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1.247 jufi 15: <h2><font color="#e00000">Media Coverage</font></h2>
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1.597 deraadt 18: <h2>
19: This page has become unmaintained since 2011, perhaps because software
20: development is more interesting than following the news.
21: </h2>
22:
1.598 espie 23: <h2>March, 2014</h2>
24: <ul>
25: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
1.600 ! bentley 26: <a href="http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/tech-medias/actu/0203393893415-la-france-met-ses-developpeurs-a-l-honneur-659366.php">La France met ses développeurs à l'honneur</a>
! 27: Les échos, April 24, 2014
1.598 espie 28: </strong></font><br>
1.599 espie 29: In french.
1.598 espie 30: An offical report for the french ministy of digital economy, about 100
31: influential french developers.
32: OpenBSD figures proudly with two separate entries.
33: <p>
34: </ul>
35:
1.591 ian 36: <h2>April, 2011</h2>
37: <ul>
38:
39: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
1.592 ian 40: <a href='http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20110420080633'>
1.591 ian 41: A Puffy in the Corporate Aquarium</a>
42: undeadly.org, April 20, 2011
43: </strong></font><br>
44: Antoine Ajacoutot offers a detailed write-up on exactly how his
45: employer M:Tier supports OpenBSD for corporate use, surprisingly
46: both on desktops and on servers. They have converted whole companies
47: to OpenBSD; under the heading of "Joe User meets OpenBSD", he reports
48: on how even long-time MS-Windows users can get used to switching to
49: OpenOffice and Gnome desktop.
50: <p>
51:
52: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
53: <a href='http://bsdmag.org/system/articles/attachment1s/14274/original/FreeBSD_Portability_With_VMware_BSD_04_2011.pdf'>
54: OpenBSD improves upon /etc/rc.d/</a>
55: BSDmag, April, 2011, p. 12
1.593 ian 56: </strong></font>(PDF download of entire issue)<br>
1.591 ian 57: As OpenBSD moves away from requiring manual editing of /etc/rc for most daemons,
58: Ian Darwin covers the new rc.d mechanism.
59: "The OpenBSD developers did not adopt a change like this until they
60: were sure they had a mechanism that was both simple to implement
61: and simple to use."
62: <p>
63:
64: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
65: <a href='http://bsdmag.org/system/articles/attachment1s/14274/original/FreeBSD_Portability_With_VMware_BSD_04_2011.pdf'>
66: Build appliances with QEMU and OpenBSD</a>
67: BSDmag, April, 2011, p. 24
1.593 ian 68: </strong></font>(PDF download of entire issue)<br>
1.591 ian 69: Girish Venkatachalam shows how easy it is to create ready-to-run disk images
70: containing OpenBSD with whatever ports/packages you want to add,
71: that are shareable for use by anyone, either under QEMU or on bare metal.
72: <p>
73: </ul>
74:
1.590 ian 75: <h2>March, 2011</h2>
76: <ul>
77: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
78: <a href='http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/?p=605'>
79: My OpenBSD Story: Memories of a Network disaster</a>
80: Blather.MichaelWLucas.com, March 9, 2011
81: </strong></font><br>
82: It was a dark and stormy night back in 2000, a very long night, as Michael Lucas (who would later author
83: Absolute OpenBSD) struggled to get his company's hosting service back online.
84: You can probably guess that the happy ending involves "OpenBSD to the rescue".
85: <p>
86:
87: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
88: <a href='http://bsdmag.org/system/articles/attachment1s/14202/original/The_Wonders_Of_Blender_BSD_03_2011.pdf'>
89: How To Setup OpenBSD On The Embedded Alix</a>,
90: BSD Mag, March, 2011, p. 30
1.593 ian 91: </strong></font>(PDF download of entire issue)<br>
1.590 ian 92: Guillaume Duale tells how to install our favorite OS on the popular embedded-size ALIX card.
93: <p>
94:
95: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
96: <a href='http://bsdmag.org/system/articles/attachment1s/14202/original/The_Wonders_Of_Blender_BSD_03_2011.pdf'>
97: Run Your Phone System on OpenBSD</a>,
98: BSD Mag, March, 2011, p. 12
1.593 ian 99: </strong></font>(PDF download of entire issue)<br>
1.590 ian 100: Ian Darwin describes running some home/office telephone systems on Asterisk
101: on a secure operating system - what works, what doesn't (and why),
102: and how to get started.
103: <p>
104:
105: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
106: <a href='http://bsdmag.org/system/articles/attachment1s/14202/original/The_Wonders_Of_Blender_BSD_03_2011.pdf'>
107: Useful OpenBSD Tools</a>,
108: BSD Mag, March, 2011, p. 42
1.593 ian 109: </strong></font>(PDF download of entire issue)<br>
1.590 ian 110: Girish Venkatachalam describes a panoply of tools that he finds useful on OpenBSD, to wit,
111: dump(8) and restore(8), qemu, sha1, ifconfig, relayd and spamd.
112: <p>
113:
114: </ul>
115:
116: <h2>February, 2011</h2>
117: <ul>
118: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
119: <a href='http://www.undeadly.org/'>
120: Your OpenBSD Story</a>
121: undeadly.org, February, 2011
122: </strong></font><br>
123: Undeadly is running a series of stories on how people got started with OpenBSD.
124: Most tell what they like about the system.
125: Since OpenBSD runs well on minimal hardware, many of the stories involve
126: solving an under-funding crisis at startups.
127: See those by
128: <a href='http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20110227014419'> Daniel Gracia</a>,
129: <a href='http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20110303020219'> Nick Humphrey</a>, and
130: <a href='http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20110308003706'> Henrik Kramshoe</a>
131: <p>
132:
133: </ul>
134:
135: <h2>January, 2011</h2>
136: <ul>
137: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
138: <a href='http://bsdmag.org/system/articles/attachment1s/13827/original/BSDs_and_Solaris_BSD_01_2011.pdf'>
139: Text Terminal magic with tmux</a>
140: BSD Mag, January, 2011, p. 20
141: </strong></font>(PDF download)<br>
142: Tmux(1) is OpenBSD's replacement for GNU screen(1) terminal multiplexor.
143: Girish Venkatachalam discusses tmux's advantages and how to use it.
144: <p>
145:
146:
147: </ul>
148:
149:
1.589 ian 150: <h2>December, 2010</h2>
151: <ul>
152: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
153: <a href='http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=4833'>
154: Use firewall software like PF to protect your desktop systems</a>
155: techrepublic.com, December 13, 2010
156: </strong></font><br>
157: A good overview of the importance of using a firewall for the semi-technical crowd.
158: "One of the most highly regarded suites of firewall software is the OpenBSD project's PF,
159: which has been ported to every major BSD Unix system..."
160: Gives a single example of a pf rules file; one of the comments gives
161: links to additional references.
162: <p>
163:
164: </ul>
165:
1.586 ian 166: <h2>November, 2010</h2>
167: <ul>
168:
169: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
170: <a href='http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODc0NA'>
171: OpenBSD 4.8 Brings Improved Hardware Support</a>
172: www.phoronix.com, November 1, 2010
173: </strong></font><br>
174: Good coverage of the release: new drivers, new features, and more.
175: <p>
176:
177: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
178: <a href='http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20101101163826'>
179: OpenBSD 4.8 Released!</a>
180: www.undeadly.org, November 1, 2010
181: </strong></font><br>
182: Undeadly mentions the release; this article has a full list of the
183: enhancements and improvements.
184: <p>
185:
186: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
187: <a href='http://www.osnews.com/story/23978/OpenBSD_4_8_Released'>
188: OpenBSD 4.8 Released</a>
1.587 ian 189: www.osnews.com, November 1, 2010
1.586 ian 190: </strong></font><br>
191: OSNews again is one of the first out with coverage of the 4.8 release,
192: although it's just a summary this time out.
193: <p>
194:
195: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
196: <a href='http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openbsd'>
197: DistroWatch.com: OpenBSD</a>
198: distrowatch.com, November 1, 2010
199: </strong></font><br>
200: DistroWatch has a list of many links related to OpenBSD,
201: and have updated their site to reflect the 4.8 release.
202: <p>
203:
204: </ul>
1.584 jasper 205:
206: <h2>September, 2009</h2>
207: <ul>
208: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
209: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1393496">
210: Security in your pocket: OpenBSD on ARM</a>, informIT, September 11, 2009
211: </strong></font><br>
212: Interview with Dale Rahn (drahn@) about OpenBSD on ARM handheld systems and
213: why users and vendors should consider it as a real alternative.
214: <p>
215: </ul>
216:
1.582 grunk 217: <h2>January, 2009</h2>
218: <ul>
219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
220: [GERMAN]
221: <a href="http://chaosradio.ccc.de/cre105.html">
222: OpenBSD -- Technik und Entwicklerkultur des alternativen Betriebssystems
223: </a>, Chaosradio Express, January 28, 2009</strong></font><br>
224: OpenBSD developer Felix Kronlage (fkr@openbsd.org) in interview
225: with Chaosradio Express host Tim Pritlove from the Chaos Computer Club.
226: <p>
227: </ul>
228:
1.581 ian 229: <h2>April, 2008</h2>
230: <ul>
231:
232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
233: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/19700/OpenBSD_4.3_Released">
234: OpenBSD 4.3 Released</a>, OSNews, April 30, 2008
235: </strong></font><br>
236: OSNews is among the first to mention the newest release:
237: "Theo de Raadt has lifted the veil off OpenBSD 4.3. <i>We are pleased
238: to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.3. This is our 23nd
239: release on CD-ROM (and 24rd via FTP). We remain proud of OpenBSD's
240: record of more than ten years with only two remote holes in the
241: default install.</i> Boasting as always, but when it's justified,
242: arrogance is a virtue."
243: <p>
244:
245: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
246: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2008/04/29/puffy-and-the-crytonauts-whats-new-in-openbsd-43.html">
247: Puffy and the Cryptonauts: What's New in OpenBSD 4.3</a>, onLamp, April 29, 2008
248: </strong></font><br>
249: Federico Biancuzzi interviewed several OpenBSD developers
250: about the changes in the 4.3 release, providing a more comprehensive overview
251: than others.
252: Topics range across
253: networking (including new and improved drivers, and our own SNMP implementation),
254: storage (faster flash, bigger disk support),
255: platforms (Sparc64 SMP, audio drivers),
256: kernel improvements, malloc support, read/write cleanups, and much more.
257: <p>
258:
259: </ul>
260:
1.573 ian 261: <h2>November, 2007</h2>
262: <ul>
263: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.574 ian 264: <a href="http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/87">
265: Using OpenBSD 4.2</a>, Software In Review, November 5, 2007
266: </strong></font><br>
267: Jem Matzem advocates using OpenBSD and shows readers how to get
268: started and some hints on using the system after it's installed,
269: including setting up ports/packages to use third-party software.
270: Under the "For More Information" category, he acknowledges that
271: "OpenBSD has the most thorough, easy to follow native documentation
272: of any Unix-like operating system..."
273: <p>
274:
275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
276: <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/11/a_few_cheers_fo.html">
277: A Few Cheers For OpenBSD</a>, Information Week, November 2, 2007
278: </strong></font><br>
279: "With all of the hollering about Linux..., there's another open-source
280: operating system that just celebrated getting a new 4.2 release out
281: the door. It's one that hasn't been quite as widely-celebrated as
282: Linux but is still deeply important in its own way: OpenBSD"
283: Talks about how BSD is real UNIX, and what that means, and our
284: security policy "secure by default".
285: Ends with a reminder that Linux is
286: "not the only open-source, Unix-like game in town."
287: <p>
288:
289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.573 ian 290: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/7155">
291: Puffy's Marathon: What's New in OpenBSD 4.2</a>, onLamp, Nov 1, 2007
292: </strong></font><br>
293: Federico Biancuzzi interviewed almost two dozen OpenBSD developers
294: and combined their comments into this interview. Opens with:
295: "...this release comes with some amazing performance improvements: basic
296: benchmarks showed PF being twice as fast, a rewrite of the TLB
297: shootdown code for i386 and amd64 cut the time to do a full package
298: build by 20 percent (mostly because all the forks in configure
299: scripts have become much cheaper), and the improved frequency scaling
300: on MP systems can help save nearly 20 percent of battery power.
301: <p>
302: "And then the new features: FFS2, support for the Advanced Host
303: Controller Interface, IP balancing in CARP, layer 7 manipulation
304: with hoststated, Xenocara, and more!"
305: <p>
306: And goes on to discuss each of these and more with the good folk
307: who make it happen.
308: <p>
309:
310: </ul>
311:
1.572 ian 312: <h2>July, 2007</h2>
313: <ul>
314: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
315: <a href="http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/797/openbsd-encrypted-nas-howto">
1.578 ian 316: OpenBSD Encrypted NAS How-To</a>, geektechnique.org, July 15, 2007
1.572 ian 317: </strong></font><br>
318: Mark Hoekstra gives a detailed step-by-step description of how to
319: build an encrypted
320: network storage box using off-the-shelf hardware and OpenBSD software.
321: <br>
322: Also reported in
323: <a href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/07/16/002203.shtml">SlashDot
324: </a> and
325: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/news.php?id=14877">net-security</a>.
326: <p>
327:
328: </ul>
329:
1.569 ian 330: <h2>May, 2007</h2>
331: <ul>
332:
333: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.570 simon 334: [GERMAN]
335: OpenBSD 4.1 bietet Lastverteilung auf Layer 7,
336: iX magazine, May 18, 2007
337: </strong></font><br>
338: The German IT magazine iX reviews the new hoststated(8) Host Status Daemon that
339: comes with OpenBSD 4.1. The article describes various configurations including
340: SSL acceleration and gives a good insight into what hoststated(8) can do for the
341: reader.
342: <p>
343:
344: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.569 ian 345: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2007/05/03/openbsd-41-puffy-strikes-again.html">
346: OpenBSD 4.1: Puffy Strikes Again</a>, ONLamp, May 5, 2007
347: </strong></font><br>
348: Federico Biancuzzi interviewed a number of developers about the major
349: changes in 4.1: Mark Kettenis on UltraSPARC III and UltraSPARC T1;
350: Otto Moerbeek on the landisk port and fsck_ffs;
351: Artur Grabowski on rthreads and AMD64 timekeeping;
352: Kurt Miller on pthreads and, with Robert Nagy, on OpenOffice;
353: Marc Espie on the changes "under the hood" in
354: the package tools and on the new pkg_config;
355: Matthieu Herrb on our new X11 build system xenocara,
1.575 tobias 356: Henning Brauer on syslogd, hoststated and RSTP;
1.569 ian 357: Henning and Claudio Jeker on a variety of topics in routing and PF;
358: Bob Beck on spam fighting;
359: and Jonathan Gray on WEP and on why authpf is better than WPA/WPA2.
360: Quite readable overview of some of the main issues in this release.
1.582 grunk 361: <br>
362: Linked to from
1.569 ian 363: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php/17851/OpenBSD-4.1-Puffy-Strikes-Again/">OSNews</a>.
364: Mentions of the release also appeared in
365: <a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1483">Tectonic</a>,
366: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/newsvac/07/05/02/1320248.shtml">Newsforge</a>
367: and
368: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/07/05/01/2231229.shtml">SlashDot</a>
369: (the latter two include pointers to official release announcements).
370: <p>
371:
372: </ul>
373:
1.565 ian 374: <h2>April, 2007</h2>
375: <ul>
376:
377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
378: <a href="http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/03/28/1522252">
379: Reducing spam with OpenBSD and spamd</a>, Linux.com, April 11, 2007
380: </strong></font><br>
381: This is the first installment of a multi-part article on using OpenBSD's
382: anti-spam tools. This part contains a general overview of spamd, greylisting
383: and tarpitting. Later installments will cover the how-to details.
384: <p>
385:
386:
387: </ul>
388:
1.560 ian 389: <h2>March, 2007</h2>
390: <ul>
391:
392: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.564 ian 393: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2007/03/bsdtalk105-intro-to-pf-with-jason-dixon.html">
394: Introduction to PF with Jason Dixon</a>, BSDTalk 105, March 26, 2007
395: </strong></font><br>
396: Jason provides a nice general overview of OpenBSD's Packet Filter PF,
397: emphasizing the "why" rather than the "how" of using PF.
398: Goes over pf's history, initial setup, stateful filtering,
399: normalization with "scrub", use of synproxy, authpf,
400: CARP and pfsync, GUI configurations vs config files, the pfsense project,
1.576 martynas 401: logging, transparent bridges, AltQ queuing, macros, lists and tables,
1.579 ian 402: and the tie-in to spamd.
1.564 ian 403: <p>
404:
405: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.582 grunk 406: <a href="http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=30120&hilite=">
1.560 ian 407: Welsh Government Agency demonstrates Open Source best practice</a>,
408: SourceWire, March 8, 2007
409: </strong></font><br>
1.562 ian 410: The Countryside Council for Wales, the UK Government's regional wildlife
411: conservation authority for Wales, has hired UK Open Source service provider Sirius
1.561 saad 412: Corporation to extend OpenBSD's interoperability with the proprietary
413: Cisco IOS software; part of the agreement calls for Sirius to contribute
414: its source changes back to the OpenBSD project.
1.560 ian 415: <p>
416:
417: </ul>
1.558 ian 418:
1.556 matthieu 419: <h2>February, 2007</h2>
420: <ul>
421:
422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.558 ian 423: <a href="http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/security/is_symantecs_vista_security_assessment_credible.html">
424: Is Symantec's Vista Security Assessment Credible?</a>, Microsoft Watch, February 28, 2007
425: </strong></font><br>
426: This paper is nominally about the relationship between Symantec and Microsoft,
427: talking about a white paper released by the former.
428: But it's quite revealing about Microsoft itself.
429: "Even Microsoft... now acknowledges that UAC (User Account Control) -
430: Vista's most [high-]profile security feature - is vulnerable to subversion,
431: particularly through social-engineering tactics."
432: And while the Symantec report says some good things about Vista security,
433: "its criticisms are brutal - for their clarity and foreboding:
434: <blockquote>
435: "Many of the technologies that Microsoft has employed to bolster
436: the security of Windows Vista are not new. In fact, most are
437: derived from the groundwork originally laid by open-source
438: operating systems such as Linux and OpenBSD, the PaX and
439: Stackguard projects, as well as numerous academic publications....
440: The majority of these technologies first appeared in Windows
441: XP SP2 [Service Pack 2]. Windows XP SP2, at the time of its
442: release, was also billed as the most secure version of Windows."
443: </blockquote>
444: So remember, folks, if it's about security, you may well have heard it
445: here first, long before Microsoft "invented" it.
446: <p>
447:
448:
449: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.557 reyk 450: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/85495">
1.600 ! bentley 451: OpenBSD und Linux: Kritik an Stillhalteabkommen für Treiberentwicklung</a>, heise online, February 2, 2007
1.557 reyk 452: </strong></font><br>
453:
454: Short article about OpenBSD's clear statement against device driver
455: development under non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
456: It attempts to summarize the reaction of the OpenBSD community against the
457: <a href="http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/free_drivers.html">"Free Linux Driver Development"</a>
458: under NDA offered by the linux developer Greg Kroah-Hartman which previously raised some
459: discussion.
