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1.247 jufi 34: <h3><font color="#e00000">English press coverage</font></h3><p>
1.16 louis 35:
1.253 ian 36: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
37: <ul>
1.255 ian 38:
1.260 ian 39: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 40: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
41: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
42: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
43: </strong></font></br>
44: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
45: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
46: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
47: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
48: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
49: Can also be found online at:
50: <ul>
51: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
52: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
53: The Age</a>,
54: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements.
55: </strong></font>
56: </ul>
57: <p>
58:
59: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 60: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
61: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
62: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
63: </strong></font></br>
64: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
65: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
66: at UPenn and DARPA.
67: <p>
68:
69: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 70: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
71: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
72: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
73: </strong></font></br>
74: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
75: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
76: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
77: <p>
78:
79: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 80: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
81: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 82: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 83: </strong></font><br>
84: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
85: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
86: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 87: American century.
1.267 deraadt 88: <p>
89:
90: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 91: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
92: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 93: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 94: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 95: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
96: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
97: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
98: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
99: Can also be found online at:
100: <ul>
101: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
102: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 103: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.267 deraadt 104: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 105: <p>
106:
107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.262 beck 108: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
109: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 110: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 111: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 112: </strong></font><br>
113: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 114: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
115: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
116: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
117: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 118:
119: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
120: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
121: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
122: New York Times.
123: </strong></font>(free registration required)
124:
1.273 deraadt 125: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
126: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 127: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 128: ABC News.
129: </strong></font>
130:
131: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
132: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
133: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 134: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 135: </strong></font>
136:
137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
138: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 139: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 140: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 141: </strong></font>
142:
143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 144: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
145: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 146: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 147: </strong></font>
148:
149: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 150: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 151: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 152: Times Daily, AL.
153: </strong></font>
154:
155: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
156: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
157: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
158: Boston.com, MA.
159: </strong></font>
160:
161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
162: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 163: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 164: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
165: </strong></font>
166:
167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 168: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
169: [Article was pulled]</a>
170: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 171: </strong></font>
172:
173: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
174: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
175: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
176: Infoshop News.
177: </strong></font>
178:
179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
180: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
181: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
182: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
183: </strong></font>
184:
185: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
186: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
187: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
188: NEPA News, PA.
189: </strong></font>
190:
191: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
192: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
193: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
194: Wired News.
195: </strong></font>
196:
1.271 deraadt 197: </ul>
198: <p>
1.272 deraadt 199: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
200: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 201: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
202: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
203: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
204: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
205: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
206: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
207: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
208: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
209: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
210: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 211: <p>
212: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 213:
214: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.285 jsyn 215: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
216: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
217: Indianapolis Star, IN.
218: </strong></font>
219:
220: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 221: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
222: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
223: Miami Herald, FL.
224: </strong></font>
225:
226: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 227: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 228: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
229: </strong></font>
230:
231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
232: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 233: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 234: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 235: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 236:
237: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
238: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
239: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
240: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
241: ABC News.
242: </strong></font>
243:
1.276 deraadt 244: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
245: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
246: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.284 jsyn 247: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 248: </strong></font>
249:
1.286 dhartmei 250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
251: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
252: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
253: Wilmington Star, NC.
254: </strong></font>
255:
1.263 deraadt 256: </ul>
1.262 beck 257: <p>
258:
259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 260: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
261: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 262: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 263: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 264: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 265: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
266: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
267: <p>
268:
269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 270: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
271: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
272: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
273: </strong></font></br>
274: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
275: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
276: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
277: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
278: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
279: and simply restates other press reports.
280: <p>
281:
282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 283: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
284: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
285: OS News, April 18, 2003.
286: </strong></font><br>
287: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
288: <p>
289:
290: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 291: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
292: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 293: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 294: </strong></font><br>
295: Another report on the DARPA funding.
296: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
297: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
298: <p>
299:
300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 301: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
302: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 303: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 304: </strong></font><br>
305: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
306: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
307: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
308: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
309: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
310: Goes on to say:
311: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
312: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
313: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
314: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 315: This article is also found online at:
316: <ul>
1.298 ! deraadt 317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 318: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
! 319: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
! 320: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
! 321: </strong></font></br>
! 322: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 323: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
! 324: ZDnet</a>,
! 325: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
! 326: </strong></font></br>
! 327: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 328: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
! 329: ZDnet Australia</a>,
! 330: US Defence pulls open source funding.
! 331: </strong></font></br>
1.279 deraadt 332: </ul>
1.260 ian 333: <p>
1.279 deraadt 334:
1.260 ian 335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
336: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
337: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.269 deraadt 338: SlashDot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 339: </strong></font><br>
1.290 jose 340: SlashDot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 341: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
342: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
343: without notice or justification.
344: <p>
345:
346: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
347: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
348: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 349: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 350: </strong></font><br>
351: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
352: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
353: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
354: effective today, without any warning..."
355: <p>
1.257 ian 356:
357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 358: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
359: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 360: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 361: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 362: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
363: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
364: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
365: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
366: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 367: <p>
368:
369: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 370: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
371: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 372: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 373: </strong></font><br>
374: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
375: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
376: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
377: quoting two of them:
378: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
379: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
380: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
381: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
382: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
383: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
384: <p>
385:
1.255 ian 386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 387: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
388: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 389: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 390: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 391: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 392: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
393: security experts for more than three decades."
394: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
395: <p>
1.261 ian 396:
1.254 drahn 397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 398: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
399: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 400: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 401: </strong></font><br>
402: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
403: from US DARPA.
404: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
405: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
406: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
407: the BSD license.
408: <p>
409: </ul>
410:
1.251 ian 411: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
412: <ul>
413:
414: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
415: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
416: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 417: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 418: </strong></font><br>
419: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
420: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
421: Mentions
422: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
423: and
424: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
425: programs.
426: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 427: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 428: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
429: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
430: <p>
1.260 ian 431:
432: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
433: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
434: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
435: </strong></font><br>
436: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
437: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
438: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
439: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
440: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
441: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
442: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
443: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
444: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
445: put into service."
446: <p>
447: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
448: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
449: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
450: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
451: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
452: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
453: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
454: computers with security features."
455: <p>
1.251 ian 456: </ul>
457:
1.249 jufi 458: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
459: <ul>
460: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
461: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
462: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 463: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 464: </strong></font><br>
465: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
466: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 467: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 468: <p>
469: </ul>
470:
1.246 jufi 471: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 472: <ul>
1.246 jufi 473:
1.247 jufi 474: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 475: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 476: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
477: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 478: </strong></font><br>
479: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
480: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
481: <p>
482:
1.247 jufi 483: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 484: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 485: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
486: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 487: </strong></font><br>
488: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
489: in their annual OpenHack security test.
