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1.113 naddy 33: <a name=en></a>
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>
1.299 ! deraadt 60: <a href=http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1>
! 61: [TURKISH] DARPA OpenBSD'ye Desteini Geri \307ekiyor...</a>,
! 62: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003
! 63: </strong></font><br>
! 64:
! 65: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
! 66: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the benefits
! 67: of the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
! 68: views from the interview and his plans about the approching hackathon with
! 69: out fund. Also covers OpenBSD project's contributions to the operating
! 70: system security concept and proactive techiques.
! 71: <p>
! 72:
! 73: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 74: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
75: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
76: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
77: </strong></font></br>
78: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
79: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
80: at UPenn and DARPA.
81: <p>
82:
83: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 ! deraadt 84: [GERMAN] <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,
! 85: April 18, 2003
! 86: </strong></font><br>
! 87: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
! 88: <p>
! 89:
! 90: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 91: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
92: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
93: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
94: </strong></font></br>
95: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
96: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
97: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
98: <p>
99:
100: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 101: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
102: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 103: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 104: </strong></font><br>
105: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
106: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
107: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 108: American century.
1.267 deraadt 109: <p>
110:
111: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 112: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
113: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 114: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 115: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 116: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
117: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
118: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
119: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
120: Can also be found online at:
121: <ul>
122: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
123: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 124: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.267 deraadt 125: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 126: <p>
127:
128: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.262 beck 129: <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
130: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 131: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 132: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 133: </strong></font><br>
134: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 135: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
136: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
137: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
138: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 139:
140: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
141: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
142: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
143: New York Times.
144: </strong></font>(free registration required)
145:
1.273 deraadt 146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
147: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 148: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 149: ABC News.
150: </strong></font>
151:
152: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
153: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
154: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 155: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 156: </strong></font>
157:
158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
159: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 160: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 161: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 162: </strong></font>
163:
164: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 165: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
166: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 167: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 168: </strong></font>
169:
170: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 171: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 172: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 173: Times Daily, AL.
174: </strong></font>
175:
176: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
177: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
178: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
179: Boston.com, MA.
180: </strong></font>
181:
182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
183: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 184: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 185: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
186: </strong></font>
187:
188: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 189: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
190: [Article was pulled]</a>
191: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 192: </strong></font>
193:
194: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
195: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
196: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
197: Infoshop News.
198: </strong></font>
199:
200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
201: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
202: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
203: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
204: </strong></font>
205:
206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
207: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
208: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
209: NEPA News, PA.
210: </strong></font>
211:
212: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
213: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
214: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
215: Wired News.
216: </strong></font>
217:
1.271 deraadt 218: </ul>
219: <p>
1.272 deraadt 220: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
221: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 222: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
223: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
224: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
225: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
226: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
227: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
228: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
229: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
230: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
231: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 232: <p>
233: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 234:
235: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.285 jsyn 236: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
237: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
238: Indianapolis Star, IN.
239: </strong></font>
240:
241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 242: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
243: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
244: Miami Herald, FL.
245: </strong></font>
246:
247: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 248: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 249: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
250: </strong></font>
251:
252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
253: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 254: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 255: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 256: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 257:
258: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
259: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
260: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
261: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
262: ABC News.
263: </strong></font>
264:
1.276 deraadt 265: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
266: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
267: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.284 jsyn 268: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 269: </strong></font>
270:
1.286 dhartmei 271: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
272: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
273: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
274: Wilmington Star, NC.
275: </strong></font>
276:
1.263 deraadt 277: </ul>
1.262 beck 278: <p>
279:
280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 281: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
282: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 283: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 284: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 285: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 286: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
287: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
288: <p>
289:
290: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 291: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
292: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
293: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
294: </strong></font></br>
295: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
296: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
297: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
298: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
299: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
300: and simply restates other press reports.
301: <p>
302:
303: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 304: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
305: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
306: OS News, April 18, 2003.
307: </strong></font><br>
308: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
309: <p>
310:
311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 312: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
313: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 314: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 315: </strong></font><br>
316: Another report on the DARPA funding.
317: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
318: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
319: <p>
320:
321: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 322: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
323: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 324: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 325: </strong></font><br>
326: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
327: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
328: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
329: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
330: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
331: Goes on to say:
332: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
333: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
334: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
335: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 336: This article is also found online at:
337: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 338: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
339: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
340: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
341: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
342: </strong></font></br>
343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
344: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
345: ZDnet</a>,
346: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
347: </strong></font></br>
348: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
349: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
350: ZDnet Australia</a>,
351: US Defence pulls open source funding.
352: </strong></font></br>
1.279 deraadt 353: </ul>
1.260 ian 354: <p>
1.279 deraadt 355:
1.260 ian 356: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
357: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
358: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.269 deraadt 359: SlashDot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 360: </strong></font><br>
1.290 jose 361: SlashDot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 362: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
363: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
364: without notice or justification.
365: <p>
366:
367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
368: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
369: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 370: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 371: </strong></font><br>
372: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
373: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
374: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
375: effective today, without any warning..."
376: <p>
1.257 ian 377:
378: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 379: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
380: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 381: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 382: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 383: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
384: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
385: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
386: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
387: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 388: <p>
389:
390: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 391: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
392: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 393: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 394: </strong></font><br>
395: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
396: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
397: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
398: quoting two of them:
399: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
400: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
401: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
402: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
403: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
404: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
405: <p>
406:
1.255 ian 407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 ! deraadt 408: [DUTCH] <a href=http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776>
! 409: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>, Automatiserings Gids
! 410: Webeditie, April 14 2003
! 411: </strong></font><br>
! 412: Een beschrijving van drie nieuwe technieken in OpenBSD om bufferoverflows
! 413: tegen te gaan.
! 414: <p>
! 415:
! 416: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 417: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-13.04.03-000/">OpenBSD mit neuem Sicherheitskozept</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
! 418: April 13, 2003
! 419: </strong></font><br>
! 420: New security concepts in OpenBSD
! 421: <p>
! 422:
! 423: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 424: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
425: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 426: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 427: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 428: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 429: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
430: security experts for more than three decades."
431: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
432: <p>
1.261 ian 433:
1.254 drahn 434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 ! deraadt 435: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
! 436: April 8, 2003
! 437: </strong></font><br>
! 438: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
! 439: <p>
! 440:
! 441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 442: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
443: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 444: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 445: </strong></font><br>
446: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
447: from US DARPA.
448: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
449: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
450: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
451: the BSD license.
452: <p>
453: </ul>
454:
1.251 ian 455: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
456: <ul>
457:
458: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
459: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
460: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 461: ONLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 462: </strong></font><br>
463: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
464: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
465: Mentions
466: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
467: and
468: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
469: programs.
470: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 471: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 472: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
473: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
474: <p>
1.260 ian 475:
476: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
477: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
478: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
479: </strong></font><br>
480: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
481: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
482: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
483: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
484: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
485: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
486: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
487: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
488: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
489: put into service."
490: <p>
491: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
492: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
493: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
494: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
495: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
496: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
497: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
498: computers with security features."
499: <p>
1.251 ian 500: </ul>
501:
1.249 jufi 502: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
503: <ul>
504: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
505: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
506: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 507: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 508: </strong></font><br>
509: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
510: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 511: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 512: <p>
513: </ul>
514:
1.246 jufi 515: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 516: <ul>
1.246 jufi 517:
1.247 jufi 518: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 519: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 520: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
521: CNET News.com, December 04, 2002.