460: Code written under NDA will make it difficult to improve it in the future
461: because somebody signed an agreement to keep the required hardware
462: documentation secret. For the OpenBSD project
463: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/goals.html">NDAs are never acceptable</a>.
464: <p>
465:
466: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.556 matthieu 467: [FRENCH]
468: <a href="http://www.ed-diamond.com/produit.php?produit=462">GNU/Linux
469: Magazine France</a> special issue number 29
470: </strong></font>
471: is dedicated to BSD systems. It features several articles about
472: OpenBSD: a pf tutorial, an article on IPSec and two articles on
473: high-availability with pf and CARP and with dynamic routing protocols
474: using OpenOSPFd and OpenBGPd.
475: <p>
476:
477: </ul>
478:
1.558 ian 479: <h2>January, 2007</h2>
480: <ul>
481: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
482: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2007/01/18/greylisting-with-pf.html">
483: Greylisting with PF</a>, O'Reilly onLAMP, January 18, 2007
484: </strong></font><br>
485: This onLAMP article by Dan Langille leads you through the process of
1.559 ian 486: setting up greylisting using OpenBSD's pf and spamd, which has now been ported
1.558 ian 487: to most other BSD systems. The article is
488: quite detailed, but readers should ignore the FreeBSD-specific stuff
489: like kldload (OpenBSD uses modload, but, OpenBSD always has pf built-in
490: so you don't need this). Parts of the article are based on Bob Beck's
491: <a href="http://www.nycbsdcon.org/speakers#Beck">spamd talk at NYCBSDCon</a>.
492: <p>
493:
494: </ul>
495:
1.550 mbalmer 496: <h2>December, 2006</h2>
497: <ul>
498:
499: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.554 reyk 500: [GERMAN]
501: <a href="http://www.freie-radios.net/portal/content.php?id=15206">
502: 23C3: Interview mit Henning und Reyk von OpenBSD</a>,
503: Radio Unerhört Marbug, December 29, 2006
504: </strong></font><br>
505: Interview with Henning Brauer and Reyk Flöter about OpenBSD and
506: the latest changes since 4.0 during the 23rd Chaos Communications
507: Congress in Berlin.
508: <p>
509:
510: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.552 ian 511: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/29/01OPsecadvise_1.html">
1.553 ian 512: New Year's Resolution No. 1: Get OpenBSD</a>,
1.552 ian 513: InfoWorld, December 29, 2006
514: </strong></font><br>
515: InfoWorld's Security Advisor columnist Roger A. Grimes says:
516: "Kick off 2007 with a new, more secure operating system."
517: Citing OpenBSD's code-auditing security process and its
518: excellent security record, Grimes advises readers to give the system a try.
519: Despite repeating some old canards about the "unfriendly" install, he
520: notes favorably that
521: "OpenBSD is shipped secure-by-default, with all non-essential services disabled.
522: You won't find NFS, mountd, or Apache [httpd] enabled by default.
523: The /bin and /sbin folders will be emptier than other Linux or BSD distros.
524: Install OpenBSD and you can be assured that it doesn't default to an insecure state."
525: <p>
526:
527: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.551 xsa 528: [GERMAN]
1.550 mbalmer 529: <a href="http://www.heise.de/ix/artikel/2007/01/074/">
530: OpenBSD 4.0 - Kanadische Eröffnung</a>
531: iX magazine, December 14, 2006
532: </strong></font><br>
1.570 simon 533: The German IT magazine iX reviews the 4.0 release of OpenBSD and also mentions
1.550 mbalmer 534: why we don't support blobs and why this is beneficial to our users.
535: The article gives OpenBSD a very good rating for being strictly free software,
536: its swift installation, the support for upgrades, and the large number of
537: platforms and architectures it runs on.
538: <p>
539:
540: </ul>
541:
1.546 ian 542: <h2>November, 2006</h2>
543: <ul>
544:
1.549 ian 545: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
1.582 grunk 546: <a href='http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20061110204834'>
1.549 ian 547: Official support for OpenBSD in Parallels Workstation</a>
548: undeadly.org, November 10, 2006
549: </strong></font><br>
550: OpenBSD is now supported by Parallels, a commercial OS
551: virtualization product for Mac OS X, Linux or MS-Windows.
552: In addition to allowing users to run both OpenBSD and one of those other
553: systems concurrently, the announcement means that developers with Intel Mac
554: hardware can run multiple test systems; the Undeadly Editor adds:
555: "I've had up to six OpenBSD guest systems operating simultaneously,
556: versions 3.8 through 4.0 (and -current)."
557: This also reinforces the increasing commercial acceptance of our favorite OS.
558: <p>
559:
560: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
561: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2006/11/bsdtalk082-openbsd-developer-jason.html">
562: Interview with Jason Wright</a>, BSDTalk 82, November 8, 2006
563: </strong></font><br>
564: Jason talks about the OpenBSD development process (particularly for device drivers
565: and getting hardware documentation from vendors), Sun SPARC hardware (particularly
566: the Ultra III), ham radio (APRS) with OpenBSD, and more.
567: <p>
568:
569: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
570: <a href='http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6132572.html'>
571: OpenBSD turns 4.0</a>
572: CNET News.com, November 3, 2006
573: </strong></font><br>
574: Stephen Shankland talks about the UltraSPARC III code in 4.0, and notes that
575: OpenBSD has chosen to stay with stable GCC versions rather than moving to
576: the latest and most bloated GCC versions like Linux did.
577: Quotes Theo as saying: OpenBSD doesn't aim for particular niches,
578: but it's popular in network applications... "The biggest
579: users of OpenBSD these days are people who need our fancy networking
580: features..."
581: <p>
582:
1.546 ian 583: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
584: <a href="http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/55/">
585: OpenBSD 4.0 Review</a>, Software In Review, November 1, 2006
586: </strong></font><br>
587: "In an era when the next edition of Microsoft Windows is pushed
588: back more than a year, and popular GNU/Linux distributions are
589: almost expected to have their release dates delayed by weeks or
590: months, it's nice to know that at least one operating system releases
591: on schedule without all kinds of showstopping bugs and problems.
592: OpenBSD 4.0 was released on November 1 with its usual mix of new
593: hardware support and enhanced operating system features."
594: So opens Jem Matzam's review of the new 4.0 release.
595: Jem gives a brief overview of the project, discusses
596: several of the most important new features, evaluates
597: his installation and use of the system on a desktop and a notebook.
1.548 saad 598: He also offers a few recommendations for future developments to make
1.546 ian 599: the project even better.
600: There's even a link to the Wikipedia article on
601: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humppa">
602: Humppa</a>, for those who may have heard this term but not
603: the music behind it.
604: <p>
605:
1.547 ian 606: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
607: <a href='http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1243'>
608: Big changes with OpenBSD 4.0 out today</a>
609: Tectonic, November 1, 2006
610: </strong></font><br>
611: "With his characteristic no-frills approach OpenBSD team leader
612: Theo de Raadt this morning announced the release of OpenBSD 4.0."
613: This article lists the highlights of the 4.0 release and
614: tells readers where to order CD's or download the release.
615: Quotes Theo: ""We are pleased to announce the official release of
616: OpenBSD 4.0. This is our 20th release on CD-Rom (and 21st via FTP).
617: We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of ten years with only a single
618: remote hole in the default install,"
619: <p>
620:
621: <li><font color='#009000'><strong>
622: <a href='http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061101-8123.html'>
623: OpenBSD 4.0 released</a>
624: Ars Technica, November 1, 2006
625: </strong></font><br>
626: A short note about the 4.0 release; refers to the O'ReillyNet article below.
627: <p>
628:
1.546 ian 629: </ul>
630:
1.539 ian 631: <h2>October, 2006</h2>
632: <ul>
1.540 ian 633:
634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.546 ian 635: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6769">
636: OpenBSD 4.0: Pufferix's Adventures</a>, O'Reilly Network, October 26, 2006
637: </strong></font><br>
638: Federico Biancuzzi interviewed a dozen and a half developers and compiled
639: the results into this report, all while listening to the obligatory Humppa.
1.548 saad 640: Topics include the new blob-free wireless drivers, pf and pf/dhcp interaction,
1.546 ian 641: CARP demotion, ipsecctl replacing ipsecadm, hardware support for disk/bioctl,
642: USB serial, new installation customization features, ports/packages, RCS, X,
643: CPU support for Sparc/64, AMD/Intel "speed step" techniques, and more.
644: <p>
645:
646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.543 mbalmer 647: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2006/10/bsdtalk076-openbsd-developer-marc.html">
648: Interview with Marc Balmer about OpenCON 2006</a>, bsdtalk076, October 12, 2006
649: </strong></font><br>
650: BSDTalk interviews Marc Balmer about the upcoming
651: <a href="http://www.opencon.org/">OpenCON 2006</a> conference
652: in Venice, Italy, how he got involved in the OpenBSD project, and what he
653: uses the OpenBSD operating system for in his company. Marc Balmer tells us about
654: the history of the conference that is dedicated solely to OpenBSD, why it
655: is taking place in Venice, and why he likes OpenBSD as the platform of choice
656: for his many customers.
657: <p>
658:
659: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.544 ian 660: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/11/olpc-under-fire-for-proprietary-components/">
661: OLPC under fire for proprietary components</a>, Engadget, October 11, 2006
662: </strong></font><br>
663: Hardware site Engadget is one of several that has picked up this controversy
664: from the Jem Report quoted below and on the mailing lists.
665: Quotes Theo's reaction to Jim Gettys' latest comments:
666: "Jim is obviously very clever at convincing people that children
667: need proprietary laptops (OLPC has a greater percentage of undocumented
668: hardware than a Thinkpad from 3 years ago). It is easy for Jim to
669: convince people these things because he doesn't care at all about
670: the future maintainance of drivers. I do. And I think most of you
671: also do."
672: The article ends with: "Wow, them be fightin' words -- we're pulling up ringside
673: seats already."
674: <p>
675:
676: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
677: <a href="http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/286/">
678: Making sense of the One Laptop Per Child proprietary software row</a>,
679: The Jem Report, October 9, 2006
680: </strong></font><br>
681: Jem Matzan explores this ongoing controversy by blending separate interviews with
682: Jim Gettys, Richard Stallman and our own Theo de Raadt.
683: Theo consistently and clearly defends the project's interest in
684: getting documentation on, and permission to distribute, firmware
685: so that users can use hardware they have paid for.
686: Commenting on the multiple NDA-requiring parts in the current version of
687: the OLPC laptop, Theo notes that "If I am careful in selection,
688: I can buy a laptop on the market today that has fewer proprietary parts."
689: And on the OLPC project's use of NDA-requiring parts at all:
690: "I feel they have misled the community by acting as if they are open;
691: they rode on our coat-tails. Now it turns out they are going to ship GPL'd
692: code mixed with NDA-requiring proprietary drivers in the end.
693: Even their LinuxBIOS will need to link into drivers that
694: no one can repair because the documentation is locked up..."
695: <p>
696:
697: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.582 grunk 698: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20061006000709">
1.541 ian 699: OLPC hurts wireless documentation efforts</a>, undeadly.org, October 6, 2006
700: </strong></font><br>
701: Theo de Raadt takes on the high-profile
702: <a href="http://laptop.org/">OLPC</a> (One Laptop Per Child) Project
703: for not demanding open documentation from its wireless
704: chip manufacturer, wasting a "golden moment" opportunity to use sales
705: volume in the millions to pressure chip vendors, and thus helping destroy
706: the open source movement that makes the OLPC laptops affordable -
707: truly, betraying that hand that feeds it.
1.542 deraadt 708: Also strong words from other developers such as Bob Beck.
1.541 ian 709: <p>
710:
711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.540 ian 712: <a href="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;639736970;fp;2;fpid;3">
713: The sad state of computer security</a>, PC World Australia, October 5, 2006
714: </strong></font><br>
715: Roger Grimes opines on how bad security really is for most of the world
716: (and it is really bad). "If you aren't using OpenBSD [or a few others],
717: then every other product in the world is pretty bad in comparison.
1.582 grunk 718: <br>
1.540 ian 719: "Most software contains numerous vulnerabilities, holes, and
720: exploitable routines. Even our anti-malware software and devices,
721: the things that are supposed to protect us, are full of buffer
722: overflows and vulnerabilities."
1.582 grunk 723: <br>
1.540 ian 724: And, Grimes generalizes,
725: "Sadly, the world has decided that real computer security doesn't
726: matter any more than real terrorist security. It's all lip service.
727: We are, and apparently choose to be, reactive sheep. Proactive
728: thinkers get ignored and ridiculed...
729: As more and more of the world goes online, and as more of our
730: important infrastructure goes "e-something," it would appear that
731: we are on a collision course headed toward a tipping point event.
732: And when it does, the sheep will stand aghast wondering how it
733: happened."
734: Worth reading!
735: <p>
736:
1.539 ian 737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
738: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061002-7874.html">
739: OpenBSD creator wants users to pressure Intel on open source policies</a>,
740: Ars Technica, October 2, 2006.
741: </strong></font><br>
742: Summarizes Theo's efforts to obtain documentation and freely
743: redistributable firmware from Intel.
744: <p>
745:
746: </ul>
747:
1.536 grunk 748: <h2>September, 2006</h2>
749: <ul>
750:
751: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.537 ian 752: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/7184">
753: OpenBSD: Intel Accused Of Being "An Open Source Fraud"</a>,
754: KernelTrap, September 30, 2006.
755: </strong></font><br>
756: Mentions Damien's thread on misc summarizing Intel's policy toward
757: open-source software as being to make Intel "look like we're
758: open-source friendly by opening a project on sourceforge," and,
759: "give the open-source community the bare minimum so that they can
760: serve as our beta-testers." Damien reverse engineered the wpi(4)
761: driver source for the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Driver,
762: despite Intel's refusal to freely provide documentation.
763: Regular readers will know that OpenBSD has been at war with Intel
764: for ages over these chipsets.
765: Quotes Theo as saying:
766: "before we ask a vendor, we have already lost (ie. the
767: device does not work). When a vendor says no, we have lost nothing
768: further -- there is no way we can lose further than having the
769: device not work. We can only win, and then the device works. So
770: there is no point in giving up until we win back the rights to write
771: software for the hardware that we have purchased."
772: <p>
773:
774: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
775: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2006/09/bsdtalk069-interview-with-christoph.html">
776: Interview with Christoph Egger about Xen on OpenBSD</a>, bsdtalk069, September 26, 2006
777: </strong></font><br>
778: BSDTalk interviews Christoph Egger about Xen and about how Christoph make OpenBSD
779: able to run as a guest operating system on Xen.
780: Includes some background about Xen as well as what it would take to
781: make OpenBSD run as the "dom0" or master host.
782: <p>
783:
784: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.536 grunk 785: <a href="http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2006/09/bsdtalk068-interview-with-openbsd.html">
786: Intervew with OpenBSD developer Bob Beck</a>, bsdtalk068, September 22, 2006
787: </strong></font><br>
788: Bob Beck talks about spamd and his history with OpenBSD and UNIX
789: on Will Backman's bsdtalk. Bob gives us a look into his work on
790: OpenBSD and gives us amusing stories of how spamd works and how it
791: actually fares in 'the wild.' The podcast lasts a whole 25 minutes,
792: 59 seconds so it's long enough to occupy a meal or a small commute.
793: <p>
794:
1.537 ian 795: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.582 grunk 796: <a href="http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060920185115">
1.537 ian 797: OpenBSD 4.0 pre-orders are up!</a>, undeadly.org, September 20, 2006
798: </strong></font><br>
799: One of the first mentions of 4.0 going on sale for pre-ordering
800: (the official release date is November 1).
801: Also gives a list of the many good things that have been added
802: in 4.0, including many new device drivers,
803: support for UltraSPARC III on sparc64, improvements to ipsecctl,
804: a new RCS implementation, and much more.
805: Includes a reminder to "show your support for the project by
1.538 deraadt 806: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/orders.html">placing your pre-orders today!"</a>
1.537 ian 807: <p>
808:
1.536 grunk 809: </ul>
810:
1.534 ian 811: <h2>August, 2006</h2>
812: <ul>
813:
814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.537 ian 815: <a href="http://anil.recoil.org/blog/articles/2006/08/21/openbsd-xen-boots-multi-user">
816: OpenBSD/Xen boots multi-user</a>, Recoil Blog, August 21, 2006
817: </strong></font><br>
818: Anil discusses his stewardship of a Google Summer of Code project in which
819: Christoph Egger ported and revised some NetBSD code to make OpenBSD boot up natively
820: as a guest operating system under
821: <a href="http://www.xensource.com/">Xen</a>, the open-source hypervisor
822: or "virtualization" system.
823: <p>
824:
825: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.534 ian 826: <a href="http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-openbsd.html">
827: Take a closer look at OpenBSD</a>, IBM developerWorks, August 08, 2006
828: </strong></font><br>
829: Tim McIntire holds OpenBSD up as a beacon to UNIX users, calling it
830: "quite possibly the most secure operating system on the planet."
831: He talks about how the development process leads to greater security
832: and how tools like OpenSSH make it out into the wider UNIX/Linux world.
833: "OpenBSD might not have a huge user base compared to other UNIX-like operating systems,
834: but it is installed at the most crucial points of many networks."
835: Has a somewhat brief but effective discussion of installing the software, and
836: ends with references to several papers and sites of interest.
837: <p>
838:
839: </ul>
840:
1.531 ian 841: <h2>July, 2006</h2>
842: <ul>
843: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
844: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/case-studies--profiles/founder-breathes-the-open-air/2006/07/17/1152988468274.html">
845: Founder breathes the Open air</a>, The Age, July 18, 2006
846: </strong></font><br>
847: Subtitled "Hiking in exotic climes is a brain adventure for the founder of OpenBSD", this is
848: as much about hiking and learning new symbols as about software, but our leader
849: manages to do both, and bring both into the interview.
850: The article quotes Theo as saying
851: "Another major lesson I have learnt is that most people only care
852: about things working for themselves, and thus it is very easy in a
853: group to build poorly thought-out solutions. It is very simple to
854: write small hacks and end up with unmaintainable systems in the long term."
855: Describes the hackathons as an important part of the project's process
856: and describes the funding issues as well.
857: <p>
858:
859: </ul>
860:
1.525 ian 861: <h2>June, 2006</h2>
862: <ul>
863: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.535 steven 864: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=472693&rl=1">
1.530 ian 865: Alternatives to LAMP</a>, informit.com, June 2, 2006
866: </strong></font><br>
867: While "Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP" get most of the attention,
868: there are alternatives to each that are, in some way, better.
