
1.247 jufi 2399: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2400: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2401: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2402: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2403:
2404: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2405: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2406: <p>
1.61 louis 2407:
1.247 jufi 2408: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2409: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2410: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2411: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2412: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2413:
2414: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2415: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2416: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2417: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2418: right -- or at least strives to".
2419: <p>
1.48 louis 2420:
1.247 jufi 2421: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2422: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2423: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2424: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2425: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2426: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2427: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2428: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2429: <p>
1.61 louis 2430:
1.247 jufi 2431: <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 2432: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2433: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2434:
2435: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2436: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2437: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2438: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2439: <p>
1.46 louis 2440:
1.247 jufi 2441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2442: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2443: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2444: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2445:
2446: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2447: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2448: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2449:
1.247 jufi 2450: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2451: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2452: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2453: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2454:
2455: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2456: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2457: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2458: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2459: <p>
1.247 jufi 2460: </ul>
1.70 louis 2461:
1.69 deraadt 2462: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2463: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2464:
1.247 jufi 2465: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2466: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2467: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2468: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2469: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2470:
2471: Kurt Seifried
2472: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2473: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2474: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2475: <p>
1.44 philen 2476:
1.247 jufi 2477: <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 2478: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2479: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2480:
2481: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2482: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2483:
1.247 jufi 2484: <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 2485: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2486: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2487:
2488: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2489: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2490:
1.247 jufi 2491: <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 2492: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2493: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2494:
2495: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2496: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2497: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2498: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2499: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2500:
1.247 jufi 2501: <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 2502: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2503: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2504:
1.36 louis 2505: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2506: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2507:
1.247 jufi 2508: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2509: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2510: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2511: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2512:
2513: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2514: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2515: </ul>
1.38 louis 2516:
1.69 deraadt 2517: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2518: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2519:
1.247 jufi 2520: <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 2521: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2522: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2523:
2524: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2525: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2526: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2527:
1.113 naddy 2528: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2529: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2530: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2531: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2532:
2533: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2534: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2535: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2536: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2537: <blockquote>
2538: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2539: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2540: <br>
2541: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2542: </code>
2543: </blockquote>
2544: <p>
2545:
1.247 jufi 2546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2547: <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>
2548: <p>
2549:
2550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2551: <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 2552: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2553:
2554: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2555: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2556: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2557: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2558:
1.247 jufi 2559: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2560: <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 2561: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2562:
2563: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2564: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2565: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2566: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2567: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2568: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2569: <p>
1.19 louis 2570:
1.113 naddy 2571: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2572: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2573: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2574:
2575: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2576: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2577: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2578: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2579: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2580: <p>
1.16 louis 2581:
1.247 jufi 2582: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2583: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2584: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2585: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2586:
1.57 louis 2587: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2588: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2589: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2590: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2591:
1.247 jufi 2592: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2593: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2594: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2595: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2596:
1.113 naddy 2597: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2598:
1.247 jufi 2599: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2600: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2601: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2602: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2603:
1.23 louis 2604: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2605: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2606: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2607: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2608: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2609: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2610:
1.247 jufi 2611: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2612: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2613: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2614: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2615:
1.199 pvalchev 2616: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2617: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2618: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2619: installation.
1.113 naddy 2620: <p>
1.47 louis 2621:
1.247 jufi 2622: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2623: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2624: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2625: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2626:
2627: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2628: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2629: </ul>
1.57 louis 2630:
1.69 deraadt 2631: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2632: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2633:
1.247 jufi 2634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2635: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2636: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2637: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2638:
2639: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2640: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2641: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2642: <p>
1.12 louis 2643:
1.247 jufi 2644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2645: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2646: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2647: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2648:
2649: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2650: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2651: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2652: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2653: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2654: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2655: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2656: <p>
1.247 jufi 2657: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2658:
1.69 deraadt 2659: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2660: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2661:
1.247 jufi 2662: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2663: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2664: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2665:
2666: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2667: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2668: available."
