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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>
1.283 jsyn 39: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
40: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
41: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
42: </strong></font></br>
43: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
44: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
45: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
46: <p>
47:
48: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 49: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
50: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 51: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 52: </strong></font><br>
53: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
54: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
55: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
56: american century.
57: <p>
58:
59: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 60: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
61: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 62: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 63: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 64: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
65: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
66: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
67: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
68: Can also be found online at:
69: <ul>
70: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
71: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 72: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.267 deraadt 73: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 74: <p>
75:
76: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.262 beck 77: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
78: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 79: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 80: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 81: </strong></font><br>
82: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 83: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
84: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
85: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
86: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 87:
88: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
89: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
90: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
91: New York Times.
92: </strong></font>(free registration required)
93:
1.273 deraadt 94: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
95: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 96: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 97: ABC News.
98: </strong></font>
99:
100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
101: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
102: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
103: Seattle Post Intelligencer.
104: </strong></font>
105:
106: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
107: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 108: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 109: Lakeland Ledger.
1.273 deraadt 110: </strong></font>
111:
112: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 113: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
114: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 115: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 116: </strong></font>
117:
118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 119: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 120: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 121: Times Daily, AL.
122: </strong></font>
123:
124: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
125: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
126: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
127: Boston.com, MA.
128: </strong></font>
129:
130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
131: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 132: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 133: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
134: </strong></font>
135:
136: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 137: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
138: [Article was pulled]</a>
139: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 140: </strong></font>
141:
142: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
143: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
144: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
145: Infoshop News.
146: </strong></font>
147:
148: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
149: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
150: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
151: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
152: </strong></font>
153:
154: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
155: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
156: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
157: NEPA News, PA.
158: </strong></font>
159:
160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
161: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
162: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
163: Wired News.
164: </strong></font>
165:
1.271 deraadt 166: </ul>
167: <p>
1.272 deraadt 168: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
169: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 170: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
171: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
172: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
173: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
174: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
175: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
176: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
177: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
178: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
179: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 180: <p>
181: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 182:
183: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.285 ! jsyn 184: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
! 185: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
! 186: Indianapolis Star, IN.
! 187: </strong></font>
! 188:
! 189: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 190: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
191: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
192: Miami Herald, FL.
193: </strong></font>
194:
195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 196: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 197: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
198: </strong></font>
199:
200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
201: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 202: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 203: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 204: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 205:
206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
207: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
208: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
209: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
210: ABC News.
211: </strong></font>
212:
1.276 deraadt 213: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
214: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
215: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.284 jsyn 216: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 217: </strong></font>
218:
1.263 deraadt 219: </ul>
1.262 beck 220: <p>
221:
222: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 223: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
224: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 225: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 226: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 227: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 228: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
229: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
230: <p>
231:
232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 233: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
234: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
235: OS News, April 18, 2003.
236: </strong></font><br>
237: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
238: <p>
239:
240: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 241: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
242: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 243: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 244: </strong></font><br>
245: Another report on the DARPA funding.
246: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
247: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
248: <p>
249:
250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 251: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
252: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 253: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 254: </strong></font><br>
255: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
256: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
257: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
258: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
259: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
260: Goes on to say:
261: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
262: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
263: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
264: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 265: This article is also found online at:
266: <ul>
267: <li><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
268: BusinessWeek.com</a>
269: <li><a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">ZDnet</a>
270: </ul>
1.260 ian 271: <p>
1.279 deraadt 272:
1.260 ian 273: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
274: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
275: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.269 deraadt 276: SlashDot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 277: </strong></font><br>
1.265 deraadt 278: SlashDot report (and user folloups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 279: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
280: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
281: without notice or justification.
282: <p>
283:
284: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
285: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
286: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 287: MARC (Mailing list ARchives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 288: </strong></font><br>
289: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
290: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
291: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
292: effective today, without any warning..."
293: <p>
1.257 ian 294:
295: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 296: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
297: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 298: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 299: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 300: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
301: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
302: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
303: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
304: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 305: <p>
306:
307: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 308: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
309: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 310: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 311: </strong></font><br>
312: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
313: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
314: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
315: quoting two of them:
316: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
317: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
318: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
319: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
320: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
321: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
322: <p>
323:
1.255 ian 324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 325: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
326: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 327: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 328: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 329: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 330: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
331: security experts for more than three decades."
332: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
333: <p>
1.261 ian 334:
1.254 drahn 335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 336: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
337: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 338: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 339: </strong></font><br>
340: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
341: from US DARPA.
342: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
343: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
344: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
345: the BSD license.
346: <p>
347: </ul>
348:
1.251 ian 349: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
350: <ul>
351:
352: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
353: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
354: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 355: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 356: </strong></font><br>
357: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
358: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
359: Mentions
360: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
361: and
362: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
363: programs.
364: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
365: goverment purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
366: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
367: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
368: <p>
1.260 ian 369:
370: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
371: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
372: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
373: </strong></font><br>
374: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
375: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
376: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
377: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
378: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
379: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
380: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
381: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
382: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
383: put into service."
384: <p>
385: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
386: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
387: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
388: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
389: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
390: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
391: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
392: computers with security features."
393: <p>
1.251 ian 394: </ul>
395:
1.249 jufi 396: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
397: <ul>
398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
399: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
400: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 401: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 402: </strong></font><br>
403: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
404: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
405: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no reponse politics.
406: <p>
407: </ul>
408:
1.246 jufi 409: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 410: <ul>
1.246 jufi 411:
1.247 jufi 412: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 413: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 414: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
415: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 416: </strong></font><br>
417: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
418: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
419: <p>
420:
1.247 jufi 421: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 422: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 423: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
424: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 425: </strong></font><br>
426: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
427: in their annual OpenHack security test.
428: <p>
1.247 jufi 429: </ul>
1.246 jufi 430:
1.244 jufi 431: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 432: <ul>
1.246 jufi 433:
1.247 jufi 434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 435: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
436: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
437: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 438: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 439: </strong></font><br>
440: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
441: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
442: md5 digests.
443: <p>
444:
1.247 jufi 445: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 446: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 447: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
448: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 449: </strong></font><br>
450: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
451: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
452: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
453: right the first time."
454: <p>
1.247 jufi 455: </ul>
1.244 jufi 456:
457:
458: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 459: <ul>
1.244 jufi 460:
1.247 jufi 461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 462: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 463: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
464: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 465: </strong></font><br>
466: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
467: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
468: part 6</a>.