869: David Chisnal starts this article with a look at OS alternatives,
870: and OpenBSD gets the most detailed coverage, including this:
871: "When it comes to security, OpenBSD has a well-earned reputation
872: as the operating system for the truly paranoid. The entire kernel
873: and base system, including the OpenBSD fork of Apache, undergoes a
874: constant auditing process. The OpenBSD attitude is that any bug is
875: potentially exploitable, and when a bug is found by the auditing
876: team the next step is to attempt to remove every single occurrence
877: of that category of bug. This approach leads to an incredibly secure
878: system." Also talks about our pioneering use of W^X and the
879: "incredibly powerful and easy to configure" packet filter, pf.
880: <p>
881:
882: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.527 ian 883: <a href="http://www.osdir.com/Article8785.phtml">
1.525 ian 884: Microsoft adopts open-source security feature</a>, OSDir.com, June 1, 2006
885: </strong></font><br>
886: Microsoft borrows one of OpenBSD's security features for Vista, stack/library randomization,
887: under the name Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR).
888: "Until now, the feature has been most prominently used in the OpenBSD Unix variant and
889: the PaX and Exec Shield security patches for Linux"
890: (despite the article's title, there is nothing open-source about Microsoft's implementation).
891: <p>
892:
1.526 ian 893: </ul>
1.525 ian 894:
1.514 ian 895: <h2>May, 2006</h2>
896: <ul>
1.524 ian 897: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
898: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6650">
899: OpenBSD: wpi, A Blob Free Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Driver</a>, KernelTrap, May 28, 2006
900: </strong></font><br>
901: Damien Bergamini wrote OpenBSD's all-open-source driver for the Intel Pro/Wireless,
902: a sharp contrast to other projects' bogus "open source" drivers that are just wrappers around
903: a "binary blob" (source code not available, sorry) provided by the vendor.
904: "His announcement came a little over two months after Intel released
905: the controversial ipw3945 driver for Linux which included
906: a binary-only daemon described as necessary for enforcing regulatory
907: limits for the radio transmitter on the wireless device."
908: Bergamini's work proves yet again that vendors don't have to obscure their products
909: to make them useful.
910: <p>
1.518 ian 911:
912: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.520 ian 913: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/openbsd/c2k6/who1">
1.523 ian 914: c2k6, Who's Who At the 2006 OpenBSD Hackathon, Part I</a>
915: and
916: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6662">Part II</a>,
1.522 ian 917: KernelTrap, May 28, 2006
1.520 ian 918: </strong></font><br>
1.521 deraadt 919: Jeremy Andrews visited our developers at the Hackathon and gives
1.523 ian 920: a brief but colorful summary of most of the team members:
1.520 ian 921: why they chose OpenBSD, how they got involved, what they do, and
922: their plans for the week.
923: <p>
924:
925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.523 ian 926: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/2006/05/22/OpenBSD-on-Flash.html">
927: Installing OpenBSD on Flash</a>,
928: Ping Wales, May 22, 2006
929: </strong></font><br>
930: David Chisnall shows how to set up an OpenBSD boot image for
931: Soekris or PC Engines machines that boot from flash memory.
932: <p>
933:
934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.520 ian 935: <a href="http://www.serverwatch.com/eur/article.php/3603961">
936: Enterprise Unix Roundup: Whither BSD?</a>, ServerWatch, May 5, 2006
937: </strong></font><br>
938: Amy Newman and Brian Proffitt state that the BSDs are often overlooked
939: because of their limited commercial acceptance.
940: The authors call this an unfortunate oversight, because recent releases of
941: the freely available BSD flavors show significant technical improvements.
1.523 ian 942: As an example, they specifically refer to OpenBSD's sensor framework
1.520 ian 943: (introduced with 3.9).
944: Newman and Proffitt also accuse big vendors of picking the nice parts from
945: the BSDs' code and giving nothing back to the community in return.
946: <p>
947:
948: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.518 ian 949: <a href="http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/35/1/">
950: OpenBSD 3.9 Review</a>, Software In Review, May 3, 2006
951: </strong></font><br>
952: Jem Matzan takes the 3.9 release out for a spin, and likes it.
953: Noting that each release consists of a lot of small changes
954: and some major improvements - and mentioning hardware support, sensors,
955: and "blob removal" - he clearly thinks the project is doing a lot of things right.
956: "Everything you get in the release is production-ready, secure by
957: default... and comes with possibly the finest integrated documentation
958: in the Unix-clone world. While you might find a poorly programmed
959: driver or other base system component in other BSDs and GNU/Linux
960: distributions, in OpenBSD if something is supported, it works."
961: <p>
962:
963: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
964: [GERMAN]
965: <a href="http://www.linux-magazin.de/Artikel/ausgabe/2006/06/news_zut/news_zut.html">
966: Mozilla greift OpenBSD unter die Arme</a>, Linux Magazin, Issue 06/06, May 2006, p. 18
967: </strong></font><br>
968: The German <a href="http://www.linux-magazin.de/">Linux Magazin</a> has a short
1.580 tobias 969: article about OpenBSD's financial situation and Marco Peereboom's
1.535 steven 970: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060321034114">call for donations</a>
1.518 ian 971: on undeadly.org. The article further mentions how OpenSSH development
972: is connected to OpenBSD.
973: <p>
974:
1.514 ian 975: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
976: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6550">
977: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, KernelTrap, May 2, 2006
978: </strong></font><br>
979: Jeremy Andrews conducts a free-ranging interview, focused mainly on 3.9 and drivers,
980: that gives Theo a chance to explain how the big North American chip vendors'
981: business practices make it harder for open source projects,
1.515 ian 982: talk about "binary blobs" vs firmware in drivers, and more.
1.514 ian 983: There's also coverage of where the project is going up to and after 3.9 and where
1.516 steven 984: it might (or might not) go in the future, why doing things right (and
1.514 ian 985: running this project) is so important to Theo,
986: and even why he does mountain biking!
987: <p>
988:
989: </ul>
990:
1.503 ian 991: <h2>April, 2006</h2>
992: <ul>
993: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.532 ray 994: <a href="http://www.dribin.org/dave/blog/archives/2006/04/28/os_x_passwords_2/">
995: Mac OS X Password Implementation Compared to OpenBSD's</a>, April 28, 2006
996: </strong></font><br>
997: Dave Dribin analyzes Mac OS X's password implementation
998: and compares it with OpenBSD's:
999: "The king of the hill has to go to OpenBSD,
1000: which uses a hash based on the Blowfish block cipher called bcrypt.
1001: The benefit of [bcrypt] is best stated on their website:
1002: <blockquote>
1003: The most important property of bcrypt (and thus crypt_blowfish)
1004: is that it is adaptable to future processor performance improvements,
1005: allowing you to arbitrarily increase the processing cost of checking a
1006: password while still maintaining compatibility with your older password hashes.
1007: Already now bcrypt hashes you would use are several orders of magnitude
1008: stronger than traditional Unix DES-based or FreeBSD-style MD5-based hashes.
1009: </blockquote>
1010: This is just plain cool."
1011: <p>
1012:
1013: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.512 ian 1014: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/6557">
1015: OpenBSD 3.9: Blob-Busters Interviewed</a>, OnLAMP, April 27, 2006
1016: </strong></font><br>
1017: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several of the developers on improvements
1018: in 3.9: the continuing absence of "blob drivers", IPMI and sensors, apmd performance
1019: adjustment, Macs, rthreads, multicast, trunk, hostapd, and more.
1.513 saad 1020: jsg clarifies the issue of "binary blob" drivers vs "firmware", and
1.512 ian 1021: discusses the NVIDIA nForce Ethernet driver he did after NVIDIA did refuse
1022: to give out documentation; they can't stop us, but they can slow us down.
1023: The result: "There aren't any drivers in OpenBSD with binary-only components;
1024: this is quite a contrast to pretty much everyone else out there."
1025: marco comments on the IPMI work in 3.9, and adds:
1026: "IPMI is a standard, but there are vendors out there
1.513 saad 1027: that have reading comprehension issues...".
1.512 ian 1028: A long list of other developers explain their contributions
1029: and other changes that make 3.9 one of our best releases yet.
1030: <p>
1031:
1032: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.517 mbalmer 1033: [GERMAN]
1034: <a href="http://www.guug.de/uptimes/index.html">
1035: Stop BLOB!</a>, UpTimes, April 25, 2006
1036: </strong></font><br>
1037: Wilhelm Bühler gives an overview in a short article about Blobs, what they
1038: are and why they are bad.
1039: <p>
1040:
1041: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.508 ian 1042: <a href="http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/34/1/">
1043: Using OpenBSD</a>, Software In Review, April 24, 2006
1044: </strong></font><br>
1045: Jem Matzan gives a brief overview of using the system.
1046: Covers ports and packages, use of SMP kernel, and more.
1047: Capsule summary of how our security policy affects the administrator:
1048: "Because it is secure by default, you may have to do more initial
1049: configuration with OpenBSD than with most other Unix and Unix-like
1050: operating systems, but you'll spend a lot less time securing it --
1051: maybe no time at all, if you follow the instructions in the manual
1052: pages."
1053: <p>
1054:
1055: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.519 ian 1056: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/16/1749215.shtml?tid=8">
1057: Using OpenBSD on the desktop</a>, NewsForge, April 21, 2006
1058: </strong></font><br>
1059: Considers the use of OpenBSD as a desktop operating system,
1060: starting with "Secure by default" - who wants to have their desktop hacked? -
1061: and continues:
1062: "OpenBSD's clean code and design also provide rock-solid stability.
1063: I used to have lots of problems and crashes with new versions of
1064: Linux (kernel 2.6.x) and FreeBSD (versions 5.x and 6.x). The main
1065: focus of OpenBSD developers is to provide programs that work ...
1066: [they] prefer to improve their code rather than just
1067: add more new features and end up with a bloated and unstable product."
1068: Covers X, ports/packages, window managers, what is and is not supported,
1069: and more. Final thought:
1070: "OpenBSD's clean design and remarkable stability, along with its
1071: proactive security, not only make OpenBSD a potential candidate for
1072: home desktop users but also every system administrator's dream come
1073: true for business environments."
1074: <p>
1075:
1076: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.511 djm 1077: [FRENCH]
1.509 djm 1078: <a href="http://developpeur.journaldunet.com/itws/060419-itw-openssh-openbsd-miller.shtml">
1.600 ! bentley 1079: JDN Développeurs interviews Damien Miller</a>,
! 1080: JDN Développeurs, April 19, 2006</strong></font><br>
1.509 djm 1081: Interview with Damien Miller, discussing OpenSSH security, the OpenBSD
1082: development approach, the problem of blobby drivers and the recent request
1.510 djm 1083: for funding.
1.509 djm 1084: <p>
1085:
1086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.507 cloder 1087: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6497">
1088: Interview with developers Jonathan Gray and Damien Bergamini</a>,
1089: Kerneltrap, April 19, 2006</strong></font><br>
1090: An interview with the authors of OpenBSD's new NVIDIA Ethernet driver. OpenBSD's
1091: policy forbidding binary driver blobs is discussed, and the developers give a good
1092: overview of how they went about implementing the new driver.
1093: <p>
1094:
1095: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.528 ian 1096: <a href="http://www.thehostingnews.com/article2217.html">GoDaddy.com
1097: Donates $10K to Open Source Development Project</a>,
1098: The Hosting News, April 19, 2006</strong></font><br>
1099: GoDaddy.com, which claims to be "the Number One registrar of domain
1100: names worldwide", recently donated $10,000 to the OpenSSH project
1101: because, "according to the company, OpenSSH has become a staple
1102: of all free Unix and Linux operating systems in the world."
1103: They use it, and their customers use it, and they recognize the
1104: value of supporting an open source projects that is, as company
1105: CEO Bob Parsons says, "integral to online security".
1.582 grunk 1106: <br>
1.529 ian 1107: Similar articles at
1.528 ian 1108: <a href="http://www.hostsearch.com/news/the_go_daddy_group_news_4366.asp">
1.529 ian 1109: hostsearch.com</a> and
1110: <a href="http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20060419090443506">
1111: LinuxElectrons.com</a>
1.528 ian 1112: <p>
1113:
1114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.506 aanriot 1115: [FRENCH] Principles and usage of OpenSSH,
1116: <a href="http://www.gnulinuxmag.com/">Linux Magazine France</a>,
1117: issue 82, April 2006, p. 28-33
1118: </strong></font><br>
1.533 ray 1119: A 6 page article from Alexandre Courbot focuses on OpenSSH and its
1.507 cloder 1120: basics. It begins with an history of the different implementations, and
1.506 aanriot 1121: is punctuated with examples.
1122: Tunneling features are described, as well as
1.535 steven 1123: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=scp&sektion=1">scp</a>,
1124: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh-agent&sektion=1">ssh-agent</a>,
1.506 aanriot 1125: and
1.535 steven 1126: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sftp&sektion=1">sftp</a>.
1.506 aanriot 1127: <p>
1128:
1129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.503 ian 1130: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71658">
1.600 ! bentley 1131: Mozilla Foundation spendet für OpenBSD</a>, heise online, April 4, 2006
1.503 ian 1132: </strong></font><br>
1133: Short article mentioning the donation the Mozilla Foundation made in support of
1134: further OpenSSH development.
1135: The article emphasizes the opportunity to wire money through the project's
1136: new European account - this one donation will not meet the
1137: project's funding needs for all time.
1138: <p>
1.504 bernd 1139: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1140: [GERMAN] "OpenBSD mit finanziellen Problemen", c't 8/06, p. 45.,
1141: April 3, 2006
1142: </strong></font><br>
1143: A very short article about OpenBSD's financial problems. They mention that
1144: this could compromise future hackathons.
1145: <p>
1.503 ian 1146:
1147: </ul>
1148:
1.487 ian 1149: <h2>March, 2006</h2>
1150: <ul>
1.495 ian 1151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.500 ian 1152: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200603/theo_interview.html">
1.501 ian 1153: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>, DaemonNews, March, 2006
1.500 ian 1154: </strong></font><br>
1155: Chris Silva conducts a lightweight but wide-ranging and fun interview with Theo
1156: on topics including "Puffy",
1157: the logos used by certain other BSD projects -
1158: Theo quips that "I really like how they make absolutely no statement at all" -
1159: what's new in 3.9,
1160: and of course project expenses.
1161: Theo notes that "The electric bill is about $100 USD per week".
1162: <!--
1163: ... must be what comes from heating your house with VAXen.
1164: -->
1165: The interviewer nicely ends with a link to our donations page.
1166: <p>
1167:
1168: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.498 ian 1169: <a href="http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/239/1/">
1170: Linux supporters fiddle while OpenSSH burns</a>, The Jem Report, March 28, 2006
1171: </strong></font><br>
1.499 ian 1172: This write-up focusses on OpenBSD/OpenSSH funding, and has some
1173: original legwork to go with it.
1.498 ian 1174: Writer Jem Matzan took the trouble to
1175: contact many of the companies who charge a lot for products
1176: featuring OpenSSH and yet give nothing to OpenSSH in return.
1177: Companies like SCO, IBM, Apple, and Sun.
1178: Sun apparently did the worst job of responding:
1179: "Since the release of Solaris 10, who has been a larger open source
1180: software cheerleader than Sun Microsystems?", Matzan asks. "I asked Sun
1181: representatives what they would do if OpenSSH were to disappear. The only response
1182: I got was that there are parts of Solaris that compete with OpenSSH,
1183: and that because of this, the company would rather not comment
1184: further on the issue." What the Sun teleprompter-readers don't seem to realize -
1185: but Matzan does - is that
1186: <a href="http://cvs.opensolaris.org/source/xref/on/usr/src/cmd/ssh/ssh/ssh.c">
1187: SunSSH <em>is</em> OpenSSH</a>.
1188: Or, at least, a mangled version of it...
1189: IBM, on the other hand, is still trying to formulate their response.
1.582 grunk 1190: <br>
1.498 ian 1191: <p>
1192:
1193: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1194: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/20/2050223.shtml?tid=8">
1195: Interview: Theo de Raadt of OpenBSD</a>, NewsForge, March 28, 2006
1196: </strong></font><br>
1197: A wide-ranging interview with Theo about new stuff in 3.9, security, funding,
1198: "blob" drivers, and more.
1199: Theo notes that "We've had 10 years of nearly fanatical devotion
1200: to anything which can make OpenBSD more secure. A very important
1201: part of that is that we have not been afraid to completely overhaul
1202: anything even if it breaks backward compatibility. Secondly, when
1203: we have found a flaw in any part of the system we have assumed that
1204: the same mistake was made elsewhere, and gone on a hunt to fix them
1205: all. Thirdly, we have developed and incorporated a collection of
1206: methods that make software flaws very difficult to attack..."
1207: Ends by trying to shame the companies that use OpenSSH without contributing
1208: anything back - Sun is given especial mention here - and ends with
1209: the tantalizing line ".. if an OpenSSH hole is found that applies to SunSSH,
1210: Sun will not be informed. Or maybe that has happened already." Hmmmm.
1211: <p>
1212:
1213: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ian 1214: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259254,00.htm">
1215: OpenBSD 3.9 adds sensor framework</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
1216: </strong></font><br>
1217: It's easy to focus on our project's security, but we innovate in other areas too.
1218: This article highlights the "sensors" framework added in 3.9 to provide and integrated
1219: approach to handling Dell PowerEdge servers' Embedded Server Management (ESM), IPMI, and
1220: in general temperature and environmental issues.
1221: "There is a significant new sensor framework [in OpenBSD 3.9], which
1222: supports voltage sensors, fan sensors, temperature sensors, and so
1223: on," said de Raadt. "Such a feature is still missing in Linux and
1224: other major operating systems." ...
1225: De Raadt has already been using the sensor framework to monitor the
1226: machines running in
1227: <a href="images/newrack.jpg">the project's server room</a>. "I now get a call
1228: on my cell phone whenever something is wrong in the machine room,"
1229: <p>
1230:
1231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1232: <a href="http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39259281,00.htm">
1233: Paying for free software may be the bargain of a lifetime</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
1234: </strong></font><br>
1235: Starts with a Theo quote from the previous article on ZDNet:
1236: "A culture of entitlement is starting to damage the open source community".
1237: The article argues that mega-computer-companies that use open source tend to use BSD:
1238: "The open BSDs may be less famous than Linux, but they are arguably
1239: superior in stability and security. This has made it popular in
1240: ISPs and elsewhere - Apple, for example, adopted BSD within OS X.
1241: BSD, unlike software released under the GPL, carrys no legal
1242: obligations for the adopter to provide anything for the community in return."
1243: Goes on to argue that these companies <em>ought</em> to be fair enough
1244: to send a small bit of their money back into funding open source.
1245: "In the time it takes to read this article, we calculate that Apple
1246: will have easily made enough to pay-off OpenBSD's annual losses,
1247: with a little left over to buy black turtlenecks for all. It's not
1248: just Apple's baby - other companies owe far more to OpenBSD - but
1249: in open source a little symbolism goes a long way."