1.246 jufi 522: </strong></font><br>
523: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
524: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
525: <p>
526:
1.247 jufi 527: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 528: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 529: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
530: eWeek, December 03, 2002.
1.246 jufi 531: </strong></font><br>
532: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
533: in their annual OpenHack security test.
534: <p>
1.247 jufi 535: </ul>
1.246 jufi 536:
1.244 jufi 537: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 538: <ul>
1.246 jufi 539:
1.247 jufi 540: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 541: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
542: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
543: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 544: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 545: </strong></font><br>
546: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
547: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
548: md5 digests.
549: <p>
550:
1.247 jufi 551: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 552: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 553: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
554: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 555: </strong></font><br>
556: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
557: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
558: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
559: right the first time."
560: <p>
1.247 jufi 561: </ul>
1.244 jufi 562:
563:
564: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 565: <ul>
1.244 jufi 566:
1.247 jufi 567: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 568: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 569: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
570: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 571: </strong></font><br>
572: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
573: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
574: part 6</a>.
575: <p>
576:
1.247 jufi 577: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 578: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 579: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:</a>,
580: O'Reilly Network, August 08, 2002.
1.244 jufi 581: </strong></font><br>
582: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
583: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
584: <p>
1.247 jufi 585: </ul>
1.242 jufi 586:
587: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 588: <ul>
1.242 jufi 589:
1.247 jufi 590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 591: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 592: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6</a>,
593: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 594: </strong></font><br>
595: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
596: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
597: <p>
598:
1.247 jufi 599: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 600: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 601: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
602: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 01, 2002.
1.242 jufi 603: </strong></font><br>
604: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
605: this time using pf.
606: <p>
1.247 jufi 607: </ul>
1.242 jufi 608:
609: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 610: <ul>
1.242 jufi 611:
1.247 jufi 612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 613: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 614: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
615: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 616: </strong></font><br>
617: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
618: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
619: their rotation.
620: <p>
621:
1.247 jufi 622: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 623: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 624: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
625: O'Reilly Network, June 06, 2002.
1.242 jufi 626: </strong></font><br>
627: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
628: <p>
1.247 jufi 629: </ul>
1.242 jufi 630:
1.239 jufi 631: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 632: <ul>
1.239 jufi 633:
1.247 jufi 634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 635: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 636: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
637: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 638: </strong></font><br>
639: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
640: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
641: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
642: <p>
643:
1.247 jufi 644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 645: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 646: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
647: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 648: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 649: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
650: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
651: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 652: <p>
1.247 jufi 653: </ul>
1.239 jufi 654:
1.235 lebel 655: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 656: <ul>
1.235 lebel 657:
1.239 jufi 658:
1.247 jufi 659: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 660: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 661: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
662: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 663: </strong></font><br>
664: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
665: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
666: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
667: <p>
1.247 jufi 668: </ul>
1.235 lebel 669:
1.228 horacio 670: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 671: <ul>
1.228 horacio 672:
1.247 jufi 673: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 674: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 675: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
676: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 677: </strong></font><br>
678: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
679: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
680: <p>
681:
1.247 jufi 682: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 683: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 684: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
685: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 686: </strong></font><br>
687: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
688: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
689: <p>
690:
1.247 jufi 691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 692: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 693: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
694: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 695: </strong></font><br>
696: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
697: on the desktop of his parents.
698: <p>
699:
1.247 jufi 700: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 701: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 702: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
703: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 704: </strong></font><br>
705: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
706: using IPFilter.
707:
708: <p>
709:
1.247 jufi 710: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 711: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 712: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
713: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 714: </strong></font><br>
715: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
716: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
717: perspectives of the four OS.
718: <br>
719: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 720: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 721: <p>
722:
1.247 jufi 723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 724: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
725: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 726: software and security</a>,
727: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 728: </strong></font><br>
729:
730: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
731: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
732: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
733: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
734: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
735: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
736: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
737: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
738: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
739: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
740: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
741: security conscious team beyond doubt.
742: <p>
1.247 jufi 743: </ul>
1.228 horacio 744:
1.225 horacio 745: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 746: <ul>
1.225 horacio 747:
1.247 jufi 748: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 749: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
750: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 751: Interview</a>,
752: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 753: </strong></font><br>
754:
755: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
756: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
757: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 758: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 759: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
760: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
761: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
762: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
763: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 764: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 765: of choice.
766: <p>
1.247 jufi 767: </ul>
1.225 horacio 768:
769: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 770: <ul>
1.225 horacio 771:
1.247 jufi 772: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 773: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 774: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
775: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 776: </strong></font><br>
777:
778: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
779: <p>
780:
1.247 jufi 781: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 782: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 783: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
784: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 785: </strong></font><br>
786:
787: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
788: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
789: <p>
1.247 jufi 790: </ul>
1.225 horacio 791:
1.218 horacio 792: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 793: <ul>
1.218 horacio 794:
1.247 jufi 795: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 796: <a href="http://www.kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=389">
1.269 deraadt 797: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
798: kerneltrap.org, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 799: </strong></font><br>
800:
801: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
802: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
803: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
804: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
805: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
806: subjects. Worth a read.
807: <p>
808:
809:
1.247 jufi 810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 811: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 812: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
813: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 814: </strong></font><br>
815:
816: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
817: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
818: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
819: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
820: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
821: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
822: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
823: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
824: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 825: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 826: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
827: on other operating systems.<br>
828: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
829: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
830: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
831: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
832: <p>
833:
1.247 jufi 834: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 835: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 836: Operating System 2010</a>,
837: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 838: </strong></font><br>
839:
840: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
841: covering the level of software integration into the core
842: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
843: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
844: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
845: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
846: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
847: <p>
848:
1.247 jufi 849: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 850: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 851: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
852: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 853: </strong></font><br>
854:
855: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
856: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
857: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
858: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
859: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
860: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
861: <p>
1.247 jufi 862: </ul>
1.221 horacio 863:
1.210 jufi 864: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 865: <ul>
1.215 horacio 866:
1.247 jufi 867: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 868: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 869: Already a Contender</a>,
870: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 871: </strong></font><br>
872:
873: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
874: source software in response to an article which claimed that
875: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
876: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
877: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
878: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
879: <p>
880:
1.247 jufi 881: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 882: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 883: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
884: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 885: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 886:
1.224 horacio 887: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
888: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
889: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
890: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
891: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
892: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 893: <p>
1.247 jufi 894: </ul>
1.215 horacio 895:
896: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 897: <ul>
1.215 horacio 898:
1.247 jufi 899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 900: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
901: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 902: Division</a>,
903: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 904: </strong></font><br>
905:
906: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
907: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 908: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 909: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
910: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
911: investment</em>.<br>
912: The implementation details can be seen on their
913: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
914: <p>
915:
1.247 jufi 916: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 917: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 918: Thinking about Security</a>,
919: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 920: </strong></font><br>
921:
922: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
923: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
924: security and says that even secured operating systems running
925: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
926: to time.<br>
927: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
928: system and just the most secure system.