1.113 naddy 2669: <p>
1.247 jufi 2670: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 2671:
1.69 deraadt 2672: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2673: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2674:
1.247 jufi 2675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 2676: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2677: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2678:
2679: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2680: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2681: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2682: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2683: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2684: <p>
1.33 louis 2685:
1.247 jufi 2686: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2687: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2688: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2689: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2690:
1.113 naddy 2691: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2692: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2693: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2694: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2695: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2696: <p>
1.247 jufi 2697: </ul>
1.57 louis 2698:
1.69 deraadt 2699: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2700: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2701:
1.247 jufi 2702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2703: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2704: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2705: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2706:
2707: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2708: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2709: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2710:
1.247 jufi 2711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2712: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2713: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2714: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2715: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2716:
2717: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2718: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2719:
1.247 jufi 2720: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2721: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2722:
1.113 naddy 2723: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2724:
1.247 jufi 2725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 2726: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2727: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2728: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2729:
2730: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2731: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 2732: </ul>
1.23 louis 2733:
1.69 deraadt 2734: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2735: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2736:
1.247 jufi 2737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2738: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2739: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2740:
2741: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2742: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2743: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2744:
1.247 jufi 2745: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2746: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2747: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2748: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2749:
2750: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2751: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2752: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2753: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2754: </ul>
1.57 louis 2755:
1.69 deraadt 2756: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2757: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2758:
1.247 jufi 2759: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 2760: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2761: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2762: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2763:
2764: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2765: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2766: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2767: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2768: <p>
1.15 louis 2769:
1.247 jufi 2770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2771: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2772: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2773: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2774:
2775: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2776: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2777: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2778: columns."
1.113 naddy 2779: <p>
1.247 jufi 2780: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2781:
1.69 deraadt 2782: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2783: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2784:
1.247 jufi 2785: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2786: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2787: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2788: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2789:
2790: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2791: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2792:
1.113 naddy 2793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2794: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2795: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2796:
2797: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2798: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2799: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 2800: </ul>
1.57 louis 2801:
1.69 deraadt 2802: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2803: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2804:
1.113 naddy 2805: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2806: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2807: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2808: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2809:
1.222 miod 2810: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2811: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2812: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2813: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2814: <p>
1.247 jufi 2815: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2816:
1.69 deraadt 2817: <h2>August, 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://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2822: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2823:
1.69 deraadt 2824: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2825: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2826: <p>
1.247 jufi 2827: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2828:
1.69 deraadt 2829: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2830: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 2831:
1.247 jufi 2832: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2833: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2834: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2835: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2836:
2837: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2838: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2839: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2840:
1.247 jufi 2841: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 2842: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2843: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2844: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2845: <p>
1.247 jufi 2846: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2847:
1.69 deraadt 2848: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2849: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2850:
1.247 jufi 2851: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2852: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2853: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2854: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2855: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2856: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2857:
2858: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2859: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2860: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2861: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2862: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2863: <p>
1.247 jufi 2864: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 2865:
2866: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2867: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2868:
1.247 jufi 2869: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2870: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2871: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2872:
1.69 deraadt 2873: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2874: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2875: <p>
1.112 naddy 2876:
1.247 jufi 2877: </ul>
1.113 naddy 2878: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2879:
1.113 naddy 2880: <hr>
2881: <a name=se></a>
1.247 jufi 2882: <h3><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2883:
1.200 niklas 2884: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2885:
1.247 jufi 2886: <ul>
2887: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2888: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2889: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2890:
2891: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2892: <p>
2893:
1.247 jufi 2894: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2895:
2896: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2897:
1.247 jufi 2898: <ul>
2899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2900: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2901: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2902:
2903: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2904: <p>
2905:
1.247 jufi 2906: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2907: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2908: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2909:
2910: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2911: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2912: <p>
2913:
1.247 jufi 2914: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2915:
2916: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
2917:
1.247 jufi 2918: <ul>
2919: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2920: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2921: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2922:
2923: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2924: <p>
2925:
1.247 jufi 2926: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2927:
1.102 niklas 2928: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
2929:
1.247 jufi 2930: <ul>
2931: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 2932: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 2933: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 2934:
2935: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2936: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2937: <p>
1.102 niklas 2938:
1.247 jufi 2939: </ul>
1.102 niklas 2940:
1.84 niklas 2941: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2942:
1.247 jufi 2943: <ul>
2944: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 2945: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2946: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2947:
2948: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2949: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2950: <p>
1.84 niklas 2951:
1.247 jufi 2952: </ul>
1.84 niklas 2953:
1.69 deraadt 2954: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2955:
1.247 jufi 2956: <ul>
2957: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2958: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2959: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2960:
1.222 miod 2961: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 2962: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2963: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2964: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2965:
1.247 jufi 2966: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2967: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2968: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2969: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2970: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2971:
1.20 louis 2972: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2973: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2974: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2975: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2976: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2977:
1.247 jufi 2978: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2979:
1.113 naddy 2980: <hr>
1.202 jufi 2981: <a name=fi></a>
1.247 jufi 2982: <h3><font color="#e00000">Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
1.202 jufi 2983:
2984:
2985: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2986: <ul>
1.202 jufi 2987:
1.247 jufi 2988: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.202 jufi 2989: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
2990: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
2991:
2992: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
2993: will be removed from OpenBSD.