1250: <p>
1251:
1.487 ian 1252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.494 bernd 1253: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71174">
1254: OpenBSD muss an den Sparstrumpf</a>, heise online, March 23, 2006
1255: </strong></font><br>
1.495 ian 1256: OpenBSD is touching its savings - Small news article about the project's
1.494 bernd 1257: financial situation.
1258: <p>
1259:
1260: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ian 1261: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259042,00.htm">
1262: OpenBSD Founder Makes Funding Plea</a>, ZDNet UK, March 23, 2006
1263: </strong></font><br>
1264: One of the first mainstream sites to pick up on Marco's article (below),
1265: this one reports the funding figures on how much it really costs to
1266: produce our favorite operating system.
1267: "Although OpenBSD has a number of commercial users, including many
1268: ISPs, de Raadt claimed that all of its donations come from individuals
1269: rather than companies many of who claim the have no budget to pay
1270: for the operating system. "The culture of entitlement is starting
1271: to damage the open source community," he said."
1.582 grunk 1272: <br>
1.496 ian 1273: Also online at
1274: <a href="http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/software/stories/135760.html">ZDNet India</a>.
1275: <p>
1276:
1277: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1278: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/2006/03/22/OpenBSD-money.html">
1279: OpenBSD in Financial Trouble</a>, Ping Wales, March 21, 2006
1280: </strong></font><br>
1281: David Chisnall reports that "OpenBSD is one of my favourite platforms;
1282: its focus on security and ease-of-use makes it a very simple and
1283: safe system to use. Unfortunately, the OpenBSD organisation is now
1284: experiencing financial difficulty. For the last two years, the
1285: project has made a $20,000/year loss, something which it cannot
1286: sustain indefinitely."
1287: Goes on to report on the growing use of OpenBSD in commercial software
1288: (and hardware!), and that none of the "big guys" has given anything back.
1289: Unlike most of the articles on this topic, this one is kind enough to
1290: include a direct link to our orders page and recommend its readers
1291: to buy a copy of the CD to help fund the project.
1.495 ian 1292: <p>
1293:
1294: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.498 ian 1295: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/06/03/21/1555243.shtml">
1296: OpenBSD Project in Financial Danger</a>, Slashdot, March 21, 2006
1297: </strong></font><br>
1298: Slashdot mentions and quotes from Marco's article (below),
1299: with a reminder that
1300: "The OpenBSD team is the one that also develops the OpenSSH suite,
1301: used nowadays almost everywhere."
1302: Ends with this quote from Marco:
1303: "Without naming entities or projects by name, there are others out
1304: there that are sitting on some cash. It would be wonderful if these
1305: entities could share some of the wealth to keep us going."
1306: <p>
1307:
1308: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.505 grunk 1309: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060321034114">
1.495 ian 1310: OpenBSD Finances</a>, OpenBSD Journal, March 21, 2006
1311: </strong></font><br>
1312: Marco Peereboom's article notes that
1313: "OpenBSD for the past 2 years has turned a loss of approximately $20K USD" per year.
1314: Hackathons - where a lot of developers get together in critical mass and churn out
1315: new ideas and new code in great quantity - cost from US$10K-30K each, and we try to run
1316: a few of them each year.
1317: Meanwhile, compananies that use OpenBSD and companies - many of them highly profitable -
1318: that incorporate OpenSSH into operating systems and even routers and other appliances
1319: have not been forthcoming: no major computer company has given funding
1320: to the OpenBSD project.
1321: It's time for them to do so.
1322: <p>
1323:
1324: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.497 ian 1325: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/06/03/08/1646257.shtml?tid=8">
1326: Software RAID on OpenBSD using RAIDframe</a>, NewsForge, March 14, 2006
1327: </strong></font><br>
1328: "Software RAID provides an easy way to add redundancy or speed up a system
1329: without spending lots of money on a RAID adapter."
1330: Manolis Tzanidakis talks us through setting up RAID using OpenBSD.
1331: He describes the detailed steps, and recommends careful testing
1332: before putting the system into production, including taking one disk
1333: out of service and ensuring that it gets reloaded correctly.
1334: Ends with a technique for monitoring clean operation on an ongoing basis.
1335: <p>
1336:
1337: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.489 deraadt 1338: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">Report on Business Television</a>
1339: March 10, 5:45pm MST</strong></font><br>
1.490 deraadt 1340: Theo de Raadt was interviewed by Howard Green on <b>The Business Show</b>:<br>
1341: <!-- North America mirror:
1342: <a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/robtv2006.avi">Interview 35MB avi file</a>
1.491 deraadt 1343: -->
1.490 deraadt 1344: European mirror:
1345: <a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/20060310/robtv2006.avi">Interview 35MB AVI file</a>
1346: <br>
1347: A longer segment is also available at <a href="http://www.robtv.ca">www.robtv.ca</a>.
1.489 deraadt 1348: <p>
1349:
1350: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.487 ian 1351: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200603/openbgpd.html">OpenBGPd in OpenBSD</a>
1352: Daemon News, March, 2006</strong></font><br>
1.497 ian 1353: Check out the notes and slides from Henning Brauer's presentation at
1.487 ian 1354: <a href="http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0602/">NANOG 36</a>;
1355: the text and questions cover everything from how and why OpenBGPd got created,
1356: through configuration and tools, to integration with pf and CARP,
1357: to technical issues regarding use of IPSEC to provide security for BGP packets.
1358: Along the way there's considerable discussion on how the program was
1359: designed to provide reliability and security.
1360: <p>
1361:
1362: </ul>
1363:
1.485 ian 1364: <h2>February, 2006</h2>
1365: <ul>
1366: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.486 ian 1367: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1859">Zero to IPSec in 4 minutes</a>
1368: Security Focus, February 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
1369: This article, as its lead-in says,
1.497 ian 1370: "looks at how to get a fully functional IPSec VPN up and running between two fresh OpenBSD
1.486 ian 1371: installations in about four minutes flat".
1372: If you've shied away from setting up an IPSEC VPN because of config file complexity,
1373: now is the time to reconsider.
1.497 ian 1374: Dragos Ruiu shows you how the ipsecctl command (introduced to the world in OpenBSD 3.8)
1.486 ian 1375: makes it really easy to set up a VPN between consenting OpenBSD machines.
1376: He states that he and a colleague were able to get two machines talking over IPSEC
1377: in a few minutes, and only changing a few configuration files.
1378: He also comments on the relative ease of installing our favorite OS, and hopes
1379: that our ipsecctl will be adopted by the other BSDs (hopefully in a compatible way)
1380: to make firewall setups easier all around the network.
1381: But you don't need to wait for that if you're running OpenBSD 3.8; just follow
1382: the steps in the article.
1383: <p>
1384:
1385: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.485 ian 1386: <a href="http://www.networkmagazineindia.com/200602/vendorvoice02.shtml">The Worm in the Machine</a>
1387: Network Magazine India, February 2006</strong></font><br>
1388: Dilip Ranade elaborates on several reasons why software is drearily buggy and endlessly insecure,
1389: particularly in comparison with other technologies.
1390: Imagines how very bad shape the automotive industry would be in if you had to sign the
1391: same disclaimer of (non-)usability that almost every commercial EULA requires of computer users.
1392: Ends with "I once dreamt that all the computer users in the world
1393: arose in revolt and switched to hardened OpenBSD", though he admits that there's "fat chance" of it
1394: happening in real life.
1395: <p>
1396:
1397: </ul>
1398:
1.492 ian 1399: <h2>January, 2006</h2>
1400: <ul>
1401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1402: <a href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2006/01/28.html">Kevin Mitnick on
1403: Coast to Coast AM Radio Show with Art Bell</a>, Jan 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
1404: Art Bell interviewed Kevin Mitnick on his call-in show;
1405: Paul Zacharzewski from Edmonton called to ask Mitnick for his opinion of OpenBSD.
1406: If you don't want to download the whole show from coasttocoastam.com,
1407: you can listen to an
1.497 ian 1408: <a href="http://unworkable.org/misc/mitnick.mp3">MP3 excerpt of this call</a>
1.492 ian 1409: in which Mitnick says: "Well, I actually use OpenBSD, so I do like it".
1410: </ul>
1411:
1.483 ian 1412: <h2>December, 2005</h2>
1413: <ul>
1.555 reyk 1414:
1.483 ian 1415: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.555 reyk 1416: [GERMAN]
1417: <a href="http://www.ini.unizh.ch/~stephan/articles/openbsd/064-069_linux-bsd-fw.pdf">
1418: Wehrhaft abtauchen - HA-fähige Firewall mit OpenBSD/PF</a>, Linux-Magazin, December 2005
1419: </strong></font><br>
1420: High available firewall setups are considered as the high arts of network protection.
1421: Due to clustering the network stays online even if one firewall fails. This article
1422: from Stephan A. Rickauer (Institute of Neuroinformatics, ETH / University Zurich) shows
1423: how well OpenBSD/PF performs in comparison to the well-known duo Linux/Netfilter.
1424: <p>
1425:
1426: </p></li><li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.484 djm 1427: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/375/1">OpenSSH cutting edge</a>
1428: SecurityFocus, December 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
1429: Federico Biancuzzi interviews OpenSSH developer Damien Miller to discuss
1430: features included in the upcoming version 4.3, public key crypto
1431: protocols details, timing based attacks and anti-worm measures.
1432: <p>
1433:
1434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 1435: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/11/21/175249.shtml?tid=92&tid=78">Creating
1.483 ian 1436: Secure Wireless Access Points with OpenBSD and OpenVPN</a>
1437: NewsForge, December 13, 2005</strong></font><br>
1438: A cookbook approach to setting up a wireless interface as a secure Access Point
1439: using OpenBSD's hostap, pf, and authpf.
1440: Configuration examples are given with basic explanations and links
1441: to sites with more information on most topics.
1442: <p>
1443:
1444: </ul>
1445:
1446:
1.479 grunk 1447: <h2>November, 2005</h2>
1448: <ul>
1449: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 1450: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20051116145737">OpenBSD
1.482 ian 1451: Goes to Venice</a>,
1452: OpenBSD Journal, November 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.497 ian 1453: "What happens when you put a dozen developers on a little island with their
1.482 ian 1454: laptops, power, and an internet connection?
1.582 grunk 1455: <br>
1.482 ian 1456: During the first week of November some OpenBSD developers met in a
1457: little island in Venice's lagoon to hack on the ports system.
1458: This was probably the first ports hackathon and was followed by
1.497 ian 1459: <a href="http://www.opencon.org/">OpenCON</a>, a European conference
1.482 ian 1460: fully dedicated to OpenBSD..."
1461: Great coverage of the OpenBSD Porting Hackathon: people, ports, beer, ...
1462: Contains a link to
1463: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/papers/ven05-pvalchev/mgp00008.html">
1464: pval's summary slides</a>.
1465: <p>
1466:
1467: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.481 niallo 1468: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1710223">
1469: Trying out the new OpenBSD 3.8</a>,
1470: NewsForge, November 11, 2005</strong></font><br>
1471: This article describes the installation of OpenBSD 3.8 from a Linux user's
1472: perspective, noting the simple elegance of the installer.
1473: Although the installation process may be hard to get used to at first for
1474: the average Linux user, the author tells us that one can learn a lot from
1475: it. Furthermore, the article clears up the common misconception that working
1.497 ian 1476: on an OpenBSD system is very different from working on a Linux system.
1.481 niallo 1477: In particular, the author states that on OpenBSD, <i>"virtually the entire
1478: catalog of familiar free and open source software titles is available through
1479: the packages and ports system"</i>.
1480: <p>
1481:
1482: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1483: <a href="http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3561526">
1484: Return of The BSDs</a>,
1485: internetnews.com, November 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
1486: This article mentions that with all three major BSD flavors having had
1487: a release this fall, BSD is <i>"still very much alive and kicking among
1488: all the noise and buzz created by Linux"</i>. The author talks about
1489: various new or improved features of 3.8, such as bioctl(8), hostapd(8),
1490: network interface aggregation and sasyncd(8), and there are some
1491: quotes from Bob Beck.
1492: <p>
1493:
1494: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.479 grunk 1495: <a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/051101/152/fvrlx.html">
1496: OpenBSD 3.8 improves hardware support</a>,
1497: ZDNet UK, November 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.480 ian 1498: This article reports on OpenBSD 3.8, which was released on November 1.
1499: The author gives an overview of the improvements and new
1.479 grunk 1500: features that were made with 3.8, and quotes Theo on RAID management
1501: and Linux.<br>
1502: The 3.8 release hit the news also in some other places:
1503: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1258232">Slashdot</a>
1504: and <a href="http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=12482">OSNews</a>
1505: also report about it, mostly repeating parts
1506: of the release
1507: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.8/ANNOUNCEMENT">ANNOUNCEMENT</a>.
1508: <p>
1509: </ul>
1510:
1.476 ian 1511: <h2>October, 2005</h2>
1512: <ul>
1513:
1514: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1515: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1375194866;fp;16;fpid;0">
1516: 'Nightmare' drove desperate user to open source</a>,
1517: Computerworld, October 24, 2005</strong></font><br>
1518: A great tale of how Mark Uemura of PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan
1519: was forced to move to OpenBSD because the alternatives were too costly
1520: and too unreliable.
1521: This quote will rattle some cages:
1522: "IT managers who want to deploy an open source solution but are
1523: worried about company politics should go ahead and do it without
1524: asking," according to Uemura, who was promoted to IT Manager of PWC Japan
1525: after saving the company seven IT-samurais' salaries.
1526: Further, "In Japan large organizations like Morgan Stanley and the
1527: Bank of America have moved all their backend systems to open source,
1528: Uemura said, because with open source you can reduce IT operating
1529: costs without any commercial lock-in."
1530: <p>
1531:
1.477 saad 1532: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1533: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/6270">
1534: OpenBSD 3.8: Hackers of the Lost RAID</a>,
1535: ONLamp.com, October 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
1536: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
1537: new features in OpenBSD 3.8 including interface trunking,
1538: internationalization support, Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP),
1539: IPSec SA synchronization daemon, and RAID management. There is also some
1540: discussion about future plans.
1541: <p>
1542:
1.478 grunk 1543: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1544: <a href="http://securityfocus.com/columnists/361">
1545: OpenBSD's network stack</a>,
1546: SecurityFocus, October 12, 2005</strong></font><br>
1547: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about OpenBSD's
1548: network stack, including protection against ICMP attacks, and propagation
1549: of enhancements into other BSDs and into Linux.
1550: The interview also features the other protection mechanisms in the network
1551: stack, a comparison to the network stack in Linux, and the history and
1552: current status of <a href="http://www.openbgpd.org/">OpenBGPD</a>.
1553: <p>
1554:
1.476 ian 1555: </ul>
1556:
1.470 saad 1557: <h2>September, 2005</h2>
1558: <ul>
1559:
1560: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.474 niallo 1561: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/359">
1562: Security-related innovation in Unix</a>,
1563: SecurityFocus, Sept. 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1564: An article examining the mmap-based malloc() implementation to be
1565: included in OpenBSD 3.8. The author states that <i>"it will help OpenBSD
1566: users to find bugs in software more easily, which will result in better
1567: applications for everyone"</i>. He goes on to say that <i>"the more hurdles
1568: that one has to jump through for good security, the less likely people will
1569: go through the trouble. OpenBSD allows even the most inexperienced users to
1570: take advantage of these technologies without any effort"</i>.
1571: <p>
1572:
1573: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.473 aanriot 1574: <a href="http://www.miscmag.com/articles/index.php3?page=2100">
1575: [FRENCH] Champ libre : les chantiers OpenBSD</a>
1576: Misc, number 21, Sept/Oct, 2005, p. 4-14</strong></font><br>
1577: An interesting article about OpenBSD and associated projects. Saad Kadhi
1578: and Guillaume Arcas describe useful things you can do with PF and
1579: OpenSSH, and give a nice introduction to OpenNTPD and OpenCVS. If the
1580: article is focused on the presentation, you can find some interesting
1581: technical aspects people are not always acquainted to. A few examples
1582: are shown, like a basic CARP setup, or the manner to use multiplexing
1583: with OpenSSH and even how to check an OpenSSH server's keys using DNS.
1584: <p>
1585:
1586: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 1587: <a href="http://online.securityfocus.com/news/11306">
1588: Big debate over small packets</a>,
1589: SecurityFocus, Sept. 7, 2005</strong></font><br>
1590: Robert Lemos discusses the ICMP denial-of-service vulnerabilities found
1591: by Fernando Gont and fixed in OpenBSD. To date, OpenBSD is the only
1592: system that has implemented all of the fixes recommended in the IETF
1593: draft.
1594: <p>
1595:
1596: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.471 saad 1597: <a href="http://www.pcexpert.fr/">
1598: [FRENCH] "Quel est le meilleur système libre pour votre
1599: ordinateur ?"</a>,
1600: PC Expert, number 156, p. 42-62</strong></font><br>
1601: Philippe Roure compares 11 Linux and *BSD operating systems, including
1602: OpenBSD 3.7, on different criteria such as security, documentation and
1603: usability. OpenBSD earned a 5/5 mark (see pages 60-61) and while a mark
1604: isn't necessarily objective, the author seems to grasp the OpenBSD
1605: project, its goals, and how good is the operating system. The article
1606: includes an interview with Saad Kadhi.
1607: <p>
1608:
1609: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.470 saad 1610: <a href="http://www.samag.com/articles/2005/0509/">
1611: Monitoring PF Firewalls for Health and Performance</a>,
1612: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 9, p. 37</strong></font><br>
1613: Ryan Matteson describes several utilities that can be used to monitor the
1614: health and performance of a PF firewall. Besides pfctl, the article
1615: covers pftop, fwanalog, monitoring logs with tcpdump and graphing
1616: performance data with pfstat.
1617: <p>
1618:
1619: </ul>
1620:
1.461 grunk 1621: <h2>July, 2005</h2>
1622: <ul>
1623:
1624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.466 deraadt 1625: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5382">
1626: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part III</a>,
1.467 grunk 1627: Kerneltrap, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.466 deraadt 1628: Jeremy Andrews writes about the recent Blind ICMP attacks discovered
1629: by Fernando Gont, and the fixes done by him and OpenBSD during the
1630: 2005 Hackathon.
1.469 ian 1631: The article goes into the technical background of the
1.467 grunk 1632: attacks, mentioning blind ICMP attacks, "hard" ICMP errors, source
1.469 ian 1633: quenching, and path MTU discovery;
1634: many helpful RFCs and technical papers are linked from the explanations.
1635: This is followed by a recap of the whole ICMP story, involving Gont's
1.467 grunk 1636: struggle with other free projects, Cisco lawyers, Microsoft people,
1637: and others.<br>
1.469 ian 1638: The article concludes that OpenBSD was the first project
1.467 grunk 1639: to take Fernando Gont's findings seriously, and also the first group to
1640: be really painless to work with.
1.466 deraadt 1641: <p>
1642:
1643: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.464 grunk 1644: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/security_blame/">
1645: Security meltdown: who's to blame?</a>,
1.466 deraadt 1646: The Register, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.464 grunk 1647: This article talks about various groups that are frequently blamed for
1648: poor security:
1.467 grunk 1649: individuals, ISPs, companies, crackers, security mailing lists,
1.464 grunk 1650: and last but not least: OS vendors!