929: <p>
930:
1.247 jufi 931: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 932: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 933: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
934: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 935: </strong></font><br>
936:
937: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
938: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
939: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
940: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
941: choice:<br>
942: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
943: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
944: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
945: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
946: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
947: network security devices and as such must be well
948: armored."</em><br>
949: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
950: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
951: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
952: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
953: <br>
954: Bravo!
955: <p>
1.247 jufi 956: </ul>
1.210 jufi 957:
1.207 ian 958: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 959: <ul>
1.215 horacio 960:
1.247 jufi 961: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 962: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
963: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
964: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 965:
1.207 ian 966: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
967: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 968: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 969: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
970: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
971: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 972: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 973: <p>
1.247 jufi 974: </ul>
1.207 ian 975:
1.194 jufi 976: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 977: <ul>
1.194 jufi 978:
1.247 jufi 979: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 980: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 981: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
982: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 983: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 984:
1.240 miod 985: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 986: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
987: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
988: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
989: <p>
990:
1.247 jufi 991: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 992: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 993: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
994: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
995: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 996:
1.240 miod 997: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 998: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 999: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
1000: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1001: on the article he comments on the team's <em>licence audit</em> through
1.206 ian 1002: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 1003: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
1004: <br>
1005: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licence has meant for the
1006: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
1007: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
1008: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
1009: <p>
1010:
1.247 jufi 1011: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 1012: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
1013: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 1014: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 1015: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1016:
1.194 jufi 1017: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
1018: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
1019: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
1020: <br>
1021: The new
1022: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 1023: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 1024: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
1025: <p>
1.247 jufi 1026: </ul>
1.194 jufi 1027:
1.190 horacio 1028: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1029: <ul>
1.190 horacio 1030:
1.247 jufi 1031: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 1032:
1033: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
1034: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
1035:
1036: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
1037: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
1038:
1039: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
1040: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
1041:
1.212 horacio 1042: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
1043: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 1044: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
1045:
1.211 horacio 1046: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
1047: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 1048: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
1049:
1.247 jufi 1050: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 1051: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
1052:
1.247 jufi 1053: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 1054: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
1055:
1.212 horacio 1056: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
1057: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 1058: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
1059:
1060: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
1061: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
1062:
1063: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
1064: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
1065:
1066: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
1067: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
1068:
1069: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 1070: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 1071:
1.192 jufi 1072: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
1073: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 1074: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 1075:
1.193 deraadt 1076: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
1077: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 1078: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 1079:
1.247 jufi 1080: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 1081: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
1082:
1.247 jufi 1083: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 1084: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
1085: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
1086:
1.213 horacio 1087: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 1088: 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 1089: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
1090:
1.190 horacio 1091: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 1092: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
1093: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
1094: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
1095: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
1096: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
1097: <p>
1.190 horacio 1098:
1.247 jufi 1099: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 1100: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
1101: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
1102: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 1103: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1104:
1.195 jufi 1105: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 1106: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
1107: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
1108: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 1109: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
1110: <p>
1111:
1.247 jufi 1112: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 1113: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 1114: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
1115: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
1116: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1117:
1.191 jufi 1118: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1119: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a> concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers
1120: (ISN), which could be used to hijack TCP connections of several OS's, but not so
1121: with OpenBSD.
1.190 horacio 1122: <p>
1.247 jufi 1123: </ul>
1.190 horacio 1124:
1.191 jufi 1125:
1.186 jufi 1126: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1127: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 1128:
1.247 jufi 1129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 1130: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 1131: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
1132: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 1133: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 1134:
1.188 jufi 1135: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 1136: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 1137: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 1138: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
1139: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 1140: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 1141: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 1142: <p>
1143:
1.191 jufi 1144:
1.247 jufi 1145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 1146: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
1147: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1148: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 05, 2001
1.191 jufi 1149: </strong></font><br>
1150:
1151: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
1152: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
1153: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
1154: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
1155: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
1156: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
1157: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
1158: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
1159: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
1160: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
1161: familiar?
1162: <p>
1.247 jufi 1163: </ul>
1.191 jufi 1164:
1.178 louis 1165: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1166: <ul>
1.178 louis 1167:
1.247 jufi 1168: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 1169: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 1170: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
1171: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 1172: </strong></font><br>
1173:
1174: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
1175: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
1176: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
1177: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
1178: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
1179: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
1180: <p>
1181:
1.247 jufi 1182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1183: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
1184: Open source under the hood</a>,
1185: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 1186: </strong></font><br>
1187:
1188: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
1189: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
1190: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
1191: <p>
1192:
1.247 jufi 1193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1194: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
1195: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
1196: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 1197: </strong></font><br>
1198:
1199: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
1200: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
1201: <p>
1.247 jufi 1202: </ul>
1.179 louis 1203:
1.174 louis 1204:
1.175 louis 1205: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1206: <ul>
1.175 louis 1207:
1.247 jufi 1208: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1209: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
1210: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
1211: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 1212: </strong></font><br>
1213:
1214: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
1215: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
1216: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
1217: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
1218: <p>
1219:
1.247 jufi 1220: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1221: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
1222: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
1223: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 1224: </strong></font><br>
1225:
1226: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 1227: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 1228: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
1229: <p>
1.247 jufi 1230: </ul>
1.175 louis 1231:
1.176 louis 1232:
1.172 mickey 1233: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 1234: <ul>
1.172 mickey 1235:
1.247 jufi 1236: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1237: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
1238: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 1239: </strong></font><br>
1240:
1241: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
1242: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
1243: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 1244: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 1245: <p>
1246:
1.247 jufi 1247: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 1248: <a
1.269 deraadt 1249: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
1250: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
1251: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 1252: </strong></font><br>
1253:
1254: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
1255: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
1256: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
1257: <p>
1258:
1.247 jufi 1259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1260: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 1261: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
1262: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 1263: </strong></font><br>
1264:
1265: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
1266: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
1267: <p>
1268:
1.247 jufi 1269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1270: <a
1.269 deraadt 1271: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
1272: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 1273: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
1274: </strong></font><br>
1275:
1276: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
1277: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
1278: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
1279: our own Theo de Raadt.
1280: <p>
1281:
1.247 jufi 1282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1283: <a
1.269 deraadt 1284: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
1285: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
1286: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 1287: </strong></font><br>
1288:
1289: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
1290: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
1291: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
1292: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
1293: shut down.]
1294: <p>
1295:
1.247 jufi 1296: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 1297: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 1298: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 1299: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
1300: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 1301: </strong></font><br>
1302:
1303: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
1304: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
1305: <p>
1.247 jufi 1306: </ul>
1.172 mickey 1307:
1.161 louis 1308: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1309: <ul>
1.161 louis 1310:
1.247 jufi 1311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1312: <a
1.269 deraadt 1313: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
1314: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
1315: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 1316: </strong></font><br>
1317:
1318: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
1319: by John Wolley
1320: <p>
1321:
1.247 jufi 1322: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 1323: <a
1.269 deraadt 1324: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
1325: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
1326: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 1327: </strong></font><br>
1328:
1329: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
1330: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
1331: OpenBSD).
1332: <p>
1333:
1.247 jufi 1334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1335: <a
1.247 jufi 1336: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 1337: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
1338: </strong></font><br>
1339:
1340: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
1341: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1342: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
1343: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
1344: and hindsight.