490: <p>
1.247 jufi 491: </ul>
1.246 jufi 492:
1.244 jufi 493: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 494: <ul>
1.246 jufi 495:
1.247 jufi 496: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 497: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
498: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
499: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 500: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 501: </strong></font><br>
502: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
503: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
504: md5 digests.
505: <p>
506:
1.247 jufi 507: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 508: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 509: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
510: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 511: </strong></font><br>
512: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
513: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
514: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
515: right the first time."
516: <p>
1.247 jufi 517: </ul>
1.244 jufi 518:
519:
520: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 521: <ul>
1.244 jufi 522:
1.247 jufi 523: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 524: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 525: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
526: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 527: </strong></font><br>
528: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
529: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
530: part 6</a>.
531: <p>
532:
1.247 jufi 533: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 534: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 535: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
536: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 537: </strong></font><br>
538: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
539: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
540: <p>
1.247 jufi 541: </ul>
1.242 jufi 542:
543: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 544: <ul>
1.242 jufi 545:
1.247 jufi 546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 547: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 548: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
549: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 550: </strong></font><br>
551: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
552: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
553: <p>
554:
1.247 jufi 555: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 556: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 557: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
558: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 559: </strong></font><br>
560: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
561: this time using pf.
562: <p>
1.247 jufi 563: </ul>
1.242 jufi 564:
565: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 566: <ul>
1.242 jufi 567:
1.247 jufi 568: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 569: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 570: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
571: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 572: </strong></font><br>
573: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
574: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
575: their rotation.
576: <p>
577:
1.247 jufi 578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 579: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 580: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
581: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 582: </strong></font><br>
583: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
584: <p>
1.247 jufi 585: </ul>
1.242 jufi 586:
1.239 jufi 587: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 588: <ul>
1.239 jufi 589:
1.247 jufi 590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 591: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 592: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
593: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 594: </strong></font><br>
595: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
596: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
597: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
598: <p>
599:
1.247 jufi 600: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 601: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 602: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
603: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 604: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 605: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
606: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
607: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 608: <p>
1.247 jufi 609: </ul>
1.239 jufi 610:
1.235 lebel 611: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 612: <ul>
1.235 lebel 613:
1.239 jufi 614:
1.247 jufi 615: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 616: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 617: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
618: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 619: </strong></font><br>
620: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
621: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
622: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
623: <p>
1.247 jufi 624: </ul>
1.235 lebel 625:
1.228 horacio 626: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 627: <ul>
1.228 horacio 628:
1.247 jufi 629: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 630: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 631: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
632: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 633: </strong></font><br>
634: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
635: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
636: <p>
637:
1.247 jufi 638: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 639: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 640: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
641: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 642: </strong></font><br>
643: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
644: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
645: <p>
646:
1.247 jufi 647: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 648: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 649: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
650: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 651: </strong></font><br>
652: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
653: on the desktop of his parents.
654: <p>
655:
1.247 jufi 656: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 657: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 658: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
659: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 660: </strong></font><br>
661: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
662: using IPFilter.
663:
664: <p>
665:
1.247 jufi 666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 667: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 668: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
669: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 670: </strong></font><br>
671: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
672: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
673: perspectives of the four OS.
674: <br>
675: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 676: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 677: <p>
678:
1.247 jufi 679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 680: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
681: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 682: software and security</a>,
683: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 684: </strong></font><br>
685:
686: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
687: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
688: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
689: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
690: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
691: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
692: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
693: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
694: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
695: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
696: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
697: security conscious team beyond doubt.
698: <p>
1.247 jufi 699: </ul>
1.228 horacio 700:
1.225 horacio 701: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 702: <ul>
1.225 horacio 703:
1.247 jufi 704: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 705: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
706: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 707: Interview</a>,
708: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 709: </strong></font><br>
710:
711: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
712: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
713: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 714: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 715: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
716: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
717: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
718: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
719: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 720: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 721: of choice.
722: <p>
1.247 jufi 723: </ul>
1.225 horacio 724:
725: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 726: <ul>
1.225 horacio 727:
1.247 jufi 728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 729: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 730: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
731: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 732: </strong></font><br>
733:
734: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
735: <p>
736:
1.247 jufi 737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 738: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 739: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
740: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 741: </strong></font><br>
742:
743: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
744: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
745: <p>
1.247 jufi 746: </ul>
1.225 horacio 747:
1.218 horacio 748: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 749: <ul>
1.218 horacio 750:
1.247 jufi 751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 752: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 753: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
754: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 755: </strong></font><br>
756:
757: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
758: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
759: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
760: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
761: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
762: subjects. Worth a read.
763: <p>
764:
765:
1.247 jufi 766: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 767: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 768: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
769: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 770: </strong></font><br>
771:
772: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
773: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
774: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
775: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
776: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
777: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
778: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
779: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
780: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 781: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 782: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
783: on other operating systems.<br>
784: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
785: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
786: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
787: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
788: <p>
789:
1.247 jufi 790: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 791: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 792: Operating System 2010</a>,
793: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 794: </strong></font><br>
795:
796: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
797: covering the level of software integration into the core
798: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
799: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
800: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
801: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
802: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
803: <p>
804:
1.247 jufi 805: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 806: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 807: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
808: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 809: </strong></font><br>
810:
811: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
812: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
813: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
814: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
815: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
816: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
817: <p>
1.247 jufi 818: </ul>
1.221 horacio 819:
1.210 jufi 820: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 821: <ul>
1.215 horacio 822:
1.247 jufi 823: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 824: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 825: Already a Contender</a>,
826: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 827: </strong></font><br>
828:
829: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
830: source software in response to an article which claimed that
831: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
832: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
833: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
834: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
835: <p>
836:
1.247 jufi 837: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 838: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 839: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
840: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 841: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 842:
1.224 horacio 843: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
844: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
845: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
846: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
847: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
848: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 849: <p>
1.247 jufi 850: </ul>
1.215 horacio 851:
852: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 853: <ul>
1.215 horacio 854:
1.247 jufi 855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 856: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
857: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 858: Division</a>,
859: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 860: </strong></font><br>
861:
862: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
863: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 864: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 865: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
866: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
867: investment</em>.<br>
868: The implementation details can be seen on their
869: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
870: <p>
871:
1.247 jufi 872: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 873: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 874: Thinking about Security</a>,
875: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 876: </strong></font><br>
877:
878: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
879: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
880: security and says that even secured operating systems running
881: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
882: to time.<br>
883: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
884: system and just the most secure system.
