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1.546 ian 19: <h2>November, 2006</h2>
20: <ul>
21:
22: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
23: <a href="http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/55/">
24: OpenBSD 4.0 Review</a>, Software In Review, November 1, 2006
25: </strong></font><br>
26: "In an era when the next edition of Microsoft Windows is pushed
27: back more than a year, and popular GNU/Linux distributions are
28: almost expected to have their release dates delayed by weeks or
29: months, it's nice to know that at least one operating system releases
30: on schedule without all kinds of showstopping bugs and problems.
31: OpenBSD 4.0 was released on November 1 with its usual mix of new
32: hardware support and enhanced operating system features."
33: So opens Jem Matzam's review of the new 4.0 release.
34: Jem gives a brief overview of the project, discusses
35: several of the most important new features, evaluates
36: his installation and use of the system on a desktop and a notebook.
37: and offers a few recommendations for future developments to make
38: the project even better.
39: There's even a link to the Wikipedia article on
40: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humppa">
41: Humppa</a>, for those who may have heard this term but not
42: the music behind it.
43: <p>
44:
1.547 ! ian 45: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
! 46: <a href='http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1243'>
! 47: Big changes with OpenBSD 4.0 out today</a>
! 48: Tectonic, November 1, 2006
! 49: </strong></font><br>
! 50: "With his characteristic no-frills approach OpenBSD team leader
! 51: Theo de Raadt this morning announced the release of OpenBSD 4.0."
! 52: This article lists the highlights of the 4.0 release and
! 53: tells readers where to order CD's or download the release.
! 54: Quotes Theo: ""We are pleased to announce the official release of
! 55: OpenBSD 4.0. This is our 20th release on CD-Rom (and 21st via FTP).
! 56: We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of ten years with only a single
! 57: remote hole in the default install,"
! 58: <p>
! 59:
! 60: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
! 61: <a href='http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061101-8123.html'>
! 62: OpenBSD 4.0 released</a>
! 63: Ars Technica, November 1, 2006
! 64: </strong></font><br>
! 65: A short note about the 4.0 release; refers to the O'ReillyNet article below.
! 66: <p>
! 67:
1.546 ian 68: </ul>
69:
1.539 ian 70: <h2>October, 2006</h2>
71: <ul>
1.540 ian 72:
73: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.546 ian 74: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6769">
75: OpenBSD 4.0: Pufferix's Adventures</a>, O'Reilly Network, October 26, 2006
76: </strong></font><br>
77: Federico Biancuzzi interviewed a dozen and a half developers and compiled
78: the results into this report, all while listening to the obligatory Humppa.
79: Topics include the new blob-free wireless driversa, pf and pf/dhcp interaction,
80: CARP demotion, ipsecctl replacing ipsecadm, hardware support for disk/bioctl,
81: USB serial, new installation customization features, ports/packages, RCS, X,
82: CPU support for Sparc/64, AMD/Intel "speed step" techniques, and more.
83: <p>
84:
85: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.543 mbalmer 86: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2006/10/bsdtalk076-openbsd-developer-marc.html">
87: Interview with Marc Balmer about OpenCON 2006</a>, bsdtalk076, October 12, 2006
88: </strong></font><br>
89: BSDTalk interviews Marc Balmer about the upcoming
90: <a href="http://www.opencon.org/">OpenCON 2006</a> conference
91: in Venice, Italy, how he got involved in the OpenBSD project, and what he
92: uses the OpenBSD operating system for in his company. Marc Balmer tells us about
93: the history of the conference that is dedicated solely to OpenBSD, why it
94: is taking place in Venice, and why he likes OpenBSD as the platform of choice
95: for his many customers.
96: <p>
97:
98: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.544 ian 99: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/11/olpc-under-fire-for-proprietary-components/">
100: OLPC under fire for proprietary components</a>, Engadget, October 11, 2006
101: </strong></font><br>
102: Hardware site Engadget is one of several that has picked up this controversy
103: from the Jem Report quoted below and on the mailing lists.
104: Quotes Theo's reaction to Jim Gettys' latest comments:
105: "Jim is obviously very clever at convincing people that children
106: need proprietary laptops (OLPC has a greater percentage of undocumented
107: hardware than a Thinkpad from 3 years ago). It is easy for Jim to
108: convince people these things because he doesn't care at all about
109: the future maintainance of drivers. I do. And I think most of you
110: also do."
111: The article ends with: "Wow, them be fightin' words -- we're pulling up ringside
112: seats already."
113: <p>
114:
115: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
116: <a href="http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/286/">
117: Making sense of the One Laptop Per Child proprietary software row</a>,
118: The Jem Report, October 9, 2006
119: </strong></font><br>
120: Jem Matzan explores this ongoing controversy by blending separate interviews with
121: Jim Gettys, Richard Stallman and our own Theo de Raadt.
122: Theo consistently and clearly defends the project's interest in
123: getting documentation on, and permission to distribute, firmware
124: so that users can use hardware they have paid for.
125: Commenting on the multiple NDA-requiring parts in the current version of
126: the OLPC laptop, Theo notes that "If I am careful in selection,
127: I can buy a laptop on the market today that has fewer proprietary parts."
128: And on the OLPC project's use of NDA-requiring parts at all:
129: "I feel they have misled the community by acting as if they are open;
130: they rode on our coat-tails. Now it turns out they are going to ship GPL'd
131: code mixed with NDA-requiring proprietary drivers in the end.
132: Even their LinuxBIOS will need to link into drivers that
133: no one can repair because the documentation is locked up..."
134: <p>
135:
136: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.541 ian 137: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20061006000709">
138: OLPC hurts wireless documentation efforts</a>, undeadly.org, October 6, 2006
139: </strong></font><br>
140: Theo de Raadt takes on the high-profile
141: <a href="http://laptop.org/">OLPC</a> (One Laptop Per Child) Project
142: for not demanding open documentation from its wireless
143: chip manufacturer, wasting a "golden moment" opportunity to use sales
144: volume in the millions to pressure chip vendors, and thus helping destroy
145: the open source movement that makes the OLPC laptops affordable -
146: truly, betraying that hand that feeds it.
1.542 deraadt 147: Also strong words from other developers such as Bob Beck.
1.541 ian 148: <p>
149:
150: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.540 ian 151: <a href="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;639736970;fp;2;fpid;3">
152: The sad state of computer security</a>, PC World Australia, October 5, 2006
153: </strong></font><br>
154: Roger Grimes opines on how bad security really is for most of the world
155: (and it is really bad). "If you aren't using OpenBSD [or a few others],
156: then every other product in the world is pretty bad in comparison.
157: <br />
158: "Most software contains numerous vulnerabilities, holes, and
159: exploitable routines. Even our anti-malware software and devices,
160: the things that are supposed to protect us, are full of buffer
161: overflows and vulnerabilities."
162: <br />
163: And, Grimes generalizes,
164: "Sadly, the world has decided that real computer security doesn't
165: matter any more than real terrorist security. It's all lip service.
166: We are, and apparently choose to be, reactive sheep. Proactive
167: thinkers get ignored and ridiculed...
168: As more and more of the world goes online, and as more of our
169: important infrastructure goes "e-something," it would appear that
170: we are on a collision course headed toward a tipping point event.
171: And when it does, the sheep will stand aghast wondering how it
172: happened."
173: Worth reading!
174: <p>
175:
1.539 ian 176: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
177: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061002-7874.html">
178: OpenBSD creator wants users to pressure Intel on open source policies</a>,
179: Ars Technica, October 2, 2006.
180: </strong></font><br>
181: Summarizes Theo's efforts to obtain documentation and freely
182: redistributable firmware from Intel.
183: <p>
184:
185: </ul>
186:
1.536 grunk 187: <h2>September, 2006</h2>
188: <ul>
189:
190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.537 ian 191: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/7184">
192: OpenBSD: Intel Accused Of Being "An Open Source Fraud"</a>,
193: KernelTrap, September 30, 2006.
194: </strong></font><br>
195: Mentions Damien's thread on misc summarizing Intel's policy toward
196: open-source software as being to make Intel "look like we're
197: open-source friendly by opening a project on sourceforge," and,
198: "give the open-source community the bare minimum so that they can
199: serve as our beta-testers." Damien reverse engineered the wpi(4)
200: driver source for the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Driver,
201: despite Intel's refusal to freely provide documentation.
202: Regular readers will know that OpenBSD has been at war with Intel
203: for ages over these chipsets.
204: Quotes Theo as saying:
205: "before we ask a vendor, we have already lost (ie. the
206: device does not work). When a vendor says no, we have lost nothing
207: further -- there is no way we can lose further than having the
208: device not work. We can only win, and then the device works. So
209: there is no point in giving up until we win back the rights to write
210: software for the hardware that we have purchased."
211: <p>
212:
213: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
214: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2006/09/bsdtalk069-interview-with-christoph.html">
215: Interview with Christoph Egger about Xen on OpenBSD</a>, bsdtalk069, September 26, 2006
216: </strong></font><br>
217: BSDTalk interviews Christoph Egger about Xen and about how Christoph make OpenBSD
218: able to run as a guest operating system on Xen.
219: Includes some background about Xen as well as what it would take to
220: make OpenBSD run as the "dom0" or master host.
221: <p>
222:
223: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.536 grunk 224: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2006/09/bsdtalk068-interview-with-openbsd.html">
225: Intervew with OpenBSD developer Bob Beck</a>, bsdtalk068, September 22, 2006
226: </strong></font><br>
227: Bob Beck talks about spamd and his history with OpenBSD and UNIX
228: on Will Backman's bsdtalk. Bob gives us a look into his work on
229: OpenBSD and gives us amusing stories of how spamd works and how it
230: actually fares in 'the wild.' The podcast lasts a whole 25 minutes,
231: 59 seconds so it's long enough to occupy a meal or a small commute.
232: <p>
233:
1.537 ian 234: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
235: <a href="http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060920185115">
236: OpenBSD 4.0 pre-orders are up!</a>, undeadly.org, September 20, 2006
237: </strong></font><br>
238: One of the first mentions of 4.0 going on sale for pre-ordering
239: (the official release date is November 1).
240: Also gives a list of the many good things that have been added
241: in 4.0, including many new device drivers,
242: support for UltraSPARC III on sparc64, improvements to ipsecctl,
243: a new RCS implementation, and much more.
244: Includes a reminder to "show your support for the project by
1.538 deraadt 245: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/orders.html">placing your pre-orders today!"</a>
1.537 ian 246: <p>
247:
1.536 grunk 248: </ul>
249:
1.534 ian 250: <h2>August, 2006</h2>
251: <ul>
252:
253: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.537 ian 254: <a href="http://anil.recoil.org/blog/articles/2006/08/21/openbsd-xen-boots-multi-user">
255: OpenBSD/Xen boots multi-user</a>, Recoil Blog, August 21, 2006
256: </strong></font><br>
257: Anil discusses his stewardship of a Google Summer of Code project in which
258: Christoph Egger ported and revised some NetBSD code to make OpenBSD boot up natively
259: as a guest operating system under
260: <a href="http://www.xensource.com/">Xen</a>, the open-source hypervisor
261: or "virtualization" system.
262: <p>
263:
264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.534 ian 265: <a href="http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-openbsd.html">
266: Take a closer look at OpenBSD</a>, IBM developerWorks, August 08, 2006
267: </strong></font><br>
268: Tim McIntire holds OpenBSD up as a beacon to UNIX users, calling it
269: "quite possibly the most secure operating system on the planet."
270: He talks about how the development process leads to greater security
271: and how tools like OpenSSH make it out into the wider UNIX/Linux world.
272: "OpenBSD might not have a huge user base compared to other UNIX-like operating systems,
273: but it is installed at the most crucial points of many networks."
274: Has a somewhat brief but effective discussion of installing the software, and
275: ends with references to several papers and sites of interest.
276: <p>
277:
278: </ul>
279:
1.531 ian 280: <h2>July, 2006</h2>
281: <ul>
282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
283: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/case-studies--profiles/founder-breathes-the-open-air/2006/07/17/1152988468274.html">
284: Founder breathes the Open air</a>, The Age, July 18, 2006
285: </strong></font><br>
286: Subtitled "Hiking in exotic climes is a brain adventure for the founder of OpenBSD", this is
287: as much about hiking and learning new symbols as about software, but our leader
288: manages to do both, and bring both into the interview.
289: The article quotes Theo as saying
290: "Another major lesson I have learnt is that most people only care
291: about things working for themselves, and thus it is very easy in a
292: group to build poorly thought-out solutions. It is very simple to
293: write small hacks and end up with unmaintainable systems in the long term."
294: Describes the hackathons as an important part of the project's process
295: and describes the funding issues as well.
296: <p>
297:
298: </ul>
299:
1.525 ian 300: <h2>June, 2006</h2>
301: <ul>
302: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.535 steven 303: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=472693&rl=1">
1.530 ian 304: Alternatives to LAMP</a>, informit.com, June 2, 2006
305: </strong></font><br>
306: While "Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP" get most of the attention,
307: there are alternatives to each that are, in some way, better.
308: David Chisnal starts this article with a look at OS alternatives,
309: and OpenBSD gets the most detailed coverage, including this:
310: "When it comes to security, OpenBSD has a well-earned reputation
311: as the operating system for the truly paranoid. The entire kernel
312: and base system, including the OpenBSD fork of Apache, undergoes a
313: constant auditing process. The OpenBSD attitude is that any bug is
314: potentially exploitable, and when a bug is found by the auditing
315: team the next step is to attempt to remove every single occurrence
316: of that category of bug. This approach leads to an incredibly secure
317: system." Also talks about our pioneering use of W^X and the
318: "incredibly powerful and easy to configure" packet filter, pf.
319: <p>
320:
321: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.527 ian 322: <a href="http://www.osdir.com/Article8785.phtml">
1.525 ian 323: Microsoft adopts open-source security feature</a>, OSDir.com, June 1, 2006
324: </strong></font><br>
325: Microsoft borrows one of OpenBSD's security features for Vista, stack/library randomization,
326: under the name Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR).
327: "Until now, the feature has been most prominently used in the OpenBSD Unix variant and
328: the PaX and Exec Shield security patches for Linux"
329: (despite the article's title, there is nothing open-source about Microsoft's implementation).
330: <p>
331:
1.526 ian 332: </ul>
1.525 ian 333:
1.514 ian 334: <h2>May, 2006</h2>
335: <ul>
1.524 ian 336: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
337: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6650">
338: OpenBSD: wpi, A Blob Free Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Driver</a>, KernelTrap, May 28, 2006
339: </strong></font><br>
340: Damien Bergamini wrote OpenBSD's all-open-source driver for the Intel Pro/Wireless,
341: a sharp contrast to other projects' bogus "open source" drivers that are just wrappers around
342: a "binary blob" (source code not available, sorry) provided by the vendor.
343: "His announcement came a little over two months after Intel released
344: the controversial ipw3945 driver for Linux which included
345: a binary-only daemon described as necessary for enforcing regulatory
346: limits for the radio transmitter on the wireless device."
347: Bergamini's work proves yet again that vendors don't have to obscure their products
348: to make them useful.
349: <p>
1.518 ian 350:
351: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.520 ian 352: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/openbsd/c2k6/who1">
1.523 ian 353: c2k6, Who's Who At the 2006 OpenBSD Hackathon, Part I</a>
354: and
355: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6662">Part II</a>,
1.522 ian 356: KernelTrap, May 28, 2006
1.520 ian 357: </strong></font><br>
1.521 deraadt 358: Jeremy Andrews visited our developers at the Hackathon and gives
1.523 ian 359: a brief but colorful summary of most of the team members:
1.520 ian 360: why they chose OpenBSD, how they got involved, what they do, and
361: their plans for the week.
362: <p>
363:
364: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.523 ian 365: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/2006/05/22/OpenBSD-on-Flash.html">
366: Installing OpenBSD on Flash</a>,
367: Ping Wales, May 22, 2006
368: </strong></font><br>
369: David Chisnall shows how to set up an OpenBSD boot image for
370: Soekris or PC Engines machines that boot from flash memory.
371: <p>
372:
373: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.520 ian 374: <a href="http://www.serverwatch.com/eur/article.php/3603961">
375: Enterprise Unix Roundup: Whither BSD?</a>, ServerWatch, May 5, 2006
376: </strong></font><br>
377: Amy Newman and Brian Proffitt state that the BSDs are often overlooked
378: because of their limited commercial acceptance.
379: The authors call this an unfortunate oversight, because recent releases of
380: the freely available BSD flavors show significant technical improvements.
1.523 ian 381: As an example, they specifically refer to OpenBSD's sensor framework
1.520 ian 382: (introduced with 3.9).
383: Newman and Proffitt also accuse big vendors of picking the nice parts from
384: the BSDs' code and giving nothing back to the community in return.
385: <p>
386:
387: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.518 ian 388: <a href="http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/35/1/">
389: OpenBSD 3.9 Review</a>, Software In Review, May 3, 2006
390: </strong></font><br>
391: Jem Matzan takes the 3.9 release out for a spin, and likes it.
392: Noting that each release consists of a lot of small changes
393: and some major improvements - and mentioning hardware support, sensors,
394: and "blob removal" - he clearly thinks the project is doing a lot of things right.
395: "Everything you get in the release is production-ready, secure by
396: default... and comes with possibly the finest integrated documentation
397: in the Unix-clone world. While you might find a poorly programmed
398: driver or other base system component in other BSDs and GNU/Linux
399: distributions, in OpenBSD if something is supported, it works."
400: <p>
401:
402: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
403: [GERMAN]
404: <a href="http://www.linux-magazin.de/Artikel/ausgabe/2006/06/news_zut/news_zut.html">
405: Mozilla greift OpenBSD unter die Arme</a>, Linux Magazin, Issue 06/06, May 2006, p. 18
406: </strong></font><br>
407: The German <a href="http://www.linux-magazin.de/">Linux Magazin</a> has a short
408: article about OpenBSD's financial situation and Marco Peerebroom's
1.535 steven 409: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060321034114">call for donations</a>
1.518 ian 410: on undeadly.org. The article further mentions how OpenSSH development
411: is connected to OpenBSD.
412: <p>
413:
1.514 ian 414: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
415: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6550">
416: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, KernelTrap, May 2, 2006
417: </strong></font><br>
418: Jeremy Andrews conducts a free-ranging interview, focused mainly on 3.9 and drivers,
419: that gives Theo a chance to explain how the big North American chip vendors'
420: business practices make it harder for open source projects,
1.515 ian 421: talk about "binary blobs" vs firmware in drivers, and more.
1.514 ian 422: There's also coverage of where the project is going up to and after 3.9 and where
1.516 steven 423: it might (or might not) go in the future, why doing things right (and
1.514 ian 424: running this project) is so important to Theo,
425: and even why he does mountain biking!
426: <p>
427:
428: </ul>
429:
1.503 ian 430: <h2>April, 2006</h2>
431: <ul>
432: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.532 ray 433: <a href="http://www.dribin.org/dave/blog/archives/2006/04/28/os_x_passwords_2/">
434: Mac OS X Password Implementation Compared to OpenBSD's</a>, April 28, 2006
435: </strong></font><br>
436: Dave Dribin analyzes Mac OS X's password implementation
437: and compares it with OpenBSD's:
438: "The king of the hill has to go to OpenBSD,
439: which uses a hash based on the Blowfish block cipher called bcrypt.
440: The benefit of [bcrypt] is best stated on their website:
441: <blockquote>
442: The most important property of bcrypt (and thus crypt_blowfish)
443: is that it is adaptable to future processor performance improvements,
444: allowing you to arbitrarily increase the processing cost of checking a
445: password while still maintaining compatibility with your older password hashes.
446: Already now bcrypt hashes you would use are several orders of magnitude
447: stronger than traditional Unix DES-based or FreeBSD-style MD5-based hashes.
448: </blockquote>
449: This is just plain cool."
450: <p>
451:
452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.512 ian 453: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/6557">
454: OpenBSD 3.9: Blob-Busters Interviewed</a>, OnLAMP, April 27, 2006
455: </strong></font><br>
456: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several of the developers on improvements
457: in 3.9: the continuing absence of "blob drivers", IPMI and sensors, apmd performance
458: adjustment, Macs, rthreads, multicast, trunk, hostapd, and more.
1.513 saad 459: jsg clarifies the issue of "binary blob" drivers vs "firmware", and
1.512 ian 460: discusses the NVIDIA nForce Ethernet driver he did after NVIDIA did refuse
461: to give out documentation; they can't stop us, but they can slow us down.
462: The result: "There aren't any drivers in OpenBSD with binary-only components;
463: this is quite a contrast to pretty much everyone else out there."
464: marco comments on the IPMI work in 3.9, and adds:
465: "IPMI is a standard, but there are vendors out there
1.513 saad 466: that have reading comprehension issues...".
1.512 ian 467: A long list of other developers explain their contributions
468: and other changes that make 3.9 one of our best releases yet.
469: <p>
470:
471: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.517 mbalmer 472: [GERMAN]
473: <a href="http://www.guug.de/uptimes/index.html">
474: Stop BLOB!</a>, UpTimes, April 25, 2006
475: </strong></font><br>
476: Wilhelm Bühler gives an overview in a short article about Blobs, what they
477: are and why they are bad.