1345: <p>
1346:
1.247 jufi 1347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1348: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
1349: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
1350: </strong></font><br>
1351:
1352: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
1353: <p>
1354:
1.247 jufi 1355: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 1356: <a
1.168 provos 1357: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
1358: December 7, 2000
1359: </strong></font><br>
1360:
1361: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
1362: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
1363: us explain.
1364: <p>
1365:
1.247 jufi 1366: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 1367: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
1368: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 1369: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 1370: December 6, 2000
1371: </strong></font><br>
1372:
1373: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
1374: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
1375: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
1376: <p>
1377:
1.247 jufi 1378: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 1379: <a
1.226 horacio 1380: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
1381: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 1382: </strong></font><br>
1383:
1384: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 1385: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 1386: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 1387: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
1388: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
1389: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 1390: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 1391: <p>
1.162 millert 1392:
1.247 jufi 1393: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 1394: <a
1.161 louis 1395: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
1396: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
1397: </strong></font><br>
1398:
1399: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
1400: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
1401: <p>
1402:
1.247 jufi 1403: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 1404: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
1405: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
1406: </strong></font><br>
1407:
1408: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
1409: <p>
1410:
1411:
1.247 jufi 1412: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 1413: <a
1.226 horacio 1414: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
1415: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1416: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 1417: </strong></font><br>
1418:
1419: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
1420: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
1421: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
1422: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
1423: <p>
1.247 jufi 1424: </ul>
1.169 louis 1425:
1.158 louis 1426: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1427: <ul>
1.147 louis 1428:
1.247 jufi 1429: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1430: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
1431: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 1432: </strong></font><br>
1433:
1434: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
1435: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
1436: <p>
1437:
1.247 jufi 1438: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1439: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
1440: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
1441: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 1442: </strong></font><br>
1443: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
1444: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
1445: <p>
1446:
1.247 jufi 1447: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 1448: <a
1449: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
1450: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
1451: </strong></font><br>
1452:
1453: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
1454: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
1455: <p>
1456:
1.247 jufi 1457: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1458: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 1459: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
1460: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 1461:
1.213 horacio 1462: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.161 louis 1463: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1464: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
1465: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
1466: <p>
1.215 horacio 1467:
1.247 jufi 1468: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 1469: <a
1470: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
1471: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
1472: </strong></font><br>
1473:
1474: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
1475: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
1476: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
1477: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
1478: much of the attitude too).
1479: <p>
1.161 louis 1480:
1.247 jufi 1481: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1482: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1483: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 1484: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 1485:
1.157 louis 1486: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
1487: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
1488: <p>
1.247 jufi 1489: </ul>
1.157 louis 1490:
1491: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1492: <ul>
1.157 louis 1493:
1.247 jufi 1494: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1495: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1496: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 1497: </strong></font><br>
1498:
1499: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
1500: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
1501: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
1502: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
1503: <p>
1504:
1.247 jufi 1505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 1506: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
1507: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
1508: </strong></font><br>
1509:
1510: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
1511: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
1512: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
1513: it because they love coding...
1514: <p>
1515:
1.247 jufi 1516: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 1517: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
1518: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
1519: </strong></font><br>
1520:
1521: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
1522: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
1523: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
1524: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
1525: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
1526: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
1527: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
1528: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
1529: <p>
1530:
1.247 jufi 1531: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1532: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
1533: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
1534: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 1535: </strong></font><br>
1536:
1537: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
1538: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
1539: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
1540: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
1541: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
1542: the pizza.
1543: <p>
1544:
1.247 jufi 1545: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 1546: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
1547: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
1548: </strong></font><br>
1549:
1550: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
1551: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
1552: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
1553: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
1554: problems.
1555: <p>
1556:
1.247 jufi 1557: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 1558: <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 1559: </strong></font><br>
1560:
1.222 miod 1561: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 1562: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
1563: - whether they like it or not.
1564: <p>
1565:
1.247 jufi 1566: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1567: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
1568: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 1569: </strong></font><br>
1570:
1571: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
1572: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
1573: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 1574: <p>
1.148 aaron 1575:
1.247 jufi 1576: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1577: <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 1578: </strong></font><br>
1579:
1580: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
1581: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
1582: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
1583: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
1584: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
1585: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
1586: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
1587: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
1588: <p>
1589:
1.247 jufi 1590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1591: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
1592: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 1593: </strong></font><br>
1594:
1595: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
1596: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1597: BSDs. Mostly he summarises the history and quotes the various project
1598: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
1599: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
1600: <p>
1.247 jufi 1601: </ul>
1.147 louis 1602:
1.138 louis 1603: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1604: <ul>
1.138 louis 1605:
1.247 jufi 1606: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1607: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1608: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
1609: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
1610: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 1611: </strong></font><br>
1612:
1.227 horacio 1613: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 1614: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
1615: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
1616: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
1617: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
1618: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
1619: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
1620: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 1621: <p>
1622:
1.247 jufi 1623: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 1624: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 1625: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 1626: </strong></font><br>
1627:
1628: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
1629: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
1630: groups, and even Linux.
1631: <p>
1632:
1.247 jufi 1633: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1634: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
1635: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 1636: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
1637: </strong></font><br>
1638:
1639: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
1640: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
1641: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
1642: library after installing the OS.
1643: <p>
1644:
1.247 jufi 1645: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 1646: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 1647: Sys Admin, September 2000
1648: </strong></font><br>
1649:
1650: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
1651: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
1652: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
1653: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 1654: (<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>,
1655: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
1656: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1657: <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 1658: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 1659: out of the system.
1660: <p>
1661:
1.247 jufi 1662: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 1663: <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
1664: </strong></font><br>
1665:
1666: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.200 niklas 1667: in terms of usablility and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1668: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
1669: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
1670: the IP filtering and address translation.
1671: <p>
1.247 jufi 1672: </ul>
1.200 niklas 1673:
1.131 louis 1674: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1675: <ul>
1.131 louis 1676:
1.247 jufi 1677: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1678: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
1679: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
1680: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 1681: </strong></font><br>
1682:
1683: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
1684: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
1685: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
1686: <p>
1687:
1.247 jufi 1688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 1689: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
1690: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
1691: </strong></font><br>
1692:
1693: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
1694: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
1695: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
1696: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
1697: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
1698: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
1699: note of"</i>.
1700: <p>
1701:
1.247 jufi 1702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 1703: <a
1.247 jufi 1704: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 1705: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
1706: </strong></font><br>
1707:
1708: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
1709: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
1710: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
1711: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
1712: <p>
1713:
1.247 jufi 1714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 1715: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 1716: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
1717: </strong></font><br>
1718:
1719: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
1720: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
1721: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
1722: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
1723: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
1724: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
1725: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
1726: <p>
1727:
1.247 jufi 1728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 1729: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
1730: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
1731: 2000
1732: </strong></font><br>
1733:
1734: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
1735: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
1736: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
1737: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
1738: against current industry practices.
1739: <p>
1740:
1.247 jufi 1741: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 1742: <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
1743: </strong></font><br>
1744:
1745: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
1746: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
1747: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
1748: <p>
1749:
1.247 jufi 1750: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 1751: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
1752: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
1753: </strong></font><br>
1754:
1755: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
1756: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
1757: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
1758: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
1759: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
1760: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
1761: careful code reviews, he concludes.