1.247 jufi 2994: </ul>
1.202 jufi 2995:
2996: <hr>
1.113 naddy 2997: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 2998:
1.247 jufi 2999: <h3><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 3000:
3001:
1.170 louis 3002: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3003: <ul>
1.170 louis 3004:
1.247 jufi 3005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.170 louis 3006: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
3007: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
3008: </strong></font><br>
3009:
3010: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
3011: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
3012: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
3013: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3014: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3015: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 3016: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 3017: <p>
1.247 jufi 3018: </ul>
1.170 louis 3019:
1.69 deraadt 3020: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3021: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3022:
1.247 jufi 3023: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.135 ericj 3024: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 3025: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 3026: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 3027:
3028: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3029: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3030: translating and reprinting articles from
3031: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 3032: <p>
1.247 jufi 3033: </ul>
1.20 louis 3034:
1.113 naddy 3035: <hr>
3036: <a name=de></a>
1.247 jufi 3037: <h3><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1.50 louis 3038:
1.246 jufi 3039: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3040: <ul>
3041: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3042: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3043: December 04, 2002
3044: </strong></font><br>
3045: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
3046: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3047: <p>
1.247 jufi 3048: </ul>
1.246 jufi 3049:
1.151 louis 3050: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3051: <ul>
1.151 louis 3052:
1.247 jufi 3053: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.151 louis 3054: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3055: </strong></font><br>
3056:
3057: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3058: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3059: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3060: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3061: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3062: <p>
1.247 jufi 3063: </ul>
1.151 louis 3064:
1.72 louis 3065: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3066: <ul>
1.72 louis 3067:
1.247 jufi 3068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 3069: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 3070: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 3071: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 3072:
1.101 jufi 3073: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 3074: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
3075: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 3076: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 3077: Giving way to
3078: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
3079: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
3080: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
3081: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 3082: <p>
1.247 jufi 3083: </ul>
1.72 louis 3084:
1.69 deraadt 3085: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3086: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3087:
1.247 jufi 3088: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3089: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 3090: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 3091: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 3092:
3093: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 3094: <p>
1.247 jufi 3095: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3096:
1.50 louis 3097:
1.113 naddy 3098: <hr>
3099: <a name=ru></a>
1.247 jufi 3100: <h3><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1.56 deraadt 3101:
1.69 deraadt 3102: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3103: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3104:
1.247 jufi 3105: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3106: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3107: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 3108: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 3109:
3110: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 3111: <p>
1.247 jufi 3112: </ul>
1.62 form 3113:
1.69 deraadt 3114: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3115: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3116:
1.247 jufi 3117: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3118: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3119: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 3120: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 3121:
1.59 form 3122: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 3123: <p>
1.112 naddy 3124:
1.247 jufi 3125: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3126:
1.113 naddy 3127: <hr>
3128: <a name=pl></a>
1.247 jufi 3129: <h3><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
3130: <ul>
1.56 deraadt 3131:
1.247 jufi 3132: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.129 louis 3133: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
3134: Radio, August 2, 2000
3135: </strong></font><br>
3136:
3137: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 3138: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 3139: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
3140: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
3141: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
3142: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
3143: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
3144: <p>
3145:
1.247 jufi 3146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 3147: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
3148: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
3149: January 2000
1.113 naddy 3150: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 3151:
3152: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
3153: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
3154: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
3155: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
3156: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
3157: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.247 jufi 3158: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1.113 naddy 3159: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 3160: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
3161: with the translation. For the full text, see the
3162: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
3163: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 3164: <p>
1.247 jufi 3165: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 3166:
1.113 naddy 3167: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3168: <a name=es></a>
1.247 jufi 3169: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
1.216 horacio 3170:
3171: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3172: <ul>
1.216 horacio 3173:
1.247 jufi 3174: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.216 horacio 3175: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
3176: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
3177: </strong></font><br>
3178:
3179: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 3180: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 3181: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
3182: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
3183: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
3184: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1.247 jufi 3185: A
1.216 horacio 3186: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
3187: <p>
1.247 jufi 3188: </ul>
1.216 horacio 3189:
1.252 miod 3190: <hr>
3191: <a name=fr></a>
3192: <h3><font color="#e00000">French press coverage (in French)</font></h3><p>
3193:
3194: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
3195: <ul>
3196:
3197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3198: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">OpenBSD ne
3199: désarme pas</a>, Libroscope interview, Marc 19, 2003
3200: </strong></font><br>
3201:
3202: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
3203: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
3204: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
3205: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
3206: <p>
3207: </ul>
3208:
1.216 horacio 3209:
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