478: <p>
479:
480: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.508 ian 481: <a href="http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/34/1/">
482: Using OpenBSD</a>, Software In Review, April 24, 2006
483: </strong></font><br>
484: Jem Matzan gives a brief overview of using the system.
485: Covers ports and packages, use of SMP kernel, and more.
486: Capsule summary of how our security policy affects the administrator:
487: "Because it is secure by default, you may have to do more initial
488: configuration with OpenBSD than with most other Unix and Unix-like
489: operating systems, but you'll spend a lot less time securing it --
490: maybe no time at all, if you follow the instructions in the manual
491: pages."
492: <p>
493:
494: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.519 ian 495: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/16/1749215.shtml?tid=8">
496: Using OpenBSD on the desktop</a>, NewsForge, April 21, 2006
497: </strong></font><br>
498: Considers the use of OpenBSD as a desktop operating system,
499: starting with "Secure by default" - who wants to have their desktop hacked? -
500: and continues:
501: "OpenBSD's clean code and design also provide rock-solid stability.
502: I used to have lots of problems and crashes with new versions of
503: Linux (kernel 2.6.x) and FreeBSD (versions 5.x and 6.x). The main
504: focus of OpenBSD developers is to provide programs that work ...
505: [they] prefer to improve their code rather than just
506: add more new features and end up with a bloated and unstable product."
507: Covers X, ports/packages, window managers, what is and is not supported,
508: and more. Final thought:
509: "OpenBSD's clean design and remarkable stability, along with its
510: proactive security, not only make OpenBSD a potential candidate for
511: home desktop users but also every system administrator's dream come
512: true for business environments."
513: <p>
514:
515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.511 djm 516: [FRENCH]
1.509 djm 517: <a href="http://developpeur.journaldunet.com/itws/060419-itw-openssh-openbsd-miller.shtml">
1.511 djm 518: JDN Développeurs interviews Damien Miller</a>,
1.509 djm 519: JDN Développeurs, April 19, 2006</strong></font><br>
520: Interview with Damien Miller, discussing OpenSSH security, the OpenBSD
521: development approach, the problem of blobby drivers and the recent request
1.510 djm 522: for funding.
1.509 djm 523: <p>
524:
525: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.507 cloder 526: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6497">
527: Interview with developers Jonathan Gray and Damien Bergamini</a>,
528: Kerneltrap, April 19, 2006</strong></font><br>
529: An interview with the authors of OpenBSD's new NVIDIA Ethernet driver. OpenBSD's
530: policy forbidding binary driver blobs is discussed, and the developers give a good
531: overview of how they went about implementing the new driver.
532: <p>
533:
534: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.528 ian 535: <a href="http://www.thehostingnews.com/article2217.html">GoDaddy.com
536: Donates $10K to Open Source Development Project</a>,
537: The Hosting News, April 19, 2006</strong></font><br>
538: GoDaddy.com, which claims to be "the Number One registrar of domain
539: names worldwide", recently donated $10,000 to the OpenSSH project
540: because, "according to the company, OpenSSH has become a staple
541: of all free Unix and Linux operating systems in the world."
542: They use it, and their customers use it, and they recognize the
543: value of supporting an open source projects that is, as company
544: CEO Bob Parsons says, "integral to online security".
545: <br/>
1.529 ian 546: Similar articles at
1.528 ian 547: <a href="http://www.hostsearch.com/news/the_go_daddy_group_news_4366.asp">
1.529 ian 548: hostsearch.com</a> and
549: <a href="http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20060419090443506">
550: LinuxElectrons.com</a>
1.528 ian 551: <p>
552:
553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.506 aanriot 554: [FRENCH] Principles and usage of OpenSSH,
555: <a href="http://www.gnulinuxmag.com/">Linux Magazine France</a>,
556: issue 82, April 2006, p. 28-33
557: </strong></font><br>
1.533 ray 558: A 6 page article from Alexandre Courbot focuses on OpenSSH and its
1.507 cloder 559: basics. It begins with an history of the different implementations, and
1.506 aanriot 560: is punctuated with examples.
561: Tunneling features are described, as well as
1.535 steven 562: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=scp&sektion=1">scp</a>,
563: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh-agent&sektion=1">ssh-agent</a>,
1.506 aanriot 564: and
1.535 steven 565: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sftp&sektion=1">sftp</a>.
1.506 aanriot 566: <p>
567:
568: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.503 ian 569: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71658">
570: Mozilla Foundation spendet für OpenBSD</a>, heise online, April 4, 2006
571: </strong></font><br>
572: Short article mentioning the donation the Mozilla Foundation made in support of
573: further OpenSSH development.
574: The article emphasizes the opportunity to wire money through the project's
575: new European account - this one donation will not meet the
576: project's funding needs for all time.
577: <p>
1.504 bernd 578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
579: [GERMAN] "OpenBSD mit finanziellen Problemen", c't 8/06, p. 45.,
580: April 3, 2006
581: </strong></font><br>
582: A very short article about OpenBSD's financial problems. They mention that
583: this could compromise future hackathons.
584: <p>
1.503 ian 585:
586: </ul>
587:
1.487 ian 588: <h2>March, 2006</h2>
589: <ul>
1.495 ian 590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.500 ian 591: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200603/theo_interview.html">
1.501 ian 592: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, DaemonNews, March, 2006
1.500 ian 593: </strong></font><br>
594: Chris Silva conducts a lightweight but wide-ranging and fun interview with Theo
595: on topics including "Puffy",
596: the logos used by certain other BSD projects -
597: Theo quips that "I really like how they make absolutely no statement at all" -
598: what's new in 3.9,
599: and of course project expenses.
600: Theo notes that "The electric bill is about $100 USD per week".
601: <!--
602: ... must be what comes from heating your house with VAXen.
603: -->
604: The interviewer nicely ends with a link to our donations page.
605: <p>
606:
607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.498 ian 608: <a href="http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/239/1/">
609: Linux supporters fiddle while OpenSSH burns</a>, The Jem Report, March 28, 2006
610: </strong></font><br>
1.499 ian 611: This write-up focusses on OpenBSD/OpenSSH funding, and has some
612: original legwork to go with it.
1.498 ian 613: Writer Jem Matzan took the trouble to
614: contact many of the companies who charge a lot for products
615: featuring OpenSSH and yet give nothing to OpenSSH in return.
616: Companies like SCO, IBM, Apple, and Sun.
617: Sun apparently did the worst job of responding:
618: "Since the release of Solaris 10, who has been a larger open source
619: software cheerleader than Sun Microsystems?", Matzan asks. "I asked Sun
620: representatives what they would do if OpenSSH were to disappear. The only response
621: I got was that there are parts of Solaris that compete with OpenSSH,
622: and that because of this, the company would rather not comment
623: further on the issue." What the Sun teleprompter-readers don't seem to realize -
624: but Matzan does - is that
625: <a href="http://cvs.opensolaris.org/source/xref/on/usr/src/cmd/ssh/ssh/ssh.c">
626: SunSSH <em>is</em> OpenSSH</a>.
627: Or, at least, a mangled version of it...
628: IBM, on the other hand, is still trying to formulate their response.
629: <br/>
630: <p>
631:
632: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
633: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/20/2050223.shtml?tid=8">
634: Interview: Theo de Raadt of OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, March 28, 2006
635: </strong></font><br>
636: A wide-ranging interview with Theo about new stuff in 3.9, security, funding,
637: "blob" drivers, and more.
638: Theo notes that "We've had 10 years of nearly fanatical devotion
639: to anything which can make OpenBSD more secure. A very important
640: part of that is that we have not been afraid to completely overhaul
641: anything even if it breaks backward compatibility. Secondly, when
642: we have found a flaw in any part of the system we have assumed that
643: the same mistake was made elsewhere, and gone on a hunt to fix them
644: all. Thirdly, we have developed and incorporated a collection of
645: methods that make software flaws very difficult to attack..."
646: Ends by trying to shame the companies that use OpenSSH without contributing
647: anything back - Sun is given especial mention here - and ends with
648: the tantalizing line ".. if an OpenSSH hole is found that applies to SunSSH,
649: Sun will not be informed. Or maybe that has happened already." Hmmmm.
650: <p>
651:
652: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ian 653: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259254,00.htm">
654: OpenBSD 3.9 adds sensor framework</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
655: </strong></font><br>
656: It's easy to focus on our project's security, but we innovate in other areas too.
657: This article highlights the "sensors" framework added in 3.9 to provide and integrated
658: approach to handling Dell PowerEdge servers' Embedded Server Management (ESM), IPMI, and
659: in general temperature and environmental issues.
660: "There is a significant new sensor framework [in OpenBSD 3.9], which
661: supports voltage sensors, fan sensors, temperature sensors, and so
662: on," said de Raadt. "Such a feature is still missing in Linux and
663: other major operating systems." ...
664: De Raadt has already been using the sensor framework to monitor the
665: machines running in
666: <a href="images/newrack.jpg">the project's server room</a>. "I now get a call
667: on my cell phone whenever something is wrong in the machine room,"
668: <p>
669:
670: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
671: <a href="http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39259281,00.htm">
672: Paying for free software may be the bargain of a lifetime</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
673: </strong></font><br>
674: Starts with a Theo quote from the previous article on ZDNet:
675: "A culture of entitlement is starting to damage the open source community".
676: The article argues that mega-computer-companies that use open source tend to use BSD:
677: "The open BSDs may be less famous than Linux, but they are arguably
678: superior in stability and security. This has made it popular in
679: ISPs and elsewhere - Apple, for example, adopted BSD within OS X.
680: BSD, unlike software released under the GPL, carrys no legal
681: obligations for the adopter to provide anything for the community in return."
682: Goes on to argue that these companies <em>ought</em> to be fair enough
683: to send a small bit of their money back into funding open source.
684: "In the time it takes to read this article, we calculate that Apple
685: will have easily made enough to pay-off OpenBSD's annual losses,
686: with a little left over to buy black turtlenecks for all. It's not
687: just Apple's baby - other companies owe far more to OpenBSD - but
688: in open source a little symbolism goes a long way."
689: <p>
690:
1.487 ian 691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.494 bernd 692: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71174">
693: OpenBSD muss an den Sparstrumpf</a>, heise online, March 23, 2006
694: </strong></font><br>
1.495 ian 695: OpenBSD is touching its savings - Small news article about the project's
1.494 bernd 696: financial situation.
697: <p>
698:
699: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ian 700: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259042,00.htm">
701: OpenBSD Founder Makes Funding Plea</a>, ZDNet UK, March 23, 2006
702: </strong></font><br>
703: One of the first mainstream sites to pick up on Marco's article (below),
704: this one reports the funding figures on how much it really costs to
705: produce our favorite operating system.
706: "Although OpenBSD has a number of commercial users, including many
707: ISPs, de Raadt claimed that all of its donations come from individuals
708: rather than companies many of who claim the have no budget to pay
709: for the operating system. "The culture of entitlement is starting
710: to damage the open source community," he said."
1.496 ian 711: <br/>
712: Also online at
713: <a href="http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/software/stories/135760.html">ZDNet India</a>.
714: <p>
715:
716: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
717: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/2006/03/22/OpenBSD-money.html">
718: OpenBSD in Financial Trouble</a>, Ping Wales, March 21, 2006
719: </strong></font><br>
720: David Chisnall reports that "OpenBSD is one of my favourite platforms;
721: its focus on security and ease-of-use makes it a very simple and
722: safe system to use. Unfortunately, the OpenBSD organisation is now
723: experiencing financial difficulty. For the last two years, the
724: project has made a $20,000/year loss, something which it cannot
725: sustain indefinitely."
726: Goes on to report on the growing use of OpenBSD in commercial software
727: (and hardware!), and that none of the "big guys" has given anything back.
728: Unlike most of the articles on this topic, this one is kind enough to
729: include a direct link to our orders page and recommend its readers
730: to buy a copy of the CD to help fund the project.
1.495 ian 731: <p>
732:
733: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.498 ian 734: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/06/03/21/1555243.shtml">
735: OpenBSD Project in Financial Danger</a>, Slashdot, March 21, 2006
736: </strong></font><br>
737: Slashdot mentions and quotes from Marco's article (below),
738: with a reminder that
739: "The OpenBSD team is the one that also develops the OpenSSH suite,
740: used nowadays almost everywhere."
741: Ends with this quote from Marco:
742: "Without naming entities or projects by name, there are others out
743: there that are sitting on some cash. It would be wonderful if these
744: entities could share some of the wealth to keep us going."
745: <p>
746:
747: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.505 grunk 748: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060321034114">
1.495 ian 749: OpenBSD Finances</a>, OpenBSD Journal, March 21, 2006
750: </strong></font><br>
751: Marco Peereboom's article notes that
752: "OpenBSD for the past 2 years has turned a loss of approximately $20K USD" per year.
753: Hackathons - where a lot of developers get together in critical mass and churn out
754: new ideas and new code in great quantity - cost from US$10K-30K each, and we try to run
755: a few of them each year.
756: Meanwhile, compananies that use OpenBSD and companies - many of them highly profitable -
757: that incorporate OpenSSH into operating systems and even routers and other appliances
758: have not been forthcoming: no major computer company has given funding
759: to the OpenBSD project.
760: It's time for them to do so.
761: <p>
762:
763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.497 ian 764: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/08/1646257.shtml?tid=8">
765: Software RAID on OpenBSD using RAIDframe</a>, NewsForge, March 14, 2006
766: </strong></font><br>
767: "Software RAID provides an easy way to add redundancy or speed up a system
768: without spending lots of money on a RAID adapter."
769: Manolis Tzanidakis talks us through setting up RAID using OpenBSD.
770: He describes the detailed steps, and recommends careful testing
771: before putting the system into production, including taking one disk
772: out of service and ensuring that it gets reloaded correctly.
773: Ends with a technique for monitoring clean operation on an ongoing basis.
774: <p>
775:
776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.489 deraadt 777: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">Report on Business Television</a>
778: March 10, 5:45pm MST</strong></font><br>
1.490 deraadt 779: Theo de Raadt was interviewed by Howard Green on <b>The Business Show</b>:<br>
780: <!-- North America mirror:
781: <a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/robtv2006.avi">Interview 35MB avi file</a>
1.491 deraadt 782: -->
1.490 deraadt 783: European mirror:
784: <a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/20060310/robtv2006.avi">Interview 35MB AVI file</a>
785: <br>
786: A longer segment is also available at <a href="http://www.robtv.ca">www.robtv.ca</a>.
1.489 deraadt 787: <p>
788:
789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.487 ian 790: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200603/openbgpd.html">OpenBGPd in OpenBSD</a>
791: Daemon News, March, 2006</strong></font><br>
1.497 ian 792: Check out the notes and slides from Henning Brauer's presentation at
1.487 ian 793: <a href="http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0602/">NANOG 36</a>;
794: the text and questions cover everything from how and why OpenBGPd got created,
795: through configuration and tools, to integration with pf and CARP,
796: to technical issues regarding use of IPSEC to provide security for BGP packets.
797: Along the way there's considerable discussion on how the program was
798: designed to provide reliability and security.
799: <p>
800:
801: </ul>
802:
1.485 ian 803: <h2>February, 2006</h2>
804: <ul>
805: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.486 ian 806: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1859">Zero to IPSec in 4 minutes</a>
807: Security Focus, February 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
808: This article, as its lead-in says,
1.497 ian 809: "looks at how to get a fully functional IPSec VPN up and running between two fresh OpenBSD
1.486 ian 810: installations in about four minutes flat".
811: If you've shied away from setting up an IPSEC VPN because of config file complexity,
812: now is the time to reconsider.
1.497 ian 813: Dragos Ruiu shows you how the ipsecctl command (introduced to the world in OpenBSD 3.8)
1.486 ian 814: makes it really easy to set up a VPN between consenting OpenBSD machines.
815: He states that he and a colleague were able to get two machines talking over IPSEC
816: in a few minutes, and only changing a few configuration files.
817: He also comments on the relative ease of installing our favorite OS, and hopes
818: that our ipsecctl will be adopted by the other BSDs (hopefully in a compatible way)
819: to make firewall setups easier all around the network.
820: But you don't need to wait for that if you're running OpenBSD 3.8; just follow
821: the steps in the article.
822: <p>
823:
824: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.485 ian 825: <a href="http://www.networkmagazineindia.com/200602/vendorvoice02.shtml">The Worm in the Machine</a>
826: Network Magazine India, February 2006</strong></font><br>
827: Dilip Ranade elaborates on several reasons why software is drearily buggy and endlessly insecure,
828: particularly in comparison with other technologies.
829: Imagines how very bad shape the automotive industry would be in if you had to sign the
830: same disclaimer of (non-)usability that almost every commercial EULA requires of computer users.
831: Ends with "I once dreamt that all the computer users in the world
832: arose in revolt and switched to hardened OpenBSD", though he admits that there's "fat chance" of it
833: happening in real life.
834: <p>
835:
836: </ul>
837:
1.492 ian 838: <h2>January, 2006</h2>
839: <ul>
840: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
841: <a href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2006/01/28.html">Kevin Mitnick on
842: Coast to Coast AM Radio Show with Art Bell</a>, Jan 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
843: Art Bell interviewed Kevin Mitnick on his call-in show;
844: Paul Zacharzewski from Edmonton called to ask Mitnick for his opinion of OpenBSD.
845: If you don't want to download the whole show from coasttocoastam.com,
846: you can listen to an
1.497 ian 847: <a href="http://unworkable.org/misc/mitnick.mp3">MP3 excerpt of this call</a>
1.492 ian 848: in which Mitnick says: "Well, I actually use OpenBSD, so I do like it".
849: </ul>
850:
1.483 ian 851: <h2>December, 2005</h2>
852: <ul>
853: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.484 djm 854: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/375/1">OpenSSH cutting edge</a>
855: SecurityFocus, December 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
856: Federico Biancuzzi interviews OpenSSH developer Damien Miller to discuss
857: features included in the upcoming version 4.3, public key crypto
858: protocols details, timing based attacks and anti-worm measures.
859: <p>
860:
861: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 862: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/11/21/175249.shtml?tid=92&tid=78">Creating
1.483 ian 863: Secure Wireless Access Points with OpenBSD and OpenVPN</a>
864: NewsForge, December 13, 2005</strong></font><br>
865: A cookbook approach to setting up a wireless interface as a secure Access Point
866: using OpenBSD's hostap, pf, and authpf.
867: Configuration examples are given with basic explanations and links
868: to sites with more information on most topics.
869: <p>
870:
871: </ul>
872:
873:
1.479 grunk 874: <h2>November, 2005</h2>
875: <ul>
876: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 877: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20051116145737">OpenBSD
1.482 ian 878: Goes to Venice</a>,
879: OpenBSD Journal, November 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.497 ian 880: "What happens when you put a dozen developers on a little island with their
1.482 ian 881: laptops, power, and an internet connection?
882: <br/>
883: During the first week of November some OpenBSD developers met in a
884: little island in Venice's lagoon to hack on the ports system.
885: This was probably the first ports hackathon and was followed by
1.497 ian 886: <a href="http://www.opencon.org/">OpenCON</a>, a European conference
1.482 ian 887: fully dedicated to OpenBSD..."
888: Great coverage of the OpenBSD Porting Hackathon: people, ports, beer, ...
889: Contains a link to
890: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/papers/ven05-pvalchev/mgp00008.html">
891: pval's summary slides</a>.
892: <p>
893:
894: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.481 niallo 895: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1710223">
896: Trying out the new OpenBSD 3.8</a>,
897: NewsForge, November 11, 2005</strong></font><br>
898: This article describes the installation of OpenBSD 3.8 from a Linux user's
899: perspective, noting the simple elegance of the installer.
900: Although the installation process may be hard to get used to at first for
901: the average Linux user, the author tells us that one can learn a lot from
902: it. Furthermore, the article clears up the common misconception that working
1.497 ian 903: on an OpenBSD system is very different from working on a Linux system.
1.481 niallo 904: In particular, the author states that on OpenBSD, <i>"virtually the entire
905: catalog of familiar free and open source software titles is available through
906: the packages and ports system"</i>.
907: <p>
908:
909: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
910: <a href="http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3561526">
911: Return of The BSDs</a>,
912: internetnews.com, November 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
913: This article mentions that with all three major BSD flavors having had
914: a release this fall, BSD is <i>"still very much alive and kicking among
915: all the noise and buzz created by Linux"</i>. The author talks about
916: various new or improved features of 3.8, such as bioctl(8), hostapd(8),
917: network interface aggregation and sasyncd(8), and there are some
918: quotes from Bob Beck.
919: <p>
920:
921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.479 grunk 922: <a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/051101/152/fvrlx.html">
923: OpenBSD 3.8 improves hardware support</a>,
924: ZDNet UK, November 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.480 ian 925: This article reports on OpenBSD 3.8, which was released on November 1.