1.467 grunk 1651: In the last paragraph, OpenBSD's style of <i>"dumbed-down, simplified
1.464 grunk 1652: and secure systems (with a heavily audited code base)"</i> is described
1653: as <i>"one of the smartest approaches to security"</i>.
1654: <p>
1655:
1656: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.461 grunk 1657: <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-7-5/30084.html">
1658: Theo de Raadt on Industry and Free Software</a>,
1.466 deraadt 1659: The Epoch Times, July 5, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.463 tom 1660: In this interview, Theo talks about the inception of the OpenBSD project
1661: and its goals, as well as its impact on the commercial IT industry.
1.461 grunk 1662: He points out once more that <i>"vendors who incorporate OpenSSH have
1663: given us absolutely nothing back - not a cent"</i>.
1664: Other topics covered include the OpenBSD team, Theo's role as
1665: <i>"benevolent dictator"</i>, and the security process, which he compares
1666: to the security efforts led by other free software projects and some
1667: commercial vendors.
1668: <p>
1669:
1670: </ul>
1671:
1.454 ian 1672: <h2>June, 2005</h2>
1673: <ul>
1.468 grunk 1674:
1675: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1676: <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-06/ns-ttc062205.php">
1677: The true cost of computer crime</a>,
1678: EurekAlert / <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/">New Scientist Magazine</a>,
1679: issue June 25, 2005</strong></font><br>
1680: This article looks at computer crime, especially the way upcoming
1681: vulnerability reports are dealt with. It also gives a short overview of the
1.469 ian 1682: institutions involved in the process (vendors, free projects, CERTs).
1.468 grunk 1683: <br>
1684: The author mentions the work of Andy Ozment, who researches vulnerability
1685: disclosure at the University of Cambridge. Using OpenBSD as a good example
1686: of how disclosure and consequent fixing of bugs helps to strengthen security,
1687: he refutes the widely spread FUD that disclosing vulnerabilities leads to
1688: more harm than good. Ozment's methodology was to examine OpenBSD's CVS logs
1.469 ian 1689: and note when fixes were published; his research shows that
1.468 grunk 1690: <i>"the number of vulnerabilities decreases as a result of disclosure"</i>.
1691: <p>
1692:
1.454 ian 1693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.458 niallo 1694: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0704/071.html">
1695: Free Bird</a>,
1696: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1697: <b>(Registration required)</b> A second Forbes article about OpenBSD, more
1698: focused on the project itself this time. It contains good description of the
1699: history of OpenBSD along with its prime motivations. Mention is made of the
1700: DARPA grant and the annual hackathon. Theo's motto "shut up and hack" finally
1701: becomes famous in this piece and there are some other very insightful quotes
1702: such as "All I care about is making high-quality code. If I had to work at a
1703: regular job, it would drive me nuts". This is certainly an astute and perceptive
1704: article, well worth reading. Do note that the big picture of Theo's machine
1705: room will only be available in the print edition.
1706: <p>
1.459 deraadt 1707:
1.458 niallo 1708: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.456 niallo 1709: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/16/linux-bsd-unix-cz_dl_0616theo.html">
1710: Is Linux For Losers?</a>,
1711: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1712: An interesting article, if somewhat polemic in tone, which raises questions
1713: about the quality of Linux code compared to OpenBSD. There is also some short
1714: discussion of the OpenBSD development model and focus (push for quality above
1715: everything else) including good quotes from Theo. It seems that the need for
1716: high quality software is beginning to be recognised by the mainstream.
1717: <p>
1.457 deraadt 1718:
1.456 niallo 1719: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1720: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/06/09/2132233.shtml?tid=152&tid=8&tid=2">
1.455 ian 1721: BSD cognoscenti on Linux</a>,
1722: NewsForge, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1723: NewsForge talks with Theo de Raadt and NetBSD's Christos Zoulas about the
1724: similarities and differences between the Linux kernel and the BSD
1725: operating systems. The questions asked were similar to those asked
1726: of Linus Torvalds in a <a
1.462 grunk 1727: href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/09/2128249&tid=2">previous
1.455 ian 1728: interview.</a>
1729: <p>
1730:
1731: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.454 ian 1732: <a href="http://www.tuxjournal.net/intervista3-en.html">
1733: A good morning with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1734: Tux Journal, June 2, 2005</strong></font><br>
1735: Brief but wide-ranging interview with Theo in which our leader
1736: opines about the good things in 3.7: "The list of new developments
1737: is impressive, but in my view not nearly as impressive as the small
1738: little details that continue to be fixed during each development
1739: cycle." And modestly credits all the developers for the project's
1740: continuing success, attributing it to "The passion of the developers,
1741: and the wide experience they bring into their development efforts.
1742: By amazing coincidence, our users typically have the same needs as we do."
1743: Manages to sidestep getting drawn into comparisons with Linux, e.g.,
1744: when asked if he likes it/why/why not, deftly replies
1745: "I have never used it."
1746: <p>
1747:
1748: </ul>
1749:
1.441 deraadt 1750: <h2>May, 2005</h2>
1751: <ul>
1752: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 1753: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5190">
1754: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part II</a>,
1755: Kerneltrap, May 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1756: In the second installment of Kerneltrap's Hackathon 2005 feature, Jeremy
1757: Andrews speaks with the pf developers at length about their plans for
1758: future enhancements.
1759: <p>
1760:
1761: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.450 deraadt 1762: <a href="http://www.ctv.ca">
1.448 deraadt 1763: TV coverage: OpenBSD hackathon</a>,
1764: CTV/CFCN, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1765: A TV spot done a Canadian national TV station about the Calgary
1766: hackathon this year, with 60 developers.<br>
1767: North America mirror:
1768: <ul>
1.452 marco 1769: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.449 jcs 1770: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a><br>
1771: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a>
1.448 deraadt 1772: </ul>
1773: European mirror:
1774: <ul>
1.452 marco 1775: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.448 deraadt 1776: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a>
1777: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a><br>
1778: </ul>
1779: <p>
1780:
1781: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 1782: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5186">
1783: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part I</a>,
1784: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1785: Jeremy Andrews of KernelTrap does a good job of describing what it's like
1786: to be at the Hackathon in Part I of KernelTrap's Hackathon feature. Several
1787: developers are interviewed in detail about what they are working on.
1788: <p>
1789:
1790: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 1791: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5184">
1792: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005: Day 6?</a>,
1793: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1794: Kjell Wooding describes a typical day at the Hackathon in this entertaining
1795: first-hand account.
1796: <p>
1797:
1798: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.447 cloder 1799: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/05/20/1426216.shtml?tid=8">
1800: Review: OpenBSD 3.7</a>,
1801: NewsForge.com, May 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
1802: "OpenBSD is not only highly polished and easy to
1803: configure because of its documentation, it's also totally free-as-in-rights.
1804: With an obsession with security, freedom of source code, and quality of
1805: programming technique, OpenBSD 3.7 continues the legacy established by
1806: its previous releases," writes Jem Matzan in this nice, small review.
1807: <p>
1808:
1809: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.446 cloder 1810: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/05/19/openbsd_3_7.html">
1811: OpenBSD 3.7: The Wizard of OS</a>,
1812: ONLamp.com, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
1813: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
1814: new features in OpenBSD 3.7, including new wireless chipsets, new
1815: spam-fighting features, zaurus, pf improvements, propolice, and
1816: many other things. A good overview of what's new in this release,
1817: plus some interesting comments about future direction.
1818: <p>
1819:
1820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.444 niallo 1821: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/software/openbsd-3.7-released.html">
1.445 niallo 1822: Next incarnation of OpenBSD released</a>,
1.444 niallo 1823: Ping Wales, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
1824: "OpenBSD is often unjustly overlooked as a free UNIX-like system in favour of
1825: the more-hyped Linux. While it receives a lot less publicity than other
1826: operating systems, this is not due to lack of technical merit." says David
1827: Chisnall, in what is a clear and concise overview of the new features
1828: in 3.7 and indeed the project as a whole.
1829: <p>
1830:
1831: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1832: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5114">
1.445 niallo 1833: 2005 Calgary Hackathon, KernelTrap Coverage</a>,
1.444 niallo 1834: Kerneltrap, May 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
1835: A great article about the annual OpenBSD Hackathon, detailing how the event
1836: functions, work done at previous Hackathons and features which may come out
1837: of this one. Includes many relevant quotes from developers themselves, and of
1838: course information about the legendary Hackathon BBQ!
1839: <p>
1840:
1841: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.442 deraadt 1842: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=9658/sam0505e/">
1843: "Failover Firewalls with OpenBSD and CARP"</a>,
1844: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 5, p. 33
1.441 deraadt 1845: </strong></font><br>
1846: Jason Dixon discusses the history of the CARP and pfsync protocols
1847: and demonstrates using them to create redundant stateful firewalls
1848: with OpenBSD.
1849: </ul>
1850:
1.436 henning 1851: <h2>April, 2005</h2>
1852: <ul>
1853: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.440 ian 1854: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39195801,00.htm">
1855: Security guru wants access to bug databases</a>,
1856: ZDNet UK, April 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
1857: Ingrid Marson reports on Cambridge professor Ross Anderson's call for analysis of
1858: software maintenance records to determine whether open source code is more secure
1859: than closed source, as we have long contended.
1860: "One of Anderson's research students, Andy Ozment, has already done
1861: research using empirical data on bugs found in the open source
1862: operating system OpenBSD between 1997 and 2000. This research found
1863: that finding and fixing bugs results in a more secure product..."
1864: Just as the OpenBSD project has been saying for years.
1865: <p>
1866: This article can also be found online as
1867: <a href="http://uk.builder.com/manage/project/0,39026588,39244080,00.htm">Academic
1868: calls for better bug tracking</a> (uk.builder.com).
1869: <p>
1870:
1871: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.439 espie 1872: [FRENCH] "PC Expert", number 152, p. 58
1873: </strong></font><br>
1874: Very short interview of Marc Espie about OpenBSD as a free OS focusing
1.600 ! bentley 1875: on security, part of a larger dossier «les secrets des hackers».
1.439 espie 1876: <p>
1877:
1878: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.436 henning 1879: [GERMAN] "Doppelwacht", iX 5/2005, p. 150.
1880: </strong></font><br>
1881: Stephan Tesch gives an introduction to CARP and using a pair of
1882: OpenBSD boxes as Firewalls in High Availibility scenarios. He goes
1.438 martin 1883: on explaining CARP and pfsync protocols, and does not forget to cover
1.436 henning 1884: the issues we had with IETF.
1885: </ul>
1886:
1.431 ian 1887: <h2>March, 2005</h2>
1888: <ul>
1889: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.435 reyk 1890: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/4818">
1891: OpenBSD's "Out of the Box" Wireless Support</a>,
1892: Kerneltrap, March 8, 2005</strong></font><br>
1893: This article is about the upcoming wireless support in OpenBSD 3.7 and
1894: the outcome of the work to open wireless chipsets. Jeremy Andrews
1895: talked with Theo de Raadt and the developers Damien Bergamini and Reyk
1896: Floeter who did some efforts to implement free and functional drivers.
1897: <p>
1898:
1899: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.431 ian 1900: <a href="http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/01/1109546842718.html">
1901: OpenBSD to support more wireless chipsets</a>,
1902: The Age, March 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
1903: "The forthcoming 3.7 release of the OpenBSD operating system has
1904: added support for five more wireless chipsets, according to
1905: OpenBSD project founder Theo de Raadt...
1.432 ian 1906: OpenBSD 3.7 will also have have new drivers for Intel wireless
1.431 ian 1907: parts that do not work without the non-redistributable firmware,"
1908: namely the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11B
1909: and 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11A/B/G wireless network adapters.
1910: Mentions OpenBSD's activism in getting vendors to release chip specs.
1911: Referring to vendors that still refuse to play ball with open source
1912: projects, quotes Damien Miller as saying "Given the number of
1913: appliance devices that are built on free OSs, I think that the
1914: recalcitrant vendors are missing an important boat."
1915:
1916: </ul>
1917:
1.427 matthieu 1918: <h2>February, 2005</h2>
1919: <ul>
1920:
1921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.428 david 1922: <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsaward2004.html">
1923: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
1924: FSF, February 26, 2005</strong></font><br>
1925: The Free Software Foundation awarded Theo de Raadt their "2004 Free Software
1926: Award" for his unwavering commitment to free software. Most recently he has
1927: been fighting hardware manufacturers for free redistribution of wireless card
1928: firmware.
1.434 ian 1929: Similar articles can be found online at:
1930: <ul>
1931: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1932: <a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=419">
1933: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
1934: Tectonic.za, March 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
1935: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1936: <a href="http://www.osdir.com/Article4362.phtml">
1937: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
1938: OSDir, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1939: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1940: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/De-Raadt-gets-free-software-award/2005/02/28/1109546758523.html?oneclick=true">
1941: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
1942: The Age, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1943: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1944: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/05/02/27/1413255.shtml?tid=99&tid=7">
1.434 ian 1945: Theo de Raadt gets 2004 FSF Award</a>,
1946: Slashdot, February 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
1947: </ul>
1.427 matthieu 1948: </ul>
1949:
1.426 ian 1950: <h2>January, 2005</h2>
1951: <ul>
1952:
1953: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1954: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363731">
1955: Systrace in OpenBSD</a>,
1956: informit.com, January 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
1957: This article talks about our systrace
1.462 grunk 1958: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=systrace&sektion=1">systrace(1)</a>
1.426 ian 1959: mechanism: what it is and why and
1960: how to use it, with examples.
1961: Another excerpt from the book
1.588 deraadt 1962: "Secure Architectures with OpenBSD" by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
1.426 ian 1963: <p>
1964:
1965: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1966: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363732">
1967: Overview of OpenBSD</a>,
1968: informit.com, January 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
1969: "OpenBSD is one of the most secure and well-designed operating
1970: systems available today. It has its roots in countless hours of
1971: research and development based on some of the best UNIX flavors of
1972: the past, and it boasts all the features of modern operating systems.
1973: The OS is widely considered one of the most secure general-purpose
1974: operating systems available today and it supports many key parts
1975: of the global Internet infrastructure..."
1976: This article is a sample chapter from
1.588 deraadt 1977: "Secure Architectures with OpenBSD" by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
1.426 ian 1978: <p>
1.443 ian 1979:
1980: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1981: <a href="http://www.pcplus.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=34628&subsectionid=784">
1.443 ian 1982: OpenBSD operating system</a>,
1983: PCPlus.co.uk, January, 2005</strong></font><br>
1984: Paul Grosse gives a brief tutorial on installing OpenBSD on i386 for people
1985: moving in a Windows->Linux direction, encouraging them to go a bit further for security.
1986: "While Linux out-scores Windows substantially (or completely) on [security as well as many other
1987: issues], it's still possible to use a more secure operating system on the PC... OpenBSD."
1988: Gives a brief but understandable walkthrough on the installation process, right up to
1989: downloading and installing the third-party packages, and
1990: ends with a sidebar on security.
1991: <p>
1.426 ian 1992: </ul>
1993:
1.424 ian 1994: <h2>December, 2004</h2>
1995: <ul>
1996:
1997: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.425 ian 1998: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/12/01/2329229">
1999: What are the real vulnerabilities of Linux?</a>
2000: NewsForge.com, December 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
2001: Several security consultants were asked about "the real vulnerabilities of
2002: Linux". Cybersoure CEO Con Symaris seems to get it better than the rest:
2003: "One needs to approach security as a prime requirement and motivator,
2004: much as the OpenBSD team do," Zymaris said... "The Linux
2005: community mindset is different. Linux development is dynamic and
2006: races ahead towards more and broader functionality, drawing a
2007: multitude of interested parties in to make interesting extensions
2008: and adaptations at a rapid rate."
2009: <p>
2010: "In order to do security the BSD way, however, much more effort
2011: needs to be spent auditing code for holes, which is much less sexy,
2012: and attracts a different set of coders," Zymaris added.
2013: <p>
2014:
2015: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.424 ian 2016: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/281">
2017: Closed Source Hardware</a>
2018: Security Focus, December 1, 2004</strong></font><br>
2019: Symantec Threat Analyst Jason Miller analyzes the potential security threats
2020: when hardware vendors won't provide device documentation and
2021: instead provide "binary only" driver code for inclusion in open source
2022: operating systems.
2023: Miller is an open-source fan who says he uses a variety of systems, including
2024: OpenBSD on his firewall.
2025: Of the recent trend to closed-source binary drivers for open-source
2026: systems, he writes:
2027: <blockquote>
2028: The closed-source component required to support this hardware is
2029: completely independent of the associated operating system, and as
2030: such, is also independent of the engineering team, security team,
2031: auditing process, and quality control procedures normally related
2032: to the operating system...
1.582 grunk 2033: <br>
1.424 ian 2034: What's possibly even more disturbing is that we're talking about
2035: a chunk of code in the operating system, running with the highest
2036: possible level of privilege (the kernel), which is supplied by a
2037: third-party vendor. This code could do anything once loaded, including
2038: leaking active WEP keys, gathering usage statistics, sniffing and
2039: disclosing traffic, and it could even introduce a subtle backdoor
2040: into the operating system itself (much the same as any device driver
2041: in a closed source operating system).
2042: <br/>
2043: [A]lthough some of these scenarios are a
2044: little far-fetched, the possibility for them to exist is there...
2045: Ultimately it becomes an issue of trust, which is a cornerstone of
2046: good security: whom do you trust, and how much do you trust them?
2047: </blockquote>
2048: <p>And he comments that trust "seems to be a one-way street": vendors
2049: demand that you trust them, but they won't trust you to know how
2050: their hardware and software operates.
2051: This lack of trust is one reason why OpenBSD has recently completed
2052: reverse-engineering the
1.462 grunk 2053: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&apropos=0&sektion=4">
1.424 ian 2054: Atheros wireless chipset driver</a>
2055: that was originally provided as a binary insert.
2056: <p>
2057: </ul>
2058:
1.417 pvalchev 2059: <h2>November, 2004</h2>
2060: <ul>
1.421 ian 2061:
1.417 pvalchev 2062: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.422 ian 2063: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730775,00.asp">
2064: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 Widens Its Scope</a>
2065: eWEEK, November 22, 2004</strong></font><br>
2066: Jason Brooks reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and likes the changes it brings,
2067: including the multi-processing support which, he notes,
2068: "will be even more important as multicore processors--which occupy space
2069: on the road maps of Intel, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc. and others--
2070: become more prevalent." Comments favorably on OpenNTPD
2071: ("the three-line configuration file we needed to modify ... on OpenBSD was
2072: much simpler to deal with than the equivalent configuration file on
2073: the Linux systems we've tested").
1.423 ian 2074: Overall a favorable review of some of the new stuff in 3.6.