1762: <p>
1763:
1.247 jufi 1764: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 1765: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
1766: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
1767: </strong></font><br>
1768:
1769: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
1770: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
1771: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
1772: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
1773: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 1774: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
1775: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
1776: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 1777: <p>
1.247 jufi 1778: </ul>
1.131 louis 1779:
1.118 louis 1780: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1781: <ul>
1.118 louis 1782:
1.247 jufi 1783: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 1784: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
1785: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
1786: </strong></font><br>
1787:
1788: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
1789: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
1790: about time. The article mentions that
1791: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
1792: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
1793: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 1794: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 1795: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
1796: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 1797: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 1798: <p>
1799:
1.247 jufi 1800: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1801: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 1802: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1803: </strong></font><br>
1804:
1805: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
1806: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
1807: of OpenSSH.
1808: <p>
1809:
1.247 jufi 1810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1811: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 1812: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 1813: </strong></font><br>
1814:
1815: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 1816: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 1817: bridging.
1818: <p>
1819:
1.247 jufi 1820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 1821: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
1822: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 1823: </strong></font><br>
1824:
1.121 deraadt 1825: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
1826: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 1827: <p>
1828:
1.247 jufi 1829: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 1830: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
1831: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
1832: </strong></font><br>
1833:
1834: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
1835: <p>
1836:
1.247 jufi 1837: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 1838: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1839: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1840: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 1841: </strong></font><br>
1842:
1.120 deraadt 1843: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
1844: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 1845: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
1846: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
1847: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
1848: <p>
1849:
1.247 jufi 1850: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 1851: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
1852: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
1853: </strong></font><br>
1854:
1.222 miod 1855: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 1856: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
1857: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
1858: protocols and their quirks.
1859: <p>
1860:
1.247 jufi 1861: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1862: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
1863: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 1864: </strong></font><br>
1865:
1866: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
1867: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
1868: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 1869: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 1870: <p>
1871:
1.247 jufi 1872: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 1873: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
1874: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
1875: </strong></font><br>
1876:
1877: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
1878: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
1879: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
1880: <p>
1881:
1.247 jufi 1882: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 1883: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 1884: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1885: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 1886: </strong></font><br>
1887:
1888: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
1889: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
1890: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
1891: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
1892: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
1893: <p>
1.247 jufi 1894: </ul>
1.118 louis 1895:
1.104 louis 1896: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 1897: <ul>
1.104 louis 1898:
1.247 jufi 1899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 1900: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1901: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
1902: </strong></font><br>
1903:
1904: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
1905: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
1906: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
1907: be a bit dry.
1908: <p>
1909:
1.247 jufi 1910: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 1911: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
1912: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
1913: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
1914: </strong></font><br>
1915: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
1916: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
1917: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
1918: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
1919: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
1920: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
1921: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
1922: <p>
1923:
1.247 jufi 1924: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 1925: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
1926: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 1927: 2000
1.128 louis 1928: </strong></font><br>
1929:
1930: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
1931: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
1932: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
1933: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
1934: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 1935: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 1936: <p>
1937:
1.247 jufi 1938: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 1939: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
1940: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 1941: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 1942:
1943: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
1944: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
1945: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
1946: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 1947: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1948: <p>
1.110 louis 1949:
1.247 jufi 1950: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 1951: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
1952: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
1953: </strong></font><br>
1954:
1955: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
1956: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
1957: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
1958: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
1959: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
1960: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
1961: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
1962: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
1963: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
1964: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
1965: <p>
1966:
1.247 jufi 1967: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 1968: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 1969: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 1970:
1971: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
1972: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 1973: <p>
1.108 louis 1974:
1.247 jufi 1975: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 1976: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
1977: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 1978: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 1979:
1980: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
1981: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
1982: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 1983: <p>
1.106 louis 1984:
1.247 jufi 1985: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 1986: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
1987: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 1988: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 1989:
1990: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
1991: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
1992: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
1993: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 1994: <p>
1.107 louis 1995:
1.247 jufi 1996: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 1997: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
1998: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 1999: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 2000:
2001: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
2002: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 2003: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 2004: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
2005: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 2006: <p>
1.105 louis 2007:
1.247 jufi 2008: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 2009: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 2010: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 2011: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 2012:
1.113 naddy 2013: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
2014: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 2015: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 2016: <p>
1.104 louis 2017:
1.247 jufi 2018: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 2019: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
2020: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
2021: </strong></font><br>
2022:
2023: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
2024: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
2025: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
2026: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
2027: <p>
1.247 jufi 2028: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 2029:
1.85 louis 2030: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2031: <ul>
1.85 louis 2032:
1.247 jufi 2033: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2034: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 2035: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 2036: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2037:
2038: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
2039: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
2040: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
2041: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
2042: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
2043: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
2044: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 2045: <p>
1.99 louis 2046:
1.247 jufi 2047: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2048: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 2049: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2050: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 2051:
2052: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
2053: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
2054: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
2055: conditions.
1.113 naddy 2056: <p>
1.100 louis 2057:
1.247 jufi 2058: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2059: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 2060: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2061: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 2062:
2063: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
2064: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
2065: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
2066: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 2067: <p>
1.95 louis 2068:
1.247 jufi 2069: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2070: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 2071: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2072: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 2073:
2074: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
2075: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 2076: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 2077: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
2078: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2079: <p>
1.92 louis 2080:
1.247 jufi 2081: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2082: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 2083: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 2084: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 2085:
2086: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
2087: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
2088: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
2089: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
2090: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
2091: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 2092: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 2093: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 2094: <p>
1.91 louis 2095:
1.247 jufi 2096: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2097: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
2098: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 2099: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2100:
2101: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
2102: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
2103: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
2104: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
2105: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
2106: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
2107: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
2108: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
2109: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 2110: <p>
1.90 louis 2111:
1.247 jufi 2112: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 2113: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
2114: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
2115: </strong></font><br>
2116: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
2117: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
2118: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
2119: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
2120: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
2121: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
2122: <p>
2123:
1.247 jufi 2124: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 2125: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
2126: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2127: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 2128:
1.113 naddy 2129: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
2130: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 2131: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
2132: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
2133: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
2134: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
2135: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 2136: <p>
1.87 louis 2137:
1.247 jufi 2138: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2139: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
2140: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 2141: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2142:
2143: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 2144: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 2145: <p>
1.85 louis 2146:
1.247 jufi 2147: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 2148: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
2149: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2150: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 2151:
2152: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 2153: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 2154: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
2155: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 2156: <p>
1.89 louis 2157:
1.247 jufi 2158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 2159: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
2160: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 2161: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 2162:
2163: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
2164: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
2165: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
2166: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
2167: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 2168: </ul>
1.85 louis 2169:
1.78 deraadt 2170: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2171: <ul>
1.74 louis 2172:
1.247 jufi 2173: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2174: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 2175: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 2176: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 2177: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2178:
2179: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
2180: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
2181: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2182: <p>
1.83 louis 2183:
1.247 jufi 2184: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 2185: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
2186: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 2187: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 2188:
2189: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
2190: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 2191: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 2192: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
2193: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 2194: <p>
1.93 louis 2195:
1.247 jufi 2196: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2197: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
2198: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
2199: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 2200: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 2201:
1.83 louis 2202: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
2203: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
2204: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
2205: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
2206: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 2207: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
2208: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
2209: <p>
1.82 aaron 2210:
1.247 jufi 2211: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2212: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 2213: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2214: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 2215:
1.83 louis 2216: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
2217: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
2218: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 2219: <p>
1.80 louis 2220:
1.247 jufi 2221: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2222: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 2223: Bad Press</a>,
2224: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 2225: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 2226:
2227: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 2228: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 2229: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
2230: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
2231: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 2232: <p>
1.247 jufi 2233: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 2234:
2235: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2236: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 2237:
1.247 jufi 2238: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2239: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
2240: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 2241: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 2242: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 2243:
2244: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
2245: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
2246: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
2247: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 2248: <p>
1.74 louis 2249:
1.247 jufi 2250: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 2251: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
2252: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 2253: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2254:
1.219 horacio 2255: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
2256: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
2257: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
2258: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