926: The author gives an overview of the improvements and new
1.479 grunk 927: features that were made with 3.8, and quotes Theo on RAID management
928: and Linux.<br>
929: The 3.8 release hit the news also in some other places:
930: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1258232">Slashdot</a>
931: and <a href="http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=12482">OSNews</a>
932: also report about it, mostly repeating parts
933: of the release
934: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.8/ANNOUNCEMENT">ANNOUNCEMENT</a>.
935: <p>
936: </ul>
937:
1.476 ian 938: <h2>October, 2005</h2>
939: <ul>
940:
941: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
942: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1375194866;fp;16;fpid;0">
943: 'Nightmare' drove desperate user to open source</a>,
944: Computerworld, October 24, 2005</strong></font><br>
945: A great tale of how Mark Uemura of PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan
946: was forced to move to OpenBSD because the alternatives were too costly
947: and too unreliable.
948: This quote will rattle some cages:
949: "IT managers who want to deploy an open source solution but are
950: worried about company politics should go ahead and do it without
951: asking," according to Uemura, who was promoted to IT Manager of PWC Japan
952: after saving the company seven IT-samurais' salaries.
953: Further, "In Japan large organizations like Morgan Stanley and the
954: Bank of America have moved all their backend systems to open source,
955: Uemura said, because with open source you can reduce IT operating
956: costs without any commercial lock-in."
957: <p>
958:
1.477 saad 959: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
960: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/6270">
961: OpenBSD 3.8: Hackers of the Lost RAID</a>,
962: ONLamp.com, October 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
963: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
964: new features in OpenBSD 3.8 including interface trunking,
965: internationalization support, Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP),
966: IPSec SA synchronization daemon, and RAID management. There is also some
967: discussion about future plans.
968: <p>
969:
1.478 grunk 970: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
971: <a href="http://securityfocus.com/columnists/361">
972: OpenBSD's network stack</a>,
973: SecurityFocus, October 12, 2005</strong></font><br>
974: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about OpenBSD's
975: network stack, including protection against ICMP attacks, and propagation
976: of enhancements into other BSDs and into Linux.
977: The interview also features the other protection mechanisms in the network
978: stack, a comparison to the network stack in Linux, and the history and
979: current status of <a href="http://www.openbgpd.org/">OpenBGPD</a>.
980: <p>
981:
1.476 ian 982: </ul>
983:
1.470 saad 984: <h2>September, 2005</h2>
985: <ul>
986:
987: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.474 niallo 988: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/359">
989: Security-related innovation in Unix</a>,
990: SecurityFocus, Sept. 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
991: An article examining the mmap-based malloc() implementation to be
992: included in OpenBSD 3.8. The author states that <i>"it will help OpenBSD
993: users to find bugs in software more easily, which will result in better
994: applications for everyone"</i>. He goes on to say that <i>"the more hurdles
995: that one has to jump through for good security, the less likely people will
996: go through the trouble. OpenBSD allows even the most inexperienced users to
997: take advantage of these technologies without any effort"</i>.
998: <p>
999:
1000: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.473 aanriot 1001: <a href="http://www.miscmag.com/articles/index.php3?page=2100">
1002: [FRENCH] Champ libre : les chantiers OpenBSD</a>
1003: Misc, number 21, Sept/Oct, 2005, p. 4-14</strong></font><br>
1004: An interesting article about OpenBSD and associated projects. Saad Kadhi
1005: and Guillaume Arcas describe useful things you can do with PF and
1006: OpenSSH, and give a nice introduction to OpenNTPD and OpenCVS. If the
1007: article is focused on the presentation, you can find some interesting
1008: technical aspects people are not always acquainted to. A few examples
1009: are shown, like a basic CARP setup, or the manner to use multiplexing
1010: with OpenSSH and even how to check an OpenSSH server's keys using DNS.
1011: <p>
1012:
1013: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 1014: <a href="http://online.securityfocus.com/news/11306">
1015: Big debate over small packets</a>,
1016: SecurityFocus, Sept. 7, 2005</strong></font><br>
1017: Robert Lemos discusses the ICMP denial-of-service vulnerabilities found
1018: by Fernando Gont and fixed in OpenBSD. To date, OpenBSD is the only
1019: system that has implemented all of the fixes recommended in the IETF
1020: draft.
1021: <p>
1022:
1023: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.471 saad 1024: <a href="http://www.pcexpert.fr/">
1025: [FRENCH] "Quel est le meilleur système libre pour votre
1026: ordinateur ?"</a>,
1027: PC Expert, number 156, p. 42-62</strong></font><br>
1028: Philippe Roure compares 11 Linux and *BSD operating systems, including
1029: OpenBSD 3.7, on different criteria such as security, documentation and
1030: usability. OpenBSD earned a 5/5 mark (see pages 60-61) and while a mark
1031: isn't necessarily objective, the author seems to grasp the OpenBSD
1032: project, its goals, and how good is the operating system. The article
1033: includes an interview with Saad Kadhi.
1034: <p>
1035:
1036: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.470 saad 1037: <a href="http://www.samag.com/articles/2005/0509/">
1038: Monitoring PF Firewalls for Health and Performance</a>,
1039: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 9, p. 37</strong></font><br>
1040: Ryan Matteson describes several utilities that can be used to monitor the
1041: health and performance of a PF firewall. Besides pfctl, the article
1042: covers pftop, fwanalog, monitoring logs with tcpdump and graphing
1043: performance data with pfstat.
1044: <p>
1045:
1046: </ul>
1047:
1.461 grunk 1048: <h2>July, 2005</h2>
1049: <ul>
1050:
1051: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.466 deraadt 1052: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5382">
1053: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part III</a>,
1.467 grunk 1054: Kerneltrap, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.466 deraadt 1055: Jeremy Andrews writes about the recent Blind ICMP attacks discovered
1056: by Fernando Gont, and the fixes done by him and OpenBSD during the
1057: 2005 Hackathon.
1.469 ian 1058: The article goes into the technical background of the
1.467 grunk 1059: attacks, mentioning blind ICMP attacks, "hard" ICMP errors, source
1.469 ian 1060: quenching, and path MTU discovery;
1061: many helpful RFCs and technical papers are linked from the explanations.
1062: This is followed by a recap of the whole ICMP story, involving Gont's
1.467 grunk 1063: struggle with other free projects, Cisco lawyers, Microsoft people,
1064: and others.<br>
1.469 ian 1065: The article concludes that OpenBSD was the first project
1.467 grunk 1066: to take Fernando Gont's findings seriously, and also the first group to
1067: be really painless to work with.
1.466 deraadt 1068: <p>
1069:
1070: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.464 grunk 1071: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/security_blame/">
1072: Security meltdown: who's to blame?</a>,
1.466 deraadt 1073: The Register, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.464 grunk 1074: This article talks about various groups that are frequently blamed for
1075: poor security:
1.467 grunk 1076: individuals, ISPs, companies, crackers, security mailing lists,
1.464 grunk 1077: and last but not least: OS vendors!
1.467 grunk 1078: In the last paragraph, OpenBSD's style of <i>"dumbed-down, simplified
1.464 grunk 1079: and secure systems (with a heavily audited code base)"</i> is described
1080: as <i>"one of the smartest approaches to security"</i>.
1081: <p>
1082:
1083: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.461 grunk 1084: <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-7-5/30084.html">
1085: Theo de Raadt on Industry and Free Software</a>,
1.466 deraadt 1086: The Epoch Times, July 5, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.463 tom 1087: In this interview, Theo talks about the inception of the OpenBSD project
1088: and its goals, as well as its impact on the commercial IT industry.
1.461 grunk 1089: He points out once more that <i>"vendors who incorporate OpenSSH have
1090: given us absolutely nothing back - not a cent"</i>.
1091: Other topics covered include the OpenBSD team, Theo's role as
1092: <i>"benevolent dictator"</i>, and the security process, which he compares
1093: to the security efforts led by other free software projects and some
1094: commercial vendors.
1095: <p>
1096:
1097: </ul>
1098:
1.454 ian 1099: <h2>June, 2005</h2>
1100: <ul>
1.468 grunk 1101:
1102: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1103: <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-06/ns-ttc062205.php">
1104: The true cost of computer crime</a>,
1105: EurekAlert / <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/">New Scientist Magazine</a>,
1106: issue June 25, 2005</strong></font><br>
1107: This article looks at computer crime, especially the way upcoming
1108: vulnerability reports are dealt with. It also gives a short overview of the
1.469 ian 1109: institutions involved in the process (vendors, free projects, CERTs).
1.468 grunk 1110: <br>
1111: The author mentions the work of Andy Ozment, who researches vulnerability
1112: disclosure at the University of Cambridge. Using OpenBSD as a good example
1113: of how disclosure and consequent fixing of bugs helps to strengthen security,
1114: he refutes the widely spread FUD that disclosing vulnerabilities leads to
1115: more harm than good. Ozment's methodology was to examine OpenBSD's CVS logs
1.469 ian 1116: and note when fixes were published; his research shows that
1.468 grunk 1117: <i>"the number of vulnerabilities decreases as a result of disclosure"</i>.
1118: <p>
1119:
1.454 ian 1120: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.458 niallo 1121: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0704/071.html">
1122: Free Bird</a>,
1123: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1124: <b>(Registration required)</b> A second Forbes article about OpenBSD, more
1125: focused on the project itself this time. It contains good description of the
1126: history of OpenBSD along with its prime motivations. Mention is made of the
1127: DARPA grant and the annual hackathon. Theo's motto "shut up and hack" finally
1128: becomes famous in this piece and there are some other very insightful quotes
1129: such as "All I care about is making high-quality code. If I had to work at a
1130: regular job, it would drive me nuts". This is certainly an astute and perceptive
1131: article, well worth reading. Do note that the big picture of Theo's machine
1132: room will only be available in the print edition.
1133: <p>
1.459 deraadt 1134:
1.458 niallo 1135: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.456 niallo 1136: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/16/linux-bsd-unix-cz_dl_0616theo.html">
1137: Is Linux For Losers?</a>,
1138: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1139: An interesting article, if somewhat polemic in tone, which raises questions
1140: about the quality of Linux code compared to OpenBSD. There is also some short
1141: discussion of the OpenBSD development model and focus (push for quality above
1142: everything else) including good quotes from Theo. It seems that the need for
1143: high quality software is beginning to be recognised by the mainstream.
1144: <p>
1.457 deraadt 1145:
1.456 niallo 1146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1147: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/06/09/2132233.shtml?tid=152&tid=8&tid=2">
1.455 ian 1148: BSD cognoscenti on Linux</a>,
1149: NewsForge, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1150: NewsForge talks with Theo de Raadt and NetBSD's Christos Zoulas about the
1151: similarities and differences between the Linux kernel and the BSD
1152: operating systems. The questions asked were similar to those asked
1153: of Linus Torvalds in a <a
1.462 grunk 1154: href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/09/2128249&tid=2">previous
1.455 ian 1155: interview.</a>
1156: <p>
1157:
1158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.454 ian 1159: <a href="http://www.tuxjournal.net/intervista3-en.html">
1160: A good morning with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1161: Tux Journal, June 2, 2005</strong></font><br>
1162: Brief but wide-ranging interview with Theo in which our leader
1163: opines about the good things in 3.7: "The list of new developments
1164: is impressive, but in my view not nearly as impressive as the small
1165: little details that continue to be fixed during each development
1166: cycle." And modestly credits all the developers for the project's
1167: continuing success, attributing it to "The passion of the developers,
1168: and the wide experience they bring into their development efforts.
1169: By amazing coincidence, our users typically have the same needs as we do."
1170: Manages to sidestep getting drawn into comparisons with Linux, e.g.,
1171: when asked if he likes it/why/why not, deftly replies
1172: "I have never used it."
1173: <p>
1174:
1175: </ul>
1176:
1.441 deraadt 1177: <h2>May, 2005</h2>
1178: <ul>
1179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 1180: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5190">
1181: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part II</a>,
1182: Kerneltrap, May 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1183: In the second installment of Kerneltrap's Hackathon 2005 feature, Jeremy
1184: Andrews speaks with the pf developers at length about their plans for
1185: future enhancements.
1186: <p>
1187:
1188: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.450 deraadt 1189: <a href="http://www.ctv.ca">
1.448 deraadt 1190: TV coverage: OpenBSD hackathon</a>,
1191: CTV/CFCN, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1192: A TV spot done a Canadian national TV station about the Calgary
1193: hackathon this year, with 60 developers.<br>
1194: North America mirror:
1195: <ul>
1.452 marco 1196: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.449 jcs 1197: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a><br>
1198: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a>
1.448 deraadt 1199: </ul>
1200: European mirror:
1201: <ul>
1.452 marco 1202: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.448 deraadt 1203: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a>
1204: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a><br>
1205: </ul>
1206: <p>
1207:
1208: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 1209: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5186">
1210: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part I</a>,
1211: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1212: Jeremy Andrews of KernelTrap does a good job of describing what it's like
1213: to be at the Hackathon in Part I of KernelTrap's Hackathon feature. Several
1214: developers are interviewed in detail about what they are working on.
1215: <p>
1216:
1217: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 1218: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5184">
1219: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005: Day 6?</a>,
1220: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1221: Kjell Wooding describes a typical day at the Hackathon in this entertaining
1222: first-hand account.
1223: <p>
1224:
1225: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.447 cloder 1226: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/05/20/1426216.shtml?tid=8">
1227: Review: OpenBSD 3.7</a>,
1228: NewsForge.com, May 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
1229: "OpenBSD is not only highly polished and easy to
1230: configure because of its documentation, it's also totally free-as-in-rights.
1231: With an obsession with security, freedom of source code, and quality of
1232: programming technique, OpenBSD 3.7 continues the legacy established by
1233: its previous releases," writes Jem Matzan in this nice, small review.
1234: <p>
1235:
1236: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.446 cloder 1237: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/05/19/openbsd_3_7.html">
1238: OpenBSD 3.7: The Wizard of OS</a>,
1239: ONLamp.com, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
1240: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
1241: new features in OpenBSD 3.7, including new wireless chipsets, new
1242: spam-fighting features, zaurus, pf improvements, propolice, and
1243: many other things. A good overview of what's new in this release,
1244: plus some interesting comments about future direction.
1245: <p>
1246:
1247: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.444 niallo 1248: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/software/openbsd-3.7-released.html">
1.445 niallo 1249: Next incarnation of OpenBSD released</a>,
1.444 niallo 1250: Ping Wales, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
1251: "OpenBSD is often unjustly overlooked as a free UNIX-like system in favour of
1252: the more-hyped Linux. While it receives a lot less publicity than other
1253: operating systems, this is not due to lack of technical merit." says David
1254: Chisnall, in what is a clear and concise overview of the new features
1255: in 3.7 and indeed the project as a whole.
1256: <p>
1257:
1258: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1259: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5114">
1.445 niallo 1260: 2005 Calgary Hackathon, KernelTrap Coverage</a>,
1.444 niallo 1261: Kerneltrap, May 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1262: A great article about the annual OpenBSD Hackathon, detailing how the event
1263: functions, work done at previous Hackathons and features which may come out
1264: of this one. Includes many relevant quotes from developers themselves, and of
1265: course information about the legendary Hackathon BBQ!
1266: <p>
1267:
1268: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.442 deraadt 1269: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=9658/sam0505e/">
1270: "Failover Firewalls with OpenBSD and CARP"</a>,
1271: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 5, p. 33
1.441 deraadt 1272: </strong></font><br>
1273: Jason Dixon discusses the history of the CARP and pfsync protocols
1274: and demonstrates using them to create redundant stateful firewalls
1275: with OpenBSD.
1276: </ul>
1277:
1.436 henning 1278: <h2>April, 2005</h2>
1279: <ul>
1280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.440 ian 1281: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39195801,00.htm">
1282: Security guru wants access to bug databases</a>,
1283: ZDNet UK, April 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
1284: Ingrid Marson reports on Cambridge professor Ross Anderson's call for analysis of
1285: software maintenance records to determine whether open source code is more secure
1286: than closed source, as we have long contended.
1287: "One of Anderson's research students, Andy Ozment, has already done
1288: research using empirical data on bugs found in the open source
1289: operating system OpenBSD between 1997 and 2000. This research found
1290: that finding and fixing bugs results in a more secure product..."
1291: Just as the OpenBSD project has been saying for years.
1292: <p>
1293: This article can also be found online as
1294: <a href="http://uk.builder.com/manage/project/0,39026588,39244080,00.htm">Academic
1295: calls for better bug tracking</a> (uk.builder.com).
1296: <p>
1297:
1298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.439 espie 1299: [FRENCH] "PC Expert", number 152, p. 58
1300: </strong></font><br>
1301: Very short interview of Marc Espie about OpenBSD as a free OS focusing
1302: on security, part of a larger dossier Ťles secrets des hackersť.
1303: <p>
1304:
1305: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.436 henning 1306: [GERMAN] "Doppelwacht", iX 5/2005, p. 150.
1307: </strong></font><br>
1308: Stephan Tesch gives an introduction to CARP and using a pair of
1309: OpenBSD boxes as Firewalls in High Availibility scenarios. He goes
1.438 martin 1310: on explaining CARP and pfsync protocols, and does not forget to cover
1.436 henning 1311: the issues we had with IETF.
1312: </ul>
1313:
1.431 ian 1314: <h2>March, 2005</h2>
1315: <ul>
1316: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.435 reyk 1317: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/4818">
1318: OpenBSD's "Out of the Box" Wireless Support</a>,
1319: Kerneltrap, March 8, 2005</strong></font><br>
1320: This article is about the upcoming wireless support in OpenBSD 3.7 and
1321: the outcome of the work to open wireless chipsets. Jeremy Andrews
1322: talked with Theo de Raadt and the developers Damien Bergamini and Reyk
1323: Floeter who did some efforts to implement free and functional drivers.
1324: <p>
1325:
1326: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.431 ian 1327: <a href="http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/01/1109546842718.html">
1328: OpenBSD to support more wireless chipsets</a>,
1329: The Age, March 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
1330: "The forthcoming 3.7 release of the OpenBSD operating system has
1331: added support for five more wireless chipsets, according to
1332: OpenBSD project founder Theo de Raadt...
1.432 ian 1333: OpenBSD 3.7 will also have have new drivers for Intel wireless
1.431 ian 1334: parts that do not work without the non-redistributable firmware,"
1335: namely the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11B
1336: and 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11A/B/G wireless network adapters.
1337: Mentions OpenBSD's activism in getting vendors to release chip specs.
1338: Referring to vendors that still refuse to play ball with open source
1339: projects, quotes Damien Miller as saying "Given the number of
1340: appliance devices that are built on free OSs, I think that the
1341: recalcitrant vendors are missing an important boat."
1342:
1343: </ul>
1344:
1.427 matthieu 1345: <h2>February, 2005</h2>
1346: <ul>
1347:
1348: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.428 david 1349: <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsaward2004.html">
1350: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
1351: FSF, February 26, 2005</strong></font><br>
1352: The Free Software Foundation awarded Theo de Raadt their "2004 Free Software
1353: Award" for his unwavering commitment to free software. Most recently he has
1354: been fighting hardware manufacturers for free redistribution of wireless card
1355: firmware.
1.434 ian 1356: Similar articles can be found online at:
1357: <ul>
1358: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1359: <a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=419">
1360: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
1361: Tectonic.za, March 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
1362: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1363: <a href="http://www.osdir.com/Article4362.phtml">
1364: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
1365: OSDir, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1366: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1367: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/De-Raadt-gets-free-software-award/2005/02/28/1109546758523.html?oneclick=true">
1368: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
1369: The Age, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1370: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1371: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/05/02/27/1413255.shtml?tid=99&tid=7">
1.434 ian 1372: Theo de Raadt gets 2004 FSF Award</a>,
1373: Slashdot, February 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1374: </ul>
1.427 matthieu 1375: </ul>
1376:
1.426 ian 1377: <h2>January, 2005</h2>
1378: <ul>
1379:
1380: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1381: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363731">
1382: Systrace in OpenBSD</a>,
1383: informit.com, January 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1384: This article talks about our systrace
1.462 grunk 1385: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=systrace&sektion=1">systrace(1)</a>
1.426 ian 1386: mechanism: what it is and why and
1387: how to use it, with examples.
1388: Another excerpt from the book
1389: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
1390: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
1391: <p>
1392:
1393: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1394: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363732">
1395: Overview of OpenBSD</a>,
1396: informit.com, January 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
1397: "OpenBSD is one of the most secure and well-designed operating
1398: systems available today. It has its roots in countless hours of
1399: research and development based on some of the best UNIX flavors of
1400: the past, and it boasts all the features of modern operating systems.
1401: The OS is widely considered one of the most secure general-purpose
1402: operating systems available today and it supports many key parts
1403: of the global Internet infrastructure..."
1404: This article is a sample chapter from
1405: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
1406: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
1407: <p>
1.443 ian 1408:
1409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1410: <a href="http://www.pcplus.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=34628&subsectionid=784">
1.443 ian 1411: OpenBSD operating system</a>,
1412: PCPlus.co.uk, January, 2005</strong></font><br>
1413: Paul Grosse gives a brief tutorial on installing OpenBSD on i386 for people
1414: moving in a Windows->Linux direction, encouraging them to go a bit further for security.