1.422 ian 2075: <p>
2076: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.420 otto 2077: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/16/1544210">
2078: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 shows steady improvement</a>
2079: NewsForge, November 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
2080: Jem Matzan reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and is impressed by the professional
2081: way OpenBSD is developed and released:
2082: "... it's released on time with few problems and it does exactly what
2083: it claims to do".
2084: <p>
2085:
2086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.571 miod 2087: <a href="http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=109994542424009&w=2">
1.421 ian 2088: Intel says no to permitting firmware redistribution</a>
2089: misc@, November 8, 2004</strong></font><br>
2090: Theo recounts the struggle to get Intel to provide redistributable
2091: versions of the firmware for their wireless chipsets, and their
1.423 ian 2092: ultimate refusal to allow OpenBSD to redistribute the chipsets' firmware.
1.421 ian 2093: Includes a caveat about Intel's disingenuous "FAQ", typical of many
2094: corporate FAQs that answer questions nobody actually thought
2095: to ask, and don't truthfully answer the questions you want hard answers to.
2096: At the end Theo names the names (and their emails) that need to be contacted
2097: by large numbers of end-users and developers if Intel is to change
2098: (yes, this is a hint).
2099: Of interest is that this posting to one of our mailing lists was
2100: picked up on the
2101: <a href="http://www.screamingelectron.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1923">Screaming
2102: Electron Forum</a> and from there reported on
1.462 grunk 2103: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/22/1249249&from=rss">
1.421 ian 2104: SlashDot</a>, where it is accompanied by a link to SlashDot's paper
2105: on effective advocacy (be firm, but also be polite).
2106: <p>
2107:
2108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.417 pvalchev 2109: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/4118">
2110: OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets</a>
2111: Kerneltrap, November 2, 2004</strong></font><br>
2112: A good summary of the battle on the wireless firmware front,
2113: including an interview with Theo de Raadt that answers
2114: questions about the significance and rationale behind
2115: the current efforts.
2116: <p>
2117: </ul>
2118:
1.407 henning 2119: <h2>October, 2004</h2>
2120: <ul>
2121: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.416 ian 2122: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1098992287663.html">
2123: Activism Pays Off for OpenBSD</a>,
2124: The Age, October 29, 2004</strong></font><br>
2125: Favorable report on the project's continuing efforts to get hardware
2126: vendors to release documentation and/or binary code under reasonable
2127: conditions so that we can include drivers in the system.
2128: Names companies that have been naughty and nice, and warns the non-responsive
2129: companies that the activism will continue (registration required).
2130: <p>
2131:
2132: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.415 ian 2133: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/10/28/openbsd_3_6.html">
2134: OpenBSD 3.6 Live</a>,
2135: ONLamp.com, October 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
2136: "There is a mounting excitement for the upcoming OpenBSD 3.6 release,
2137: as it is the first release that supports multiprocessor systems."
2138: So saying, Federico Biancuzzi interviewed several OpenBSD
2139: developers to discuss their current contributions and future plans.
2140: Provides interesting social notes, and a good overview of a lot
2141: of the important changes in 3.6.
1.462 grunk 2142: <p>
1.415 ian 2143:
2144: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 2145: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/10/26/itfeature/9170256&sec=itfeature">
1.414 ian 2146: Integer overflows - the next big threat</a>,
2147: The Malaysia Star - TechCentral, October 26, 2004</strong></font><br>
2148: Interview with Theo after HITBSecConf 2004.
2149: "The next big problem the IT security community faces is integer
2150: overflow attacks... because
2151: the community currently can't see a clear method to circumvent future
2152: vulnerabilities" that might arise from integer overflows...
2153: Talks about the security improvements in OpenBSD such as stackguard
2154: and propolice.
2155: Nice quote on the art and science of programming:
2156: "Technology is getting sloppier. Sometimes art is taken too far
2157: and that's when the science falls apart."
2158: <p>
2159:
2160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.412 ian 2161: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951615940.html">
2162: Which platform will save you from the nasties?</a>,
2163: The Age, October 19, 2004</strong></font><br>
2164: Starts with the question:
2165: <blockquote>
2166: "... which is more secure - Windows or Linux?
2167: <br/>
2168: A snide answer is OpenBSD, which has an exemplary record with respect to
2169: security. But let's stick to the two most broadly used platforms in IT today.
2170: <br/>
2171: Microsoft's hired analysts claim that Windows is more secure than Linux.
2172: Should we believe them?"
2173: </blockquote>
2174: Not surprisingly, the answer is in the negative.
2175: Good discussion on why Microsoft's OS is still not really secure.
2176: Ends with the conclusion that, if you must use MS-Windows, do so,
2177: but have another computer running an OS "which has a lower-risk profile"
2178: for your mail, web and other online activities.
2179: That could be OpenBSD (registration required).
2180: <p>
2181:
2182: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.411 nick 2183: <a href="http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory904-insight-Simple+Simon-status-25-newsID-5131.html">
2184: Simple Simon</a>,
2185: Only Punjab Business News, October 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
2186: Report on Lok Technologies and its founder Simon Lok, a 26-year-old with three
2187: Masters degrees and most of a PhD. Lok's current product is a box for
2188: Wireless ISPs (WISPs) that includes registration, administration,
2189: routing/firewall, and more.
2190: Of course the "Airlok" is based on OpenBSD.
2191: J. Russ Grant, technical manager at American Airlines, likes the Airlok:
2192: <blockquote>because it takes a "tough love" approach; when it spots a virus
2193: on a computer, it automatically blocks that machine, "blackholing" the user,
2194: and notifies Grant... "The Airlok has the best firewall I have ever seen,"
2195: says Grant, who believes the product could even change the Web itself.
2196: "Imagine if Comcast or other ISPs started using Airloks.
2197: If someone got a virus, the system would just shut that person down
2198: before it could spread. This could make hackers obsolete."
2199: </blockquote>
2200: Maybe a bit of hyperbole, but the product does look good, and serves
2201: as an example of what you can do with OpenBSD as a base.
2202: <p>
2203:
2204: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.408 nick 2205: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/07/1097089476287.html">
2206: Staying on the Cutting Edge</a>,
1.409 saad 2207: The Age, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1.410 nick 2208: Fascinating interview with Theo, not just about OpenBSD but
1.408 nick 2209: how he got started in computers and came to know and love BSD, and how the
2210: project got started. "Despite the impression generally given out
2211: that the founder of the OpenBSD project is a person who is inclined
1.409 saad 2212: to be anti-social, I find him to be nothing but warm and friendly...".
1.408 nick 2213: Ends with some interesting dark comments about the lack of support
2214: for OpenBSD from hardware vendors, and how the project gets so much done
2215: in spite of it
2216: (registration required, but worth it).
2217: <p>
2218:
2219: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2220: <a href="http://communique.portland.or.us/04/10/as_seen_in_the_power_of_many.html">
2221: As seen in <i>The Power of Many</i></a>,
2222: Portland Communique, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
2223: The <i>Portland Communique</i> is a small, localized e-zine with an
2224: average readership of about 6,000 per month in the Portland, Oregon area.
2225: <i>Communique</i>'s publisher is cited in
1.588 deraadt 2226: "The Power of Many",
1.408 nick 2227: <a href="http://x-pollen.com/many/wiki/newpom.php/ChristianCrumlish">Christian
2228: Crumlish</a>'s book about the web, saying
2229: "On the technical end, Communique runs via Movable Type on an OpenBSD
2230: box in my apartment, served over a DSL line."
2231: <p>
2232:
2233: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 2234: <a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1011476,00.html">
2235: Schneier: Security outsourcing widespread by 2010</a>,
2236: SearchSecurity, October 5, 2004</strong></font><br>
2237: Brief interview with Bruce Schneier of
2238: <a href="http://schneier.com/crypto-gram.html">Crypto-Gram</a> fame,
2239: in which he mentions OpenBSD favorably yet again:
2240: <blockquote>
2241: There's lots of open-source software out there that no one has analyzed
2242: and is no more secure than all the closed-source products that no one has
2243: analyzed. But then there are things like Linux, Apache or OpenBSD that get
2244: a lot of analysis.
2245: When open-source code is properly analyzed, there's nothing better.
2246: </blockquote>
2247: <p>
2248: </ul>
2249:
1.400 marco 2250: <h2>September, 2004</h2>
2251: <ul>
2252: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 2253: <a href="http://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/3415651">
2254: Protecting the Perimeter With OpenBSD</a>,
2255: ServerWatch, September 30, 2004</strong></font><br>
2256: Reasonably positive review of OpenBSD 3.5 in the context of other
2257: UNIX-like systems.
2258: Favorite line: "In the Unix-like family, OpenBSD is akin to the crazy,
2259: paranoid uncle. Not necessarily in a bad way."
2260: <p>
2261: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.419 ian 2262: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/9/28/itfeature/8955042&sec=itfeature">
2263: Going further to stop hackers</a>
1.406 nick 2264: The Star TechCentral. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
2265: An article sprinkled with quotations from our globetrotting Theo de
2266: Raadt as he prepares for his talk at the Kuala Lumpur Hack-In-The-Box
2267: Security Conference (HITBSecConf2004).
2268: At one point, the article states:
2269: <blockquote>
2270: Just as brilliant scientists are capable of making spelling mistakes,
2271: brilliant coders can also make fatal mistakes in their software
2272: perhaps because writing good software is both a science and an art.
2273: </blockquote>
2274: And then quotes Theo as saying:
2275: <blockquote>
2276: "Also, more people in the coding community are writing code, while
2277: fewer are reading or auditing code."
2278: </blockquote>
2279: <p>
2280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2281: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/28/1096137217294.html">OpenSSH
2282: marks its fifth birthday</a>
2283: The Age. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
2284: Not only is OpenSSH now five years old, but it now commands an
2285: <a href="openssh/usage/index.html">88% market share</a>. Article
2286: includes a brief history of the OpenSSH project (registration
2287: required).
2288: <p>
2289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.404 jolan 2290: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1498222899;fp;16;fpid;0">
2291: OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt talks software security</a>,
2292: Computerworld. September 10, 2004
2293: </strong></font><br>
2294: An interview with Theo de Raadt touching on the source of security problems,
2295: prevention techniques, and what OS vendors are doing wrong.
2296: <p>
2297: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.402 marco 2298: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39158189,00.htm">
2299: OpenBSD: Maintaining the quality mindset</a>,
1.403 saad 2300: ZDNet Australia. September 3, 2004
1.402 marco 2301: </strong></font><br>
2302: Interview with Theo de Raadt about quality control in OpenBSD. This article also talks about the release cycle of OpenBSD.
2303: <p>
2304: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.400 marco 2305: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F7679726-EAD5-478B-AF35-7456929201D0">
2306: SMP-capable OpenBSD 3.6 set for November</a>,
1.403 saad 2307: Computer Business Review Online. September 2, 2004
1.400 marco 2308: </strong></font><br>
1.401 saad 2309: 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 2310: <p>
2311: </ul>
2312:
1.396 henning 2313: <h2>July, 2004</h2>
2314: <ul>
2315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.418 ian 2316: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9233/ur0407d/">
2317: Review: Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</a>,
2318: Unix Review, July, 2004
2319: </strong></font><br>
2320: UNIX luminary Peter Salus reviews the book
2321: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i> by
1.462 grunk 2322: Brandon Palmer & Jose Nazario.
1.418 ian 2323: "I view OpenBSD as the most secure operating system available. It
2324: certainly has far fewer holes than Windows, and fewer than any
2325: flavor of Linux I've looked at...
2326: Most of the chapters (e.g., XWindow, DNS, etc.) are very fine; the
2327: emphasis on security is thorough and well-instantiated. The frequent
2328: code examples are appropriate and enlightening. On an information
2329: level, Palmer and Nazario are very good."
2330: His only criticisms have to do with production issues: incomplete copy editing
2331: by the publisher leading to un-explained acronyms, poor cross-referencing
2332: and even spelling/wording errors.
2333: Overall he seems to like the book (and the operating system, of course).
2334: <p>
2335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 2336: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/07/20/180234&tid=8&tid=132">
1.398 henning 2337: Review: OpenBSD 3.5</a>,
2338: NewsForge, July 22, 2004
2339: </strong></font><br>
2340: Jem Matzan "really enjoyed using OpenBSD 3.5 for the review".
2341: <p>
2342: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 2343: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/04/07/17/1814245.shtml?tid=122&tid=172&tid=130">
1.399 henning 2344: OpenBSD Project Releases OpenNTPD</a>,
2345: Slashdot, July 17, 2004
2346: </strong></font><br>
2347: Announcing OpenNTPD, including a quick review.
2348: <p>
2349: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.397 otto 2350: <a href="http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=review-openbsd">
2351: OpenBSD - For Your Eyes Only</a>,
2352: DistroWatch, July 7, 2004
2353: </strong></font><br>
2354: Robert Storey reviews OpenBSD 3.5, concluding:
2355: "The world owes a debt of gratitude to Theo and his crew for creating OpenBSD."
2356: <p>
2357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.595 schwarze 2358: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.genua.de/press/archiv/pis/20040630.html">
2359: genua moves to OpenBSD</a></strong></font><br>
2360: German security company genua moves its firewall product line
2361: "genugate" from BSD/OS to OpenBSD.
1.396 henning 2362: <p>
2363: </ul>
2364:
1.405 jolan 2365: <h2>June, 2004</h2>
2366: <ul>
1.545 tom 2367: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 2368: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/06/04/142238.shtml">
1.466 deraadt 2369: The Gift Economy and Free Software</a>, NewsForge, June 5, 2004</strong></font>
1.405 jolan 2370: <br>Jem Matzan explores the "gift economy" that has become more prevalent.
2371: Contains snippets from Theo de Raadt about why OpenBSD exists and some
2372: details on how funds are dispersed.
2373: <p>
2374: </ul>
2375:
1.393 david 2376: <h2>May, 2004</h2>
2377: <ul>
2378: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.395 ian 2379: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7152">
2380: OpenBSD 3.4/3.5 for SPARC64 Addendum</a>,
2381: OSNews.com, May 26, 2004
2382: </strong></font><br>
2383: Tony Bourke updates his April 29 piece (see below) for 3.5. After overcoming some
2384: issues in getting MySQL going using ports and packages, he runs performance measurements,
2385: and finds OpenBSD faster than FreeBSD in several tests, albeit slower
2386: on inserting large number of SQL records.
2387: Despite various grumblings about the system (some of which are misunderstandings),
2388: he does conclude that it is "a useful system and would make a good
2389: development system in addition to a great firewall/router."
2390: <p>
2391:
2392: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 2393: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/241">
2394: Secure by Default</a>,
2395: SecurityFocus, May 13, 2004
2396: </strong></font><br>
2397: Jason Miller of SecurityFocus showers praise upon OpenBSD's policy of
2398: "Secure by Default" and recommends that other vendors adopt this mentality.
2399: <p>
2400:
2401: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2402: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3085">
2403: OpenBSD: Cisco Applies For Patents To Secured TCP</a>,
2404: KernelTrap, May 11, 2004
2405: </strong></font><br>
2406: Before Jeremy even had a chance to post part II, he speaks again with
2407: Theo de Raadt about the trappings of the IETF, patents and Cisco. The
2408: history seen in the OpenBSD's development of CARP to counter VRRP is
2409: apparently repeating itself. The difference being, this time OpenBSD
2410: already had existing solutions to TCP stack implementation weaknesses
2411: prior to a proprietary vendor attempting to patent such a fix.
2412: <p>
2413:
2414: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2415: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3072">
2416: Feature: Understanding TCP Reset Attacks, Part I</a>,
2417: KernelTrap, May 10, 2004
2418: </strong></font><br>
2419: Using OpenBSD and discussions with Theo de Raadt as a reference point,
2420: Jeremy Andrews of kerneltrap.org begins a two part series discussing the
2421: technical details behind TCP reset attacks.
2422: <p>
2423:
2424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2425: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/06/pf_developers.html">
2426: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview, Part 2</a>,
2427: ONLamp.com, May 6, 2004
2428: </strong></font><br>
2429: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com concludes his interview with various
2430: OpenBSD developers discussing their work on PF and future goals.
2431: <p>
2432: </ul>
2433:
1.388 mcbride 2434: <h2>April, 2004</h2>
2435: <ul>
1.394 jolan 2436:
2437: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2438: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6892">
2439: OpenBSD 3.4 SPARC64 Edition</a>,
2440: OSNews.com, April 29, 2004
2441: </strong></font><br>
2442: Tony Bourke explores using OpenBSD on his Sun Ultra 5 while comparing and
2443: constrasting performance and features that exist on other operating systems
2444: available for sparc64.
2445: <p>
2446:
1.390 beck 2447: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 2448: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
2449: Diskless, Low-Form-Factor OpenBSD Systems</a>,
2450: ONLamp.com, April 29, 2004
2451: </strong></font><br>
2452: Michael Lucas continues his series of articles on OpenBSD and <a
2453: href="http://www.soekris.com">Soekris</a> devices. This time
2454: describing how to make use of tftpd, dhcpd, rarpd and NFS to accomplish
2455: booting OpenBSD without using a local disk.
2456: <p>
2457:
2458: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.391 ian 2459: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/04/13/1842214.shtml">
2460: CARP your way to high availability</a>,
1.392 david 2461: NewsForge, April 16, 2004
1.391 ian 2462: </strong></font><br>
2463: This write-up of OpenBSD's new Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
2464: covers its origins in Cisco's patent nonsense, then moves on to what
2465: it does: CARP provides sharing
2466: of an IP address among several hosts on the same network to provide
2467: failover and limited load balancing. Gives enough technical
2468: detail to get you started using it.
2469: Quote: "Some of you with highly redundant and fault-tolerant hardware
2470: may think CARP won't help you. Think again...
2471: think of how nice it would be to patch and reboot during normal
2472: business hours instead of at 2 a.m. Think about not having to balance
2473: doing system upgrades against taking an entire building offline.
2474: Think about hot-testing new technologies while knowing that, if
2475: things just don't work out, your old solution is simply a halt away."
1.392 david 2476: <p>
1.391 ian 2477:
2478: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.390 beck 2479: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/15/pf_developers.html">
1.392 david 2480: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview</a>,
2481: ONLamp.com, April 15, 2004
1.390 beck 2482: </strong></font><br>
2483: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com interviews Daniel Hartmeier, Henning Brauer,
1.392 david 2484: Mike Frantzen, Cedric Berger, Ryan McBride, and Can Erkin Acar about PF, their
1.390 beck 2485: work with it, and what's new and cool in OpenBSD 3.5.
1.392 david 2486: <p>
1.388 mcbride 2487:
2488: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2489: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/2873">
2490: Interview with Ryan McBride</a>,
1.392 david 2491: KernelTrap, April 7, 2004
1.388 mcbride 2492: </strong></font><br>
2493: In this interview conducted by Jeremy Andrews, Ryan McBride discusses
2494: the new CARP and pfsync protocols which allow for firewall failover,
2495: and covers the ongoing struggle with the IETF for truly open standards
2496: unencumbered by patents.