2259: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
2260: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
2261: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 2262: <p>
1.88 louis 2263:
1.247 jufi 2264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 2265: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 2266: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 2267: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 2268:
2269: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
2270: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
2271: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
2272: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 2273: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 2274: <p>
1.81 louis 2275:
1.247 jufi 2276: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2277: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 2278: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2279: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 2280:
2281: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
2282: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
2283: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
2284: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
2285: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
2286: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
2287: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 2288: <p>
1.90 louis 2289:
1.247 jufi 2290: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2291: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 2292: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 2293: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 2294:
2295: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
2296: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
2297: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 2298: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 2299: <p>
1.247 jufi 2300: </ul>
1.71 louis 2301:
1.69 deraadt 2302: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2303: <ul>
1.70 louis 2304:
1.247 jufi 2305: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2306: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
2307: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 2308: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2309:
2310: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
2311: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
2312: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 2313: <p>
1.70 louis 2314:
1.247 jufi 2315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2316: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
2317: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 2318: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 2319:
2320: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 2321: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 2322: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 2323: <p>
1.68 louis 2324:
1.247 jufi 2325: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2326: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
2327: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 2328: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 2329: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2330:
1.111 jufi 2331: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
2332: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 2333: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 2334: "secure by default" installation.
2335: <p>
1.64 louis 2336:
1.247 jufi 2337: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 2338: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 2339: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 2340: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 2341:
1.113 naddy 2342: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 2343: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 2344: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 2345: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
2346: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
2347: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 2348: <p>
1.66 louis 2349:
1.247 jufi 2350: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2351: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 2352: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2353: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 2354:
2355: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 2356: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 2357: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
2358: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
2359: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 2360: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
2361: <p>
1.83 louis 2362:
1.247 jufi 2363: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2364: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 2365: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2366: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 2367:
2368: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 2369: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
2370: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 2371: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
2372: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 2373: <p>
1.64 louis 2374:
1.247 jufi 2375: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2376: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 2377: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 2378: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 2379:
2380: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
2381: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 2382: <p>
1.247 jufi 2383: </ul>
1.65 louis 2384:
1.69 deraadt 2385: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 2386: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2387:
1.247 jufi 2388: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2389: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 2390: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 2391: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 2392:
2393: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
2394: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
2395: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
2396: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 2397: <p>
1.88 louis 2398:
1.247 jufi 2399: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2400: <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 2401: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 2402:
2403: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 2404: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
2405: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 2406: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
2407: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 2408: <p>
1.60 louis 2409:
1.247 jufi 2410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2411: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
2412: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 2413: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 2414: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2415:
2416: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
2417: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
2418: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 2419: <p>
1.58 louis 2420:
1.247 jufi 2421: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 2422: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 2423: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2424:
2425: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
2426: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 2427: <p>
1.53 louis 2428:
1.247 jufi 2429: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 2430: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
2431: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 2432: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 2433:
2434: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
2435: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
2436: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 2437: <p>
1.99 louis 2438:
1.247 jufi 2439: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 2440: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 2441: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2442:
2443: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
2444: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 2445: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 2446: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 2447: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 2448:
1.247 jufi 2449: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 2450: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
2451: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 2452: </strong></font><br>
2453:
2454: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
2455: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
2456: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
2457: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
2458: <p>
2459:
1.247 jufi 2460: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2461: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 2462: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2463: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2464:
2465: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
2466: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 2467: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 2468:
1.247 jufi 2469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 2470: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 2471: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 2472:
2473: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 2474: in
1.247 jufi 2475: <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 2476: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 2477: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 2478: <p>
1.53 louis 2479:
1.247 jufi 2480: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2481: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 2482: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
2483: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 2484: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 2485:
1.58 louis 2486: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2487: <p>
1.247 jufi 2488: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 2489:
1.69 deraadt 2490: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2491: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2492:
1.247 jufi 2493: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 2494: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
2495: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
2496: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 2497: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2498:
1.58 louis 2499: Kurt Seifried
2500: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2501: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
2502: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 2503: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 2504:
1.247 jufi 2505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2506: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 2507: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2508: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 2509:
2510: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 2511: <p>
1.96 louis 2512:
1.247 jufi 2513: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2514: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 2515: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 2516: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 2517:
2518: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
2519: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
2520: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
2521: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 2522: <p>
1.247 jufi 2523: </ul>
1.86 louis 2524:
1.69 deraadt 2525: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2526: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2527:
1.247 jufi 2528: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2529: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
2530: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 2531: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2532:
2533: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
2534: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 2535: <p>
1.61 louis 2536:
1.247 jufi 2537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2538: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 2539: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
2540: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2541: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 2542:
2543: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 2544: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 2545: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
2546: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 2547: right -- or at least strives to".
2548: <p>
1.48 louis 2549:
1.247 jufi 2550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 2551: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
2552: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2553: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 2554: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
2555: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
2556: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
2557: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 2558: <p>
1.61 louis 2559:
1.247 jufi 2560: <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 2561: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2562: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 2563:
2564: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
2565: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
2566: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
2567: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 2568: <p>
1.46 louis 2569:
1.247 jufi 2570: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2571: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
2572: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 2573: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2574:
2575: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
2576: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 2577: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 2578:
1.247 jufi 2579: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 2580: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
2581: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 2582: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 2583:
2584: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
2585: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
2586: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
2587: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 2588: <p>
1.247 jufi 2589: </ul>
1.70 louis 2590:
1.69 deraadt 2591: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2592: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2593:
1.247 jufi 2594: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 2595: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
2596: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 2597: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 2598: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 2599:
2600: Kurt Seifried
2601: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
2602: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
2603: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 2604: <p>
1.44 philen 2605:
1.247 jufi 2606: <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 2607: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 2608: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 2609:
2610: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 2611: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 2612:
1.247 jufi 2613: <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 2614: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 2615: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 2616:
2617: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 2618: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 2619:
1.247 jufi 2620: <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 2621: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 2622: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 2623:
2624: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
2625: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
2626: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
2627: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 2628: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 2629:
1.247 jufi 2630: <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 2631: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 2632: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 2633:
1.36 louis 2634: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 2635: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 2636:
1.247 jufi 2637: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2638: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
2639: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 2640: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 2641:
2642: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 2643: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 2644: </ul>
1.38 louis 2645:
1.69 deraadt 2646: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2647: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2648:
1.247 jufi 2649: <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 2650: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 2651: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 2652:
2653: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
2654: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 2655: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 2656:
1.113 naddy 2657: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 2658: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 2659: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 2660: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 2661:
2662: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
2663: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 2664: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
2665: terminal:
1.113 naddy 2666: <blockquote>
2667: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
2668: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
2669: <br>
2670: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
2671: </code>
2672: </blockquote>
2673: <p>
2674:
1.247 jufi 2675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2676: <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>
2677: <p>
2678:
2679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2680: <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 2681: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 2682:
2683: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
2684: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 2685: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 2686: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 2687:
1.247 jufi 2688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 2689: <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 2690: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 2691:
2692: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
2693: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
2694: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
2695: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
2696: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 2697: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 2698: <p>
1.19 louis 2699:
1.113 naddy 2700: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 2701: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 2702: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 2703:
2704: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
2705: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
2706: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 2707: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
2708: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 2709: <p>
1.16 louis 2710:
1.247 jufi 2711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2712: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 2713: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 2714: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 2715:
1.57 louis 2716: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
2717: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
2718: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 2719: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 2720:
1.247 jufi 2721: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2722: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.57 louis 2723: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
1.113 naddy 2724: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2725:
1.113 naddy 2726: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 2727:
1.247 jufi 2728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2729: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
2730: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2731: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 2732:
1.23 louis 2733: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
2734: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
2735: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
2736: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
2737: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 2738: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 2739:
1.247 jufi 2740: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 2741: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
2742: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 2743: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 2744:
1.199 pvalchev 2745: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 2746: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
2747: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
2748: installation.