1415: "While Linux out-scores Windows substantially (or completely) on [security as well as many other
1416: issues], it's still possible to use a more secure operating system on the PC... OpenBSD."
1417: Gives a brief but understandable walkthrough on the installation process, right up to
1418: downloading and installing the third-party packages, and
1419: ends with a sidebar on security.
1420: <p>
1.426 ian 1421: </ul>
1422:
1.424 ian 1423: <h2>December, 2004</h2>
1424: <ul>
1425:
1426: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.425 ian 1427: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/12/01/2329229">
1428: What are the real vulnerabilities of Linux?</a>
1429: NewsForge.com, December 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1430: Several security consultants were asked about "the real vulnerabilities of
1431: Linux". Cybersoure CEO Con Symaris seems to get it better than the rest:
1432: "One needs to approach security as a prime requirement and motivator,
1433: much as the OpenBSD team do," Zymaris said... "The Linux
1434: community mindset is different. Linux development is dynamic and
1435: races ahead towards more and broader functionality, drawing a
1436: multitude of interested parties in to make interesting extensions
1437: and adaptations at a rapid rate."
1438: <p>
1439: "In order to do security the BSD way, however, much more effort
1440: needs to be spent auditing code for holes, which is much less sexy,
1441: and attracts a different set of coders," Zymaris added.
1442: <p>
1443:
1444: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.424 ian 1445: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/281">
1446: Closed Source Hardware</a>
1447: Security Focus, December 1, 2004</strong></font><br>
1448: Symantec Threat Analyst Jason Miller analyzes the potential security threats
1449: when hardware vendors won't provide device documentation and
1450: instead provide "binary only" driver code for inclusion in open source
1451: operating systems.
1452: Miller is an open-source fan who says he uses a variety of systems, including
1453: OpenBSD on his firewall.
1454: Of the recent trend to closed-source binary drivers for open-source
1455: systems, he writes:
1456: <blockquote>
1457: The closed-source component required to support this hardware is
1458: completely independent of the associated operating system, and as
1459: such, is also independent of the engineering team, security team,
1460: auditing process, and quality control procedures normally related
1461: to the operating system...
1462: <br/>
1463: What's possibly even more disturbing is that we're talking about
1464: a chunk of code in the operating system, running with the highest
1465: possible level of privilege (the kernel), which is supplied by a
1466: third-party vendor. This code could do anything once loaded, including
1467: leaking active WEP keys, gathering usage statistics, sniffing and
1468: disclosing traffic, and it could even introduce a subtle backdoor
1469: into the operating system itself (much the same as any device driver
1470: in a closed source operating system).
1471: <br/>
1472: [A]lthough some of these scenarios are a
1473: little far-fetched, the possibility for them to exist is there...
1474: Ultimately it becomes an issue of trust, which is a cornerstone of
1475: good security: whom do you trust, and how much do you trust them?
1476: </blockquote>
1477: <p>And he comments that trust "seems to be a one-way street": vendors
1478: demand that you trust them, but they won't trust you to know how
1479: their hardware and software operates.
1480: This lack of trust is one reason why OpenBSD has recently completed
1481: reverse-engineering the
1.462 grunk 1482: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&apropos=0&sektion=4">
1.424 ian 1483: Atheros wireless chipset driver</a>
1484: that was originally provided as a binary insert.
1485: <p>
1486: </ul>
1487:
1.417 pvalchev 1488: <h2>November, 2004</h2>
1489: <ul>
1.421 ian 1490:
1.417 pvalchev 1491: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.422 ian 1492: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730775,00.asp">
1493: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 Widens Its Scope</a>
1494: eWEEK, November 22, 2004</strong></font><br>
1495: Jason Brooks reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and likes the changes it brings,
1496: including the multi-processing support which, he notes,
1497: "will be even more important as multicore processors--which occupy space
1498: on the road maps of Intel, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc. and others--
1499: become more prevalent." Comments favorably on OpenNTPD
1500: ("the three-line configuration file we needed to modify ... on OpenBSD was
1501: much simpler to deal with than the equivalent configuration file on
1502: the Linux systems we've tested").
1.423 ian 1503: Overall a favorable review of some of the new stuff in 3.6.
1.422 ian 1504: <p>
1505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.420 otto 1506: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/16/1544210">
1507: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 shows steady improvement</a>
1508: NewsForge, November 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
1509: Jem Matzan reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and is impressed by the professional
1510: way OpenBSD is developed and released:
1511: "... it's released on time with few problems and it does exactly what
1512: it claims to do".
1513: <p>
1514:
1515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1516: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=109994542424009&w=2">
1.421 ian 1517: Intel says no to permitting firmware redistribution</a>
1518: misc@, November 8, 2004</strong></font><br>
1519: Theo recounts the struggle to get Intel to provide redistributable
1520: versions of the firmware for their wireless chipsets, and their
1.423 ian 1521: ultimate refusal to allow OpenBSD to redistribute the chipsets' firmware.
1.421 ian 1522: Includes a caveat about Intel's disingenuous "FAQ", typical of many
1523: corporate FAQs that answer questions nobody actually thought
1524: to ask, and don't truthfully answer the questions you want hard answers to.
1525: At the end Theo names the names (and their emails) that need to be contacted
1526: by large numbers of end-users and developers if Intel is to change
1527: (yes, this is a hint).
1528: Of interest is that this posting to one of our mailing lists was
1529: picked up on the
1530: <a href="http://www.screamingelectron.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1923">Screaming
1531: Electron Forum</a> and from there reported on
1.462 grunk 1532: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/22/1249249&from=rss">
1.421 ian 1533: SlashDot</a>, where it is accompanied by a link to SlashDot's paper
1534: on effective advocacy (be firm, but also be polite).
1535: <p>
1536:
1537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.417 pvalchev 1538: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/4118">
1539: OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets</a>
1540: Kerneltrap, November 2, 2004</strong></font><br>
1541: A good summary of the battle on the wireless firmware front,
1542: including an interview with Theo de Raadt that answers
1543: questions about the significance and rationale behind
1544: the current efforts.
1545: <p>
1546: </ul>
1547:
1.407 henning 1548: <h2>October, 2004</h2>
1549: <ul>
1550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.416 ian 1551: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1098992287663.html">
1552: Activism Pays Off for OpenBSD</a>,
1553: The Age, October 29, 2004</strong></font><br>
1554: Favorable report on the project's continuing efforts to get hardware
1555: vendors to release documentation and/or binary code under reasonable
1556: conditions so that we can include drivers in the system.
1557: Names companies that have been naughty and nice, and warns the non-responsive
1558: companies that the activism will continue (registration required).
1559: <p>
1560:
1561: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.415 ian 1562: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/10/28/openbsd_3_6.html">
1563: OpenBSD 3.6 Live</a>,
1564: ONLamp.com, October 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
1565: "There is a mounting excitement for the upcoming OpenBSD 3.6 release,
1566: as it is the first release that supports multiprocessor systems."
1567: So saying, Federico Biancuzzi interviewed several OpenBSD
1568: developers to discuss their current contributions and future plans.
1569: Provides interesting social notes, and a good overview of a lot
1570: of the important changes in 3.6.
1.462 grunk 1571: <p>
1.415 ian 1572:
1573: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1574: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/10/26/itfeature/9170256&sec=itfeature">
1.414 ian 1575: Integer overflows - the next big threat</a>,
1576: The Malaysia Star - TechCentral, October 26, 2004</strong></font><br>
1577: Interview with Theo after HITBSecConf 2004.
1578: "The next big problem the IT security community faces is integer
1579: overflow attacks... because
1580: the community currently can't see a clear method to circumvent future
1581: vulnerabilities" that might arise from integer overflows...
1582: Talks about the security improvements in OpenBSD such as stackguard
1583: and propolice.
1584: Nice quote on the art and science of programming:
1585: "Technology is getting sloppier. Sometimes art is taken too far
1586: and that's when the science falls apart."
1587: <p>
1588:
1589: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.412 ian 1590: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951615940.html">
1591: Which platform will save you from the nasties?</a>,
1592: The Age, October 19, 2004</strong></font><br>
1593: Starts with the question:
1594: <blockquote>
1595: "... which is more secure - Windows or Linux?
1596: <br/>
1597: A snide answer is OpenBSD, which has an exemplary record with respect to
1598: security. But let's stick to the two most broadly used platforms in IT today.
1599: <br/>
1600: Microsoft's hired analysts claim that Windows is more secure than Linux.
1601: Should we believe them?"
1602: </blockquote>
1603: Not surprisingly, the answer is in the negative.
1604: Good discussion on why Microsoft's OS is still not really secure.
1605: Ends with the conclusion that, if you must use MS-Windows, do so,
1606: but have another computer running an OS "which has a lower-risk profile"
1607: for your mail, web and other online activities.
1608: That could be OpenBSD (registration required).
1609: <p>
1610:
1611: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.411 nick 1612: <a href="http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory904-insight-Simple+Simon-status-25-newsID-5131.html">
1613: Simple Simon</a>,
1614: Only Punjab Business News, October 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
1615: Report on Lok Technologies and its founder Simon Lok, a 26-year-old with three
1616: Masters degrees and most of a PhD. Lok's current product is a box for
1617: Wireless ISPs (WISPs) that includes registration, administration,
1618: routing/firewall, and more.
1619: Of course the "Airlok" is based on OpenBSD.
1620: J. Russ Grant, technical manager at American Airlines, likes the Airlok:
1621: <blockquote>because it takes a "tough love" approach; when it spots a virus
1622: on a computer, it automatically blocks that machine, "blackholing" the user,
1623: and notifies Grant... "The Airlok has the best firewall I have ever seen,"
1624: says Grant, who believes the product could even change the Web itself.
1625: "Imagine if Comcast or other ISPs started using Airloks.
1626: If someone got a virus, the system would just shut that person down
1627: before it could spread. This could make hackers obsolete."
1628: </blockquote>
1629: Maybe a bit of hyperbole, but the product does look good, and serves
1630: as an example of what you can do with OpenBSD as a base.
1631: <p>
1632:
1633: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.408 nick 1634: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/07/1097089476287.html">
1635: Staying on the Cutting Edge</a>,
1.409 saad 1636: The Age, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1.410 nick 1637: Fascinating interview with Theo, not just about OpenBSD but
1.408 nick 1638: how he got started in computers and came to know and love BSD, and how the
1639: project got started. "Despite the impression generally given out
1640: that the founder of the OpenBSD project is a person who is inclined
1.409 saad 1641: to be anti-social, I find him to be nothing but warm and friendly...".
1.408 nick 1642: Ends with some interesting dark comments about the lack of support
1643: for OpenBSD from hardware vendors, and how the project gets so much done
1644: in spite of it
1645: (registration required, but worth it).
1646: <p>
1647:
1648: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1649: <a href="http://communique.portland.or.us/04/10/as_seen_in_the_power_of_many.html">
1650: As seen in <i>The Power of Many</i></a>,
1651: Portland Communique, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1652: The <i>Portland Communique</i> is a small, localized e-zine with an
1653: average readership of about 6,000 per month in the Portland, Oregon area.
1654: <i>Communique</i>'s publisher is cited in
1655: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782143466/qid=1097194721">The
1.409 saad 1656: Power of Many</a>,
1.408 nick 1657: <a href="http://x-pollen.com/many/wiki/newpom.php/ChristianCrumlish">Christian
1658: Crumlish</a>'s book about the web, saying
1659: "On the technical end, Communique runs via Movable Type on an OpenBSD
1660: box in my apartment, served over a DSL line."
1661: <p>
1662:
1663: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 1664: <a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1011476,00.html">
1665: Schneier: Security outsourcing widespread by 2010</a>,
1666: SearchSecurity, October 5, 2004</strong></font><br>
1667: Brief interview with Bruce Schneier of
1668: <a href="http://schneier.com/crypto-gram.html">Crypto-Gram</a> fame,
1669: in which he mentions OpenBSD favorably yet again:
1670: <blockquote>
1671: There's lots of open-source software out there that no one has analyzed
1672: and is no more secure than all the closed-source products that no one has
1673: analyzed. But then there are things like Linux, Apache or OpenBSD that get
1674: a lot of analysis.
1675: When open-source code is properly analyzed, there's nothing better.
1676: </blockquote>
1677: <p>
1678: </ul>
1679:
1.400 marco 1680: <h2>September, 2004</h2>
1681: <ul>
1682: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 1683: <a href="http://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/3415651">
1684: Protecting the Perimeter With OpenBSD</a>,
1685: ServerWatch, September 30, 2004</strong></font><br>
1686: Reasonably positive review of OpenBSD 3.5 in the context of other
1687: UNIX-like systems.
1688: Favorite line: "In the Unix-like family, OpenBSD is akin to the crazy,
1689: paranoid uncle. Not necessarily in a bad way."
1690: <p>
1691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.419 ian 1692: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/9/28/itfeature/8955042&sec=itfeature">
1693: Going further to stop hackers</a>
1.406 nick 1694: The Star TechCentral. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
1695: An article sprinkled with quotations from our globetrotting Theo de
1696: Raadt as he prepares for his talk at the Kuala Lumpur Hack-In-The-Box
1697: Security Conference (HITBSecConf2004).
1698: At one point, the article states:
1699: <blockquote>
1700: Just as brilliant scientists are capable of making spelling mistakes,
1701: brilliant coders can also make fatal mistakes in their software
1702: perhaps because writing good software is both a science and an art.
1703: </blockquote>
1704: And then quotes Theo as saying:
1705: <blockquote>
1706: "Also, more people in the coding community are writing code, while
1707: fewer are reading or auditing code."
1708: </blockquote>
1709: <p>
1710: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1711: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/28/1096137217294.html">OpenSSH
1712: marks its fifth birthday</a>
1713: The Age. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
1714: Not only is OpenSSH now five years old, but it now commands an
1715: <a href="openssh/usage/index.html">88% market share</a>. Article
1716: includes a brief history of the OpenSSH project (registration
1717: required).
1718: <p>
1719: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.404 jolan 1720: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1498222899;fp;16;fpid;0">
1721: OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt talks software security</a>,
1722: Computerworld. September 10, 2004
1723: </strong></font><br>
1724: An interview with Theo de Raadt touching on the source of security problems,
1725: prevention techniques, and what OS vendors are doing wrong.
1726: <p>
1727: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.402 marco 1728: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39158189,00.htm">
1729: OpenBSD: Maintaining the quality mindset</a>,
1.403 saad 1730: ZDNet Australia. September 3, 2004
1.402 marco 1731: </strong></font><br>
1732: Interview with Theo de Raadt about quality control in OpenBSD. This article also talks about the release cycle of OpenBSD.
1733: <p>
1734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.400 marco 1735: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F7679726-EAD5-478B-AF35-7456929201D0">
1736: SMP-capable OpenBSD 3.6 set for November</a>,
1.403 saad 1737: Computer Business Review Online. September 2, 2004
1.400 marco 1738: </strong></font><br>
1.401 saad 1739: Very positive article that highlights things as OpenBSD ships SMP capable kernel on amd64 6 months ahead of SUN and other vendors. It also discusses the new possibilities to deploy OpenBSD in a bigger iron playground.
1.400 marco 1740: <p>
1741: </ul>
1742:
1.396 henning 1743: <h2>July, 2004</h2>
1744: <ul>
1745: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.418 ian 1746: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9233/ur0407d/">
1747: Review: Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</a>,
1748: Unix Review, July, 2004
1749: </strong></font><br>
1750: UNIX luminary Peter Salus reviews the book
1751: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i> by
1.462 grunk 1752: Brandon Palmer & Jose Nazario.
1.418 ian 1753: "I view OpenBSD as the most secure operating system available. It
1754: certainly has far fewer holes than Windows, and fewer than any
1755: flavor of Linux I've looked at...
1756: Most of the chapters (e.g., XWindow, DNS, etc.) are very fine; the
1757: emphasis on security is thorough and well-instantiated. The frequent
1758: code examples are appropriate and enlightening. On an information
1759: level, Palmer and Nazario are very good."
1760: His only criticisms have to do with production issues: incomplete copy editing
1761: by the publisher leading to un-explained acronyms, poor cross-referencing
1762: and even spelling/wording errors.
1763: Overall he seems to like the book (and the operating system, of course).
1764: <p>
1765: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 1766: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/07/20/180234&tid=8&tid=132">
1.398 henning 1767: Review: OpenBSD 3.5</a>,
1768: NewsForge, July 22, 2004
1769: </strong></font><br>
1770: Jem Matzan "really enjoyed using OpenBSD 3.5 for the review".
1771: <p>
1772: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 1773: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/04/07/17/1814245.shtml?tid=122&tid=172&tid=130">
1.399 henning 1774: OpenBSD Project Releases OpenNTPD</a>,
1775: Slashdot, July 17, 2004
1776: </strong></font><br>
1777: Announcing OpenNTPD, including a quick review.
1778: <p>
1779: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.397 otto 1780: <a href="http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=review-openbsd">
1781: OpenBSD - For Your Eyes Only</a>,
1782: DistroWatch, July 7, 2004
1783: </strong></font><br>
1784: Robert Storey reviews OpenBSD 3.5, concluding:
1785: "The world owes a debt of gratitude to Theo and his crew for creating OpenBSD."
1786: <p>
1787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.396 henning 1788: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.genua.de/news/presseinfo/presse/pi_openbsd_html">
1789: GeNUA moves to OpenBSD</a></strong></font><br>
1790: German security company GeNUA moves its firewall product line
1791: "GeNUgate" from BSD/OS to OpenBSD.
1792: <p>
1793: </ul>
1794:
1.405 jolan 1795: <h2>June, 2004</h2>
1796: <ul>
1.545 tom 1797: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 1798: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/06/04/142238.shtml">
1.466 deraadt 1799: The Gift Economy and Free Software</a>, NewsForge, June 5, 2004</strong></font>
1.405 jolan 1800: <br>Jem Matzan explores the "gift economy" that has become more prevalent.
1801: Contains snippets from Theo de Raadt about why OpenBSD exists and some
1802: details on how funds are dispersed.
1803: <p>
1804: </ul>
1805:
1.393 david 1806: <h2>May, 2004</h2>
1807: <ul>
1808: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.395 ian 1809: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7152">
1810: OpenBSD 3.4/3.5 for SPARC64 Addendum</a>,
1811: OSNews.com, May 26, 2004
1812: </strong></font><br>
1813: Tony Bourke updates his April 29 piece (see below) for 3.5. After overcoming some
1814: issues in getting MySQL going using ports and packages, he runs performance measurements,
1815: and finds OpenBSD faster than FreeBSD in several tests, albeit slower
1816: on inserting large number of SQL records.
1817: Despite various grumblings about the system (some of which are misunderstandings),
1818: he does conclude that it is "a useful system and would make a good
1819: development system in addition to a great firewall/router."
1820: <p>
1821:
1822: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 1823: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/241">
1824: Secure by Default</a>,
1825: SecurityFocus, May 13, 2004
1826: </strong></font><br>
1827: Jason Miller of SecurityFocus showers praise upon OpenBSD's policy of
1828: "Secure by Default" and recommends that other vendors adopt this mentality.
1829: <p>
1830:
1831: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1832: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3085">
1833: OpenBSD: Cisco Applies For Patents To Secured TCP</a>,
1834: KernelTrap, May 11, 2004
1835: </strong></font><br>
1836: Before Jeremy even had a chance to post part II, he speaks again with
1837: Theo de Raadt about the trappings of the IETF, patents and Cisco. The
1838: history seen in the OpenBSD's development of CARP to counter VRRP is
1839: apparently repeating itself. The difference being, this time OpenBSD
1840: already had existing solutions to TCP stack implementation weaknesses
1841: prior to a proprietary vendor attempting to patent such a fix.
1842: <p>
1843:
1844: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1845: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3072">
1846: Feature: Understanding TCP Reset Attacks, Part I</a>,
1847: KernelTrap, May 10, 2004
1848: </strong></font><br>
1849: Using OpenBSD and discussions with Theo de Raadt as a reference point,
1850: Jeremy Andrews of kerneltrap.org begins a two part series discussing the
1851: technical details behind TCP reset attacks.
1852: <p>
1853:
1854: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1855: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/06/pf_developers.html">
1856: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview, Part 2</a>,
1857: ONLamp.com, May 6, 2004
1858: </strong></font><br>
1859: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com concludes his interview with various
1860: OpenBSD developers discussing their work on PF and future goals.
1861: <p>
1862: </ul>
1863:
1.388 mcbride 1864: <h2>April, 2004</h2>
1865: <ul>
1.394 jolan 1866:
1867: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1868: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6892">
1869: OpenBSD 3.4 SPARC64 Edition</a>,
1870: OSNews.com, April 29, 2004
1871: </strong></font><br>
1872: Tony Bourke explores using OpenBSD on his Sun Ultra 5 while comparing and
1873: constrasting performance and features that exist on other operating systems
1874: available for sparc64.
1875: <p>
1876:
1.390 beck 1877: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 1878: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
1879: Diskless, Low-Form-Factor OpenBSD Systems</a>,
1880: ONLamp.com, April 29, 2004
1881: </strong></font><br>
1882: Michael Lucas continues his series of articles on OpenBSD and <a
1883: href="http://www.soekris.com">Soekris</a> devices. This time
1884: describing how to make use of tftpd, dhcpd, rarpd and NFS to accomplish
1885: booting OpenBSD without using a local disk.