469: <p>
470:
1.247 jufi 471: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 472: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 473: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
474: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 475: </strong></font><br>
476: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
477: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
478: <p>
1.247 jufi 479: </ul>
1.242 jufi 480:
481: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 482: <ul>
1.242 jufi 483:
1.247 jufi 484: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 485: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 486: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
487: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 488: </strong></font><br>
489: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
490: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
491: <p>
492:
1.247 jufi 493: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 494: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 495: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
496: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 497: </strong></font><br>
498: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
499: this time using pf.
500: <p>
1.247 jufi 501: </ul>
1.242 jufi 502:
503: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 504: <ul>
1.242 jufi 505:
1.247 jufi 506: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 507: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 508: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
509: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 510: </strong></font><br>
511: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
512: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
513: their rotation.
514: <p>
515:
1.247 jufi 516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 517: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 518: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
519: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 520: </strong></font><br>
521: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
522: <p>
1.247 jufi 523: </ul>
1.242 jufi 524:
1.239 jufi 525: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 526: <ul>
1.239 jufi 527:
1.247 jufi 528: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 529: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 530: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
531: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 532: </strong></font><br>
533: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
534: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
535: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
536: <p>
537:
1.247 jufi 538: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 539: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 540: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
541: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 542: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 543: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
544: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
545: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 546: <p>
1.247 jufi 547: </ul>
1.239 jufi 548:
1.235 lebel 549: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 550: <ul>
1.235 lebel 551:
1.239 jufi 552:
1.247 jufi 553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 554: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 555: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
556: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 557: </strong></font><br>
558: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
559: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
560: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
561: <p>
1.247 jufi 562: </ul>
1.235 lebel 563:
1.228 horacio 564: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 565: <ul>
1.228 horacio 566:
1.247 jufi 567: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 568: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 569: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
570: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 571: </strong></font><br>
572: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
573: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
574: <p>
575:
1.247 jufi 576: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 577: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 578: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
579: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 580: </strong></font><br>
581: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
582: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
583: <p>
584:
1.247 jufi 585: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 586: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 587: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
588: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 589: </strong></font><br>
590: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
591: on the desktop of his parents.
592: <p>
593:
1.247 jufi 594: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 595: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 596: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
597: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 598: </strong></font><br>
599: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
600: using IPFilter.
601:
602: <p>
603:
1.247 jufi 604: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 605: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 606: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
607: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 608: </strong></font><br>
609: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
610: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
611: perspectives of the four OS.
612: <br>
613: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 614: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 615: <p>
616:
1.247 jufi 617: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 618: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
619: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 620: software and security</a>,
621: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 622: </strong></font><br>
623:
624: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
625: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
626: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
627: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
628: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
629: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
630: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
631: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
632: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
633: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
634: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
635: security conscious team beyond doubt.
636: <p>
1.247 jufi 637: </ul>
1.228 horacio 638:
1.225 horacio 639: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 640: <ul>
1.225 horacio 641:
1.247 jufi 642: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 643: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
644: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 645: Interview</a>,
646: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 647: </strong></font><br>
648:
649: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
650: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
651: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 652: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 653: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
654: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
655: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
656: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
657: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 658: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 659: of choice.
660: <p>
1.247 jufi 661: </ul>
1.225 horacio 662:
663: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 664: <ul>
1.225 horacio 665:
1.247 jufi 666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 667: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 668: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
669: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 670: </strong></font><br>
671:
672: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
673: <p>
674:
1.247 jufi 675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 676: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 677: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
678: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 679: </strong></font><br>
680:
681: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
682: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
683: <p>
1.247 jufi 684: </ul>
1.225 horacio 685:
1.218 horacio 686: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 687: <ul>
1.218 horacio 688:
1.247 jufi 689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 690: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 691: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
692: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 693: </strong></font><br>
694:
695: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
696: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
697: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
698: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
699: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
700: subjects. Worth a read.
701: <p>
702:
703:
1.247 jufi 704: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 705: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 706: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
707: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 708: </strong></font><br>
709:
710: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
711: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
712: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
713: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
714: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
715: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
716: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
717: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
718: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 719: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 720: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
721: on other operating systems.<br>
722: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
723: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
724: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
725: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
726: <p>
727:
1.247 jufi 728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 729: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 730: Operating System 2010</a>,
731: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 732: </strong></font><br>
733:
734: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
735: covering the level of software integration into the core
736: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
737: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
738: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
739: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
740: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
741: <p>
742:
1.247 jufi 743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 744: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 745: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
746: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 747: </strong></font><br>
748:
749: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
750: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
751: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
752: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
753: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
754: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
755: <p>
1.247 jufi 756: </ul>
1.221 horacio 757:
1.210 jufi 758: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 759: <ul>
1.215 horacio 760:
1.247 jufi 761: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 762: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 763: Already a Contender</a>,
764: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 765: </strong></font><br>
766:
767: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
768: source software in response to an article which claimed that
769: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
770: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
771: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
772: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
773: <p>
774:
1.247 jufi 775: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 776: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 777: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
778: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 779: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 780:
1.224 horacio 781: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
782: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
783: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
784: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
785: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
786: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 787: <p>
1.247 jufi 788: </ul>
1.215 horacio 789:
790: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 791: <ul>
1.215 horacio 792:
1.247 jufi 793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 794: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
795: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 796: Division</a>,
797: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 798: </strong></font><br>
799:
800: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
801: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 802: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 803: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
804: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
805: investment</em>.<br>
806: The implementation details can be seen on their
807: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
808: <p>
809:
1.247 jufi 810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 811: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 812: Thinking about Security</a>,
813: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 814: </strong></font><br>
815:
816: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
817: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
818: security and says that even secured operating systems running
819: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
820: to time.<br>
821: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
822: system and just the most secure system.
823: <p>
824:
1.247 jufi 825: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 826: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 827: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
828: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 829: </strong></font><br>
830:
831: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
832: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
833: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
834: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
835: choice:<br>
836: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
837: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
838: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
839: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
840: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
841: network security devices and as such must be well
842: armored."</em><br>
843: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
844: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
845: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
846: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
847: <br>
848: Bravo!