1.113 naddy 2749: <p>
1.47 louis 2750:
1.247 jufi 2751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2752: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 2753: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 2754: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2755:
2756: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
1.113 naddy 2757: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2758: </ul>
1.57 louis 2759:
1.69 deraadt 2760: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2761: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2762:
1.247 jufi 2763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 2764: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 2765: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 2766: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 2767:
2768: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
2769: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 2770: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2771: <p>
1.12 louis 2772:
1.247 jufi 2773: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 2774: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 2775: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 2776: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 2777:
2778: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
2779: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 2780: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
2781: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
2782: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
2783: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
2784: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 2785: <p>
1.247 jufi 2786: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 2787:
1.69 deraadt 2788: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2789: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 2790:
1.247 jufi 2791: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 2792: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 2793: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 2794:
2795: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
2796: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
2797: available."
1.113 naddy 2798: <p>
1.247 jufi 2799: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 2800:
1.69 deraadt 2801: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2802: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2803:
1.247 jufi 2804: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 2805: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 2806: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 2807:
2808: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
2809: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
2810: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
2811: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
2812: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 2813: <p>
1.33 louis 2814:
1.247 jufi 2815: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2816: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 2817: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 2818: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2819:
1.113 naddy 2820: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
2821: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 2822: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
2823: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
2824: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 2825: <p>
1.247 jufi 2826: </ul>
1.57 louis 2827:
1.69 deraadt 2828: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2829: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2830:
1.247 jufi 2831: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2832: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 2833: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 2834: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2835:
2836: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
2837: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 2838: <p>
1.69 deraadt 2839:
1.247 jufi 2840: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 2841: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
2842: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
2843: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 2844: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 2845:
2846: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 2847: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 2848:
1.247 jufi 2849: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 2850: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2851:
1.113 naddy 2852: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 2853:
1.247 jufi 2854: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.68 louis 2855: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
2856: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 2857: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 2858:
2859: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 2860: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 2861: </ul>
1.23 louis 2862:
1.69 deraadt 2863: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2864: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2865:
1.247 jufi 2866: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2867: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.113 naddy 2868: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2869:
2870: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
2871: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 2872: <p>
1.2 deraadt 2873:
1.247 jufi 2874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2875: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.57 louis 2876: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 2877: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2878:
2879: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
2880: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 2881: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 2882: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 2883: </ul>
1.57 louis 2884:
1.69 deraadt 2885: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2886: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2887:
1.247 jufi 2888: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.15 louis 2889: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
2890: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 2891: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 2892:
2893: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
2894: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
2895: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
2896: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 2897: <p>
1.15 louis 2898:
1.247 jufi 2899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2900: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
2901: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 2902: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2903:
2904: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
2905: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
2906: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
2907: columns."
1.113 naddy 2908: <p>
1.247 jufi 2909: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2910:
1.69 deraadt 2911: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 2912: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2913:
1.247 jufi 2914: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2915: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 2916: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 2917: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 2918:
2919: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 2920: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 2921:
1.113 naddy 2922: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 2923: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 2924: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 2925:
2926: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
2927: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 2928: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 2929: </ul>
1.57 louis 2930:
1.69 deraadt 2931: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2932: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2933:
1.113 naddy 2934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 2935: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 2936: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 2937: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 2938:
1.222 miod 2939: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 2940: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
2941: Implementation, including a brief interview with
2942: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 2943: <p>
1.247 jufi 2944: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2945:
1.69 deraadt 2946: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2947: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2948:
1.247 jufi 2949: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2950: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 2951: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2952:
1.69 deraadt 2953: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
2954: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 2955: <p>
1.247 jufi 2956: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2957:
1.69 deraadt 2958: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2959: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 2960:
1.247 jufi 2961: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 2962: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
2963: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 2964: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 2965:
2966: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
2967: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 2968: <p>
1.1 deraadt 2969:
1.247 jufi 2970: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 2971: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 2972: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
2973: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 2974: <p>
1.247 jufi 2975: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 2976:
1.69 deraadt 2977: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2978: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2979:
1.247 jufi 2980: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2981: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.113 naddy 2982: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
2983: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 2984: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 2985: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 2986:
2987: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
2988: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
2989: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.113 naddy 2990: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 2991: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 2992: <p>
1.247 jufi 2993: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 2994:
2995: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 2996: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 2997:
1.247 jufi 2998: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 2999: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 3000: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 3001:
1.69 deraadt 3002: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
3003: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 3004: <p>
1.112 naddy 3005:
1.247 jufi 3006: </ul>
1.113 naddy 3007: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3008:
1.113 naddy 3009: <hr>
3010: <a name=se></a>
1.247 jufi 3011: <h3><font color="#e00000">Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 3012:
1.200 niklas 3013: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
3014:
1.247 jufi 3015: <ul>
3016: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 3017: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
3018: Computer Sweden</a>, June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
3019:
3020: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
3021: <p>
3022:
1.247 jufi 3023: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3024:
3025: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
3026:
1.247 jufi 3027: <ul>
3028: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 3029: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14">
3030: Computer Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001</strong></font><br>
3031:
3032: A report on the IPFilter removal from OpenBSD.
3033: <p>
3034:
1.247 jufi 3035: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 3036: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
3037: Computer Sweden</a>, May 03, 2001</strong></font><br>
3038:
3039: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
3040: being best of brand when it comes to security.
3041: <p>
3042:
1.247 jufi 3043: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3044:
3045: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
3046:
1.247 jufi 3047: <ul>
3048: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.200 niklas 3049: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
3050: Computer Sweden</a>, April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
3051:
3052: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
3053: <p>
3054:
1.247 jufi 3055: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3056:
1.102 niklas 3057: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
3058:
1.247 jufi 3059: <ul>
3060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.103 niklas 3061: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.113 naddy 3062: Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>, No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.102 niklas 3063:
3064: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
3065: hardware-supported cryptography.