1886: <p>
1887:
1888: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.391 ian 1889: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/04/13/1842214.shtml">
1890: CARP your way to high availability</a>,
1.392 david 1891: NewsForge, April 16, 2004
1.391 ian 1892: </strong></font><br>
1893: This write-up of OpenBSD's new Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
1894: covers its origins in Cisco's patent nonsense, then moves on to what
1895: it does: CARP provides sharing
1896: of an IP address among several hosts on the same network to provide
1897: failover and limited load balancing. Gives enough technical
1898: detail to get you started using it.
1899: Quote: "Some of you with highly redundant and fault-tolerant hardware
1900: may think CARP won't help you. Think again...
1901: think of how nice it would be to patch and reboot during normal
1902: business hours instead of at 2 a.m. Think about not having to balance
1903: doing system upgrades against taking an entire building offline.
1904: Think about hot-testing new technologies while knowing that, if
1905: things just don't work out, your old solution is simply a halt away."
1.392 david 1906: <p>
1.391 ian 1907:
1908: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.390 beck 1909: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/15/pf_developers.html">
1.392 david 1910: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview</a>,
1911: ONLamp.com, April 15, 2004
1.390 beck 1912: </strong></font><br>
1913: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com interviews Daniel Hartmeier, Henning Brauer,
1.392 david 1914: Mike Frantzen, Cedric Berger, Ryan McBride, and Can Erkin Acar about PF, their
1.390 beck 1915: work with it, and what's new and cool in OpenBSD 3.5.
1.392 david 1916: <p>
1.388 mcbride 1917:
1918: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1919: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/2873">
1920: Interview with Ryan McBride</a>,
1.392 david 1921: KernelTrap, April 7, 2004
1.388 mcbride 1922: </strong></font><br>
1923: In this interview conducted by Jeremy Andrews, Ryan McBride discusses
1924: the new CARP and pfsync protocols which allow for firewall failover,
1925: and covers the ongoing struggle with the IETF for truly open standards
1926: unencumbered by patents.
1927: <p>
1928: </ul>
1929:
1.378 henning 1930: <h2>March, 2004</h2>
1931: <ul>
1.384 jose 1932:
1933: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.386 ian 1934: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/07/intel_64bit/">
1935: Intel cribbed x86-64 tech 'from AMD documents'</a>,
1936: The Register, April 7th, 2004.
1937: </strong></font><br>
1938: Quotes Tom Halfhill in <em>Microprocessor Reports</em> as saying that
1939: Intel developed its 64-bit extensions to the 32-bit x86 instruction set by
1940: "reading AMD's pre-release documentation".
1941: After detailed comparison of AMD's 64-bit products and Intel's clone of them,
1942: "In every case," Halfhill concludes, "we found Intel had patterned its 64-bit x86 architecture after AMD64 in almost every detail."
1943: Quotes the OpenBSD team as saying
1944: "We've tested the Intel x86 64-bit stuff, and it works for OpenBSD.
1945: But it's nasty, because they left out the NX (non-executable) bit
1946: in the page tables."
1947: Maybe there was a page missing from Intel's photocopy of AMD's documentation.
1948: <p>
1949:
1950: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1951: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/currentnews/7503585eb6e9543f80256e670038578b">Microsoft Preparing to Release Code to Open Source</a>,
1952: Computer Business Review Online, March 30, 2004.
1953: </strong></font><br>
1954: An article about how Microsoft is looking to release portions of their
1955: non-core code (non-OS portions) under their "Shared Source" license. Some
1956: discussion of how Microsoft has been shipping free software in their
1957: Unix Services for Windows product, which includes OpenBSD source code.
1.392 david 1958: <p>
1.384 jose 1959:
1.378 henning 1960: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 1961: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/18/marc_espie.html">
1962: An Interview with OpenBSD's Marc Espie</a>,
1.381 ian 1963: ONLamp.com, March 18, 2004.
1964: </strong></font><br>
1965: A really good and colorful interview with Marc Espie. The
1966: interviewer gets Marc to list his areas of
1967: contributions to the project, but soon it gets around to
1968: methodology, how we differ from other open source OS projects
1969: (quote:
1970: "Evolve the OS, not Revolutionize it. This is in violent contrast to Linux."),
1971: how each release of gcc is slower than the previous, the ubiquitous
1.382 ian 1972: licensing wars (and the GPL'd stuff we've replaced by BSD-licensed),
1.381 ian 1973: future plans, and so on. Marc is careful to credit a number of
1974: the other developers for their work on the system.
1975: <p>
1976:
1977: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1978: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/11/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">Homemade Embedded BSD Systems</a>,
1979: ONLamp.com, March 11, 2004.
1980: </strong></font><br>
1.385 jose 1981: The start of a short series of articles on putting OpenBSD on the <a
1.384 jose 1982: href="http://www.soekris.com/">Soekris</a> device, a small x86 based PC
1983: device. Using the NET4801 device, the author pares down OpenBSD for
1984: installation on a CF storage device. A list of resources are available,
1985: too.
1986: <p>
1987:
1988: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.378 henning 1989: [GERMAN] Apparently insecure, analysis of Windows 2000, Linux and OpenBSD sourcecode, iX 04/04, p. 14.
1990: </strong></font><br>
1.379 henning 1991: A small article describing the results of examining Windows 2000, Linux and
1.378 henning 1992: OpenBSD source code using
1993: <a href="http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder">Flawfinder</a>.
1994: "OpenBSD is ahead, Flawfinder finds a surprisingly small number of
1995: potentially dangerous constructs. The source code audit by the OpenBSD team
1996: seems to pay out. Additionally, OpenBSD uses the secure strlcpy/strlcat by
1997: Todd C. Miller instead of strcpy etc."
1998: <p>
1999: </ul>
2000:
1.374 jose 2001: <h2>January, 2004</h2>
2002: <ul>
2003: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.389 xsa 2004: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1845592592&fp=16&fpid=0">Banks' use of IIS scary</a>,
1.375 jose 2005: ComputerWorld, January 30, 2004.
2006: </strong></font><br>
2007: A brief but solid mention of OpenBSD. After examining how many Australian
2008: banks use IIS on Windows, web server security is examined. The article
2009: ends with a priceless quote, "I recommend OpenBSD for Apache as it can't
2010: be overlooked for edge security and there is no such thing as viruses for
2011: it."
2012: <p>
2013:
2014: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.374 jose 2015: <a href="http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/interviews/interviews_brauer">Fosdem
2016: Interview: Henning Brauer</a>,
2017: Fosdem 2004, January 6, 2004.
2018: </strong></font><br/>
2019: A brief interview with Henning Brauer conducted as the Fosdem conference
2020: approaches. Henning talks about changes in 3.4, in -current, and the
2021: BGP daemon he's been working on for the past few months.
2022: <p>
2023: </ul>
2024:
1.369 ian 2025: <h2>October, 2003</h2>
2026: <ul>
2027: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 2028: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1368006,00.asp">Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems</a>,
2029: eWeek, October 31, 2003.
2030: </strong></font><br/>
2031: A commentary on all of the BSDs and what kind of commercial success they've
2032: enjoyed. While Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols notes that Linux is easier to
2033: install and configure than the freely available BSDs, he does continually
2034: praise them, especially OpenBSD.
2035: <p>
2036:
2037: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 2038: <a href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7542683131.html">VIA wows
2039: with nano-sized x86, entropy-based security, tiny PCs</a>,
2040: LinuxDevices.com, October 15, 2003.
2041: </strong></font><br/>
2042: Another article which extracts heavily from the VIA press release
2043: and includes a quote from Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD support for the
2044: processor. Additionally, it shows a photo of the processor next to a US
2045: one cent coin and an Intel Pentium M processor, illustrating its small
2046: form factor.
2047: <p>
2048:
2049: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2050: <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/Digital%20Library/PR031014EdenN.jsp">VIA
2051: Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, World's Smallest & Lowest
2052: Power Native x86 Processor with Industry's Most Advanced Embedded Security
2053: Features</a>,
2054: Press Release, October 14, 2003.
2055: </strong></font><br/>
2056: VIA announces a new small, low power native x86 processor with an
2057: integrated multi-mode AES implementation. Theo de Raadt is quoted as
2058: saying, "There's just no way to describe how happy we were to find such an
2059: inexpensive, blazingly fast, and correctly operating device as the VIA
2060: Eden-N processor's Padlock ACE ..." OpenBSD 3.4 has support for this
2061: processor and its integrated cryptographic engine.
2062: <p>
2063: This article can also be found online at:
2064: <ul>
2065: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 2066: <a href="http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/news.hwz?cid=10&aid=13257">VIA Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, Worlds Smallest & Lowest Power Native x86 Processor with Industrys Most Advanced Embedded Security Features</a>,
1.371 jose 2067: HardwareZone.com, October 14, 2003.
2068: </strong></font>
2069: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
2070: </ul>
2071: <p>
1.392 david 2072:
1.371 jose 2073: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 2074: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/09/adding_system_calls.html">
2075: Adding System Calls (an OpenBSD Example)</a>,
1.371 jose 2076: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 9, 2003.
2077: </strong></font><br/>
2078: Another O'ReillyNet article about OpenBSD by an OpenBSD developer. This
2079: one, by Kevin Lo, is a quick introduction to the modification of the
2080: OpenBSD kernel to support a new system call. Example code is included.
1.392 david 2081: <p>
1.371 jose 2082:
2083: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.369 ian 2084: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/02/openbsd_gcc.html">Diving
1.370 ian 2085: into GCC: OpenBSD and m88k</a>,
1.371 jose 2086: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 2, 2003.
1.369 ian 2087: </strong></font><br/>
2088: Our own Miod Vallat discusses how he learned to stop fearing GCC
2089: by just getting down and messing with its internals.
2090: Since he "started with almost zero gcc internals knowledge, it
2091: should be understandable by anyone able to read C code, and proves that
2092: diving into gcc is not as hard as one could imagine." Along the way, he
2093: gives some informative background on the Motorola 88000 architecture
2094: and its history with OpenBSD.
2095: </ul>
2096:
1.368 henning 2097: <h2>August, 2003</h2>
2098: <ul>
2099: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 2100: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/kav-26.08.03-001/">OpenBSD-Firewall erkennt Betriebssysteme</a>, heise online, August 26, 2003.
1.368 henning 2101: </strong></font><br>
2102: Short announcement of pf's passive os fingerprinting.
2103: </ul>
2104:
1.364 jose 2105: <h2>July, 2003</h2>
2106: <ul>
2107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 2108: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0307i/">
2109: The Open Road: Return of Packet Filter</a>,
2110: UNIX Review,
2111: July, 2003.
2112: </strong></font><br>
2113: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier returns to give a more detailed tour of the
2114: configuration and use of PF. Lots of links and pointers for people
2115: who want more information.
2116: <p>
2117:
2118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.366 jose 2119: <a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22845-1.html">
2120: Clarke advocates grass-roots action to protect critical IT</a>,
2121: Government Computer News,
2122: July 22, 2003.
2123: </strong></font><br>
2124: Richard Clarke, the former cybersecurity czar for the White House (US),
2125: discusses challenges to developing a secure IT infrastructure. The end
2126: of the article mentions the awards presentations he made with SANS
2127: to OpenBSD for effective OS security testing.
2128: <p>
2129:
2130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2131: <a href="http://www.sans.org/press/ISLA.php">
2132: Users Recognize Leadership in Operating System and Network Security</a>,
2133: SANS Institute,
2134: July 22, 2003.
2135: </strong></font><br>
2136: OpenBSD was chosen as a winner in the 2003 Information Security Leadership
1.377 david 2137: Awards, organized by the <a href="http://www.sans.org/">SANS institute</a>.
1.366 jose 2138: OpenBSD was chosen as the winner of the award for effective security
2139: testing of an operating system. To quote part of the award,
2140: "In the 2003 competition among military academies and grad schools, in which
2141: they competed to provide the best defense against cyber attacks launched
2142: by National Security Agency specialists, the judges acknowledged that in
2143: the final analysis, use of OpenBSD was a determining factor in the winner's
2144: ability to fight off attacks." The awards were presented by Richard Clarke
2145: in Washington DC. Other awards included patch distribution mechanisms
2146: and denial of service attack mitigation techniques.
2147: <p>
2148:
2149: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.364 jose 2150: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/07/17/openbsd_core_team.html">
2151: The Essence of OpenBSD</a>,
2152: OnLamp.com,
2153: July 17, 2003.
2154: </strong></font><br>
2155: Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin offer an interview with several
2156: OpenBSD developers, including Theo de Raadt, Daniel Hartmeier, Jason
2157: Wright, Miod Vallat, and Dale Rahn. The developers talk about how the
2158: project came to be in 1995, how they came to the project, and what they
2159: have been working on.
2160:
2161: </ul>
2162:
1.356 jose 2163: <h2>June, 2003</h2>
1.338 ian 2164: <ul>
2165:
2166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 2167: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0306l/">
2168: The Open Road: OpenBSD's Packet Filter</a>,
2169: UNIX Review,
2170: June, 2003.
2171: </strong></font><br>
2172: Author Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier provides a brief introduction to installing
2173: OpenBSD and the basics of PF. The article is quite short and cannot
2174: provide enough detail to do anything but start looking at the rules and
2175: use of PF. This is the first in a two-part series on OpenBSD and PF.
2176: <p>
2177:
2178: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.363 jose 2179: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1135078,00.asp">
2180: Is It Time for BSD?</a>,
2181: eWeek,
2182: June 23, 2003.
2183: </strong></font><br>
2184: Jim Rapoza discusses the current SCO legal battles against IBM and the
2185: Linux community. Citing the legal friction, Rapoza encourages IT
2186: departments to investigate the BSD world, especially OpenBSD, which
2187: have already settled their UNIX source code claims with AT&T.
2188: The security and track record of the BSD distributions is also touted
2189: as a reason to investigate their use in corporate IT settings.
2190: <p>
2191:
2192: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.360 jose 2193: <a href="http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=7816/sdmdev0306/">
2194: Loose Lips Sink Ships</a>,
2195: Software Development Online,
2196: June, 2003.
2197: </strong></font><br>
2198: Alexandra Weber Morales provides a concise summary of the DARPA-OpenBSD
2199: funding issue by repeating some information published elsewhere and also
2200: providing original material from others. Old and new quotes from Jan
2201: Walker reiterate the original DARPA position. Gene Spafford, Gary McGraw
2202: both contribute comments on the project's situation and current state.
2203: Also provides a concise summary of the project's latest release and
2204: current activities.
2205: <p>
2206:
2207: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.358 henning 2208: [GERMAN] "We don't do politics, we write software", c't 13/03, p. 106.
2209: </strong></font><br>
1.361 henning 2210: An interview with Theo - over two pages, he talks about the DARPA funding
2211: story, explains the importance of the hackathons and how the 2003
2212: hackathon was different from the past ones that had a "mission",
2213: like replacing ipf with pf at the Boston hackathon. Opposed to that, this
1.413 deraadt 2214: year's hackathon didn't have a mission, but rather around 20 teams working
1.361 henning 2215: on different projects and forming new teams later to attack other problems.
2216: He describes a "very complex and intense climate" and points out
2217: that support for AMD Hammer, UltraSPARC III, SMP and Mozilla was done.
1.362 henning 2218: Theo also talks about the DARPA funding cut and its effects - basically
1.361 henning 2219: that funding will work like it did before the grant, through
2220: CD, T-Shirt and Poster sales as well as donations.
1.413 deraadt 2221: Asked about Linus Torvald's role in Linux Theo describes his role in OpenBSD
1.361 henning 2222: as a "friendly dictator" who is involved in all major
2223: decisions.
2224: A further topic is, naturally, security. Theo points out that an absolutely
2225: secure system would imply a bugfree system and thus is not possible, and
1.413 deraadt 2226: briefly explains ProPolice and W^X. A small followup article focuses on the
1.361 henning 2227: basics of ProPolice and W^X.
1.358 henning 2228: <p>
2229:
2230: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.355 jose 2231: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1111894,00.asp">
2232: OpenBSD gets harder to crack</a>,
2233: Page 58, eWeek,
2234: June 2, 2003.
2235: </strong></font><br>
2236: Timothy Dyck reviews the latest OpenBSD release, 3.3, and focuses on the
2237: new features: PF and the integration with ALTQ and the system wide stack
2238: protection mechanisms. Some of the criticisms in the article have already
2239: been addressed in -current.
2240: <p>
2241:
1.356 jose 2242: </ul>
2243:
2244: <h2>May, 2003</h2>
2245: <ul>
2246:
1.355 jose 2247: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.357 jose 2248: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=499">
2249: Interview with Ivan Arce, CTO of Core Security Technologies</a>
2250: Help Net Security, May 29, 2003.
2251: </strong></font><br>
2252: Berislav Kucan interviews Ivan Arce, CTO of <a
2253: href="http://www.corest.com">Core Security Technologies</a>. Several of
2254: the people at Core have been involved in the development of OpenBSD, and
2255: they commonly use OpenBSD as one of their development and deployment
2256: platforms. In the interview, Ivan is quoted as saying "... from a purely
2257: security perspective. I would say that OpenBSD is still the king of the
2258: hill." PF is also one of Ivan's top five security tools.
2259: <p>
2260:
2261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.353 jose 2262: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/21OPconnection_1.html">
2263: Beyond Linux</a>,
2264: InfoWorld,
2265: May 23, 2003.
2266: </strong></font><br>
2267: Columnist Chad Dickerson discusses several Open Source projects as
2268: alternatives to Linux. OpenBSD gets a brief mention as the most secure
2269: free OS available. The BSD license is also touted in a positive light
2270: compared to the GPL.
2271: <p>
2272:
2273: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.349 deraadt 2274: <a href="http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=dd4eb943-192f-4e5a-8d7f-e2a93a4e7b43">
2275: Elite Programmers `Hack' to Help Others</a>,
2276: Pages A1/D1/D4, Calgary Herald,
1.346 ian 2277: May 17, 2003.
2278: </strong></font><br>
2279: Tamara Gignac came out to the hackathon and spent much of the day
2280: talking to team members; her article takes up half the front page of
2281: the business section and half of another page inside
2282: (plus a four-column-inch teaser on the front page).
2283: "We're addicted to making good stuff that works", she quotes Theo,
2284: in talking about the project's history and goals.
2285: Goes over the whole gamut of meanings of the term "hacker" -
2286: including early MIT hackerdom and quotes from Tim Berners-Lee -
2287: and how the term went downhill in the public's mind after the
2288: <i>War Games</i> movie. Photos of dhartmei, jason and others.
1.351 ian 2289: <br>
2290: This article can also be found online at:
2291: <ul>
2292: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2293: <a href="http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/info/business/story.html?id=F5F23FF7-E0EE-4C54-BBED-7B523C6AFBF2">
2294: Hackers Try for a Good Rap</a>,
2295: Saskatoon StarPhoenix,
2296: May 17, 2003
2297: </strong></font>
1.352 ian 2298: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
2299: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2300: <a href="http://www.canada.com/montreal/specials/business/story.html?id=4C8B848C-8772-4C2E-B8F7-60CDAC678303">
2301: Hackers try to buff their image</a>,
2302: Montreal Gazette,
2303: May 21, 2003
2304: </strong></font></li>
1.351 ian 2305: </ul>
1.347 deraadt 2306: <p>
1.346 ian 2307:
2308: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.345 deraadt 2309: Funding cut linked to antiwar remarks, Page E5,
1.348 ian 2310: Calgary Herald,
1.345 deraadt 2311: May 7, 2003.
2312: </strong></font><br>
2313: An article not yet on the net by Tamara Gignac once again discusses
2314: the DARPA funding cut and how it will have no affect on the Hackathon
2315: happening in Calgary starting the 9th.
2316: <p>
2317:
2318: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.344 deraadt 2319: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21438.html">
2320: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2321: OsOpinion,
2322: May 6, 2003.
2323: </strong></font><br>
2324: Joe Brockmeier writes a scathing discussion regarding the perception of
2325: wrongdoing inside DARPA and Air Force in regards to the funding cut.
2326: <br>
2327: This article can also be found online at:
2328: <ul>
2329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2330: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21438.html">
2331: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2332: NewsFactor Network.
2333: </strong></font>
2334: </ul>
2335: <p>
2336:
2337: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2338: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=52131">
1.343 deraadt 2339: OpenBSD, closed doors</a>,
2340: ITBusiness,
2341: May 2, 2003.
2342: </strong></font><br>
2343: Shane Schick covers a quick recount of the DARPA funding situation, the
2344: release of 3.3 and its buffer-overflow fighting security features.
2345: Despite some errors, the article interestingly ends with a suggestion
2346: that the Canadian government should help fund OpenBSD.
2347: <p>
2348:
2349: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.341 deraadt 2350: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/01/HNopenbsd33_1.html">
2351: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
2352: InfoWorld,
2353: May 1, 2003.