2497: <p>
2498: </ul>
2499:
1.378 henning 2500: <h2>March, 2004</h2>
2501: <ul>
1.384 jose 2502:
2503: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.386 ian 2504: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/07/intel_64bit/">
2505: Intel cribbed x86-64 tech 'from AMD documents'</a>,
2506: The Register, April 7th, 2004.
2507: </strong></font><br>
2508: Quotes Tom Halfhill in <em>Microprocessor Reports</em> as saying that
2509: Intel developed its 64-bit extensions to the 32-bit x86 instruction set by
2510: "reading AMD's pre-release documentation".
2511: After detailed comparison of AMD's 64-bit products and Intel's clone of them,
2512: "In every case," Halfhill concludes, "we found Intel had patterned its 64-bit x86 architecture after AMD64 in almost every detail."
2513: Quotes the OpenBSD team as saying
2514: "We've tested the Intel x86 64-bit stuff, and it works for OpenBSD.
2515: But it's nasty, because they left out the NX (non-executable) bit
2516: in the page tables."
2517: Maybe there was a page missing from Intel's photocopy of AMD's documentation.
2518: <p>
2519:
2520: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 2521: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/currentnews/7503585eb6e9543f80256e670038578b">Microsoft Preparing to Release Code to Open Source</a>,
2522: Computer Business Review Online, March 30, 2004.
2523: </strong></font><br>
2524: An article about how Microsoft is looking to release portions of their
2525: non-core code (non-OS portions) under their "Shared Source" license. Some
2526: discussion of how Microsoft has been shipping free software in their
2527: Unix Services for Windows product, which includes OpenBSD source code.
1.392 david 2528: <p>
1.384 jose 2529:
1.378 henning 2530: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 2531: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/18/marc_espie.html">
2532: An Interview with OpenBSD's Marc Espie</a>,
1.381 ian 2533: ONLamp.com, March 18, 2004.
2534: </strong></font><br>
2535: A really good and colorful interview with Marc Espie. The
2536: interviewer gets Marc to list his areas of
2537: contributions to the project, but soon it gets around to
2538: methodology, how we differ from other open source OS projects
2539: (quote:
2540: "Evolve the OS, not Revolutionize it. This is in violent contrast to Linux."),
2541: how each release of gcc is slower than the previous, the ubiquitous
1.382 ian 2542: licensing wars (and the GPL'd stuff we've replaced by BSD-licensed),
1.381 ian 2543: future plans, and so on. Marc is careful to credit a number of
2544: the other developers for their work on the system.
2545: <p>
2546:
2547: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 2548: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/11/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">Homemade Embedded BSD Systems</a>,
2549: ONLamp.com, March 11, 2004.
2550: </strong></font><br>
1.385 jose 2551: The start of a short series of articles on putting OpenBSD on the <a
1.384 jose 2552: href="http://www.soekris.com/">Soekris</a> device, a small x86 based PC
2553: device. Using the NET4801 device, the author pares down OpenBSD for
2554: installation on a CF storage device. A list of resources are available,
2555: too.
2556: <p>
2557:
2558: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.378 henning 2559: [GERMAN] Apparently insecure, analysis of Windows 2000, Linux and OpenBSD sourcecode, iX 04/04, p. 14.
2560: </strong></font><br>
1.379 henning 2561: A small article describing the results of examining Windows 2000, Linux and
1.378 henning 2562: OpenBSD source code using
2563: <a href="http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder">Flawfinder</a>.
2564: "OpenBSD is ahead, Flawfinder finds a surprisingly small number of
2565: potentially dangerous constructs. The source code audit by the OpenBSD team
2566: seems to pay out. Additionally, OpenBSD uses the secure strlcpy/strlcat by
2567: Todd C. Miller instead of strcpy etc."
2568: <p>
2569: </ul>
2570:
1.374 jose 2571: <h2>January, 2004</h2>
2572: <ul>
2573: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.389 xsa 2574: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1845592592&fp=16&fpid=0">Banks' use of IIS scary</a>,
1.375 jose 2575: ComputerWorld, January 30, 2004.
2576: </strong></font><br>
2577: A brief but solid mention of OpenBSD. After examining how many Australian
2578: banks use IIS on Windows, web server security is examined. The article
2579: ends with a priceless quote, "I recommend OpenBSD for Apache as it can't
2580: be overlooked for edge security and there is no such thing as viruses for
2581: it."
2582: <p>
2583:
2584: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.374 jose 2585: <a href="http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/interviews/interviews_brauer">Fosdem
2586: Interview: Henning Brauer</a>,
2587: Fosdem 2004, January 6, 2004.
2588: </strong></font><br/>
2589: A brief interview with Henning Brauer conducted as the Fosdem conference
2590: approaches. Henning talks about changes in 3.4, in -current, and the
2591: BGP daemon he's been working on for the past few months.
2592: <p>
2593: </ul>
2594:
1.369 ian 2595: <h2>October, 2003</h2>
2596: <ul>
2597: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 2598: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1368006,00.asp">Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems</a>,
2599: eWeek, October 31, 2003.
2600: </strong></font><br/>
2601: A commentary on all of the BSDs and what kind of commercial success they've
2602: enjoyed. While Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols notes that Linux is easier to
2603: install and configure than the freely available BSDs, he does continually
2604: praise them, especially OpenBSD.
2605: <p>
2606:
2607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 2608: <a href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7542683131.html">VIA wows
2609: with nano-sized x86, entropy-based security, tiny PCs</a>,
2610: LinuxDevices.com, October 15, 2003.
2611: </strong></font><br/>
2612: Another article which extracts heavily from the VIA press release
2613: and includes a quote from Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD support for the
2614: processor. Additionally, it shows a photo of the processor next to a US
2615: one cent coin and an Intel Pentium M processor, illustrating its small
2616: form factor.
2617: <p>
2618:
2619: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2620: <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/Digital%20Library/PR031014EdenN.jsp">VIA
2621: Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, World's Smallest & Lowest
2622: Power Native x86 Processor with Industry's Most Advanced Embedded Security
2623: Features</a>,
2624: Press Release, October 14, 2003.
2625: </strong></font><br/>
2626: VIA announces a new small, low power native x86 processor with an
2627: integrated multi-mode AES implementation. Theo de Raadt is quoted as
2628: saying, "There's just no way to describe how happy we were to find such an
2629: inexpensive, blazingly fast, and correctly operating device as the VIA
2630: Eden-N processor's Padlock ACE ..." OpenBSD 3.4 has support for this
2631: processor and its integrated cryptographic engine.
2632: <p>
2633: This article can also be found online at:
2634: <ul>
2635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 2636: <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 2637: HardwareZone.com, October 14, 2003.
2638: </strong></font>
2639: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
2640: </ul>
2641: <p>
1.392 david 2642:
1.371 jose 2643: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 2644: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/09/adding_system_calls.html">
2645: Adding System Calls (an OpenBSD Example)</a>,
1.371 jose 2646: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 9, 2003.
2647: </strong></font><br/>
2648: Another O'ReillyNet article about OpenBSD by an OpenBSD developer. This
2649: one, by Kevin Lo, is a quick introduction to the modification of the
2650: OpenBSD kernel to support a new system call. Example code is included.
1.392 david 2651: <p>
1.371 jose 2652:
2653: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.369 ian 2654: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/02/openbsd_gcc.html">Diving
1.370 ian 2655: into GCC: OpenBSD and m88k</a>,
1.371 jose 2656: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 2, 2003.
1.369 ian 2657: </strong></font><br/>
2658: Our own Miod Vallat discusses how he learned to stop fearing GCC
2659: by just getting down and messing with its internals.
2660: Since he "started with almost zero gcc internals knowledge, it
2661: should be understandable by anyone able to read C code, and proves that
2662: diving into gcc is not as hard as one could imagine." Along the way, he
2663: gives some informative background on the Motorola 88000 architecture
2664: and its history with OpenBSD.
2665: </ul>
2666:
1.567 kurt 2667: <h2>September, 2003</h2>
2668: <ul>
2669: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2670: <a href="http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/bsdcon03/tech/full_papers/rosenthal/rosenthal_html/">
2671: A Digital Preservation Network Appliance Based on OpenBSD</a>, BSDcon, September, 2003.
2672: </strong></font><br>
2673: David S. H. Rosenthal's paper on the design, implementation and deployment of the
2674: <a href="http://www.lockss.org">LOCKSS</a> network appliance based on OpenBSD.
2675: </ul>
2676:
1.368 henning 2677: <h2>August, 2003</h2>
2678: <ul>
2679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 2680: [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 2681: </strong></font><br>
2682: Short announcement of pf's passive os fingerprinting.
2683: </ul>
2684:
1.364 jose 2685: <h2>July, 2003</h2>
2686: <ul>
2687: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 2688: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0307i/">
2689: The Open Road: Return of Packet Filter</a>,
2690: UNIX Review,
2691: July, 2003.
2692: </strong></font><br>
2693: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier returns to give a more detailed tour of the
2694: configuration and use of PF. Lots of links and pointers for people
2695: who want more information.
2696: <p>
2697:
2698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.366 jose 2699: <a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22845-1.html">
2700: Clarke advocates grass-roots action to protect critical IT</a>,
2701: Government Computer News,
2702: July 22, 2003.
2703: </strong></font><br>
2704: Richard Clarke, the former cybersecurity czar for the White House (US),
2705: discusses challenges to developing a secure IT infrastructure. The end
2706: of the article mentions the awards presentations he made with SANS
2707: to OpenBSD for effective OS security testing.
2708: <p>
2709:
2710: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2711: <a href="http://www.sans.org/press/ISLA.php">
2712: Users Recognize Leadership in Operating System and Network Security</a>,
2713: SANS Institute,
2714: July 22, 2003.
2715: </strong></font><br>
2716: OpenBSD was chosen as a winner in the 2003 Information Security Leadership
1.377 david 2717: Awards, organized by the <a href="http://www.sans.org/">SANS institute</a>.
1.366 jose 2718: OpenBSD was chosen as the winner of the award for effective security
2719: testing of an operating system. To quote part of the award,
2720: "In the 2003 competition among military academies and grad schools, in which
2721: they competed to provide the best defense against cyber attacks launched
2722: by National Security Agency specialists, the judges acknowledged that in
2723: the final analysis, use of OpenBSD was a determining factor in the winner's
2724: ability to fight off attacks." The awards were presented by Richard Clarke
2725: in Washington DC. Other awards included patch distribution mechanisms
2726: and denial of service attack mitigation techniques.
2727: <p>
2728:
2729: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.364 jose 2730: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/07/17/openbsd_core_team.html">
2731: The Essence of OpenBSD</a>,
2732: OnLamp.com,
2733: July 17, 2003.
2734: </strong></font><br>
2735: Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin offer an interview with several
2736: OpenBSD developers, including Theo de Raadt, Daniel Hartmeier, Jason
2737: Wright, Miod Vallat, and Dale Rahn. The developers talk about how the
2738: project came to be in 1995, how they came to the project, and what they
2739: have been working on.
2740:
2741: </ul>
2742:
1.356 jose 2743: <h2>June, 2003</h2>
1.338 ian 2744: <ul>
2745:
2746: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 2747: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0306l/">
2748: The Open Road: OpenBSD's Packet Filter</a>,
2749: UNIX Review,
2750: June, 2003.
2751: </strong></font><br>
2752: Author Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier provides a brief introduction to installing
2753: OpenBSD and the basics of PF. The article is quite short and cannot
2754: provide enough detail to do anything but start looking at the rules and
2755: use of PF. This is the first in a two-part series on OpenBSD and PF.
2756: <p>
2757:
2758: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.363 jose 2759: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1135078,00.asp">
2760: Is It Time for BSD?</a>,
2761: eWeek,
2762: June 23, 2003.
2763: </strong></font><br>
2764: Jim Rapoza discusses the current SCO legal battles against IBM and the
2765: Linux community. Citing the legal friction, Rapoza encourages IT
2766: departments to investigate the BSD world, especially OpenBSD, which
2767: have already settled their UNIX source code claims with AT&T.
2768: The security and track record of the BSD distributions is also touted
2769: as a reason to investigate their use in corporate IT settings.
2770: <p>
2771:
2772: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.360 jose 2773: <a href="http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=7816/sdmdev0306/">
2774: Loose Lips Sink Ships</a>,
2775: Software Development Online,
2776: June, 2003.
2777: </strong></font><br>
2778: Alexandra Weber Morales provides a concise summary of the DARPA-OpenBSD
2779: funding issue by repeating some information published elsewhere and also
2780: providing original material from others. Old and new quotes from Jan
2781: Walker reiterate the original DARPA position. Gene Spafford, Gary McGraw
2782: both contribute comments on the project's situation and current state.
2783: Also provides a concise summary of the project's latest release and
2784: current activities.
2785: <p>
2786:
2787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.358 henning 2788: [GERMAN] "We don't do politics, we write software", c't 13/03, p. 106.
2789: </strong></font><br>
1.361 henning 2790: An interview with Theo - over two pages, he talks about the DARPA funding
2791: story, explains the importance of the hackathons and how the 2003
2792: hackathon was different from the past ones that had a "mission",
2793: like replacing ipf with pf at the Boston hackathon. Opposed to that, this
1.413 deraadt 2794: year's hackathon didn't have a mission, but rather around 20 teams working
1.361 henning 2795: on different projects and forming new teams later to attack other problems.
2796: He describes a "very complex and intense climate" and points out
2797: that support for AMD Hammer, UltraSPARC III, SMP and Mozilla was done.
1.362 henning 2798: Theo also talks about the DARPA funding cut and its effects - basically
1.361 henning 2799: that funding will work like it did before the grant, through
2800: CD, T-Shirt and Poster sales as well as donations.
1.413 deraadt 2801: Asked about Linus Torvald's role in Linux Theo describes his role in OpenBSD
1.361 henning 2802: as a "friendly dictator" who is involved in all major
2803: decisions.
2804: A further topic is, naturally, security. Theo points out that an absolutely
2805: secure system would imply a bugfree system and thus is not possible, and
1.413 deraadt 2806: briefly explains ProPolice and W^X. A small followup article focuses on the
1.361 henning 2807: basics of ProPolice and W^X.
1.358 henning 2808: <p>
2809:
2810: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.355 jose 2811: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1111894,00.asp">
2812: OpenBSD gets harder to crack</a>,
2813: Page 58, eWeek,
2814: June 2, 2003.
2815: </strong></font><br>
2816: Timothy Dyck reviews the latest OpenBSD release, 3.3, and focuses on the
2817: new features: PF and the integration with ALTQ and the system wide stack
2818: protection mechanisms. Some of the criticisms in the article have already
2819: been addressed in -current.
2820: <p>
2821:
1.356 jose 2822: </ul>
2823:
2824: <h2>May, 2003</h2>
2825: <ul>
2826:
1.355 jose 2827: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.357 jose 2828: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=499">
2829: Interview with Ivan Arce, CTO of Core Security Technologies</a>
2830: Help Net Security, May 29, 2003.
2831: </strong></font><br>
2832: Berislav Kucan interviews Ivan Arce, CTO of <a
2833: href="http://www.corest.com">Core Security Technologies</a>. Several of
2834: the people at Core have been involved in the development of OpenBSD, and
2835: they commonly use OpenBSD as one of their development and deployment
2836: platforms. In the interview, Ivan is quoted as saying "... from a purely
2837: security perspective. I would say that OpenBSD is still the king of the
2838: hill." PF is also one of Ivan's top five security tools.
2839: <p>
2840:
2841: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.353 jose 2842: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/21OPconnection_1.html">
2843: Beyond Linux</a>,
2844: InfoWorld,
2845: May 23, 2003.
2846: </strong></font><br>
2847: Columnist Chad Dickerson discusses several Open Source projects as
2848: alternatives to Linux. OpenBSD gets a brief mention as the most secure
2849: free OS available. The BSD license is also touted in a positive light
2850: compared to the GPL.
2851: <p>
2852:
2853: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.349 deraadt 2854: <a href="http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=dd4eb943-192f-4e5a-8d7f-e2a93a4e7b43">
2855: Elite Programmers `Hack' to Help Others</a>,
2856: Pages A1/D1/D4, Calgary Herald,
1.346 ian 2857: May 17, 2003.
2858: </strong></font><br>
2859: Tamara Gignac came out to the hackathon and spent much of the day
2860: talking to team members; her article takes up half the front page of
2861: the business section and half of another page inside
2862: (plus a four-column-inch teaser on the front page).
2863: "We're addicted to making good stuff that works", she quotes Theo,
2864: in talking about the project's history and goals.
2865: Goes over the whole gamut of meanings of the term "hacker" -
2866: including early MIT hackerdom and quotes from Tim Berners-Lee -
2867: and how the term went downhill in the public's mind after the
2868: <i>War Games</i> movie. Photos of dhartmei, jason and others.
1.351 ian 2869: <br>
2870: This article can also be found online at:
2871: <ul>
2872: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2873: <a href="http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/info/business/story.html?id=F5F23FF7-E0EE-4C54-BBED-7B523C6AFBF2">
2874: Hackers Try for a Good Rap</a>,
2875: Saskatoon StarPhoenix,
2876: May 17, 2003
2877: </strong></font>
1.352 ian 2878: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
2879: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2880: <a href="http://www.canada.com/montreal/specials/business/story.html?id=4C8B848C-8772-4C2E-B8F7-60CDAC678303">
2881: Hackers try to buff their image</a>,
2882: Montreal Gazette,
2883: May 21, 2003
2884: </strong></font></li>
1.351 ian 2885: </ul>
1.347 deraadt 2886: <p>
1.346 ian 2887:
2888: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.345 deraadt 2889: Funding cut linked to antiwar remarks, Page E5,
1.348 ian 2890: Calgary Herald,
1.345 deraadt 2891: May 7, 2003.
2892: </strong></font><br>
2893: An article not yet on the net by Tamara Gignac once again discusses
2894: the DARPA funding cut and how it will have no affect on the Hackathon
2895: happening in Calgary starting the 9th.
2896: <p>
2897:
2898: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.344 deraadt 2899: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21438.html">
2900: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2901: OsOpinion,
2902: May 6, 2003.
2903: </strong></font><br>
2904: Joe Brockmeier writes a scathing discussion regarding the perception of
2905: wrongdoing inside DARPA and Air Force in regards to the funding cut.
2906: <br>
2907: This article can also be found online at:
2908: <ul>
2909: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2910: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21438.html">
2911: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2912: NewsFactor Network.
2913: </strong></font>
2914: </ul>
2915: <p>
2916:
2917: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2918: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=52131">
1.343 deraadt 2919: OpenBSD, closed doors</a>,
2920: ITBusiness,
2921: May 2, 2003.
2922: </strong></font><br>
2923: Shane Schick covers a quick recount of the DARPA funding situation, the
2924: release of 3.3 and its buffer-overflow fighting security features.
2925: Despite some errors, the article interestingly ends with a suggestion
2926: that the Canadian government should help fund OpenBSD.