885: <p>
886:
1.247 jufi 887: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 888: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 889: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
890: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 891: </strong></font><br>
892:
893: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
894: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
895: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
896: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
897: choice:<br>
898: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
899: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
900: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
901: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
902: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
903: network security devices and as such must be well
904: armored."</em><br>
905: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
906: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
907: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
908: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
909: <br>
910: Bravo!
911: <p>
1.247 jufi 912: </ul>
1.210 jufi 913:
1.207 ian 914: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 915: <ul>
1.215 horacio 916:
1.247 jufi 917: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 918: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
919: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
920: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 921:
1.207 ian 922: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
923: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 924: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 925: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
926: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
927: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 928: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 929: <p>
1.247 jufi 930: </ul>
1.207 ian 931:
1.194 jufi 932: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 933: <ul>
1.194 jufi 934:
1.247 jufi 935: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 936: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 937: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
938: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 939: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 940:
1.240 miod 941: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 942: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
943: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
944: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
945: <p>
946:
1.247 jufi 947: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 948: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 949: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
950: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
951: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 952:
1.240 miod 953: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 954: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 955: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
956: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
957: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 958: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 959: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
960: <br>
961: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
962: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
963: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
964: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
965: <p>
966:
1.247 jufi 967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 968: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
969: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 970: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 971: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 972:
1.194 jufi 973: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
974: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
975: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
976: <br>
977: The new
978: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 979: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 980: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
981: <p>
1.247 jufi 982: </ul>
1.194 jufi 983:
1.190 horacio 984: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 985: <ul>
1.190 horacio 986:
1.247 jufi 987: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 988:
989: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
990: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
991:
992: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
993: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
994:
995: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
996: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
997:
1.212 horacio 998: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
999: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1000: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1001:
1.211 horacio 1002: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1003: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1004: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1005:
1.247 jufi 1006: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1007: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1008:
1.247 jufi 1009: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1010: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1011:
1.212 horacio 1012: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1013: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1014: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1015:
1016: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1017: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1018:
1019: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1020: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1021:
1022: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1023: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1024:
1025: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1026: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1027:
1.192 jufi 1028: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1029: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1030: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1031:
1.193 deraadt 1032: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1033: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1034: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1035:
1.247 jufi 1036: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1037: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1038:
1.247 jufi 1039: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1040: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1041: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1042:
1.213 horacio 1043: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1044: 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 1045: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1046:
1.190 horacio 1047: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1048: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1049: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1050: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1051: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1052: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1053: <p>
1.190 horacio 1054:
1.247 jufi 1055: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1056: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1057: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1058: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1059: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1060:
1.195 jufi 1061: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1062: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1063: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1064: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1065: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1066: <p>
1067:
1.247 jufi 1068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1069: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1070: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1071: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1072: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1073:
1.191 jufi 1074: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1075: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
1076: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
1077: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 1078: <p>
1.247 jufi 1079: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1080:
1.191 jufi 1081:
1.186 jufi 1082: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1083: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1084:
1.247 jufi 1085: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1086: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1087: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1088: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1089: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1090:
1.188 jufi 1091: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1092: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1093: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1094: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1095: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1096: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1097: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1098: <p>
1099:
1.191 jufi 1100:
1.247 jufi 1101: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1102: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1103: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1104: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1105: </strong></font><br>
1106:
1107: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1108: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1109: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1110: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1111: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1112: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1113: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1114: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1115: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1116: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1117: familiar?
1118: <p>
1.247 jufi 1119: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1120:
1.178 louis 1121: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1122: <ul>
1.178 louis 1123:
1.247 jufi 1124: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1125: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1126: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1127: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1128: </strong></font><br>
1129:
1130: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1131: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1132: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1133: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1134: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1135: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1136: <p>
1137:
1.247 jufi 1138: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1139: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1140: Open source under the hood</a>,
1141: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1142: </strong></font><br>
1143:
1144: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1145: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1146: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1147: <p>
1148:
1.247 jufi 1149: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1150: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1151: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1152: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1153: </strong></font><br>
1154:
1155: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1156: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1157: <p>
1.247 jufi 1158: </ul>
1.179 louis 1159:
1.174 louis 1160:
1.175 louis 1161: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1162: <ul>
1.175 louis 1163:
1.247 jufi 1164: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1165: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1166: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1167: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1168: </strong></font><br>
1169:
1170: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1171: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1172: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1173: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1174: <p>
1175:
1.247 jufi 1176: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1177: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1178: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1179: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1180: </strong></font><br>
1181:
1182: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1183: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1184: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1185: <p>
1.247 jufi 1186: </ul>
1.175 louis 1187:
1.176 louis 1188:
1.172 mickey 1189: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1190: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1191:
1.247 jufi 1192: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1193: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1194: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1195: </strong></font><br>
1196:
1197: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1198: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1199: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1200: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1201: <p>
1202:
1.247 jufi 1203: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1204: <a
1.269 deraadt 1205: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1206: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1207: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1208: </strong></font><br>
1209:
1210: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1211: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1212: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1213: <p>
1214:
1.247 jufi 1215: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1216: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1217: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1218: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1219: </strong></font><br>
1220:
1221: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1222: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1223: <p>
1224:
1.247 jufi 1225: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1226: <a
1.269 deraadt 1227: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1228: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1229: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1230: </strong></font><br>
1231:
1232: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1233: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1234: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1235: our own Theo de Raadt.
1236: <p>
1237:
1.247 jufi 1238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1239: <a
1.269 deraadt 1240: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1241: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1242: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1243: </strong></font><br>
1244:
1245: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1246: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1247: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1248: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1249: shut down.]
1250: <p>
1251:
1.247 jufi 1252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1253: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1254: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1255: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1256: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1257: </strong></font><br>
1258:
1259: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1260: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1261: <p>
1.247 jufi 1262: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1263:
1.161 louis 1264: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1265: <ul>
1.161 louis 1266:
1.247 jufi 1267: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1268: <a
1.269 deraadt 1269: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1270: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1271: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1272: </strong></font><br>
1273:
1274: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1275: by John Wolley
1276: <p>
1277:
1.247 jufi 1278: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1279: <a
1.269 deraadt 1280: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1281: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1282: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1283: </strong></font><br>
1284:
1285: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1286: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1287: OpenBSD).
1288: <p>
1289:
1.247 jufi 1290: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1291: <a
1.247 jufi 1292: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1293: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1294: </strong></font><br>
1295:
1296: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1297: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1298: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1299: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1300: and hindsight.
1301: <p>
1302:
1.247 jufi 1303: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1304: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1305: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1306: </strong></font><br>
1307:
1308: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1309: <p>
1310:
1.247 jufi 1311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1312: <a
1.168 provos 1313: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1314: December 7, 2000
1315: </strong></font><br>
1316:
1317: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1318: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1319: us explain.