1.338 ian 2354: </strong></font><br>
1.342 deraadt 2355: Carly Suppa discusses the new things that can be found in OpenBSD 3.3.
2356: <br>
2357: This article can also be found online at:
2358: <ul>
2359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2360: <a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/15D00CA80554E2B648256D1A000F9270?OpenDocument">
2361: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
2362: IDG Singapore.
2363: </strong></font>
2364: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 2365: <p>
2366:
1.339 jose 2367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2368: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-999200.html">
2369: OpenBSD 3.3 prevails despite funding cut</a>,
1.341 deraadt 2370: ZDNet,
2371: May 1, 2003.
2372: </strong></font><br>
2373: An article with a number of errors, apparently cobbled together by
1.342 deraadt 2374: someone using parts from previous articles.
2375: <br>
1.341 deraadt 2376: This article can also be found online at:
2377: <ul>
2378: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2379: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/999200.htm">
2380: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
2381: BusinessWeek.com.
1.339 jose 2382: </strong></font>
2383: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2384: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999200.html">
2385: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
2386: CNET News.com.
2387: </strong></font>
2388: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2389: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2134164,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage">
2390: OpenBSD releases version 3.3</a>,
2391: ZDNet UK.
2392: </strong></font>
2393: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2394: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=480">
2395: OpenBSD 3.3 has been released</a>,
2396: Help Net Security, Croatia.
2397: </strong></font>
2398: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 2399: <p>
1.339 jose 2400:
1.341 deraadt 2401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2402: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-announce&m=105175475006905&w=2">
1.341 deraadt 2403: OpenBSD 3.3 Released</a>,
2404: Todd Miller in <a href="mail.html">openbsd-announce</a>,
2405: May 1, 2003.
2406: </strong></font><br>
2407: The official announcement of the 3.3 release lists all the great things
2408: that have been added
2409: to the system in 3.3, including ProPolice, W^X, fewer setuid/setgid programs,
2410: more privsep, major security and usability improvements in pf,
2411: more hardware support including the HPPA platform, spamd, more and better
1.350 deraadt 2412: third-party "ports", many upgrades to included software, and more.
1.341 deraadt 2413: Recommends purchase of CD and T-shirts to provide continuing funding
2414: for the project (more so now that the DARPA funding is gone).
2415: As always, OpenBSD remains free software, so you can FTP it for free.
1.338 ian 2416: <p>
2417:
2418: </ul>
2419:
1.253 ian 2420: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
2421: <ul>
1.255 ian 2422:
1.260 ian 2423: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2424: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 2425: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
2426: TechRepublic,
2427: April 28, 2003.
2428: </strong></font><br>
2429: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
2430: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 2431: work.<br>
2432: Can also be found online at:
2433: <ul>
2434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2435: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
2436: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
2437: ZDNet UK.
2438: </strong></font>
2439: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 2440: <p>
2441:
2442: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 2443: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
2444: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
2445: IDG,
2446: April 24, 2003.
2447: </strong></font><br>
2448: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
2449: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
2450: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
2451: Can also be found online at:
2452: <ul>
2453: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2454: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
2455: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
1.340 jose 2456: InfoWorld.
1.326 deraadt 2457: </strong></font>
2458: </ul>
2459: <p>
2460:
2461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2462: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 2463: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 2464: Slate,
2465: April 24, 2003.
2466: </strong></font><br>
2467: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
2468: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
2469: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
2470: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
2471: <p>
2472:
2473: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 2474: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2475: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
2476: April 24, 2003.
2477: </strong></font><br>
2478: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
2479: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
2480: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
2481: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
2482: <p>
2483:
2484: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 2485: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
2486: April 24, 2003.
2487: </strong></font><br>
2488: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
2489: the free software community".
2490: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
2491: other articles.
2492: <p>
2493:
2494: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2495: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/24/politics/24HACK.html?ex=1051761600&en=87a56d5c962b64e4&ei=5062">Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
1.324 ian 2496: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
2497: </strong></font><br>
2498: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
2499: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
2500: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
2501: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
2502: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
2503: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
2504: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
1.413 deraadt 2505: affairs." Notes the discrepancy between DARPA's public position
1.324 ian 2506: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
2507: <br/>
2508: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
2509: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
2510: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
2511: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 2512: <br>
2513: Can also be found online at:
2514: <ul>
2515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2516: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
2517: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
2518: Common Dreams NewsCenter
2519: </strong></font>
2520: </ul>
1.324 ian 2521: <p>
2522:
2523: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2524: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
2525: Wired, April 24, 2003.
2526: </strong></font><br>
2527: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
2528: article above.
2529: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
2530: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
2531: wasting them."
1.332 ian 2532: <br>
2533: Can also be found online at:
2534: <ul>
2535: <li>
2536: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
2537: </strong></font>
2538: </ul>
1.324 ian 2539: <p>
2540:
2541: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 2542: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
2543: </strong></font><br>
2544: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
2545: <p>
2546:
2547: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 2548: <a href="http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/04/23/3ea643207f30d">Federal funding abruptly cut for research project</a>, dailypennsylvanian.com, April 23, 2003.
2549: </strong></font><br>
2550: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
2551: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
2552: <p>
2553:
2554: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 2555: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
2556: April 23, 2003.
2557: </strong></font><br>
2558: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
2559: <p>
2560:
2561: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 2562: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 2563: April 22, 2003.
2564: </strong></font><br>
2565: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
2566: <p>
2567:
2568: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 2569: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
2570: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
2571: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 2572: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 2573: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
2574: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
2575: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
2576: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
2577: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
2578: Can also be found online at:
2579: <ul>
2580: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2581: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 2582: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
2583: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 2584: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 2585: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2586: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 2587: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
2588: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 2589: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 2590: </ul>
2591: <p>
2592:
2593: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 2594: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
2595: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 2596: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2597: </strong></font><br>
2598: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 2599: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
2600: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
2601: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
2602: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
2603: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
2604: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 2605: <p>
2606:
2607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 2608: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
2609: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 2610: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
2611: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 2612: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
2613: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
2614: at UPenn and DARPA.
2615: <p>
2616:
2617: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.359 miod 2618: [FRENCH] <a href="http://www.weblmi.com/news_store/2003_04_18_La_DARPA_coupe_les_v_32/News_view">La DARPA coupe les vivres a OpenBSD</a>, Le Monde Informatique,
2619: France
1.315 deraadt 2620: April 18, 2003.
2621: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 2622: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 2623: <p>
2624:
2625: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 2626: [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,
1.306 deraadt 2627: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2628: </strong></font><br>
2629: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
2630: <p>
2631:
2632: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 2633: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
2634: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
2635: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 2636: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 2637: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
2638: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
2639: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
2640: <p>
2641:
2642: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 2643: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
2644: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2645: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 2646: </strong></font><br>
2647: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
2648: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
2649: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 2650: American century.
1.267 deraadt 2651: <p>
2652:
2653: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 2654: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
2655: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2656: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 2657: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 2658: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
2659: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
2660: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
2661: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
2662: Can also be found online at:
2663: <ul>
2664: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
2665: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 2666: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 2667: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 2668: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 2669: <p>
2670:
2671: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.377 david 2672: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 2673: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 2674: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 2675: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 2676: </strong></font><br>
2677: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 2678: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
2679: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
2680: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
2681: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 2682:
2683: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2684: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
2685: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
2686: New York Times.
2687: </strong></font>(free registration required)
2688:
1.273 deraadt 2689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2690: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 2691: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 2692: ABC News.
2693: </strong></font>
2694:
2695: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2696: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 2697: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 2698: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 2699: </strong></font>
2700:
2701: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2702: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 2703: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 2704: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 2705: </strong></font>
2706:
2707: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 2708: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
2709: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 2710: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 2711: </strong></font>
2712:
2713: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2714: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 2715: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 2716: Times Daily, AL.
2717: </strong></font>
2718:
2719: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2720: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
2721: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
2722: Boston.com, MA.
2723: </strong></font>
2724:
2725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2726: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 2727: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 2728: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
2729: </strong></font>
2730:
2731: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 2732: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
2733: [Article was pulled]</a>
2734: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 2735: </strong></font>
2736:
2737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2738: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
2739: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
2740: Infoshop News.
2741: </strong></font>
2742:
2743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2744: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
2745: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2746: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
2747: </strong></font>
2748:
2749: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 2750: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
2751: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
2752: Raleigh News, NC.
2753: </strong></font>
2754:
2755: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2756: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
1.314 deraadt 2757: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
2758: Napa News, CA.
2759: </strong></font>
2760:
2761: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2762: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 2763: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2764: NEPA News, PA.
2765: </strong></font>
2766:
2767: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2768: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
2769: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
2770: Wired News.
2771: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 2772: <br>
2773: <li>
1.333 deraadt 2774: <font color="#009000"><strong>
2775: [JAPANESE]
2776: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
2777: Wired News Japan</a>
2778: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 2779:
1.271 deraadt 2780: </ul>
2781: <p>
1.272 deraadt 2782: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
2783: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 2784: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
2785: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
2786: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
2787: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
2788: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
2789: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 2790: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 2791: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
2792: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
2793: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 2794: <p>
2795: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 2796:
2797: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2798: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 2799: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
2800: Indianapolis Star, IN.
2801: </strong></font>
2802:
2803: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 2804: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
2805: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2806: Miami Herald, FL.
2807: </strong></font>
2808:
2809: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 2810: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 2811: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
2812: </strong></font>
2813:
2814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2815: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 2816: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 2817: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 2818: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 2819:
2820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2821: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
2822: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
2823: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
2824: ABC News.
2825: </strong></font>
2826:
1.276 deraadt 2827: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2828: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 2829: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 2830: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 2831: </strong></font>
2832:
1.286 dhartmei 2833: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2834: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 2835: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2836: Wilmington Star, NC.
2837: </strong></font>
2838:
1.300 jose 2839: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2840: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
2841: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
2842: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
2843: </strong></font>
2844:
1.309 jose 2845: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2846: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
2847: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
2848: Globe Technology.
2849: </strong></font>
2850:
1.263 deraadt 2851: </ul>
1.262 beck 2852: <p>
2853:
2854: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 2855: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
2856: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2857: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 2858: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 2859: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 2860: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
2861: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
2862: <p>
2863:
2864: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 2865: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
2866: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
2867: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 2868: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 2869: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
2870: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
2871: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
2872: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
2873: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
2874: and simply restates other press reports.
2875: <p>
2876:
2877: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 2878: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
2879: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2880: OS News, April 18, 2003.
2881: </strong></font><br>
2882: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
2883: <p>
2884:
2885: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 2886: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
2887: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2888: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 2889: </strong></font><br>
2890: Another report on the DARPA funding.
2891: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
2892: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
2893: <p>
2894:
2895: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 2896: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
2897: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
2898: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
2899: April 17, 2003.
2900: </strong></font><br>
2901: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
2902: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
2903: Tech Anthems</a>
2904: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
2905: 4 so far.
2906: <p>
2907:
2908: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 2909: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
2910: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2911: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2912: </strong></font><br>
2913: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
2914: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
2915: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
2916: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
2917: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
2918: Goes on to say:
2919: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
2920: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
2921: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
2922: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 2923: This article is also found online at:
2924: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 2925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2926: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
2927: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
2928: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 2929: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 2930: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2931: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
2932: ZDnet</a>,
2933: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 2934: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 2935: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2936: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
2937: ZDnet Australia</a>,
2938: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 2939: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 2940: </ul>
1.260 ian 2941: <p>
1.279 deraadt 2942:
1.260 ian 2943: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2944: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 2945: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 2946: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2947: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 2948: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 2949: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
2950: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
2951: without notice or justification.
2952: <p>
2953:
2954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2955: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 2956: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 2957: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2958: </strong></font><br>
2959: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
2960: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 2961: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 2962: effective today, without any warning..."
2963: <p>
1.257 ian 2964:
2965: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 2966: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
2967: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2968: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 2969: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 2970: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
2971: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
2972: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
2973: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
2974: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 2975: <p>
2976:
2977: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 2978: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
2979: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2980: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 2981: </strong></font><br>
2982: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
2983: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
2984: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
2985: quoting two of them:
2986: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
2987: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
2988: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
2989: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
2990: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
2991: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
2992: <p>
2993:
1.255 ian 2994: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2995: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
2996: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 2997: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2998: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 2999: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 3000: <p>
3001:
3002: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 3003: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-13.04.03-000/">OpenBSD mit neuem Sicherheitskonzept</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
1.306 deraadt 3004: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 3005: </strong></font><br>
3006: New security concepts in OpenBSD
3007: <p>
3008:
3009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 3010: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
3011: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3012: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 3013: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 3014: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 3015: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
3016: security experts for more than three decades."
3017: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
3018: <p>
1.261 ian 3019:
1.254 drahn 3020: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 3021: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 3022: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 3023: </strong></font><br>
3024: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
3025: <p>
3026:
3027: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 3028: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
3029: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
3030: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
3031: </strong></font><br>
3032: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
3033: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
3034: discussion OpenBSD's path.
3035: <p>
3036:
3037: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 3038: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
3039: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3040: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 3041: </strong></font><br>
3042: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
3043: from US DARPA.
3044: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
3045: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
3046: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
3047: the BSD license.
3048: <p>
3049: </ul>
3050:
1.251 ian 3051: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
3052: <ul>
3053:
3054: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3055: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
3056: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
3057: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
3058: </strong></font><br>
3059:
3060: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
3061: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
3062: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
3063: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
3064: <p>
3065:
3066: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 3067: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
3068: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.371 jose 3069: OnLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 3070: </strong></font><br>
3071: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
3072: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
3073: Mentions
3074: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
3075: and
3076: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
3077: programs.
3078: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 3079: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 3080: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
3081: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
3082: <p>
1.325 ian 3083: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
3084: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 3085:
3086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3087: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
3088: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
3089: </strong></font><br>
3090: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
3091: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
3092: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
3093: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
3094: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
3095: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
3096: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
3097: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
3098: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
3099: put into service."
3100: <p>
3101: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
3102: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
3103: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
3104: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
3105: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
3106: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
3107: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
3108: computers with security features."
3109: <p>
1.329 ian 3110:
3111: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3112: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
3113: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
3114: Slate,
3115: March 3, 2003.
3116: </strong></font><br>
1.413 deraadt 3117: Brendan Koerner's thorough dismissal of the total unreality and FUD
1.329 ian 3118: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
3119: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
3120: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
3121: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
3122: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
3123: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
3124: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
3125: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
3126: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
3127: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
3128: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
3129: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
3130: of more secure open-source solutions like
3131: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
3132: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
3133: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
3134: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
3135: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
3136: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
3137: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
3138: the Beltway."
3139: <p>
1.251 ian 3140: </ul>
3141:
1.249 jufi 3142: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
3143: <ul>
3144: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3145: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
3146: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3147: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 3148: </strong></font><br>
3149: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
3150: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 3151: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 3152: <p>
1.334 ian 3153:
3154: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3155: <a href="http://www.egovos.org/pdf/dodfoss.pdf">Use of Free and
3156: Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense</a>,
3157: MITRE Report Number MP 02 W0000101, revised January 2, 2003
3158: </strong></font><br>
3159: Prepared by The MITRE Corporation for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency),
3160: this report analyses how DOD uses open source software.
3161: The summary talks briefly about various terms (free, open source, etc.),
3162: then talks about the survey itself, one question of which was
3163: "... the hypothetical question ...
3164: of what would happen if FOSS software were banned in the DoD."
3165: <br>
3166: "The main conclusion of the analysis was that FOSS software plays
3167: a more critical role in the DoD than has generally been recognized.
3168: FOSS applications are most important in four broad areas: Infrastructure
3169: Support, Software Development, Security, and Research. One unexpected
3170: result was the degree to which Security depends on FOSS. Banning
3171: FOSS would remove certain types of infrastructure components (e.g.,
1.335 david 3172: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>) that currently help
1.334 ian 3173: support network security.
3174: It would also limit DoD access to, and overall expertise in, the use of
3175: powerful FOSS analysis and detection applications that hostile groups could
3176: use to help stage cyberattacks. Finally, it would remove the
3177: demonstrated ability of FOSS applications to be updated rapidly in
3178: response to new types of cyberattack. Taken together, these factors
3179: imply that banning FOSS would have immediate, broad, and strongly
3180: negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused
3181: DoD groups to defend against cyberattacks."
3182: <br>
3183: So, let's hope the policy wonks read this report.
3184: <p>
3185:
1.249 jufi 3186: </ul>
3187:
1.246 jufi 3188: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3189: <ul>
1.246 jufi 3190:
1.247 jufi 3191: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3192: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 3193: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3194: CNET News.com, December 4, 2002.
1.246 jufi 3195: </strong></font><br>
3196: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
3197: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3198: <p>
3199:
1.247 jufi 3200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3201: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
3202: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3203: Heise News-Ticker, December 4, 2002
1.301 jose 3204: </strong></font><br>
1.460 david 3205: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III CPU
1.301 jose 3206: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3207: <p>
3208:
3209: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3210: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 3211: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3212: eWeek, December 3, 2002.
1.246 jufi 3213: </strong></font><br>
3214: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
3215: in their annual OpenHack security test.
3216: <p>
1.247 jufi 3217: </ul>
1.246 jufi 3218:
1.244 jufi 3219: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3220: <ul>
1.246 jufi 3221:
1.247 jufi 3222: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3223: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
3224: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
3225: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3226: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 3227: </strong></font><br>
3228: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
3229: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
3230: md5 digests.
3231: <p>
3232:
1.247 jufi 3233: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 3234: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 3235: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
3236: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 3237: </strong></font><br>
3238: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
3239: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
3240: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
3241: right the first time."
3242: <p>
1.247 jufi 3243: </ul>
1.244 jufi 3244:
3245:
3246: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3247: <ul>
1.244 jufi 3248:
1.247 jufi 3249: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 3250: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3251: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
3252: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 3253: </strong></font><br>
3254: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
3255: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
3256: part 6</a>.
3257: <p>
3258:
1.247 jufi 3259: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 3260: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 3261: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:
3262: Securing Remote PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3263: O'Reilly Network, August 8, 2002.
1.244 jufi 3264: </strong></font><br>
3265: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
3266: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
3267: <p>
1.301 jose 3268:
3269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3270: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
3271: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
3272: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
3273: </strong></font><br>
3274:
3275: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
3276: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
3277: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
3278: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
3279: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
3280: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
3281: <i>Here's the
3282: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
3283: <p>
1.247 jufi 3284: </ul>
1.242 jufi 3285:
3286: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3287: <ul>
1.242 jufi 3288:
1.247 jufi 3289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3290: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 3291: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6: Archiving PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3292: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3293: </strong></font><br>
3294: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
3295: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
3296: <p>
3297:
1.247 jufi 3298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3299: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3300: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3301: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 1, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3302: </strong></font><br>
3303: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
3304: this time using pf.
3305: <p>
1.247 jufi 3306: </ul>
1.242 jufi 3307:
3308: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3309: <ul>
1.242 jufi 3310:
1.247 jufi 3311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3312: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3313: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
3314: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3315: </strong></font><br>
3316: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
3317: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
3318: their rotation.
3319: <p>
3320:
1.247 jufi 3321: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3322: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3323: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3324: O'Reilly Network, June 6, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3325: </strong></font><br>
3326: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
3327: <p>
1.247 jufi 3328: </ul>
1.242 jufi 3329:
1.239 jufi 3330: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3331: <ul>
1.239 jufi 3332:
1.247 jufi 3333: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3334: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 3335: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
3336: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3337: </strong></font><br>
3338: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
3339: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
3340: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
3341: <p>
3342:
1.247 jufi 3343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 3344: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 3345: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
3346: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 3347: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 3348: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
3349: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
3350: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 3351: <p>
1.247 jufi 3352: </ul>
1.239 jufi 3353:
1.235 lebel 3354: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3355: <ul>
1.235 lebel 3356:
1.239 jufi 3357:
1.247 jufi 3358: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 3359: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 3360: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
3361: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 3362: </strong></font><br>
3363: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
3364: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
3365: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
3366: <p>
1.301 jose 3367:
1.247 jufi 3368: </ul>
1.235 lebel 3369:
1.228 horacio 3370: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3371: <ul>
1.228 horacio 3372:
1.247 jufi 3373: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3374: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3375: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
3376: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 3377: </strong></font><br>
3378: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
3379: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
3380: <p>
3381:
1.247 jufi 3382: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 3383: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 3384: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
3385: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 3386: </strong></font><br>
3387: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
3388: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
3389: <p>
3390:
1.247 jufi 3391: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 3392: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 3393: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
3394: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 3395: </strong></font><br>
3396: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
3397: on the desktop of his parents.
3398: <p>
3399:
1.247 jufi 3400: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 3401: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 3402: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
3403: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 3404: </strong></font><br>
3405: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
3406: using IPFilter.
3407:
3408: <p>
3409:
1.247 jufi 3410: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 3411: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 3412: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
3413: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 3414: </strong></font><br>
3415: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
3416: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
3417: perspectives of the four OS.