1.113 naddy 3066: <p>
1.102 niklas 3067:
1.247 jufi 3068: </ul>
1.102 niklas 3069:
1.84 niklas 3070: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
3071:
1.247 jufi 3072: <ul>
3073: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.84 niklas 3074: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
1.113 naddy 3075: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.84 niklas 3076:
3077: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 3078: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 3079: <p>
1.84 niklas 3080:
1.247 jufi 3081: </ul>
1.84 niklas 3082:
1.69 deraadt 3083: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
3084:
1.247 jufi 3085: <ul>
3086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3087: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.113 naddy 3088: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3089:
1.222 miod 3090: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
1.1 deraadt 3091: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
3092: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
1.113 naddy 3093: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3094:
1.247 jufi 3095: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 3096: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 3097: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 3098: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.113 naddy 3099: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 3100:
1.20 louis 3101: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
3102: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 3103: explains the licensing issues and points to our
3104: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
1.113 naddy 3105: <p>
1.1 deraadt 3106:
1.247 jufi 3107: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 3108:
1.113 naddy 3109: <hr>
1.202 jufi 3110: <a name=fi></a>
1.247 jufi 3111: <h3><font color="#e00000">Finnish press coverage (in Finnish)</font></h3><p>
1.202 jufi 3112:
3113:
3114: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3115: <ul>
1.202 jufi 3116:
1.247 jufi 3117: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.202 jufi 3118: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">ITviikko - uutinen</a>
3119: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
3120:
3121: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD, and thus IPF
3122: will be removed from OpenBSD.
1.247 jufi 3123: </ul>
1.202 jufi 3124:
3125: <hr>
1.113 naddy 3126: <a name=jp></a>
1.202 jufi 3127:
1.247 jufi 3128: <h3><font color="#e00000">Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
1.20 louis 3129:
3130:
1.170 louis 3131: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3132: <ul>
1.170 louis 3133:
1.247 jufi 3134: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.170 louis 3135: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">Opinion:
3136: why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
3137: </strong></font><br>
3138:
3139: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
3140: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
3141: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
3142: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3143: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3144: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 3145: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.170 louis 3146: <p>
1.247 jufi 3147: </ul>
1.170 louis 3148:
1.69 deraadt 3149: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3150: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3151:
1.247 jufi 3152: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.135 ericj 3153: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">BSD Magazine</a>,
1.20 louis 3154: Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 3155: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 3156:
3157: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
3158: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
3159: translating and reprinting articles from
3160: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
1.113 naddy 3161: <p>
1.247 jufi 3162: </ul>
1.20 louis 3163:
1.113 naddy 3164: <hr>
3165: <a name=de></a>
1.247 jufi 3166: <h3><font color="#e00000">Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
1.50 louis 3167:
1.246 jufi 3168: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3169: <ul>
3170: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3171: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
3172: December 04, 2002
3173: </strong></font><br>
3174: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III cpu
3175: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3176: <p>
1.247 jufi 3177: </ul>
1.246 jufi 3178:
1.151 louis 3179: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3180: <ul>
1.151 louis 3181:
1.247 jufi 3182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.151 louis 3183: Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3184: </strong></font><br>
3185:
3186: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3187: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3188: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3189: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3190: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3191: <p>
1.247 jufi 3192: </ul>
1.151 louis 3193:
1.72 louis 3194: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3195: <ul>
1.72 louis 3196:
1.247 jufi 3197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.109 reinhard 3198: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 3199: Februar 2000
1.113 naddy 3200: </strong></font><br>
1.72 louis 3201:
1.101 jufi 3202: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
1.73 louis 3203: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
3204: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
1.113 naddy 3205: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.101 jufi 3206: Giving way to
3207: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
3208: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
3209: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
3210: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
1.113 naddy 3211: <p>
1.247 jufi 3212: </ul>
1.72 louis 3213:
1.69 deraadt 3214: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3215: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3216:
1.247 jufi 3217: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 3218: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1.50 louis 3219: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.113 naddy 3220: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 3221:
3222: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 3223: <p>
1.247 jufi 3224: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3225:
1.50 louis 3226:
1.113 naddy 3227: <hr>
3228: <a name=ru></a>
1.247 jufi 3229: <h3><font color="#e00000">Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1.56 deraadt 3230:
1.69 deraadt 3231: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3232: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3233:
1.247 jufi 3234: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3235: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3236: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
1.113 naddy 3237: </strong></font><br>
1.62 form 3238:
3239: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1.113 naddy 3240: <p>
1.247 jufi 3241: </ul>
1.62 form 3242:
1.69 deraadt 3243: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 3244: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 3245:
1.247 jufi 3246: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.98 deraadt 3247: Byte Magazine, Russia,
1.236 horacio 3248: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
1.113 naddy 3249: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 3250:
1.59 form 3251: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.113 naddy 3252: <p>
1.112 naddy 3253:
1.247 jufi 3254: </ul>
1.112 naddy 3255:
1.113 naddy 3256: <hr>
3257: <a name=pl></a>
1.247 jufi 3258: <h3><font color="#e00000">Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
3259: <ul>
1.56 deraadt 3260:
1.247 jufi 3261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.129 louis 3262: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">OpenBSD and Linux</a>, LinuxNews
3263: Radio, August 2, 2000
3264: </strong></font><br>
3265:
3266: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
1.199 pvalchev 3267: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
1.129 louis 3268: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
3269: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
3270: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
3271: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
3272: <i>Here's the <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
3273: <p>
3274:
1.247 jufi 3275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 3276: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
3277: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
3278: January 2000
1.113 naddy 3279: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 3280:
3281: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
3282: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
3283: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
3284: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
3285: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
3286: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1.247 jufi 3287: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1.113 naddy 3288: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1.89 louis 3289: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
3290: with the translation. For the full text, see the
3291: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
3292: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.113 naddy 3293: <p>
1.247 jufi 3294: </ul>
1.56 deraadt 3295:
1.113 naddy 3296: <hr>
1.216 horacio 3297: <a name=es></a>
1.247 jufi 3298: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spanish press coverage (in Spanish)</font></h3><p>
1.216 horacio 3299:
3300: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3301: <ul>
1.216 horacio 3302:
1.247 jufi 3303: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.216 horacio 3304: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
3305: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
3306: </strong></font><br>
3307:
3308: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
1.217 jufi 3309: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
1.216 horacio 3310: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
3311: laptops and t-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
3312: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
3313: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
1.247 jufi 3314: A
1.216 horacio 3315: Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
3316: <p>
1.247 jufi 3317: </ul>
1.216 horacio 3318:
1.252 miod 3319: <hr>
3320: <a name=fr></a>
3321: <h3><font color="#e00000">French press coverage (in French)</font></h3><p>
3322:
3323: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
3324: <ul>
3325:
3326: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3327: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">OpenBSD ne
1.296 naddy 3328: désarme pas</a>, Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
1.252 miod 3329: </strong></font><br>
3330:
3331: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
3332: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
3333: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
3334: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
3335: <p>
3336: </ul>
3337:
1.292 camield 3338: <hr>
1.216 horacio 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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