1320: <p>
1321:
1.247 jufi 1322: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1323: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1324: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1325: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1326: December 6, 2000
1327: </strong></font><br>
1328:
1329: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1330: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1331: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1332: <p>
1333:
1.247 jufi 1334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1335: <a
1.226 horacio 1336: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1337: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1338: </strong></font><br>
1339:
1340: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1341: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1342: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1343: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1344: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1345: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1346: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1347: <p>
1.162 millert 1348:
1.247 jufi 1349: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1350: <a
1.161 louis 1351: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1352: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1353: </strong></font><br>
1354:
1355: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1356: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1357: <p>
1358:
1.247 jufi 1359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1360: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1361: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1362: </strong></font><br>
1363:
1364: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1365: <p>
1366:
1367:
1.247 jufi 1368: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1369: <a
1.226 horacio 1370: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1371: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1372: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1373: </strong></font><br>
1374:
1375: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1376: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1377: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1378: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1379: <p>
1.247 jufi 1380: </ul>
1.169 louis 1381:
1.158 louis 1382: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1383: <ul>
1.147 louis 1384:
1.247 jufi 1385: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1386: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1387: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1388: </strong></font><br>
1389:
1390: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1391: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1392: <p>
1393:
1.247 jufi 1394: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1395: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1396: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1397: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1398: </strong></font><br>
1399: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1400: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1401: <p>
1402:
1.247 jufi 1403: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1404: <a
1405: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1406: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1407: </strong></font><br>
1408:
1409: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1410: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1411: <p>
1412:
1.247 jufi 1413: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1414: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1415: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1416: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1417:
1.213 horacio 1418: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1419: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1420: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1421: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1422: <p>
1.215 horacio 1423:
1.247 jufi 1424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1425: <a
1426: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1427: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1428: </strong></font><br>
1429:
1430: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1431: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1432: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1433: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1434: much of the attitude too).
1435: <p>
1.161 louis 1436:
1.247 jufi 1437: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1438: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1439: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1440: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1441:
1.157 louis 1442: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1443: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1444: <p>
1.247 jufi 1445: </ul>
1.157 louis 1446:
1447: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1448: <ul>
1.157 louis 1449:
1.247 jufi 1450: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1451: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1452: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1453: </strong></font><br>
1454:
1455: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1456: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1457: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1458: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1459: <p>
1460:
1.247 jufi 1461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1462: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1463: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1464: </strong></font><br>
1465:
1466: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1467: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1468: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1469: it because they love coding...
1470: <p>
1471:
1.247 jufi 1472: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1473: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1474: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1475: </strong></font><br>
1476:
1477: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1478: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1479: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1480: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1481: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1482: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1483: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1484: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1485: <p>
1486:
1.247 jufi 1487: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1488: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1489: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1490: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1491: </strong></font><br>
1492:
1493: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1494: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1495: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1496: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1497: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1498: the pizza.
1499: <p>
1500:
1.247 jufi 1501: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1502: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1503: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1504: </strong></font><br>
1505:
1506: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1507: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1508: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1509: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1510: problems.
1511: <p>
1512:
1.247 jufi 1513: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1514: <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 1515: </strong></font><br>
1516:
1.222 miod 1517: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1518: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1519: - whether they like it or not.
1520: <p>
1521:
1.247 jufi 1522: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1523: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1524: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1525: </strong></font><br>
1526:
1527: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1528: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1529: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1530: <p>
1.148 aaron 1531:
1.247 jufi 1532: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1533: <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 1534: </strong></font><br>
1535:
1536: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1537: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1538: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1539: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1540: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1541: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1542: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1543: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1544: <p>
1545:
1.247 jufi 1546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1547: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1548: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1549: </strong></font><br>
1550:
1551: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1552: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1553: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1554: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1555: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1556: <p>
1.247 jufi 1557: </ul>
1.147 louis 1558:
1.138 louis 1559: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1560: <ul>
1.138 louis 1561:
1.247 jufi 1562: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1563: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1564: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1565: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1566: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1567: </strong></font><br>
1568:
1.227 horacio 1569: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1570: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1571: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1572: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1573: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1574: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1575: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1576: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1577: <p>
1578:
1.247 jufi 1579: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1580: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1581: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1582: </strong></font><br>
1583:
1584: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1585: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1586: groups, and even Linux.
1587: <p>
1588:
1.247 jufi 1589: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1590: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1591: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1592: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1593: </strong></font><br>
1594:
1595: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1596: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1597: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1598: library after installing the OS.
1599: <p>
1600:
1.247 jufi 1601: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1602: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1603: Sys Admin, September 2000
1604: </strong></font><br>
1605:
1606: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1607: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1608: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1609: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1610: (<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>,
1611: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1612: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1613: <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 1614: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1615: out of the system.
1616: <p>
1617:
1.247 jufi 1618: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1619: <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
1620: </strong></font><br>
1621:
1622: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1623: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1624: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1625: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1626: the IP filtering and address translation.
1627: <p>
1.247 jufi 1628: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1629:
1.131 louis 1630: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1631: <ul>
1.131 louis 1632:
1.247 jufi 1633: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1634: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1635: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1636: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1637: </strong></font><br>
1638:
1639: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1640: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1641: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1642: <p>
1643:
1.247 jufi 1644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1645: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1646: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1647: </strong></font><br>
1648:
1649: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1650: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1651: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1652: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1653: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1654: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1655: note of"</i>.
1656: <p>
1657:
1.247 jufi 1658: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1659: <a
1.247 jufi 1660: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1661: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1662: </strong></font><br>
1663:
1664: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1665: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1666: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1667: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1668: <p>
1669:
1.247 jufi 1670: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1671: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1672: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1673: </strong></font><br>
1674:
1675: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1676: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1677: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1678: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1679: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1680: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1681: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1682: <p>
1683:
1.247 jufi 1684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1685: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1686: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1687: 2000
1688: </strong></font><br>
1689:
1690: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1691: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1692: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1693: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1694: against current industry practices.