3418: <br>
3419: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 3420: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 3421: <p>
3422:
1.247 jufi 3423: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 3424: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
3425: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 3426: software and security</a>,
3427: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 3428: </strong></font><br>
3429:
3430: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
3431: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
3432: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
3433: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
3434: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
3435: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
3436: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
3437: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
3438: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
3439: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
3440: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
3441: security conscious team beyond doubt.
3442: <p>
1.247 jufi 3443: </ul>
1.228 horacio 3444:
1.225 horacio 3445: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3446: <ul>
1.225 horacio 3447:
1.247 jufi 3448: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 3449: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
3450: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 3451: Interview</a>,
3452: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 3453: </strong></font><br>
3454:
3455: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
3456: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
3457: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 3458: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 3459: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
3460: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
3461: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
3462: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
3463: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 3464: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 3465: of choice.
3466: <p>
1.247 jufi 3467: </ul>
1.225 horacio 3468:
3469: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3470: <ul>
1.225 horacio 3471:
1.247 jufi 3472: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 3473: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 3474: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
3475: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 3476: </strong></font><br>
3477:
3478: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
3479: <p>
3480:
1.247 jufi 3481: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3482: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 3483: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
3484: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 3485: </strong></font><br>
3486:
3487: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
3488: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
3489: <p>
1.247 jufi 3490: </ul>
1.225 horacio 3491:
1.218 horacio 3492: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3493: <ul>
1.218 horacio 3494:
1.247 jufi 3495: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.387 mcbride 3496: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/6">
1.269 deraadt 3497: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1.392 david 3498: KernelTrap, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 3499: </strong></font><br>
3500:
3501: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
3502: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
3503: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
3504: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
3505: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
3506: subjects. Worth a read.
3507: <p>
3508:
3509:
1.247 jufi 3510: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 3511: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 3512: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
3513: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 3514: </strong></font><br>
3515:
3516: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
3517: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
3518: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
3519: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
3520: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
3521: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
3522: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
3523: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
3524: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 3525: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 3526: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
3527: on other operating systems.<br>
3528: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
3529: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
3530: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
3531: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
3532: <p>
3533:
1.247 jufi 3534: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3535: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 3536: Operating System 2010</a>,
3537: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 3538: </strong></font><br>
3539:
3540: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
3541: covering the level of software integration into the core
3542: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
3543: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
3544: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
3545: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
3546: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
3547: <p>
3548:
1.247 jufi 3549: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 3550: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 3551: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
3552: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 3553: </strong></font><br>
3554:
3555: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
3556: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
3557: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
3558: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
3559: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
3560: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
3561: <p>
1.247 jufi 3562: </ul>
1.221 horacio 3563:
1.210 jufi 3564: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3565: <ul>
1.215 horacio 3566:
1.247 jufi 3567: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3568: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 3569: Already a Contender</a>,
3570: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 3571: </strong></font><br>
3572:
3573: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
3574: source software in response to an article which claimed that
3575: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
3576: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
3577: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
3578: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
3579: <p>
3580:
1.247 jufi 3581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 3582: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 3583: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
3584: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 3585: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3586:
1.224 horacio 3587: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
3588: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
3589: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
3590: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
3591: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
3592: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 3593: <p>
1.247 jufi 3594: </ul>
1.215 horacio 3595:
3596: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3597: <ul>
1.215 horacio 3598:
1.247 jufi 3599: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3600: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
3601: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 3602: Division</a>,
3603: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 3604: </strong></font><br>
3605:
3606: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
3607: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 3608: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 3609: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
3610: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
3611: investment</em>.<br>
3612: The implementation details can be seen on their
3613: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
3614: <p>
3615:
1.247 jufi 3616: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3617: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
3618: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
3619: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
3620: </strong></font><br>
3621:
3622: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
3623: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
3624: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1.475 grunk 3625: laptops and T-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1.301 jose 3626: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
3627: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
3628: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
3629: <p>
3630:
3631: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3632: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 3633: Thinking about Security</a>,
3634: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 3635: </strong></font><br>
3636:
3637: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
3638: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
3639: security and says that even secured operating systems running
3640: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
3641: to time.<br>
3642: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
3643: system and just the most secure system.
3644: <p>
3645:
1.247 jufi 3646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 3647: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 3648: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
3649: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 3650: </strong></font><br>
3651:
3652: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
3653: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
3654: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
3655: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
3656: choice:<br>
3657: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
3658: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
3659: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
3660: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
3661: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
3662: network security devices and as such must be well
3663: armored."</em><br>
3664: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
3665: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
3666: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
3667: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
3668: <br>
3669: Bravo!
3670: <p>
1.247 jufi 3671: </ul>
1.210 jufi 3672:
1.207 ian 3673: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3674: <ul>
1.215 horacio 3675:
1.247 jufi 3676: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 3677: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
3678: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
3679: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 3680:
1.207 ian 3681: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
3682: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 3683: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 3684: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
3685: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
3686: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 3687: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 3688: <p>
1.247 jufi 3689: </ul>
1.207 ian 3690:
1.194 jufi 3691: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3692: <ul>
1.194 jufi 3693:
1.247 jufi 3694: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3695: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 3696: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
3697: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 3698: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3699:
1.240 miod 3700: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 3701: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
3702: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
3703: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
3704: <p>
3705:
1.247 jufi 3706: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3707: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
3708: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
3709: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
3710:
3711: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
3712: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
3713: <p>
3714:
3715: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3716: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
3717: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3718: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
3719:
3720: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
3721: <p>
3722:
3723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3724: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 3725: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
3726: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
3727: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3728:
1.240 miod 3729: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 3730: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 3731: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
3732: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1.413 deraadt 3733: on the article he comments on the team's <em>license audit</em> through
1.206 ian 3734: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 3735: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
3736: <br>
1.413 deraadt 3737: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licencs has meant for the
1.201 horacio 3738: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
3739: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
3740: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
3741: <p>
3742:
1.247 jufi 3743: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 3744: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
3745: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 3746: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 3747: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3748:
1.194 jufi 3749: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
3750: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
3751: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
3752: <br>
3753: The new
3754: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 3755: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 3756: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
3757: <p>
1.247 jufi 3758: </ul>
1.194 jufi 3759:
1.190 horacio 3760: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3761: <ul>
1.190 horacio 3762:
1.247 jufi 3763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 3764:
3765: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
3766: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
3767:
1.301 jose 3768:
1.191 jufi 3769: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
3770: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
3771:
3772: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
3773: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
3774:
1.212 horacio 3775: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
3776: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 3777: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
3778:
1.211 horacio 3779: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
3780: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 3781: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
3782:
1.247 jufi 3783: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 3784: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
3785:
1.247 jufi 3786: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 3787: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
3788:
1.212 horacio 3789: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
3790: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 3791: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
3792:
3793: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
3794: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
3795:
3796: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
3797: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
3798:
1.301 jose 3799: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
3800: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
3801:
1.191 jufi 3802: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
3803: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
3804:
3805: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 3806: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 3807:
1.192 jufi 3808: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
3809: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 3810: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 3811:
1.193 deraadt 3812: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
3813: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 3814: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 3815:
1.247 jufi 3816: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 3817: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
3818:
1.247 jufi 3819: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 3820: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
3821: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
3822:
1.213 horacio 3823: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 3824: 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 3825: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
3826:
1.190 horacio 3827: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 3828: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
3829: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
3830: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
3831: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
3832: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
3833: <p>
1.190 horacio 3834:
1.247 jufi 3835: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 3836: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
3837: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
3838: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 3839: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3840:
1.195 jufi 3841: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 3842: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
3843: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
3844: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 3845: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
3846: <p>
3847:
1.247 jufi 3848: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3849: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 3850: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
3851: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
3852: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3853:
1.191 jufi 3854: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 3855: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
3856: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
3857: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
3858: <p>
3859:
3860: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3861: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
3862: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3863: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
3864:
3865: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
3866: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 3867: <p>
1.247 jufi 3868: </ul>
1.190 horacio 3869:
1.191 jufi 3870:
1.186 jufi 3871: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3872: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 3873:
1.247 jufi 3874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 3875: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 3876: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
3877: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 3878: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 3879:
1.188 jufi 3880: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 3881: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 3882: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 3883: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
3884: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 3885: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 3886: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 3887: <p>
3888:
1.301 jose 3889: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3890: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
3891: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3892: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
3893:
3894: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
3895: <p>
1.191 jufi 3896:
1.247 jufi 3897: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 3898: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
3899: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3900: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 5, 2001
1.191 jufi 3901: </strong></font><br>
3902:
3903: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
3904: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
3905: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
3906: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
3907: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
3908: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
3909: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
3910: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
3911: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
3912: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
3913: familiar?
3914: <p>
1.247 jufi 3915: </ul>
1.191 jufi 3916:
1.178 louis 3917: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3918: <ul>
1.178 louis 3919:
1.247 jufi 3920: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 3921: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 3922: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
3923: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 3924: </strong></font><br>
3925:
3926: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
3927: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
3928: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
3929: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
3930: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
3931: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
3932: <p>
3933:
1.247 jufi 3934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3935: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
3936: Open source under the hood</a>,
3937: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 3938: </strong></font><br>
3939:
3940: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
3941: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
3942: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
3943: <p>
3944:
1.247 jufi 3945: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3946: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
3947: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
3948: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 3949: </strong></font><br>
3950:
3951: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
3952: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
3953: <p>
1.247 jufi 3954: </ul>
1.179 louis 3955:
1.174 louis 3956:
1.175 louis 3957: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3958: <ul>
1.175 louis 3959:
1.247 jufi 3960: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3961: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
3962: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
3963: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 3964: </strong></font><br>
3965:
3966: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
3967: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
3968: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
3969: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
3970: <p>
3971:
1.247 jufi 3972: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3973: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
3974: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
3975: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 3976: </strong></font><br>
3977:
3978: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 3979: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 3980: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
3981: <p>
1.247 jufi 3982: </ul>
1.175 louis 3983:
1.176 louis 3984:
1.172 mickey 3985: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3986: <ul>
1.172 mickey 3987:
1.247 jufi 3988: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3989: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
3990: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 3991: </strong></font><br>
3992:
3993: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
3994: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
3995: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 3996: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 3997: <p>
3998:
1.247 jufi 3999: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 4000: <a
1.269 deraadt 4001: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
4002: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
4003: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 4004: </strong></font><br>
4005:
4006: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
4007: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
4008: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
4009: <p>
4010:
1.247 jufi 4011: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4012: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 4013: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
4014: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 4015: </strong></font><br>
4016:
4017: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
4018: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
4019: <p>
4020:
1.247 jufi 4021: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4022: <a
1.269 deraadt 4023: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
4024: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 4025: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
4026: </strong></font><br>
4027:
4028: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
4029: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
4030: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
4031: our own Theo de Raadt.
4032: <p>
4033:
1.247 jufi 4034: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4035: <a
1.269 deraadt 4036: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
4037: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
4038: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 4039: </strong></font><br>
4040:
4041: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
4042: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
4043: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
4044: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
4045: shut down.]
4046: <p>
4047:
1.247 jufi 4048: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 4049: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 4050: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 4051: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
4052: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 4053: </strong></font><br>
4054:
4055: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
4056: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
4057: <p>
1.247 jufi 4058: </ul>
1.172 mickey 4059:
1.161 louis 4060: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4061: <ul>
1.161 louis 4062:
1.247 jufi 4063: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 4064: <a
1.269 deraadt 4065: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
4066: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
4067: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 4068: </strong></font><br>
4069:
4070: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
4071: by John Wolley
4072: <p>
4073:
1.247 jufi 4074: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 4075: <a
1.269 deraadt 4076: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
4077: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
4078: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 4079: </strong></font><br>
4080:
4081: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
4082: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
4083: OpenBSD).
4084: <p>
4085:
1.247 jufi 4086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 4087: <a
1.247 jufi 4088: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 4089: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
4090: </strong></font><br>
4091:
4092: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
4093: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
4094: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
4095: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
4096: and hindsight.
4097: <p>
4098:
1.247 jufi 4099: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4100: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
4101: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
4102: </strong></font><br>
4103:
4104: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
4105: <p>
4106:
1.247 jufi 4107: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 4108: <a
1.168 provos 4109: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
4110: December 7, 2000
4111: </strong></font><br>
4112:
4113: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
4114: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
4115: us explain.
4116: <p>
4117:
1.247 jufi 4118: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 4119: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
4120: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 4121: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 4122: December 6, 2000
4123: </strong></font><br>
4124:
4125: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
4126: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
4127: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
4128: <p>
4129:
1.247 jufi 4130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4131: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
4132: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
4133: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
4134: </strong></font><br>
4135:
4136: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
4137: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
4138: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
4139: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
4140: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
4141: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
4142: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
4143: <p>
4144:
4145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 4146: <a
1.226 horacio 4147: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
4148: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 4149: </strong></font><br>
4150:
4151: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 4152: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 4153: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 4154: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
4155: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
4156: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 4157: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 4158: <p>
1.162 millert 4159:
1.247 jufi 4160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 4161: <a
1.161 louis 4162: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
4163: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
4164: </strong></font><br>
4165:
4166: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
4167: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
4168: <p>
4169:
1.247 jufi 4170: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 4171: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
4172: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
4173: </strong></font><br>
4174:
4175: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
4176: <p>
4177:
4178:
1.247 jufi 4179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 4180: <a
1.226 horacio 4181: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
4182: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
4183: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 4184: </strong></font><br>
4185:
4186: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
4187: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
4188: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
4189: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
4190: <p>
1.247 jufi 4191: </ul>
1.169 louis 4192:
1.158 louis 4193: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4194: <ul>
1.147 louis 4195:
1.247 jufi 4196: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4197: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
4198: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 4199: </strong></font><br>
4200:
4201: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
4202: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
4203: <p>
4204:
1.247 jufi 4205: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4206: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
4207: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
4208: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 4209: </strong></font><br>
4210: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
4211: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
4212: <p>
4213:
1.247 jufi 4214: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 4215: <a
4216: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
4217: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
4218: </strong></font><br>
4219:
4220: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
4221: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
4222: <p>
4223:
1.247 jufi 4224: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4225: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 4226: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
4227: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 4228:
1.213 horacio 4229: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.383 jcs 4230: <a href="books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1.161 louis 4231: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
4232: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
4233: <p>
1.215 horacio 4234:
1.247 jufi 4235: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4236: <a
4237: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
4238: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
4239: </strong></font><br>
4240:
4241: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
4242: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
4243: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
4244: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
4245: much of the attitude too).
4246: <p>
1.161 louis 4247:
1.247 jufi 4248: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4249: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 4250: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 4251: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4252:
1.157 louis 4253: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
4254: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
4255: <p>
1.247 jufi 4256: </ul>
1.157 louis 4257:
4258: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4259: <ul>
1.157 louis 4260:
1.247 jufi 4261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4262: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 4263: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 4264: </strong></font><br>
4265:
4266: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
4267: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
4268: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
4269: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
4270: <p>
4271:
1.247 jufi 4272: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 4273: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
4274: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
4275: </strong></font><br>
4276:
4277: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
4278: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
4279: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
4280: it because they love coding...
4281: <p>
4282:
1.247 jufi 4283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 4284: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
4285: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
4286: </strong></font><br>
4287:
4288: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
4289: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
4290: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
4291: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
4292: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
4293: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
4294: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
4295: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
4296: <p>
4297:
1.247 jufi 4298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4299: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
4300: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
4301: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 4302: </strong></font><br>
4303:
4304: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
4305: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
4306: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
4307: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
4308: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
4309: the pizza.
4310: <p>
4311:
1.247 jufi 4312: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 4313: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
4314: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
4315: </strong></font><br>
4316:
4317: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
4318: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
4319: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
4320: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
4321: problems.
4322: <p>
4323:
1.247 jufi 4324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 4325: <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 4326: </strong></font><br>
4327:
1.222 miod 4328: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 4329: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
4330: - whether they like it or not.
4331: <p>
4332:
1.247 jufi 4333: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4334: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
4335: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 4336: </strong></font><br>
4337:
4338: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
4339: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
4340: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 4341: <p>
1.148 aaron 4342:
1.247 jufi 4343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4344: <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 4345: </strong></font><br>
4346:
4347: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
4348: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
4349: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
4350: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
4351: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
4352: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
4353: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
4354: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
4355: <p>
4356:
1.247 jufi 4357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4358: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
4359: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 4360: </strong></font><br>
4361:
4362: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
4363: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1.413 deraadt 4364: BSDs. Mostly he summarizes the history and quotes the various project
1.147 louis 4365: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
4366: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
4367: <p>
1.247 jufi 4368: </ul>
1.147 louis 4369:
1.138 louis 4370: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4371: <ul>
1.138 louis 4372:
1.247 jufi 4373: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4374: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
4375: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
4376: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
4377: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 4378: </strong></font><br>
4379:
1.227 horacio 4380: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 4381: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
4382: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
4383: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
4384: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
4385: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
4386: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
4387: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 4388: <p>
4389:
1.247 jufi 4390: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 4391: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 4392: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 4393: </strong></font><br>
4394:
4395: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
4396: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
4397: groups, and even Linux.
4398: <p>
4399:
1.247 jufi 4400: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4401: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
4402: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 4403: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
4404: </strong></font><br>
4405:
4406: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
4407: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
4408: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
4409: library after installing the OS.
4410: <p>
4411:
1.247 jufi 4412: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4413: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 4414: Sys Admin, September 2000
4415: </strong></font><br>
4416:
4417: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
4418: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
4419: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
4420: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 4421: (<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>,
4422: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
4423: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
4424: <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 4425: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 4426: out of the system.
4427: <p>
4428:
1.247 jufi 4429: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 4430: <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
4431: </strong></font><br>
4432:
4433: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.413 deraadt 4434: in terms of usability and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1.200 niklas 4435: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
4436: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
4437: the IP filtering and address translation.
4438: <p>
1.301 jose 4439:
4440: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4441: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
4442: </strong></font><br>
4443:
4444: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
4445: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
4446: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
4447: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
4448: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
4449: <p>
1.247 jufi 4450: </ul>
1.200 niklas 4451:
1.131 louis 4452: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4453: <ul>
1.131 louis 4454:
1.247 jufi 4455: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4456: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
4457: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
4458: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 4459: </strong></font><br>
4460:
4461: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
4462: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
4463: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
4464: <p>
4465:
1.247 jufi 4466: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 4467: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
4468: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
4469: </strong></font><br>
4470:
4471: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
4472: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
4473: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
4474: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
4475: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
4476: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
4477: note of"</i>.
4478: <p>
4479:
1.247 jufi 4480: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 4481: <a
1.247 jufi 4482: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 4483: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
4484: </strong></font><br>
4485:
4486: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
4487: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
4488: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
4489: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
4490: <p>
4491:
1.247 jufi 4492: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 4493: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 4494: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
4495: </strong></font><br>
4496:
4497: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
4498: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
4499: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
4500: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
4501: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
4502: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
4503: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
4504: <p>
4505:
1.247 jufi 4506: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 4507: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
4508: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
4509: 2000
4510: </strong></font><br>
4511:
4512: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
4513: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
4514: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
4515: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
4516: against current industry practices.
4517: <p>
4518:
1.247 jufi 4519: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 4520: <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
4521: </strong></font><br>
4522:
4523: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
4524: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
4525: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
4526: <p>
4527:
1.247 jufi 4528: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 4529: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
4530: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
4531: </strong></font><br>
4532:
4533: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
4534: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
4535: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
4536: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
4537: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
4538: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
4539: careful code reviews, he concludes.
4540: <p>
4541:
1.247 jufi 4542: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 4543: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
4544: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
4545: </strong></font><br>
4546:
4547: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
4548: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
4549: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
4550: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
4551: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 4552: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
4553: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
4554: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 4555: <p>
1.247 jufi 4556: </ul>
1.131 louis 4557:
1.118 louis 4558: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4559: <ul>
1.118 louis 4560:
1.247 jufi 4561: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 4562: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
4563: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
4564: </strong></font><br>
4565:
4566: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
4567: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
4568: about time. The article mentions that
4569: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
4570: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
4571: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 4572: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 4573: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
4574: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 4575: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 4576: <p>
4577:
1.247 jufi 4578: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 4579: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 4580: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 4581: </strong></font><br>
4582:
4583: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
4584: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
4585: of OpenSSH.
4586: <p>
4587:
1.247 jufi 4588: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4589: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 4590: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 4591: </strong></font><br>
4592:
4593: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 4594: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 4595: bridging.
4596: <p>
4597:
1.247 jufi 4598: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 4599: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
4600: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 4601: </strong></font><br>
4602:
1.121 deraadt 4603: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
4604: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 4605: <p>
4606:
1.247 jufi 4607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 4608: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
4609: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
4610: </strong></font><br>
4611:
4612: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
4613: <p>
4614:
1.247 jufi 4615: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 4616: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 4617: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
4618: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 4619: </strong></font><br>
4620:
1.120 deraadt 4621: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
4622: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 4623: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
4624: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
4625: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
4626: <p>
4627:
1.247 jufi 4628: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 4629: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
4630: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
4631: </strong></font><br>
4632:
1.222 miod 4633: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 4634: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
4635: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
4636: protocols and their quirks.