849: <p>
1.247 jufi 850: </ul>
1.210 jufi 851:
1.207 ian 852: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 853: <ul>
1.215 horacio 854:
1.247 jufi 855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 856: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
857: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
858: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 859:
1.207 ian 860: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
861: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 862: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 863: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
864: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
865: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 866: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 867: <p>
1.247 jufi 868: </ul>
1.207 ian 869:
1.194 jufi 870: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 871: <ul>
1.194 jufi 872:
1.247 jufi 873: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 874: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 875: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
876: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 877: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 878:
1.240 miod 879: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 880: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
881: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
882: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
883: <p>
884:
1.247 jufi 885: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 886: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 887: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
888: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
889: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 890:
1.240 miod 891: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 892: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 893: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
894: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
895: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 896: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 897: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
898: <br>
899: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
900: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
901: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
902: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
903: <p>
904:
1.247 jufi 905: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 906: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
907: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 908: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 909: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 910:
1.194 jufi 911: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
912: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
913: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
914: <br>
915: The new
916: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 917: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 918: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
919: <p>
1.247 jufi 920: </ul>
1.194 jufi 921:
1.190 horacio 922: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 923: <ul>
1.190 horacio 924:
1.247 jufi 925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 926:
927: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
928: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
929:
930: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
931: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
932:
933: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
934: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
935:
1.212 horacio 936: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
937: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 938: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
939:
1.211 horacio 940: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
941: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 942: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
943:
1.247 jufi 944: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 945: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
946:
1.247 jufi 947: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 948: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
949:
1.212 horacio 950: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
951: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 952: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
953:
954: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
955: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
956:
957: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
958: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
959:
960: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
961: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
962:
963: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 964: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 965:
1.192 jufi 966: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
967: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 968: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 969:
1.193 deraadt 970: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
971: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 972: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 973:
1.247 jufi 974: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 975: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
976:
1.247 jufi 977: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 978: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
979: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
980:
1.213 horacio 981: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 982: 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 983: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
984:
1.190 horacio 985: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 986: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
987: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
988: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
989: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
990: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
991: <p>
1.190 horacio 992:
1.247 jufi 993: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 994: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
995: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
996: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 997: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 998:
1.195 jufi 999: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1000: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1001: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1002: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1003: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1004: <p>
1005:
1.247 jufi 1006: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1007: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1008: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1009: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1010: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1011:
1.191 jufi 1012: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1013: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
1014: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
1015: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 1016: <p>
1.247 jufi 1017: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1018:
1.191 jufi 1019:
1.186 jufi 1020: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1021: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1022:
1.247 jufi 1023: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1024: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1025: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1026: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1027: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1028:
1.188 jufi 1029: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1030: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1031: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1032: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1033: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1034: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1035: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1036: <p>
1037:
1.191 jufi 1038:
1.247 jufi 1039: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1040: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1041: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1042: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1043: </strong></font><br>
1044:
1045: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1046: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1047: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1048: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1049: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1050: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1051: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1052: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1053: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1054: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1055: familiar?
1056: <p>
1.247 jufi 1057: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1058:
1.178 louis 1059: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1060: <ul>
1.178 louis 1061:
1.247 jufi 1062: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1063: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1064: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1065: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1066: </strong></font><br>
1067:
1068: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1069: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1070: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1071: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1072: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1073: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1074: <p>
1075:
1.247 jufi 1076: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1077: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1078: Open source under the hood</a>,
1079: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1080: </strong></font><br>
1081:
1082: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1083: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1084: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1085: <p>
1086:
1.247 jufi 1087: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1088: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1089: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1090: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1091: </strong></font><br>
1092:
1093: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1094: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1095: <p>
1.247 jufi 1096: </ul>
1.179 louis 1097:
1.174 louis 1098:
1.175 louis 1099: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1100: <ul>
1.175 louis 1101:
1.247 jufi 1102: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1103: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1104: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1105: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1106: </strong></font><br>
1107:
1108: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1109: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1110: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1111: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1112: <p>
1113:
1.247 jufi 1114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1115: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1116: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1117: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1118: </strong></font><br>
1119:
1120: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1121: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1122: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1123: <p>
1.247 jufi 1124: </ul>
1.175 louis 1125:
1.176 louis 1126:
1.172 mickey 1127: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1128: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1129:
1.247 jufi 1130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1131: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1132: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1133: </strong></font><br>
1134:
1135: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1136: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1137: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1138: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1139: <p>
1140:
1.247 jufi 1141: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1142: <a
1.269 deraadt 1143: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1144: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1145: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1146: </strong></font><br>
1147:
1148: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1149: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1150: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1151: <p>
1152:
1.247 jufi 1153: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1154: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1155: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1156: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1157: </strong></font><br>
1158:
1159: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1160: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1161: <p>
1162:
1.247 jufi 1163: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1164: <a
1.269 deraadt 1165: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1166: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1167: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1168: </strong></font><br>
1169:
1170: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1171: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1172: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1173: our own Theo de Raadt.
1174: <p>
1175:
1.247 jufi 1176: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1177: <a
1.269 deraadt 1178: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1179: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1180: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1181: </strong></font><br>
1182:
1183: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1184: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1185: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1186: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1187: shut down.]
1188: <p>
1189:
1.247 jufi 1190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1191: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1192: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1193: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1194: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1195: </strong></font><br>
1196:
1197: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1198: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1199: <p>
1.247 jufi 1200: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1201:
1.161 louis 1202: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1203: <ul>
1.161 louis 1204:
1.247 jufi 1205: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1206: <a
1.269 deraadt 1207: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1208: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1209: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1210: </strong></font><br>
1211:
1212: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1213: by John Wolley
1214: <p>
1215:
1.247 jufi 1216: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1217: <a
1.269 deraadt 1218: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1219: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1220: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1221: </strong></font><br>
1222:
1223: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1224: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1225: OpenBSD).
1226: <p>
1227:
1.247 jufi 1228: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1229: <a
1.247 jufi 1230: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1231: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1232: </strong></font><br>
1233:
1234: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1235: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1236: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1237: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1238: and hindsight.
1239: <p>
1240:
1.247 jufi 1241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1242: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1243: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1244: </strong></font><br>
1245:
1246: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1247: <p>
1248:
1.247 jufi 1249: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1250: <a
1.168 provos 1251: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1252: December 7, 2000
1253: </strong></font><br>
1254:
1255: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1256: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1257: us explain.