1695: <p>
1696:
1.247 jufi 1697: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1698: <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
1699: </strong></font><br>
1700:
1701: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1702: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1703: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1704: <p>
1705:
1.247 jufi 1706: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1707: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1708: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1709: </strong></font><br>
1710:
1711: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1712: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1713: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1714: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1715: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1716: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1717: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1718: <p>
1719:
1.247 jufi 1720: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1721: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1722: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1723: </strong></font><br>
1724:
1725: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1726: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1727: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1728: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1729: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1730: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1731: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1732: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1733: <p>
1.247 jufi 1734: </ul>
1.131 louis 1735:
1.118 louis 1736: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1737: <ul>
1.118 louis 1738:
1.247 jufi 1739: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1740: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1741: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1742: </strong></font><br>
1743:
1744: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1745: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1746: about time. The article mentions that
1747: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1748: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1749: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1750: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1751: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1752: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1753: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1754: <p>
1755:
1.247 jufi 1756: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1757: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1758: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1759: </strong></font><br>
1760:
1761: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1762: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1763: of OpenSSH.
1764: <p>
1765:
1.247 jufi 1766: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1767: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1768: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1769: </strong></font><br>
1770:
1771: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1772: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1773: bridging.
1774: <p>
1775:
1.247 jufi 1776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1777: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1778: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1779: </strong></font><br>
1780:
1.121 deraadt 1781: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1782: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1783: <p>
1784:
1.247 jufi 1785: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1786: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1787: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1788: </strong></font><br>
1789:
1790: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1791: <p>
1792:
1.247 jufi 1793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1794: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1795: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1796: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1797: </strong></font><br>
1798:
1.120 deraadt 1799: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1800: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1801: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1802: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1803: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1804: <p>
1805:
1.247 jufi 1806: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1807: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1808: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1809: </strong></font><br>
1810:
1.222 miod 1811: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1812: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1813: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1814: protocols and their quirks.
1815: <p>
1816:
1.247 jufi 1817: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1818: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1819: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1820: </strong></font><br>
1821:
1822: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1823: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1824: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1825: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1826: <p>
1827:
1.247 jufi 1828: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1829: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1830: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1831: </strong></font><br>
1832:
1833: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1834: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1835: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1836: <p>
1837:
1.247 jufi 1838: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1839: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1840: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1841: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1842: </strong></font><br>
1843:
1844: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1845: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1846: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1847: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1848: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1849: <p>
1.247 jufi 1850: </ul>
1.118 louis 1851:
1.104 louis 1852: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1853: <ul>
1.104 louis 1854:
1.247 jufi 1855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 1856: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1857: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1858: </strong></font><br>
1859:
1860: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1861: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1862: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1863: be a bit dry.
1864: <p>
1865:
1.247 jufi 1866: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1867: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1868: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1869: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1870: </strong></font><br>
1871: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1872: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1873: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1874: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1875: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1876: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1877: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1878: <p>
1879:
1.247 jufi 1880: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1881: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1882: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1883: 2000
1.128 louis 1884: </strong></font><br>
1885:
1886: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1887: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1888: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1889: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1890: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1891: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1892: <p>
1893:
1.247 jufi 1894: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1895: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1896: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1897: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1898:
1899: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1900: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1901: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1902: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1903: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1904: <p>
1.110 louis 1905:
1.247 jufi 1906: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 1907: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1908: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1909: </strong></font><br>
1910:
1911: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1912: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1913: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1914: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1915: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1916: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1917: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1918: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1919: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1920: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1921: <p>
1922:
1.247 jufi 1923: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 1924: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1925: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1926:
1927: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1928: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1929: <p>
1.108 louis 1930:
1.247 jufi 1931: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 1932: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1933: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1934: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1935:
1936: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1937: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1938: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1939: <p>
1.106 louis 1940:
1.247 jufi 1941: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 1942: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1943: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1944: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1945:
1946: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1947: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1948: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1949: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1950: <p>
1.107 louis 1951:
1.247 jufi 1952: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1953: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1954: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1955: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 1956:
1957: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
1958: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 1959: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 1960: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
1961: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 1962: <p>
1.105 louis 1963:
1.247 jufi 1964: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 1965: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 1966: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 1967: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 1968:
1.113 naddy 1969: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
1970: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 1971: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 1972: <p>
1.104 louis 1973:
1.247 jufi 1974: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1975: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
1976: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
1977: </strong></font><br>
1978:
1979: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
1980: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
1981: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
1982: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
1983: <p>
1.247 jufi 1984: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 1985:
1.85 louis 1986: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1987: <ul>
1.85 louis 1988:
1.247 jufi 1989: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 1990: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 1991: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 1992: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 1993:
1994: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
1995: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
1996: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
1997: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
1998: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
1999: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2000: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2001: <p>
1.99 louis 2002:
1.247 jufi 2003: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2004: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2005: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2006: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2007:
2008: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2009: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2010: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2011: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2012: <p>
1.100 louis 2013:
1.247 jufi 2014: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2015: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2016: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2017: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2018:
2019: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2020: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2021: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2022: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2023: <p>
1.95 louis 2024:
1.247 jufi 2025: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2026: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2027: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2028: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2029:
2030: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2031: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2032: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2033: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2034: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2035: <p>
1.92 louis 2036:
1.247 jufi 2037: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2038: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2039: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2040: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2041:
2042: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2043: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2044: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2045: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2046: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2047: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2048: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2049: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2050: <p>
1.91 louis 2051:
1.247 jufi 2052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2053: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2054: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2055: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2056:
2057: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2058: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2059: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2060: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2061: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2062: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2063: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2064: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2065: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2066: <p>
1.90 louis 2067:
1.247 jufi 2068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2069: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2070: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2071: </strong></font><br>
2072: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2073: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2074: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2075: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2076: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2077: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2078: <p>
2079:
1.247 jufi 2080: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2081: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2082: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2083: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2084:
1.113 naddy 2085: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2086: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2087: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2088: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2089: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2090: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2091: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2092: <p>
1.87 louis 2093:
1.247 jufi 2094: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2095: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2096: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2097: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2098:
2099: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2100: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2101: <p>
1.85 louis 2102:
1.247 jufi 2103: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2104: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2105: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2106: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2107:
2108: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2109: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2110: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2111: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2112: <p>
1.89 louis 2113:
1.247 jufi 2114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2115: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2116: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2117: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2118:
2119: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2120: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2121: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2122: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2123: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2124: </ul>
1.85 louis 2125:
1.78 deraadt 2126: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2127: <ul>
1.74 louis 2128:
1.247 jufi 2129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2130: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2131: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2132: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2133: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2134:
2135: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2136: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2137: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2138: <p>
1.83 louis 2139:
1.247 jufi 2140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2141: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2142: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2143: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2144:
2145: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2146: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2147: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2148: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2149: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2150: <p>
1.93 louis 2151:
1.247 jufi 2152: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2153: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2154: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2155: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2156: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2157:
1.83 louis 2158: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2159: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2160: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2161: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2162: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2163: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2164: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2165: <p>
1.82 aaron 2166:
1.247 jufi 2167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2168: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2169: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2170: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2171:
1.83 louis 2172: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2173: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2174: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2175: <p>
1.80 louis 2176:
1.247 jufi 2177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2178: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2179: Bad Press</a>,
2180: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2181: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2182:
2183: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2184: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2185: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2186: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2187: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2188: <p>
1.247 jufi 2189: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2190:
2191: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2192: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2193:
1.247 jufi 2194: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2195: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2196: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2197: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2198: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2199:
2200: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2201: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2202: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2203: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2204: <p>
1.74 louis 2205:
1.247 jufi 2206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2207: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2208: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2209: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2210:
1.219 horacio 2211: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2212: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2213: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2214: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2215: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2216: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2217: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2218: <p>
1.88 louis 2219:
1.247 jufi 2220: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2221: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2222: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2223: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2224:
2225: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2226: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2227: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2228: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2229: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2230: <p>
1.81 louis 2231:
1.247 jufi 2232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2233: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2234: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2235: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2236:
2237: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2238: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2239: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2240: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2241: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2242: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2243: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2244: <p>
1.90 louis 2245:
1.247 jufi 2246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2247: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2248: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2249: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2250:
2251: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2252: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2253: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2254: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2255: <p>
1.247 jufi 2256: </ul>
1.71 louis 2257:
1.69 deraadt 2258: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2259: <ul>
1.70 louis 2260:
1.247 jufi 2261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2262: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2263: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2264: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2265:
2266: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2267: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2268: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2269: <p>
1.70 louis 2270:
1.247 jufi 2271: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2272: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2273: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2274: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2275:
2276: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2277: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2278: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2279: <p>
1.68 louis 2280:
1.247 jufi 2281: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2282: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2283: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2284: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2285: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2286:
1.111 jufi 2287: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2288: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2289: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2290: "secure by default" installation.