4637: <p>
4638:
1.247 jufi 4639: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4640: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
4641: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 4642: </strong></font><br>
4643:
4644: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
4645: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
4646: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 4647: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 4648: <p>
4649:
1.247 jufi 4650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 4651: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
4652: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
4653: </strong></font><br>
4654:
4655: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
4656: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
4657: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
4658: <p>
4659:
1.247 jufi 4660: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 4661: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 4662: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
4663: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 4664: </strong></font><br>
4665:
4666: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
4667: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
4668: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
4669: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
4670: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
4671: <p>
1.247 jufi 4672: </ul>
1.118 louis 4673:
1.104 louis 4674: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4675: <ul>
1.104 louis 4676:
1.247 jufi 4677: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 4678: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
4679: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
4680: </strong></font><br>
4681:
4682: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
4683: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
4684: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
4685: be a bit dry.
4686: <p>
4687:
1.247 jufi 4688: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4689: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
4690: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
4691: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
4692: </strong></font><br>
4693: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
4694: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
4695: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
4696: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
4697: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
4698: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
4699: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
4700: <p>
4701:
1.247 jufi 4702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4703: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
4704: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 4705: 2000
1.128 louis 4706: </strong></font><br>
4707:
4708: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
4709: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
4710: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
4711: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
4712: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 4713: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 4714: <p>
4715:
1.247 jufi 4716: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4717: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
4718: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 4719: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 4720:
4721: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
4722: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
4723: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
4724: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 4725: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
4726: <p>
1.110 louis 4727:
1.247 jufi 4728: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 4729: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
4730: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
4731: </strong></font><br>
4732:
4733: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
4734: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
4735: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
4736: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
4737: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
4738: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
4739: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
4740: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
4741: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
4742: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
4743: <p>
4744:
1.247 jufi 4745: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 4746: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 4747: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 4748:
4749: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
4750: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 4751: <p>
1.108 louis 4752:
1.247 jufi 4753: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 4754: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
4755: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 4756: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 4757:
4758: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
4759: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
4760: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 4761: <p>
1.106 louis 4762:
1.247 jufi 4763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 4764: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
4765: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 4766: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 4767:
4768: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
4769: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
4770: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
4771: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 4772: <p>
1.107 louis 4773:
1.247 jufi 4774: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 4775: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
4776: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 4777: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 4778:
4779: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
4780: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 4781: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 4782: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
4783: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 4784: <p>
1.105 louis 4785:
1.247 jufi 4786: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 4787: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 4788: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 4789: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 4790:
1.113 naddy 4791: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
4792: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 4793: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 4794: <p>
1.104 louis 4795:
1.247 jufi 4796: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 4797: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
4798: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
4799: </strong></font><br>
4800:
4801: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
4802: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
4803: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
4804: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
4805: <p>
1.301 jose 4806:
4807: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4808: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
4809: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
4810: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
4811:
4812: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
4813: hardware-supported cryptography.
4814: <p>
1.247 jufi 4815: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 4816:
1.85 louis 4817: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4818: <ul>
1.85 louis 4819:
1.247 jufi 4820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4821: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 4822: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 4823: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 4824:
4825: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
4826: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
4827: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
4828: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
4829: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
4830: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
4831: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 4832: <p>
1.99 louis 4833:
1.247 jufi 4834: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4835: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 4836: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 4837: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 4838:
4839: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
4840: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
4841: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
4842: conditions.
1.113 naddy 4843: <p>
1.100 louis 4844:
1.247 jufi 4845: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4846: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 4847: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 4848: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 4849:
4850: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
4851: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
4852: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
4853: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 4854: <p>
1.95 louis 4855:
1.247 jufi 4856: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4857: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 4858: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 4859: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 4860:
4861: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
4862: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 4863: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 4864: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
4865: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4866: <p>
1.92 louis 4867:
1.247 jufi 4868: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4869: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 4870: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 4871: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 4872:
4873: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
4874: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
4875: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
4876: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
4877: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
4878: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 4879: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 4880: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 4881: <p>
1.91 louis 4882:
1.247 jufi 4883: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4884: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
4885: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 4886: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 4887:
4888: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
4889: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
4890: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
4891: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
4892: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
4893: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
4894: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
4895: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
4896: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 4897: <p>
1.90 louis 4898:
1.247 jufi 4899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 4900: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
4901: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
4902: </strong></font><br>
4903: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
4904: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
4905: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
4906: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
4907: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
4908: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
4909: <p>
4910:
1.247 jufi 4911: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 4912: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
4913: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 4914: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 4915:
1.113 naddy 4916: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
4917: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 4918: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
4919: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
4920: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
4921: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
4922: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 4923: <p>
1.87 louis 4924:
1.247 jufi 4925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 4926: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
4927: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 4928: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 4929:
4930: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 4931: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 4932: <p>
1.85 louis 4933:
1.247 jufi 4934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4935: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
4936: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
4937: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
4938:
4939: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
4940: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
4941: <p>
4942:
4943: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 4944: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
4945: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 4946: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 4947:
4948: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 4949: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 4950: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
4951: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 4952: <p>
1.89 louis 4953:
1.247 jufi 4954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 4955: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1.85 louis 4956: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 4957: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 4958:
4959: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
4960: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
4961: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
4962: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
4963: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 4964: </ul>
1.85 louis 4965:
1.78 deraadt 4966: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4967: <ul>
1.74 louis 4968:
1.247 jufi 4969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4970: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 4971: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 4972: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 4973: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 4974:
4975: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
4976: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
4977: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4978: <p>
1.83 louis 4979:
1.247 jufi 4980: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 4981: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
4982: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 4983: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 4984:
4985: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
4986: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 4987: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 4988: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
4989: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 4990: <p>
1.93 louis 4991:
1.247 jufi 4992: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 4993: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
4994: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
4995: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 4996: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 4997:
1.83 louis 4998: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
4999: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
5000: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
5001: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
5002: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 5003: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
5004: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
5005: <p>
1.82 aaron 5006:
1.247 jufi 5007: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5008: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 5009: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 5010: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 5011:
1.83 louis 5012: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
5013: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
5014: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 5015: <p>
1.80 louis 5016:
1.247 jufi 5017: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5018: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 5019: Bad Press</a>,
5020: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 5021: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 5022:
5023: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 5024: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 5025: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
5026: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
5027: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 5028: <p>
1.247 jufi 5029: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 5030:
5031: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5032: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 5033:
1.247 jufi 5034: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5035: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
5036: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 5037: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 5038: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 5039:
5040: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
5041: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
5042: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
5043: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 5044: <p>
1.74 louis 5045:
1.247 jufi 5046: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 5047: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
5048: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 5049: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 5050:
1.219 horacio 5051: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
5052: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
5053: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
5054: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
5055: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
5056: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
5057: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 5058: <p>
1.88 louis 5059:
1.247 jufi 5060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 5061: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 5062: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 5063: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 5064:
5065: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
5066: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
5067: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
5068: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 5069: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 5070: <p>
1.81 louis 5071:
1.247 jufi 5072: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5073: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 5074: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 5075: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 5076:
5077: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
5078: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
5079: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
5080: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
5081: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
5082: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
5083: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 5084: <p>
1.90 louis 5085:
1.247 jufi 5086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5087: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 5088: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 5089: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 5090:
5091: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
5092: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
5093: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 5094: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 5095: <p>
1.247 jufi 5096: </ul>
1.71 louis 5097:
1.69 deraadt 5098: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5099: <ul>
1.70 louis 5100:
1.247 jufi 5101: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5102: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
5103: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 5104: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 5105:
5106: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
5107: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
5108: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 5109: <p>
1.70 louis 5110:
1.247 jufi 5111: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5112: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
5113: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 5114: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 5115:
5116: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 5117: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 5118: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 5119: <p>
1.68 louis 5120:
1.247 jufi 5121: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5122: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
5123: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 5124: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 5125: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 5126:
1.111 jufi 5127: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
5128: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 5129: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 5130: "secure by default" installation.
5131: <p>
1.64 louis 5132:
1.247 jufi 5133: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 5134: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 5135: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 5136: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 5137:
1.113 naddy 5138: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 5139: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 5140: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 5141: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
5142: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
5143: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 5144: <p>
1.66 louis 5145:
1.247 jufi 5146: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5147: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 5148: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 5149: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 5150:
5151: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 5152: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 5153: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
5154: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
5155: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 5156: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
5157: <p>
1.83 louis 5158:
1.247 jufi 5159: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5160: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 5161: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 5162: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 5163:
5164: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 5165: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
5166: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 5167: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
5168: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 5169: <p>
1.64 louis 5170:
1.247 jufi 5171: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5172: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 5173: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 5174: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 5175:
5176: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
5177: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 5178: <p>
1.301 jose 5179:
5180: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5181: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
5182: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
5183: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
5184: </strong></font><br>
5185:
5186: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
5187: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
5188: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
5189: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
5190: Giving way to
5191: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
5192: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
5193: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
5194: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
5195: <p>
1.247 jufi 5196: </ul>
1.65 louis 5197:
1.69 deraadt 5198: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5199: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5200:
1.247 jufi 5201: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5202: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 5203: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 5204: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 5205:
5206: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
5207: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
5208: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
5209: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 5210: <p>
1.88 louis 5211:
1.247 jufi 5212: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5213: <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 5214: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 5215:
5216: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 5217: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
5218: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 5219: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
5220: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 5221: <p>
1.60 louis 5222:
1.247 jufi 5223: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 5224: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1.377 david 5225: <a href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 5226: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 5227: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5228:
5229: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
5230: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
5231: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 5232: <p>
1.58 louis 5233:
1.247 jufi 5234: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 5235: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 5236: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 5237:
5238: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
5239: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 5240: <p>
1.53 louis 5241:
1.247 jufi 5242: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 5243: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
5244: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 5245: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 5246:
5247: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
5248: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
5249: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 5250: <p>
1.99 louis 5251:
1.247 jufi 5252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 5253: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 5254: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5255:
5256: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
5257: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 5258: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 5259: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 5260: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 5261:
1.247 jufi 5262: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 5263: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
5264: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 5265: </strong></font><br>
5266:
5267: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
5268: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
5269: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
5270: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
5271: <p>
5272:
1.247 jufi 5273: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5274: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 5275: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 5276: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5277:
5278: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
5279: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 5280: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 5281:
1.247 jufi 5282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 5283: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 5284: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 5285:
5286: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 5287: in
1.247 jufi 5288: <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 5289: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 5290: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 5291: <p>
1.53 louis 5292:
1.247 jufi 5293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5294: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 5295: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
5296: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 5297: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 5298:
1.58 louis 5299: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5300: <p>
1.301 jose 5301:
5302: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5303: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
5304: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
5305: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
5306: Informacyjny, January 2000
5307: </strong></font><br>
5308:
5309: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
5310: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
5311: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
5312: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
5313: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
5314: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
5315: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
5316: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
5317: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
5318: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1.383 jcs 5319: <a href="mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org mail archives</a>. Interpretation
5320: errors are mine --louis</i>
1.301 jose 5321: <p>
5322:
5323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5324: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
5325: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
5326: </strong></font><br>
5327:
5328: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
5329: <p>
5330: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 5331:
1.69 deraadt 5332: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5333: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5334:
1.247 jufi 5335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 5336: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
5337: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
5338: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 5339: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5340:
1.58 louis 5341: Kurt Seifried
5342: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
5343: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
5344: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 5345: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 5346:
1.247 jufi 5347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5348: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 5349: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 5350: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 5351:
5352: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 5353: <p>
1.96 louis 5354:
1.247 jufi 5355: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 5356: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
5357: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
5358: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
5359: </strong></font><br>
5360:
5361: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
5362: <p>
5363:
5364: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5365: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 5366: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 5367: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 5368:
5369: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
5370: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1.383 jcs 5371: <a href="smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1.86 louis 5372: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 5373: <p>
1.247 jufi 5374: </ul>
1.86 louis 5375:
1.69 deraadt 5376: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5377: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5378:
1.247 jufi 5379: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 5380: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
5381: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 5382: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 5383:
5384: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
5385: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 5386: <p>
1.61 louis 5387:
1.247 jufi 5388: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5389: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 5390: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
5391: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5392: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 5393:
5394: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 5395: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 5396: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
5397: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 5398: right -- or at least strives to".
5399: <p>
1.48 louis 5400:
1.247 jufi 5401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 5402: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
5403: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5404: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 5405: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
5406: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
5407: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
5408: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 5409: <p>
1.61 louis 5410:
1.247 jufi 5411: <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 5412: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 5413: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 5414:
5415: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
5416: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
5417: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
5418: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 5419: <p>
1.46 louis 5420:
1.247 jufi 5421: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 5422: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
5423: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 5424: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5425:
5426: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
5427: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 5428: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 5429:
1.247 jufi 5430: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 5431: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
5432: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 5433: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 5434:
5435: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
5436: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
5437: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
5438: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 5439: <p>
1.247 jufi 5440: </ul>
1.70 louis 5441:
1.69 deraadt 5442: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5443: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5444:
1.247 jufi 5445: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5446: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
5447: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 5448: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 5449: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 5450:
5451: Kurt Seifried
5452: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
5453: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
5454: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 5455: <p>
1.44 philen 5456:
1.247 jufi 5457: <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 5458: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 5459: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 5460:
5461: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 5462: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 5463:
1.247 jufi 5464: <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 5465: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 5466: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 5467:
5468: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 5469: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 5470:
1.247 jufi 5471: <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 5472: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 5473: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 5474:
5475: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
5476: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
5477: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
5478: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 5479: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 5480:
1.247 jufi 5481: <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 5482: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 5483: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 5484:
1.36 louis 5485: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 5486: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 5487:
1.247 jufi 5488: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5489: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1.39 louis 5490: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 5491: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 5492:
5493: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 5494: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 5495: </ul>
1.38 louis 5496:
1.69 deraadt 5497: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5498: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5499:
1.247 jufi 5500: <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 5501: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 5502: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 5503:
5504: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
5505: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 5506: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 5507:
1.113 naddy 5508: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 5509: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 5510: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 5511: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 5512:
5513: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
5514: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 5515: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
5516: terminal:
1.113 naddy 5517: <blockquote>
5518: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
5519: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
5520: <br>
5521: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
5522: </code>
5523: </blockquote>
5524: <p>
5525:
1.247 jufi 5526: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.340 jose 5527: <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>
1.247 jufi 5528: <p>
5529:
5530: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5531: <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 5532: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 5533:
5534: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
5535: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 5536: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 5537: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 5538:
1.247 jufi 5539: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 5540: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
5541: Sept. 28, 1999
5542: </strong></font><br>
5543:
5544: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
5545: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
5546: translating and reprinting articles from
5547: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
5548: <p>
5549:
5550: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 5551: <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 5552: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 5553:
5554: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
5555: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
5556: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
5557: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
5558: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 5559: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 5560: <p>
1.19 louis 5561:
1.113 naddy 5562: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 5563: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 5564: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 5565:
5566: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
5567: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
5568: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 5569: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
5570: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 5571: <p>
1.16 louis 5572:
1.247 jufi 5573: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5574: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 5575: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 5576: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 5577:
1.57 louis 5578: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
5579: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
5580: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 5581: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 5582:
1.247 jufi 5583: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5584: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.466 deraadt 5585: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5586: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5587:
1.113 naddy 5588: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 5589:
1.247 jufi 5590: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 5591: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
5592: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 5593: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 5594:
1.23 louis 5595: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
5596: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
5597: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
5598: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
5599: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 5600: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 5601:
1.247 jufi 5602: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 5603: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
5604: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 5605: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 5606:
1.199 pvalchev 5607: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 5608: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
5609: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
5610: installation.
1.113 naddy 5611: <p>
1.47 louis 5612:
1.247 jufi 5613: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5614: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 5615: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 5616: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5617:
1.301 jose 5618: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
5619: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
5620: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 5621: </ul>
1.57 louis 5622:
1.69 deraadt 5623: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5624: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5625:
1.247 jufi 5626: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 5627: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 5628: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 5629: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 5630:
5631: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
5632: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 5633: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5634: <p>
1.12 louis 5635:
1.247 jufi 5636: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 5637: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 5638: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 5639: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 5640:
5641: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
5642: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 5643: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
5644: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
5645: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
5646: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
5647: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 5648: <p>
1.247 jufi 5649: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 5650:
1.69 deraadt 5651: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5652: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 5653:
1.247 jufi 5654: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 5655: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 5656: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 5657:
5658: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
5659: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
5660: available."
1.113 naddy 5661: <p>
1.301 jose 5662:
5663: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5664: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
5665: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
5666: </strong></font><br>
5667:
5668: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
5669: <p>
1.247 jufi 5670: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 5671:
1.69 deraadt 5672: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5673: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5674:
1.247 jufi 5675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 5676: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 5677: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 5678:
5679: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
5680: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
5681: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
5682: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
5683: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 5684: <p>
1.33 louis 5685:
1.247 jufi 5686: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5687: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 5688: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 5689: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5690:
1.113 naddy 5691: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
5692: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 5693: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
5694: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
5695: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 5696: <p>
1.247 jufi 5697: </ul>
1.57 louis 5698:
1.69 deraadt 5699: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5700: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5701:
1.247 jufi 5702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5703: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 5704: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 5705: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 5706:
5707: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
5708: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 5709: <p>
1.69 deraadt 5710:
1.247 jufi 5711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 5712: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
5713: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
5714: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 5715: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 5716:
5717: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 5718: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 5719:
1.247 jufi 5720: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5721: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 5722:
1.113 naddy 5723: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 5724:
1.247 jufi 5725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5726: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1.68 louis 5727: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 5728: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 5729:
5730: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 5731: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 5732: </ul>
1.23 louis 5733:
1.69 deraadt 5734: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5735: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5736:
1.247 jufi 5737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.365 jose 5738: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/1999/0300/bsd.html">
1.113 naddy 5739: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 5740:
5741: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
5742: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 5743: <p>
1.2 deraadt 5744:
1.247 jufi 5745: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5746: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.340 jose 5747: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, InfoWorld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5748: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5749:
5750: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
5751: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 5752: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 5753: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 5754: </ul>
1.57 louis 5755:
1.69 deraadt 5756: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5757: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5758:
1.247 jufi 5759: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5760: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1.15 louis 5761: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 5762: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 5763:
5764: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
5765: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
5766: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
5767: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5768: <p>
1.15 louis 5769:
1.247 jufi 5770: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 5771: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
5772: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 5773: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5774:
5775: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
5776: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
5777: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
5778: columns."
1.113 naddy 5779: <p>
1.247 jufi 5780: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5781:
1.69 deraadt 5782: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5783: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5784:
1.247 jufi 5785: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5786: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 5787: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 5788: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5789:
5790: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 5791: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 5792:
1.113 naddy 5793: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5794: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 5795: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5796:
5797: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
5798: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 5799: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 5800: </ul>
1.57 louis 5801:
1.69 deraadt 5802: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5803: <ul>
1.301 jose 5804: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5805: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
5806: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
5807: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
5808:
5809: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
5810: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
5811: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
5812: <p>
5813:
5814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5815: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
5816: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
5817: Nov 13, 1998 and
5818: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
5819: Datateknik</a>,
5820: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
5821:
1.380 saad 5822: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in Mac OS X. The first
1.301 jose 5823: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
5824: explains the licensing issues and points to our
5825: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
5826: <p>
1.69 deraadt 5827:
1.113 naddy 5828: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5829: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 5830: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 5831: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 5832:
1.222 miod 5833: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 5834: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
5835: Implementation, including a brief interview with
5836: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 5837: <p>
1.247 jufi 5838: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5839:
1.69 deraadt 5840: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5841: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5842:
1.247 jufi 5843: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5844: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 5845: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5846:
1.69 deraadt 5847: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
5848: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 5849: <p>
1.247 jufi 5850: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5851:
1.69 deraadt 5852: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5853: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 5854:
1.247 jufi 5855: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 5856: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
5857: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 5858: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5859:
1.383 jcs 5860: Points at our <a href="security.html">security page</a>
1.1 deraadt 5861: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 5862: <p>
1.1 deraadt 5863:
1.247 jufi 5864: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 5865: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 5866: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
5867: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 5868: <p>
1.247 jufi 5869: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5870:
1.69 deraadt 5871: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5872: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5873:
1.247 jufi 5874: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5875: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.377 david 5876: WebServer Online</a>, reprinted in
5877: <a href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 5878: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 5879: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 5880:
5881: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
5882: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
5883: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 5884: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 5885: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 5886: <p>
1.247 jufi 5887: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 5888:
5889: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5890: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5891:
1.247 jufi 5892: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5893: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 5894: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 5895:
1.69 deraadt 5896: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
5897: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 5898: <p>
1.112 naddy 5899:
1.247 jufi 5900: </ul>
1.113 naddy 5901: <p>
1.1 deraadt 5902:
1.292 camield 5903: <hr>
1.216 horacio 5904: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 5905: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
1.547 ! ian 5906: <br><small>$OpenBSD: press.html,v 1.546 2006/11/03 17:15:43 ian Exp $</small>
1.1 deraadt 5907:
5908: </body>
5909: </html>
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