1258: <p>
1259:
1.247 jufi 1260: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1261: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1262: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1263: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1264: December 6, 2000
1265: </strong></font><br>
1266:
1267: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1268: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1269: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1270: <p>
1271:
1.247 jufi 1272: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1273: <a
1.226 horacio 1274: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1275: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1276: </strong></font><br>
1277:
1278: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1279: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1280: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1281: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1282: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1283: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1284: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1285: <p>
1.162 millert 1286:
1.247 jufi 1287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1288: <a
1.161 louis 1289: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1290: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1291: </strong></font><br>
1292:
1293: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1294: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1295: <p>
1296:
1.247 jufi 1297: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1298: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1299: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1300: </strong></font><br>
1301:
1302: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1303: <p>
1304:
1305:
1.247 jufi 1306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1307: <a
1.226 horacio 1308: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1309: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1310: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1311: </strong></font><br>
1312:
1313: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1314: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1315: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1316: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1317: <p>
1.247 jufi 1318: </ul>
1.169 louis 1319:
1.158 louis 1320: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1321: <ul>
1.147 louis 1322:
1.247 jufi 1323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1324: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1325: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1326: </strong></font><br>
1327:
1328: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1329: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1330: <p>
1331:
1.247 jufi 1332: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1333: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1334: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1335: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1336: </strong></font><br>
1337: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1338: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1339: <p>
1340:
1.247 jufi 1341: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1342: <a
1343: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1344: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1345: </strong></font><br>
1346:
1347: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1348: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1349: <p>
1350:
1.247 jufi 1351: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1352: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1353: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1354: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1355:
1.213 horacio 1356: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1357: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1358: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1359: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1360: <p>
1.215 horacio 1361:
1.247 jufi 1362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1363: <a
1364: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1365: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1366: </strong></font><br>
1367:
1368: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1369: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1370: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1371: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1372: much of the attitude too).
1373: <p>
1.161 louis 1374:
1.247 jufi 1375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1376: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1377: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1378: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1379:
1.157 louis 1380: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1381: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1382: <p>
1.247 jufi 1383: </ul>
1.157 louis 1384:
1385: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1386: <ul>
1.157 louis 1387:
1.247 jufi 1388: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1389: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1390: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1391: </strong></font><br>
1392:
1393: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1394: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1395: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1396: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1397: <p>
1398:
1.247 jufi 1399: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1400: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1401: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1402: </strong></font><br>
1403:
1404: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1405: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1406: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1407: it because they love coding...
1408: <p>
1409:
1.247 jufi 1410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1411: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1412: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1413: </strong></font><br>
1414:
1415: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1416: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1417: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1418: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1419: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1420: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1421: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1422: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1423: <p>
1424:
1.247 jufi 1425: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1426: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1427: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1428: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1429: </strong></font><br>
1430:
1431: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1432: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1433: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1434: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1435: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1436: the pizza.
1437: <p>
1438:
1.247 jufi 1439: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1440: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1441: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1442: </strong></font><br>
1443:
1444: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1445: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1446: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1447: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1448: problems.
1449: <p>
1450:
1.247 jufi 1451: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1452: <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 1453: </strong></font><br>
1454:
1.222 miod 1455: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1456: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1457: - whether they like it or not.
1458: <p>
1459:
1.247 jufi 1460: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1461: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1462: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1463: </strong></font><br>
1464:
1465: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1466: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1467: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1468: <p>
1.148 aaron 1469:
1.247 jufi 1470: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1471: <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 1472: </strong></font><br>
1473:
1474: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1475: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1476: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1477: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1478: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1479: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1480: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1481: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1482: <p>
1483:
1.247 jufi 1484: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1485: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1486: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1487: </strong></font><br>
1488:
1489: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1490: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1491: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1492: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1493: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1494: <p>
1.247 jufi 1495: </ul>
1.147 louis 1496:
1.138 louis 1497: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1498: <ul>
1.138 louis 1499:
1.247 jufi 1500: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1501: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1502: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1503: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1504: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1505: </strong></font><br>
1506:
1.227 horacio 1507: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1508: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1509: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1510: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1511: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1512: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1513: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1514: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1515: <p>
1516:
1.247 jufi 1517: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1518: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1519: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1520: </strong></font><br>
1521:
1522: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1523: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1524: groups, and even Linux.
1525: <p>
1526:
1.247 jufi 1527: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1528: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1529: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1530: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1531: </strong></font><br>
1532:
1533: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1534: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1535: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1536: library after installing the OS.
1537: <p>
1538:
1.247 jufi 1539: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1540: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1541: Sys Admin, September 2000
1542: </strong></font><br>
1543:
1544: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1545: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1546: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1547: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1548: (<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>,
1549: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1550: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1551: <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 1552: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1553: out of the system.
1554: <p>
1555:
1.247 jufi 1556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1557: <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
1558: </strong></font><br>
1559:
1560: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1561: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1562: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1563: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1564: the IP filtering and address translation.
1565: <p>
1.247 jufi 1566: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1567:
1.131 louis 1568: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1569: <ul>
1.131 louis 1570:
1.247 jufi 1571: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1572: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1573: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1574: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1575: </strong></font><br>
1576:
1577: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1578: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1579: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1580: <p>
1581:
1.247 jufi 1582: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1583: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1584: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1585: </strong></font><br>
1586:
1587: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1588: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1589: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1590: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1591: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1592: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1593: note of"</i>.
1594: <p>
1595:
1.247 jufi 1596: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1597: <a
1.247 jufi 1598: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1599: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1600: </strong></font><br>
1601:
1602: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1603: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1604: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1605: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1606: <p>
1607:
1.247 jufi 1608: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1609: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1610: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1611: </strong></font><br>
1612:
1613: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1614: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1615: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1616: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1617: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1618: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1619: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1620: <p>
1621:
1.247 jufi 1622: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1623: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1624: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1625: 2000
1626: </strong></font><br>
1627:
1628: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1629: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1630: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1631: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1632: against current industry practices.