2291: <p>
1.64 louis 2292:
1.247 jufi 2293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2294: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2295: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2296: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2297:
1.113 naddy 2298: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2299: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2300: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2301: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2302: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2303: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2304: <p>
1.66 louis 2305:
1.247 jufi 2306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2307: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2308: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2309: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2310:
2311: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2312: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2313: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2314: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2315: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2316: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2317: <p>
1.83 louis 2318:
1.247 jufi 2319: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2320: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2321: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2322: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2323:
2324: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2325: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2326: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2327: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2328: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2329: <p>
1.64 louis 2330:
1.247 jufi 2331: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2332: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2333: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2334: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2335:
2336: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2337: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2338: <p>
1.247 jufi 2339: </ul>
1.65 louis 2340:
1.69 deraadt 2341: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2342: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2343:
1.247 jufi 2344: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2345: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2346: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2347: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2348:
2349: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2350: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2351: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2352: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2353: <p>
1.88 louis 2354:
1.247 jufi 2355: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2356: <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 2357: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2358:
2359: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2360: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2361: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2362: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2363: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2364: <p>
1.60 louis 2365:
1.247 jufi 2366: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2367: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2368: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2369: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2370: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2371:
2372: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2373: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2374: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2375: <p>
1.58 louis 2376:
1.247 jufi 2377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2378: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2379: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2380:
2381: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2382: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2383: <p>
1.53 louis 2384:
1.247 jufi 2385: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2386: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2387: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2388: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2389:
2390: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2391: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2392: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2393: <p>
1.99 louis 2394:
1.247 jufi 2395: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2396: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2397: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2398:
2399: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2400: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2401: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2402: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2403: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2404:
1.247 jufi 2405: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2406: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2407: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2408: </strong></font><br>
2409:
2410: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2411: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2412: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2413: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2414: <p>
2415:
1.247 jufi 2416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2417: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2418: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2419: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2420:
2421: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2422: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2423: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2424:
1.247 jufi 2425: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2426: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2427: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2428:
2429: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2430: in
1.247 jufi 2431: <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 2432: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2433: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2434: <p>
1.53 louis 2435:
1.247 jufi 2436: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2437: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2438: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2439: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2440: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2441:
1.58 louis 2442: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2443: <p>
1.247 jufi 2444: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2445:
1.69 deraadt 2446: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2447: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2448:
1.247 jufi 2449: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2450: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2451: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2452: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2453: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2454:
1.58 louis 2455: Kurt Seifried
2456: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2457: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2458: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2459: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2460:
1.247 jufi 2461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2462: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2463: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2464: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2465:
2466: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2467: <p>
1.96 louis 2468:
1.247 jufi 2469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2470: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2471: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2472: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2473:
2474: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2475: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2476: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2477: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2478: <p>
1.247 jufi 2479: </ul>
1.86 louis 2480:
1.69 deraadt 2481: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2482: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2483:
1.247 jufi 2484: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2485: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2486: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2487: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2488:
2489: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2490: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2491: <p>
1.61 louis 2492:
1.247 jufi 2493: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2494: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2495: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2496: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2497: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2498:
2499: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2500: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2501: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2502: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2503: right -- or at least strives to".
2504: <p>
1.48 louis 2505:
1.247 jufi 2506: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2507: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2508: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2509: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2510: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2511: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2512: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2513: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2514: <p>
1.61 louis 2515:
1.247 jufi 2516: <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 2517: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2518: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2519:
2520: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2521: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2522: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2523: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2524: <p>
1.46 louis 2525:
1.247 jufi 2526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2527: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2528: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2529: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2530:
2531: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2532: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2533: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2534:
1.247 jufi 2535: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2536: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2537: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2538: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2539:
2540: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2541: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2542: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2543: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2544: <p>
1.247 jufi 2545: </ul>
1.70 louis 2546:
1.69 deraadt 2547: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2548: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2549:
1.247 jufi 2550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2551: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2552: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2553: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2554: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2555:
2556: Kurt Seifried
2557: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2558: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2559: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2560: <p>
1.44 philen 2561:
1.247 jufi 2562: <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 2563: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2564: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2565:
2566: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2567: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2568:
1.247 jufi 2569: <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 2570: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2571: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2572:
2573: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2574: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2575:
1.247 jufi 2576: <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 2577: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2578: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2579:
2580: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2581: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2582: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2583: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2584: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2585:
1.247 jufi 2586: <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 2587: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2588: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2589:
1.36 louis 2590: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2591: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2592:
1.247 jufi 2593: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2594: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2595: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2596: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2597:
2598: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2599: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2600: </ul>
1.38 louis 2601:
1.69 deraadt 2602: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2603: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2604:
1.247 jufi 2605: <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 2606: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2607: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2608:
2609: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2610: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2611: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2612:
1.113 naddy 2613: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2614: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2615: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2616: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2617:
2618: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2619: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2620: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2621: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2622: <blockquote>
2623: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2624: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2625: <br>
2626: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2627: </code>
2628: </blockquote>
2629: <p>
2630:
1.247 jufi 2631: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2632: <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>
2633: <p>
2634:
2635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2636: <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 2637: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2638:
2639: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2640: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2641: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2642: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2643:
1.247 jufi 2644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2645: <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 2646: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2647:
2648: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2649: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2650: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2651: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2652: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2653: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2654: <p>
1.19 louis 2655:
1.113 naddy 2656: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2657: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2658: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2659:
2660: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2661: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2662: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2663: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2664: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2665: <p>
1.16 louis 2666:
1.247 jufi 2667: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2668: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2669: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2670: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2671:
1.57 louis 2672: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2673: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2674: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2675: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2676:
1.247 jufi 2677: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2678: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2679: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2680: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2681:
1.113 naddy 2682: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2683:
1.247 jufi 2684: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2685: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2686: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2687: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2688:
1.23 louis 2689: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2690: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2691: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2692: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2693: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2694: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2695:
1.247 jufi 2696: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2697: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2698: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2699: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2700:
1.199 pvalchev 2701: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2702: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2703: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2704: installation.