1633: <p>
1634:
1.247 jufi 1635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1636: <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
1637: </strong></font><br>
1638:
1639: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1640: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1641: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1642: <p>
1643:
1.247 jufi 1644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1645: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1646: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1647: </strong></font><br>
1648:
1649: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1650: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1651: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1652: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1653: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1654: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1655: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1656: <p>
1657:
1.247 jufi 1658: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1659: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1660: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1661: </strong></font><br>
1662:
1663: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1664: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1665: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1666: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1667: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1668: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1669: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1670: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1671: <p>
1.247 jufi 1672: </ul>
1.131 louis 1673:
1.118 louis 1674: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1675: <ul>
1.118 louis 1676:
1.247 jufi 1677: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1678: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1679: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1680: </strong></font><br>
1681:
1682: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1683: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1684: about time. The article mentions that
1685: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1686: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1687: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1688: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1689: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1690: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1691: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1692: <p>
1693:
1.247 jufi 1694: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1695: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1696: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1697: </strong></font><br>
1698:
1699: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1700: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1701: of OpenSSH.
1702: <p>
1703:
1.247 jufi 1704: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1705: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1706: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1707: </strong></font><br>
1708:
1709: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1710: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1711: bridging.
1712: <p>
1713:
1.247 jufi 1714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1715: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1716: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1717: </strong></font><br>
1718:
1.121 deraadt 1719: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1720: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1721: <p>
1722:
1.247 jufi 1723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1724: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1725: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1726: </strong></font><br>
1727:
1728: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1729: <p>
1730:
1.247 jufi 1731: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1732: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1733: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1734: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1735: </strong></font><br>
1736:
1.120 deraadt 1737: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1738: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1739: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1740: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1741: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1742: <p>
1743:
1.247 jufi 1744: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1745: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1746: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1747: </strong></font><br>
1748:
1.222 miod 1749: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1750: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1751: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1752: protocols and their quirks.
1753: <p>
1754:
1.247 jufi 1755: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1756: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1757: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1758: </strong></font><br>
1759:
1760: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1761: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1762: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1763: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1764: <p>
1765:
1.247 jufi 1766: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1767: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1768: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1769: </strong></font><br>
1770:
1771: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1772: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1773: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1774: <p>
1775:
1.247 jufi 1776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1777: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1778: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1779: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1780: </strong></font><br>
1781:
1782: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1783: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1784: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1785: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1786: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1787: <p>
1.247 jufi 1788: </ul>
1.118 louis 1789:
1.104 louis 1790: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1791: <ul>
1.104 louis 1792:
1.247 jufi 1793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 1794: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1795: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1796: </strong></font><br>
1797:
1798: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1799: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1800: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1801: be a bit dry.
1802: <p>
1803:
1.247 jufi 1804: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1805: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1806: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1807: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1808: </strong></font><br>
1809: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1810: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1811: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1812: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1813: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1814: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1815: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1816: <p>
1817:
1.247 jufi 1818: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1819: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1820: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1821: 2000
1.128 louis 1822: </strong></font><br>
1823:
1824: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1825: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1826: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1827: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1828: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1829: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1830: <p>
1831:
1.247 jufi 1832: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1833: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1834: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1835: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1836:
1837: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1838: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1839: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1840: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1841: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1842: <p>
1.110 louis 1843:
1.247 jufi 1844: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 1845: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1846: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1847: </strong></font><br>
1848:
1849: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1850: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1851: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1852: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1853: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1854: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1855: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1856: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1857: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1858: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1859: <p>
1860:
1.247 jufi 1861: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 1862: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1863: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1864:
1865: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1866: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1867: <p>
1.108 louis 1868:
1.247 jufi 1869: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 1870: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1871: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1872: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1873:
1874: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1875: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1876: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1877: <p>
1.106 louis 1878:
1.247 jufi 1879: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 1880: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1881: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1882: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1883:
1884: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1885: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1886: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1887: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1888: <p>
1.107 louis 1889:
1.247 jufi 1890: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1891: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1892: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1893: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1894:
1895: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1896: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1897: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1898: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1899: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1900: <p>
1.105 louis 1901:
1.247 jufi 1902: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 1903: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1904: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1905: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1906:
1.113 naddy 1907: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1908: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1909: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1910: <p>
1.104 louis 1911:
1.247 jufi 1912: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1913: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1914: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1915: </strong></font><br>
1916:
1917: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1918: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1919: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1920: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1921: <p>
1.247 jufi 1922: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 1923:
1.85 louis 1924: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1925: <ul>
1.85 louis 1926:
1.247 jufi 1927: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1928: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1929: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1930: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1931:
1932: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1933: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1934: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1935: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1936: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1937: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
1938: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 1939: <p>
1.99 louis 1940:
1.247 jufi 1941: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1942: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 1943: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 1944: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 1945:
1946: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
1947: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
1948: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
1949: conditions.