1.113 naddy 2705: <p>
1.47 louis 2706:
1.247 jufi 2707: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2708: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2709: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2710: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2711:
2712: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2713: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2714: </ul>
1.57 louis 2715:
1.69 deraadt 2716: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2717: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2718:
1.247 jufi 2719: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2720: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2721: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2722: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2723:
2724: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2725: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2726: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2727: <p>
1.12 louis 2728:
1.247 jufi 2729: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2730: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2731: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2732: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2733:
2734: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2735: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2736: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2737: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2738: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2739: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2740: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2741: <p>
1.247 jufi 2742: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2743:
1.69 deraadt 2744: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2745: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2746:
1.247 jufi 2747: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2748: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2749: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2750:
2751: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2752: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2753: available."
1.113 naddy 2754: <p>
1.247 jufi 2755: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 2756:
1.69 deraadt 2757: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2758: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2759:
1.247 jufi 2760: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 2761: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2762: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2763:
2764: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2765: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2766: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2767: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2768: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2769: <p>
1.33 louis 2770:
1.247 jufi 2771: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2772: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2773: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2774: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2775:
1.113 naddy 2776: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2777: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2778: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2779: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2780: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2781: <p>
1.247 jufi 2782: </ul>
1.57 louis 2783:
1.69 deraadt 2784: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2785: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2786:
1.247 jufi 2787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2788: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2789: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2790: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2791:
2792: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2793: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2794: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2795:
1.247 jufi 2796: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2797: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2798: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2799: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2800: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2801:
2802: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2803: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2804:
1.247 jufi 2805: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2806: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2807:
1.113 naddy 2808: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2809:
1.247 jufi 2810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 2811: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2812: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2813: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2814:
2815: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2816: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 2817: </ul>
1.23 louis 2818:
1.69 deraadt 2819: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2820: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2821:
1.247 jufi 2822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2823: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2824: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2825:
2826: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2827: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2828: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2829:
1.247 jufi 2830: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2831: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2832: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2833: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2834:
2835: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2836: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2837: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2838: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2839: </ul>
1.57 louis 2840:
1.69 deraadt 2841: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2842: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2843:
1.247 jufi 2844: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 2845: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2846: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2847: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2848:
2849: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2850: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2851: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2852: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2853: <p>
1.15 louis 2854:
1.247 jufi 2855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2856: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2857: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2858: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2859:
2860: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2861: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2862: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2863: columns."
1.113 naddy 2864: <p>
1.247 jufi 2865: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2866:
1.69 deraadt 2867: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2868: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2869:
1.247 jufi 2870: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2871: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2872: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2873: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2874:
2875: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2876: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2877:
1.113 naddy 2878: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2879: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2880: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2881:
2882: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2883: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2884: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 2885: </ul>
1.57 louis 2886:
1.69 deraadt 2887: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2888: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2889:
1.113 naddy 2890: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2891: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2892: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2893: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2894:
1.222 miod 2895: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2896: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2897: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2898: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2899: <p>
1.247 jufi 2900: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2901:
1.69 deraadt 2902: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2903: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2904:
1.247 jufi 2905: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2906: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2907: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2908:
1.69 deraadt 2909: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2910: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2911: <p>
1.247 jufi 2912: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2913:
1.69 deraadt 2914: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2915: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 2916:
1.247 jufi 2917: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2918: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2919: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2920: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2921:
2922: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2923: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2924: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2925:
1.247 jufi 2926: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 2927: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2928: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2929: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2930: <p>
1.247 jufi 2931: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2932:
1.69 deraadt 2933: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2934: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2935:
1.247 jufi 2936: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2937: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2938: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2939: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2940: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2941: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2942:
2943: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2944: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2945: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2946: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2947: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2948: <p>
1.247 jufi 2949: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 2950:
2951: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2952: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2953:
1.247 jufi 2954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2955: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 2956: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2957:
1.69 deraadt 2958: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
2959: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 2960: <p>
1.112 naddy 2961:
1.247 jufi 2962: </ul>
1.113 naddy 2963: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2964:
1.113 naddy 2965: <hr>
2966: <a name=se></a>
1.247 jufi 2967: <h3><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 2968:
1.200 niklas 2969: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
2970:
1.247 jufi 2971: <ul>
2972: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2973: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
2974: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
2975:
2976: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
2977: <p>
2978:
1.247 jufi 2979: </ul>
1.200 niklas 2980:
2981: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
2982:
1.247 jufi 2983: <ul>
2984: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2985: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
2986: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
2987:
2988: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
2989: <p>
2990:
1.247 jufi 2991: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 2992: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
2993: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
2994:
2995: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
2996: being best of brand when it comes to security.
2997: <p>
2998:
1.247 jufi 2999: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3000:
3001: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
3002:
1.247 jufi 3003: <ul>
3004: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 3005: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
3006: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
3007:
3008: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
3009: <p>
3010:
1.247 jufi 3011: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3012:
1.102 niklas 3013: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
3014:
1.247 jufi 3015: <ul>
3016: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 3017: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 3018: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 3019:
3020: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
3021: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 3022: <p>
1.102 niklas 3023:
1.247 jufi 3024: </ul>
1.102 niklas 3025:
1.84 niklas 3026: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
3027:
1.247 jufi 3028: <ul>
3029: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 3030: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 3031: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 3032:
3033: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 3034: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 3035: <p>
1.84 niklas 3036:
1.247 jufi 3037: </ul>
1.84 niklas 3038:
1.69 deraadt 3039: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
3040:
1.247 jufi 3041: <ul>
3042: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3043: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 3044: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3045:
1.222 miod 3046: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 3047: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3048: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 3049: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3050:
1.247 jufi 3051: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3052: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 3053: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 3054: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 3055: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3056:
1.20 louis 3057: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
3058: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 3059: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3060: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 3061: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3062:
1.247 jufi 3063: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3064:
1.113 naddy 3065: <hr>
1.202 jufi 3066: <a name=fi></a>
1.247 jufi 3067: <h3><font color="#e00000">Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
1.202 jufi 3068:
3069:
3070: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3071: <ul>
1.202 jufi 3072:
1.247 jufi 3073: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.202 jufi 3074: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
3075: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
3076:
3077: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
3078: will be removed from OpenBSD.