1.113 naddy 1950: <p>
1.100 louis 1951:
1.247 jufi 1952: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1953: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 1954: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 1955: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 1956:
1957: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
1958: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
1959: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
1960: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 1961: <p>
1.95 louis 1962:
1.247 jufi 1963: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1964: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 1965: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 1966: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 1967:
1968: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
1969: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 1970: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 1971: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
1972: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 1973: <p>
1.92 louis 1974:
1.247 jufi 1975: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1976: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 1977: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1978: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 1979:
1980: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
1981: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
1982: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
1983: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
1984: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
1985: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 1986: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 1987: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 1988: <p>
1.91 louis 1989:
1.247 jufi 1990: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1991: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
1992: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 1993: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 1994:
1995: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
1996: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
1997: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
1998: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
1999: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2000: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2001: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2002: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2003: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2004: <p>
1.90 louis 2005:
1.247 jufi 2006: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2007: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2008: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2009: </strong></font><br>
2010: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2011: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2012: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2013: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2014: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2015: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2016: <p>
2017:
1.247 jufi 2018: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2019: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2020: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2021: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2022:
1.113 naddy 2023: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2024: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2025: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2026: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2027: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2028: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2029: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2030: <p>
1.87 louis 2031:
1.247 jufi 2032: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2033: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2034: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2035: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2036:
2037: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2038: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2039: <p>
1.85 louis 2040:
1.247 jufi 2041: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2042: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2043: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2044: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2045:
2046: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2047: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2048: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2049: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2050: <p>
1.89 louis 2051:
1.247 jufi 2052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2053: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2054: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2055: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2056:
2057: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2058: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2059: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2060: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2061: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2062: </ul>
1.85 louis 2063:
1.78 deraadt 2064: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2065: <ul>
1.74 louis 2066:
1.247 jufi 2067: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2068: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2069: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2070: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2071: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2072:
2073: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2074: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2075: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2076: <p>
1.83 louis 2077:
1.247 jufi 2078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2079: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2080: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2081: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2082:
2083: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2084: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2085: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2086: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2087: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2088: <p>
1.93 louis 2089:
1.247 jufi 2090: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2091: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2092: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2093: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2094: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2095:
1.83 louis 2096: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2097: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2098: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2099: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2100: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2101: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2102: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2103: <p>
1.82 aaron 2104:
1.247 jufi 2105: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2106: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2107: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2108: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2109:
1.83 louis 2110: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2111: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2112: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2113: <p>
1.80 louis 2114:
1.247 jufi 2115: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2116: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2117: Bad Press</a>,
2118: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2119: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2120:
2121: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2122: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2123: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2124: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2125: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2126: <p>
1.247 jufi 2127: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2128:
2129: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2130: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2131:
1.247 jufi 2132: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2133: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2134: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2135: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2136: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2137:
2138: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2139: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2140: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2141: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2142: <p>
1.74 louis 2143:
1.247 jufi 2144: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2145: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2146: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2147: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2148:
1.219 horacio 2149: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2150: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2151: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2152: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2153: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2154: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2155: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2156: <p>
1.88 louis 2157:
1.247 jufi 2158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2159: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2160: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2161: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2162:
2163: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2164: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2165: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2166: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2167: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2168: <p>
1.81 louis 2169:
1.247 jufi 2170: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2171: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2172: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2173: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2174:
2175: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2176: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2177: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2178: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2179: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2180: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2181: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2182: <p>
1.90 louis 2183:
1.247 jufi 2184: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2185: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2186: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2187: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2188:
2189: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2190: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2191: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2192: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2193: <p>
1.247 jufi 2194: </ul>
1.71 louis 2195:
1.69 deraadt 2196: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2197: <ul>
1.70 louis 2198:
1.247 jufi 2199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2200: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2201: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2202: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2203:
2204: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2205: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2206: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2207: <p>
1.70 louis 2208:
1.247 jufi 2209: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2210: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2211: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2212: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2213:
2214: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2215: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2216: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2217: <p>
1.68 louis 2218:
1.247 jufi 2219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2220: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2221: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2222: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2223: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2224:
1.111 jufi 2225: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2226: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2227: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2228: "secure by default" installation.
2229: <p>
1.64 louis 2230:
1.247 jufi 2231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2232: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2233: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2234: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2235:
1.113 naddy 2236: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2237: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2238: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2239: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2240: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2241: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2242: <p>
1.66 louis 2243:
1.247 jufi 2244: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2245: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2246: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2247: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2248:
2249: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2250: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2251: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2252: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2253: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2254: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2255: <p>
1.83 louis 2256:
1.247 jufi 2257: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2258: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2259: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2260: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2261:
2262: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2263: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2264: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2265: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2266: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2267: <p>
1.64 louis 2268:
1.247 jufi 2269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2270: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2271: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2272: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2273:
2274: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2275: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2276: <p>
1.247 jufi 2277: </ul>
1.65 louis 2278:
1.69 deraadt 2279: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2280: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2281:
1.247 jufi 2282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2283: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2284: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2285: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2286:
2287: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2288: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2289: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2290: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2291: <p>
1.88 louis 2292:
1.247 jufi 2293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2294: <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 2295: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2296:
2297: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2298: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2299: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2300: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2301: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2302: <p>
1.60 louis 2303:
1.247 jufi 2304: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2305: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2306: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2307: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2308: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2309:
2310: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2311: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2312: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2313: <p>
1.58 louis 2314:
1.247 jufi 2315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2316: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2317: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2318:
2319: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2320: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2321: <p>
1.53 louis 2322:
1.247 jufi 2323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2324: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2325: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2326: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2327:
2328: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2329: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2330: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2331: <p>
1.99 louis 2332:
1.247 jufi 2333: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2334: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2335: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2336:
2337: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2338: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2339: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2340: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2341: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2342:
1.247 jufi 2343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2344: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2345: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2346: </strong></font><br>
2347:
2348: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2349: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2350: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2351: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2352: <p>
2353:
1.247 jufi 2354: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2355: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2356: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2357: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2358:
2359: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2360: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2361: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2362:
1.247 jufi 2363: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2364: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2365: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2366:
2367: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2368: in
1.247 jufi 2369: <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 2370: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2371: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2372: <p>
1.53 louis 2373:
1.247 jufi 2374: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2375: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2376: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2377: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2378: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2379:
1.58 louis 2380: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2381: <p>
1.247 jufi 2382: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2383:
1.69 deraadt 2384: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2385: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2386:
1.247 jufi 2387: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2388: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2389: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2390: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2391: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2392:
1.58 louis 2393: Kurt Seifried
2394: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2395: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2396: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2397: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2398:
1.247 jufi 2399: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2400: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2401: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2402: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2403:
2404: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2405: <p>
1.96 louis 2406:
1.247 jufi 2407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2408: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2409: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2410: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2411:
2412: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2413: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2414: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2415: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2416: <p>
1.247 jufi 2417: </ul>
1.86 louis 2418:
1.69 deraadt 2419: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2420: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2421:
1.247 jufi 2422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2423: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2424: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2425: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2426:
2427: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2428: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2429: <p>
1.61 louis 2430:
1.247 jufi 2431: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2432: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2433: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2434: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2435: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2436:
2437: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2438: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2439: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2440: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2441: right -- or at least strives to".
2442: <p>
1.48 louis 2443:
1.247 jufi 2444: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2445: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2446: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2447: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2448: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2449: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2450: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2451: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2452: <p>
1.61 louis 2453:
1.247 jufi 2454: <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 2455: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2456: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2457:
2458: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2459: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2460: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2461: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2462: <p>
1.46 louis 2463:
1.247 jufi 2464: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2465: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2466: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2467: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2468:
2469: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2470: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2471: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2472:
1.247 jufi 2473: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2474: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2475: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2476: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2477:
2478: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2479: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2480: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2481: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2482: <p>
1.247 jufi 2483: </ul>
1.70 louis 2484:
1.69 deraadt 2485: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2486: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2487:
1.247 jufi 2488: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2489: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2490: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2491: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2492: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2493:
2494: Kurt Seifried
2495: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2496: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2497: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2498: <p>
1.44 philen 2499:
1.247 jufi 2500: <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 2501: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2502: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2503:
2504: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2505: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2506:
1.247 jufi 2507: <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 2508: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2509: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2510:
2511: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2512: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2513:
1.247 jufi 2514: <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 2515: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2516: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2517:
2518: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2519: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2520: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2521: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2522: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2523:
1.247 jufi 2524: <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 2525: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2526: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2527:
1.36 louis 2528: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2529: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2530:
1.247 jufi 2531: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2532: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2533: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2534: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2535:
2536: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2537: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2538: </ul>
1.38 louis 2539:
1.69 deraadt 2540: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2541: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2542:
1.247 jufi 2543: <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 2544: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2545: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2546:
2547: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2548: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2549: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2550:
1.113 naddy 2551: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2552: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2553: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2554: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2555:
2556: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2557: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2558: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2559: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2560: <blockquote>
2561: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2562: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2563: <br>
2564: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2565: </code>
2566: </blockquote>
2567: <p>
2568:
1.247 jufi 2569: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2570: <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>
2571: <p>
2572:
2573: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2574: <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 2575: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2576:
2577: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2578: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2579: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2580: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2581:
1.247 jufi 2582: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2583: <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 2584: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2585:
2586: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2587: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2588: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2589: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2590: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2591: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2592: <p>
1.19 louis 2593:
1.113 naddy 2594: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2595: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2596: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2597:
2598: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2599: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2600: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2601: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2602: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2603: <p>
1.16 louis 2604:
1.247 jufi 2605: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2606: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2607: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2608: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2609:
1.57 louis 2610: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2611: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2612: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2613: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2614:
1.247 jufi 2615: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2616: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2617: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2618: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2619:
1.113 naddy 2620: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2621:
1.247 jufi 2622: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2623: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2624: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2625: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2626:
1.23 louis 2627: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2628: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2629: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2630: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2631: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2632: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2633:
1.247 jufi 2634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2635: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2636: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2637: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2638:
1.199 pvalchev 2639: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2640: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2641: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2642: installation.
1.113 naddy 2643: <p>
1.47 louis 2644:
1.247 jufi 2645: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2646: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2647: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2648: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2649:
2650: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2651: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2652: </ul>
1.57 louis 2653:
1.69 deraadt 2654: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2655: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2656:
1.247 jufi 2657: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2658: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2659: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2660: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2661:
2662: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2663: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2664: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2665: <p>
1.12 louis 2666:
1.247 jufi 2667: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2668: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2669: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2670: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2671:
2672: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2673: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2674: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2675: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2676: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2677: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2678: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2679: <p>
1.247 jufi 2680: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2681:
1.69 deraadt 2682: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2683: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2684:
1.247 jufi 2685: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2686: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2687: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2688:
2689: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2690: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2691: available."
1.113 naddy 2692: <p>
1.247 jufi 2693: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 2694:
1.69 deraadt 2695: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2696: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2697:
1.247 jufi 2698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 2699: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2700: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2701:
2702: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2703: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2704: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2705: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2706: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2707: <p>
1.33 louis 2708:
1.247 jufi 2709: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2710: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2711: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2712: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2713:
1.113 naddy 2714: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2715: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2716: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2717: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2718: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2719: <p>
1.247 jufi 2720: </ul>
1.57 louis 2721:
1.69 deraadt 2722: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2723: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2724:
1.247 jufi 2725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2726: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2727: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2728: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2729:
2730: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2731: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2732: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2733:
1.247 jufi 2734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2735: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2736: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2737: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2738: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2739:
2740: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2741: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2742:
1.247 jufi 2743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2744: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2745:
1.113 naddy 2746: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2747:
1.247 jufi 2748: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 2749: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2750: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2751: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2752:
2753: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2754: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 2755: </ul>
1.23 louis 2756:
1.69 deraadt 2757: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2758: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2759:
1.247 jufi 2760: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2761: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2762: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2763:
2764: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2765: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2766: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2767:
1.247 jufi 2768: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2769: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2770: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2771: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2772:
2773: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2774: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2775: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2776: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2777: </ul>
1.57 louis 2778:
1.69 deraadt 2779: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2780: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2781:
1.247 jufi 2782: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 2783: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2784: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2785: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2786:
2787: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2788: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2789: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2790: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2791: <p>
1.15 louis 2792:
1.247 jufi 2793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2794: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2795: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2796: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2797:
2798: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2799: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2800: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2801: columns."
1.113 naddy 2802: <p>
1.247 jufi 2803: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2804:
1.69 deraadt 2805: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2806: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2807:
1.247 jufi 2808: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2809: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2810: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2811: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2812:
2813: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2814: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2815:
1.113 naddy 2816: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2817: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2818: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2819:
2820: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2821: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2822: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 2823: </ul>
1.57 louis 2824:
1.69 deraadt 2825: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2826: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2827:
1.113 naddy 2828: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2829: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2830: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2831: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2832:
1.222 miod 2833: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2834: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2835: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2836: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2837: <p>
1.247 jufi 2838: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2839:
1.69 deraadt 2840: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2841: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2842:
1.247 jufi 2843: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2844: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2845: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2846:
1.69 deraadt 2847: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2848: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2849: <p>
1.247 jufi 2850: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2851:
1.69 deraadt 2852: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2853: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 2854:
1.247 jufi 2855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2856: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2857: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2858: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2859:
2860: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2861: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2862: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2863:
1.247 jufi 2864: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 2865: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2866: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2867: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2868: <p>
1.247 jufi 2869: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2870:
1.69 deraadt 2871: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2872: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2873:
1.247 jufi 2874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2875: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2876: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2877: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2878: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2879: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2880:
2881: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2882: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2883: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2884: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2885: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2886: <p>
1.247 jufi 2887: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 2888:
2889: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2890: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2891:
1.247 jufi 2892: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2893: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2894: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2895:
1.69 deraadt 2896: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2897: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2898: <p>
1.112 naddy 2899:
1.247 jufi 2900: </ul>
1.113 naddy 2901: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2902:
1.113 naddy 2903: <hr>
2904: <a name=se></a>
1.247 jufi 2905: <h3><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2906:
1.200 niklas 2907: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2908:
1.247 jufi 2909: <ul>
2910: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2911: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2912: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2913:
2914: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2915: <p>
2916:
1.247 jufi 2917: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2918:
2919: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2920:
1.247 jufi 2921: <ul>
2922: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2923: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2924: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2925:
2926: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2927: <p>
2928:
1.247 jufi 2929: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2930: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2931: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2932:
2933: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2934: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2935: <p>
2936:
1.247 jufi 2937: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2938:
2939: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
2940:
1.247 jufi 2941: <ul>
2942: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2943: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
2944: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
2945:
2946: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
2947: <p>
2948:
1.247 jufi 2949: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2950:
1.102 niklas 2951: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
2952:
1.247 jufi 2953: <ul>
2954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 2955: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 2956: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 2957:
2958: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
2959: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2960: <p>
1.102 niklas 2961:
1.247 jufi 2962: </ul>
1.102 niklas 2963:
1.84 niklas 2964: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
2965:
1.247 jufi 2966: <ul>
2967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 2968: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 2969: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 2970:
2971: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 2972: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2973: <p>
1.84 niklas 2974:
1.247 jufi 2975: </ul>
1.84 niklas 2976:
1.69 deraadt 2977: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
2978:
1.247 jufi 2979: <ul>
2980: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2981: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 2982: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2983:
1.222 miod 2984: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 2985: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
2986: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 2987: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2988:
1.247 jufi 2989: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2990: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 2991: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 2992: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 2993: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2994:
1.20 louis 2995: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
2996: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 2997: explains the licensing issues and points to our
2998: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 2999: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3000:
1.247 jufi 3001: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3002:
1.113 naddy 3003: <hr>
1.202 jufi 3004: <a name=fi></a>
1.247 jufi 3005: <h3><font color="#e00000">Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
1.202 jufi 3006:
3007:
3008: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3009: <ul>
1.202 jufi 3010:
1.247 jufi 3011: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.202 jufi 3012: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
3013: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
3014:
3015: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
3016: will be removed from OpenBSD.