1.247 jufi 3079: </ul>
1.202 jufi 3080:
3081: <hr>
1.113 naddy 3082: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 3083:
1.247 jufi 3084: <h3><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 3085:
3086:
1.170 louis 3087: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3088: <ul>
1.170 louis 3089:
1.247 jufi 3090: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.170 louis 3091: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
3092: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
3093: </strong></font><br>
3094:
3095: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
3096: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
3097: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
3098: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3099: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3100: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 3101: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 3102: <p>
1.247 jufi 3103: </ul>
1.170 louis 3104:
1.69 deraadt 3105: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3106: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3107:
1.247 jufi 3108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.135 ericj 3109: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 3110: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 3111: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 3112:
3113: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3114: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3115: translating and reprinting articles from
3116: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 3117: <p>
1.247 jufi 3118: </ul>
1.20 louis 3119:
1.113 naddy 3120: <hr>
3121: <a name=de></a>
1.247 jufi 3122: <h3><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1.50 louis 3123:
1.294 pb 3124: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
3125: <ul>
3126: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3127: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-18.04.03-002/">Aus der Traum: Keine US-Gelder für OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3128: April 18, 2003
3129: </strong></font><br>
3130: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
3131: <p>
1.295 henning 3132:
3133: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3134: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-13.04.03-000/">OpenBSD mit neuem Sicherheitskozept</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3135: April 13, 2003
3136: </strong></font><br>
3137: New security concepts in OpenBSD
3138: <p>
3139:
3140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3141: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3142: April 8, 2003
3143: </strong></font><br>
3144: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
3145: <p>
3146:
1.294 pb 3147: </ul>
3148:
1.246 jufi 3149: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3150: <ul>
3151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3152: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3153: December 04, 2002
3154: </strong></font><br>
3155: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
3156: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3157: <p>
1.247 jufi 3158: </ul>
1.246 jufi 3159:
1.151 louis 3160: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3161: <ul>
1.151 louis 3162:
1.247 jufi 3163: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.151 louis 3164: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3165: </strong></font><br>
3166:
3167: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3168: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3169: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3170: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3171: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3172: <p>
1.247 jufi 3173: </ul>
1.151 louis 3174:
1.72 louis 3175: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3176: <ul>
1.72 louis 3177:
1.247 jufi 3178: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 3179: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 3180: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 3181: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 3182:
1.101 jufi 3183: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 3184: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
3185: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 3186: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 3187: Giving way to
3188: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
3189: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
3190: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
3191: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 3192: <p>
1.247 jufi 3193: </ul>
1.72 louis 3194:
1.69 deraadt 3195: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3196: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3197:
1.247 jufi 3198: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3199: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 3200: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 3201: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 3202:
3203: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 3204: <p>
1.247 jufi 3205: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3206:
1.50 louis 3207:
1.113 naddy 3208: <hr>
3209: <a name=ru></a>
1.247 jufi 3210: <h3><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1.56 deraadt 3211:
1.69 deraadt 3212: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3213: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3214:
1.247 jufi 3215: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3216: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3217: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 3218: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 3219:
3220: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 3221: <p>
1.247 jufi 3222: </ul>
1.62 form 3223:
1.69 deraadt 3224: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3225: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3226:
1.247 jufi 3227: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3228: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3229: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 3230: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 3231:
1.59 form 3232: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 3233: <p>
1.112 naddy 3234:
1.247 jufi 3235: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3236:
1.113 naddy 3237: <hr>
3238: <a name=pl></a>
1.247 jufi 3239: <h3><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
3240: <ul>
1.56 deraadt 3241:
1.247 jufi 3242: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.129 louis 3243: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
3244: Radio, August 2, 2000
3245: </strong></font><br>
3246:
3247: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 3248: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 3249: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
3250: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
3251: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
3252: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
3253: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
3254: <p>
3255:
1.247 jufi 3256: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 3257: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
3258: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
3259: January 2000
1.113 naddy 3260: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 3261:
3262: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
3263: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
3264: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
3265: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
3266: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
3267: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.247 jufi 3268: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1.113 naddy 3269: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 3270: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
3271: with the translation. For the full text, see the
3272: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
3273: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 3274: <p>
1.247 jufi 3275: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 3276:
1.113 naddy 3277: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3278: <a name=es></a>
1.247 jufi 3279: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
1.216 horacio 3280:
3281: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3282: <ul>
1.216 horacio 3283:
1.247 jufi 3284: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.216 horacio 3285: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
3286: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
3287: </strong></font><br>
3288:
3289: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 3290: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 3291: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
3292: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
3293: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
3294: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1.247 jufi 3295: A
1.216 horacio 3296: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
3297: <p>
1.247 jufi 3298: </ul>
1.216 horacio 3299:
1.252 miod 3300: <hr>
3301: <a name=fr></a>
3302: <h3><font color="#e00000">French press coverage (in French)</font></h3><p>
3303:
3304: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
3305: <ul>
3306:
3307: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3308: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">OpenBSD ne
1.296 naddy 3309: désarme pas</a>, Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
1.252 miod 3310: </strong></font><br>
3311:
3312: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
3313: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
3314: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
3315: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
3316: <p>
3317: </ul>
3318:
1.292 camield 3319: <hr>
3320: <a name=nl></a>
3321: <h3><font color="#e00000">Dutch press coverage (in Dutch)</font></h3><p>
3322:
1.293 camield 3323: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
1.292 camield 3324: <ul>
3325:
3326: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3327: <a href=http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776>
3328: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>, Automatiserings Gids
1.293 camield 3329: Webeditie, April 14 2003
1.292 camield 3330: </strong></font><br>
3331:
3332: Een beschrijving van drie nieuwe technieken in OpenBSD om bufferoverflows
3333: tegen te gaan.
3334: <p>
3335: </ul>
3336:
1.216 horacio 3337:
3338: <hr>
3339: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 3340: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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