1.247 jufi 3017: </ul>
1.202 jufi 3018:
3019: <hr>
1.113 naddy 3020: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 3021:
1.247 jufi 3022: <h3><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 3023:
3024:
1.170 louis 3025: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3026: <ul>
1.170 louis 3027:
1.247 jufi 3028: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.170 louis 3029: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
3030: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
3031: </strong></font><br>
3032:
3033: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
3034: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
3035: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
3036: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3037: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3038: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 3039: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 3040: <p>
1.247 jufi 3041: </ul>
1.170 louis 3042:
1.69 deraadt 3043: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3044: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3045:
1.247 jufi 3046: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.135 ericj 3047: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 3048: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 3049: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 3050:
3051: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3052: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3053: translating and reprinting articles from
3054: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 3055: <p>
1.247 jufi 3056: </ul>
1.20 louis 3057:
1.113 naddy 3058: <hr>
3059: <a name=de></a>
1.247 jufi 3060: <h3><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1.50 louis 3061:
1.246 jufi 3062: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3063: <ul>
3064: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3065: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3066: December 04, 2002
3067: </strong></font><br>
3068: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
3069: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3070: <p>
1.247 jufi 3071: </ul>
1.246 jufi 3072:
1.151 louis 3073: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3074: <ul>
1.151 louis 3075:
1.247 jufi 3076: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.151 louis 3077: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3078: </strong></font><br>
3079:
3080: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3081: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3082: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3083: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3084: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3085: <p>
1.247 jufi 3086: </ul>
1.151 louis 3087:
1.72 louis 3088: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3089: <ul>
1.72 louis 3090:
1.247 jufi 3091: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 3092: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 3093: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 3094: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 3095:
1.101 jufi 3096: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 3097: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
3098: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 3099: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 3100: Giving way to
3101: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
3102: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
3103: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
3104: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 3105: <p>
1.247 jufi 3106: </ul>
1.72 louis 3107:
1.69 deraadt 3108: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3109: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3110:
1.247 jufi 3111: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3112: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 3113: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 3114: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 3115:
3116: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 3117: <p>
1.247 jufi 3118: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3119:
1.50 louis 3120:
1.113 naddy 3121: <hr>
3122: <a name=ru></a>
1.247 jufi 3123: <h3><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1.56 deraadt 3124:
1.69 deraadt 3125: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3126: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3127:
1.247 jufi 3128: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3129: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3130: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 3131: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 3132:
3133: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 3134: <p>
1.247 jufi 3135: </ul>
1.62 form 3136:
1.69 deraadt 3137: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3138: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3139:
1.247 jufi 3140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3141: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3142: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 3143: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 3144:
1.59 form 3145: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 3146: <p>
1.112 naddy 3147:
1.247 jufi 3148: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3149:
1.113 naddy 3150: <hr>
3151: <a name=pl></a>
1.247 jufi 3152: <h3><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
3153: <ul>
1.56 deraadt 3154:
1.247 jufi 3155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.129 louis 3156: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
3157: Radio, August 2, 2000
3158: </strong></font><br>
3159:
3160: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 3161: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 3162: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
3163: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
3164: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
3165: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
3166: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
3167: <p>
3168:
1.247 jufi 3169: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 3170: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
3171: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
3172: January 2000
1.113 naddy 3173: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 3174:
3175: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
3176: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
3177: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
3178: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
3179: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
3180: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.247 jufi 3181: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1.113 naddy 3182: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 3183: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
3184: with the translation. For the full text, see the
3185: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
3186: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 3187: <p>
1.247 jufi 3188: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 3189:
1.113 naddy 3190: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3191: <a name=es></a>
1.247 jufi 3192: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
1.216 horacio 3193:
3194: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3195: <ul>
1.216 horacio 3196:
1.247 jufi 3197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.216 horacio 3198: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
3199: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
3200: </strong></font><br>
3201:
3202: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 3203: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 3204: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
3205: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
3206: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
3207: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1.247 jufi 3208: A
1.216 horacio 3209: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
3210: <p>
1.247 jufi 3211: </ul>
1.216 horacio 3212:
1.252 miod 3213: <hr>
3214: <a name=fr></a>
3215: <h3><font color="#e00000">French press coverage (in French)</font></h3><p>
3216:
3217: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
3218: <ul>
3219:
3220: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3221: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">OpenBSD ne
3222: désarme pas</a>, Libroscope interview, Marc 19, 2003
3223: </strong></font><br>
3224:
3225: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
3226: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
3227: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
3228: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
3229: <p>
3230: </ul>
3231:
1.216 horacio 3232:
3233: <hr>
3234: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3235: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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