2927: <p>
2928:
2929: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.341 deraadt 2930: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/01/HNopenbsd33_1.html">
2931: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
2932: InfoWorld,
2933: May 1, 2003.
1.338 ian 2934: </strong></font><br>
1.342 deraadt 2935: Carly Suppa discusses the new things that can be found in OpenBSD 3.3.
2936: <br>
2937: This article can also be found online at:
2938: <ul>
2939: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2940: <a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/15D00CA80554E2B648256D1A000F9270?OpenDocument">
2941: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
2942: IDG Singapore.
2943: </strong></font>
2944: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 2945: <p>
2946:
1.339 jose 2947: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2948: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-999200.html">
2949: OpenBSD 3.3 prevails despite funding cut</a>,
1.341 deraadt 2950: ZDNet,
2951: May 1, 2003.
2952: </strong></font><br>
2953: An article with a number of errors, apparently cobbled together by
1.342 deraadt 2954: someone using parts from previous articles.
2955: <br>
1.341 deraadt 2956: This article can also be found online at:
2957: <ul>
2958: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2959: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/999200.htm">
2960: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
2961: BusinessWeek.com.
1.339 jose 2962: </strong></font>
2963: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2964: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999200.html">
2965: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
2966: CNET News.com.
2967: </strong></font>
2968: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2969: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2134164,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage">
2970: OpenBSD releases version 3.3</a>,
2971: ZDNet UK.
2972: </strong></font>
2973: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2974: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=480">
2975: OpenBSD 3.3 has been released</a>,
2976: Help Net Security, Croatia.
2977: </strong></font>
2978: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 2979: <p>
1.339 jose 2980:
1.341 deraadt 2981: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.571 miod 2982: <a href="http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=105175475006905&w=2">
1.341 deraadt 2983: OpenBSD 3.3 Released</a>,
2984: Todd Miller in <a href="mail.html">openbsd-announce</a>,
2985: May 1, 2003.
2986: </strong></font><br>
2987: The official announcement of the 3.3 release lists all the great things
2988: that have been added
2989: to the system in 3.3, including ProPolice, W^X, fewer setuid/setgid programs,
2990: more privsep, major security and usability improvements in pf,
2991: more hardware support including the HPPA platform, spamd, more and better
1.350 deraadt 2992: third-party "ports", many upgrades to included software, and more.
1.341 deraadt 2993: Recommends purchase of CD and T-shirts to provide continuing funding
2994: for the project (more so now that the DARPA funding is gone).
2995: As always, OpenBSD remains free software, so you can FTP it for free.
1.338 ian 2996: <p>
2997:
2998: </ul>
2999:
1.253 ian 3000: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
3001: <ul>
1.255 ian 3002:
1.260 ian 3003: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 3004: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 3005: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
3006: TechRepublic,
3007: April 28, 2003.
3008: </strong></font><br>
3009: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
3010: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 3011: work.<br>
3012: Can also be found online at:
3013: <ul>
3014: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3015: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
3016: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
3017: ZDNet UK.
3018: </strong></font>
3019: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 3020: <p>
3021:
3022: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 3023: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
3024: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
3025: IDG,
3026: April 24, 2003.
3027: </strong></font><br>
3028: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
3029: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
3030: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
3031: Can also be found online at:
3032: <ul>
3033: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3034: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
3035: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
1.340 jose 3036: InfoWorld.
1.326 deraadt 3037: </strong></font>
3038: </ul>
3039: <p>
3040:
3041: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3042: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 3043: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 3044: Slate,
3045: April 24, 2003.
3046: </strong></font><br>
3047: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
3048: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
3049: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
3050: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
3051: <p>
3052:
3053: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 3054: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
3055: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
3056: April 24, 2003.
3057: </strong></font><br>
3058: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
3059: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
3060: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
3061: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
3062: <p>
3063:
3064: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 3065: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
3066: April 24, 2003.
3067: </strong></font><br>
3068: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
3069: the free software community".
3070: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
3071: other articles.
3072: <p>
3073:
3074: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 3075: <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 3076: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
3077: </strong></font><br>
3078: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
3079: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
3080: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
3081: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
3082: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
3083: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
3084: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
1.413 deraadt 3085: affairs." Notes the discrepancy between DARPA's public position
1.324 ian 3086: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
3087: <br/>
3088: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
3089: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
3090: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
3091: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 3092: <br>
3093: Can also be found online at:
3094: <ul>
3095: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3096: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
3097: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
3098: Common Dreams NewsCenter
3099: </strong></font>
3100: </ul>
1.324 ian 3101: <p>
3102:
3103: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3104: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
3105: Wired, April 24, 2003.
3106: </strong></font><br>
3107: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
3108: article above.
3109: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
3110: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
3111: wasting them."
1.332 ian 3112: <br>
3113: Can also be found online at:
3114: <ul>
3115: <li>
3116: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
3117: </strong></font>
3118: </ul>
1.324 ian 3119: <p>
3120:
3121: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 3122: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
3123: </strong></font><br>
3124: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
3125: <p>
3126:
3127: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 3128: <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.
3129: </strong></font><br>
3130: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
3131: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
3132: <p>
3133:
3134: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 3135: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
3136: April 23, 2003.
3137: </strong></font><br>
3138: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
3139: <p>
3140:
3141: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 3142: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 3143: April 22, 2003.
3144: </strong></font><br>
3145: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
3146: <p>
3147:
3148: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 3149: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
3150: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
3151: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 3152: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 3153: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
3154: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
3155: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
3156: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
3157: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
3158: Can also be found online at:
3159: <ul>
3160: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3161: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 3162: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
3163: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 3164: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 3165: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3166: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 3167: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
3168: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 3169: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 3170: </ul>
3171: <p>
3172:
3173: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 3174: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
3175: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 3176: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 3177: </strong></font><br>
3178: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 3179: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
3180: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
3181: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
3182: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
3183: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
3184: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 3185: <p>
3186:
3187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 3188: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
3189: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 3190: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
3191: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 3192: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
3193: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
3194: at UPenn and DARPA.
3195: <p>
3196:
3197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.359 miod 3198: [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,
3199: France
1.315 deraadt 3200: April 18, 2003.
3201: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 3202: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 3203: <p>
3204:
3205: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.600 ! bentley 3206: [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 3207: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 3208: </strong></font><br>
3209: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
3210: <p>
3211:
3212: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 3213: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
3214: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
3215: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 3216: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 3217: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
3218: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
3219: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
3220: <p>
3221:
3222: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 3223: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
3224: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3225: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 3226: </strong></font><br>
3227: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
3228: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
3229: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 3230: American century.
1.267 deraadt 3231: <p>
3232:
3233: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 3234: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
3235: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3236: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 3237: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 3238: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
3239: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
3240: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
3241: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
3242: Can also be found online at:
3243: <ul>
3244: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
3245: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 3246: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 3247: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 3248: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 3249: <p>
3250:
3251: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.377 david 3252: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 3253: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 3254: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 3255: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 3256: </strong></font><br>
3257: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 3258: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
3259: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
3260: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
3261: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 3262:
3263: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3264: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
3265: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
3266: New York Times.
3267: </strong></font>(free registration required)
3268:
1.273 deraadt 3269: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3270: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 3271: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 3272: ABC News.
3273: </strong></font>
3274:
3275: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3276: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 3277: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 3278: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 3279: </strong></font>
3280:
3281: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3282: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 3283: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 3284: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 3285: </strong></font>
3286:
3287: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 3288: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
3289: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 3290: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 3291: </strong></font>
3292:
3293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3294: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 3295: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 3296: Times Daily, AL.
3297: </strong></font>
3298:
3299: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3300: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
3301: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
3302: Boston.com, MA.
3303: </strong></font>
3304:
3305: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3306: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 3307: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 3308: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
3309: </strong></font>
3310:
3311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 3312: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
3313: [Article was pulled]</a>
3314: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 3315: </strong></font>
3316:
3317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3318: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
3319: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
3320: Infoshop News.
3321: </strong></font>
3322:
3323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3324: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
3325: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
3326: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
3327: </strong></font>
3328:
3329: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 3330: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
3331: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
3332: Raleigh News, NC.
3333: </strong></font>
3334:
3335: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 3336: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
1.314 deraadt 3337: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
3338: Napa News, CA.
3339: </strong></font>
3340:
3341: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3342: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 3343: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
3344: NEPA News, PA.
3345: </strong></font>
3346:
3347: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3348: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
3349: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
3350: Wired News.
3351: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 3352: <br>
3353: <li>
1.333 deraadt 3354: <font color="#009000"><strong>
3355: [JAPANESE]
3356: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
3357: Wired News Japan</a>
3358: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 3359:
1.271 deraadt 3360: </ul>
3361: <p>
1.272 deraadt 3362: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
3363: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 3364: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
3365: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
3366: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
3367: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
3368: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
3369: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 3370: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 3371: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
3372: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
3373: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 3374: <p>
3375: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 3376:
3377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3378: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 3379: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
3380: Indianapolis Star, IN.
3381: </strong></font>
3382:
3383: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 3384: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
3385: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
3386: Miami Herald, FL.
3387: </strong></font>
3388:
3389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 3390: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 3391: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
3392: </strong></font>
3393:
3394: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3395: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 3396: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 3397: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 3398: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 3399:
3400: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3401: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
3402: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
3403: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
3404: ABC News.
3405: </strong></font>
3406:
1.276 deraadt 3407: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3408: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 3409: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 3410: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 3411: </strong></font>
3412:
1.286 dhartmei 3413: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3414: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 3415: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
3416: Wilmington Star, NC.
3417: </strong></font>
3418:
1.300 jose 3419: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3420: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
3421: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
3422: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
3423: </strong></font>
3424:
1.309 jose 3425: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3426: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
3427: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
3428: Globe Technology.
3429: </strong></font>
3430:
1.263 deraadt 3431: </ul>
1.262 beck 3432: <p>
3433:
3434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 3435: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
3436: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3437: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 3438: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 3439: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 3440: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
3441: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
3442: <p>
3443:
3444: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 3445: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
3446: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
3447: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 3448: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 3449: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
3450: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
3451: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
3452: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
3453: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
3454: and simply restates other press reports.
3455: <p>
3456:
3457: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 3458: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
3459: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
3460: OS News, April 18, 2003.
3461: </strong></font><br>
3462: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
3463: <p>
3464:
3465: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 3466: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
3467: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3468: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 3469: </strong></font><br>
3470: Another report on the DARPA funding.
3471: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
3472: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
3473: <p>
3474:
3475: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 3476: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
3477: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
3478: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
3479: April 17, 2003.
3480: </strong></font><br>
3481: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
3482: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
3483: Tech Anthems</a>
3484: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
3485: 4 so far.
3486: <p>
3487:
3488: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 3489: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
3490: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3491: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 3492: </strong></font><br>
3493: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
3494: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
3495: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
3496: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
3497: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
3498: Goes on to say:
3499: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
3500: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
3501: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
3502: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 3503: This article is also found online at:
3504: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 3505: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3506: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
3507: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
3508: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 3509: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 3510: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3511: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
3512: ZDnet</a>,
3513: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 3514: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 3515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3516: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
3517: ZDnet Australia</a>,
3518: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 3519: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 3520: </ul>
1.260 ian 3521: <p>
1.279 deraadt 3522:
1.260 ian 3523: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3524: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 3525: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 3526: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 3527: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 3528: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 3529: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
3530: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
3531: without notice or justification.
3532: <p>
3533:
3534: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.571 miod 3535: <a href="http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 3536: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 3537: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 3538: </strong></font><br>
3539: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
3540: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 3541: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 3542: effective today, without any warning..."
3543: <p>
1.257 ian 3544:
3545: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 3546: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
3547: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3548: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 3549: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 3550: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
3551: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
3552: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
3553: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
3554: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 3555: <p>
3556:
3557: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 3558: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
3559: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3560: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 3561: </strong></font><br>
3562: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
3563: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
3564: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
3565: quoting two of them:
3566: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
3567: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
3568: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
3569: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
3570: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
3571: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
3572: <p>
3573:
1.255 ian 3574: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 3575: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
3576: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 3577: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 3578: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 3579: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 3580: <p>
3581:
3582: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 3583: [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 3584: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 3585: </strong></font><br>
3586: New security concepts in OpenBSD
3587: <p>
3588:
3589: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 3590: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
3591: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3592: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 3593: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 3594: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 3595: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
3596: security experts for more than three decades."
3597: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
3598: <p>
1.261 ian 3599:
1.254 drahn 3600: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 3601: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 3602: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 3603: </strong></font><br>
3604: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
3605: <p>
3606:
3607: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 3608: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
3609: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
3610: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
3611: </strong></font><br>
3612: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
3613: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
3614: discussion OpenBSD's path.
3615: <p>
3616:
3617: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 3618: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
3619: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3620: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 3621: </strong></font><br>
3622: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
3623: from US DARPA.
3624: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
3625: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
3626: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
3627: the BSD license.
3628: <p>
3629: </ul>
3630:
1.251 ian 3631: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
3632: <ul>
3633:
3634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3635: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
3636: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
3637: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
3638: </strong></font><br>
3639:
3640: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
3641: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
3642: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
3643: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
3644: <p>
3645:
3646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 3647: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
3648: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.371 jose 3649: OnLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 3650: </strong></font><br>
3651: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
3652: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
3653: Mentions
3654: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
3655: and
3656: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
3657: programs.
3658: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 3659: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 3660: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
3661: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
3662: <p>
1.325 ian 3663: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
3664: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 3665:
3666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3667: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
3668: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
3669: </strong></font><br>
3670: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
3671: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
3672: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
3673: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
3674: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
3675: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
3676: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
3677: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
3678: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
3679: put into service."
3680: <p>
3681: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
3682: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
3683: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
3684: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
3685: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
3686: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
3687: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
3688: computers with security features."
3689: <p>
1.329 ian 3690:
3691: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3692: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
3693: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
3694: Slate,
3695: March 3, 2003.
3696: </strong></font><br>
1.413 deraadt 3697: Brendan Koerner's thorough dismissal of the total unreality and FUD
1.329 ian 3698: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
3699: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
3700: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
3701: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
3702: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
3703: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
3704: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
3705: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
3706: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
3707: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
3708: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
3709: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
3710: of more secure open-source solutions like
3711: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
3712: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
3713: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
3714: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
3715: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
3716: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
3717: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
3718: the Beltway."
3719: <p>
1.251 ian 3720: </ul>
3721:
1.249 jufi 3722: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
3723: <ul>
3724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3725: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
3726: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3727: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 3728: </strong></font><br>
3729: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
3730: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 3731: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 3732: <p>
1.334 ian 3733:
3734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3735: <a href="http://www.egovos.org/pdf/dodfoss.pdf">Use of Free and
3736: Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense</a>,
3737: MITRE Report Number MP 02 W0000101, revised January 2, 2003
3738: </strong></font><br>
3739: Prepared by The MITRE Corporation for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency),
3740: this report analyses how DOD uses open source software.
3741: The summary talks briefly about various terms (free, open source, etc.),
3742: then talks about the survey itself, one question of which was
3743: "... the hypothetical question ...
3744: of what would happen if FOSS software were banned in the DoD."
3745: <br>
3746: "The main conclusion of the analysis was that FOSS software plays
3747: a more critical role in the DoD than has generally been recognized.
3748: FOSS applications are most important in four broad areas: Infrastructure
3749: Support, Software Development, Security, and Research. One unexpected
3750: result was the degree to which Security depends on FOSS. Banning
3751: FOSS would remove certain types of infrastructure components (e.g.,
1.335 david 3752: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>) that currently help
1.334 ian 3753: support network security.
3754: It would also limit DoD access to, and overall expertise in, the use of
3755: powerful FOSS analysis and detection applications that hostile groups could
3756: use to help stage cyberattacks. Finally, it would remove the
3757: demonstrated ability of FOSS applications to be updated rapidly in
3758: response to new types of cyberattack. Taken together, these factors
3759: imply that banning FOSS would have immediate, broad, and strongly
3760: negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused
3761: DoD groups to defend against cyberattacks."
3762: <br>
3763: So, let's hope the policy wonks read this report.
3764: <p>
3765:
1.249 jufi 3766: </ul>
3767:
1.246 jufi 3768: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3769: <ul>
1.246 jufi 3770:
1.247 jufi 3771: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3772: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 3773: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3774: CNET News.com, December 4, 2002.
1.246 jufi 3775: </strong></font><br>
3776: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
3777: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3778: <p>
3779:
1.247 jufi 3780: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3781: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
3782: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3783: Heise News-Ticker, December 4, 2002
1.301 jose 3784: </strong></font><br>
1.460 david 3785: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III CPU
1.301 jose 3786: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
3787: <p>
3788:
3789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3790: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 3791: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3792: eWeek, December 3, 2002.
1.246 jufi 3793: </strong></font><br>
3794: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
3795: in their annual OpenHack security test.
3796: <p>
1.247 jufi 3797: </ul>
1.246 jufi 3798:
1.244 jufi 3799: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3800: <ul>
1.246 jufi 3801:
1.247 jufi 3802: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 3803: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
3804: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
3805: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3806: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 3807: </strong></font><br>
3808: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
3809: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
3810: md5 digests.
3811: <p>
3812:
1.247 jufi 3813: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 3814: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 3815: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
3816: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 3817: </strong></font><br>
3818: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
3819: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
3820: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
3821: right the first time."
3822: <p>
1.247 jufi 3823: </ul>
1.244 jufi 3824:
3825:
3826: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3827: <ul>
1.244 jufi 3828:
1.247 jufi 3829: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 3830: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3831: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
3832: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 3833: </strong></font><br>
3834: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
3835: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
3836: part 6</a>.
3837: <p>
3838:
1.247 jufi 3839: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 3840: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 3841: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:
3842: Securing Remote PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3843: O'Reilly Network, August 8, 2002.
1.244 jufi 3844: </strong></font><br>
3845: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
3846: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
3847: <p>
1.301 jose 3848:
3849: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3850: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
3851: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
3852: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
3853: </strong></font><br>
3854:
3855: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
3856: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
3857: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
3858: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
3859: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
3860: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
3861: <i>Here's the
3862: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
3863: <p>
1.247 jufi 3864: </ul>
1.242 jufi 3865:
3866: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3867: <ul>
1.242 jufi 3868:
1.247 jufi 3869: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3870: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 3871: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6: Archiving PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.269 deraadt 3872: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3873: </strong></font><br>
3874: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
3875: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
3876: <p>
3877:
1.247 jufi 3878: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3879: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3880: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3881: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 1, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3882: </strong></font><br>
3883: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
3884: this time using pf.
3885: <p>
1.247 jufi 3886: </ul>
1.242 jufi 3887:
3888: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3889: <ul>
1.242 jufi 3890:
1.247 jufi 3891: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3892: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3893: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
3894: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3895: </strong></font><br>
3896: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
3897: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
3898: their rotation.
3899: <p>
3900:
1.247 jufi 3901: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3902: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3903: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3904: O'Reilly Network, June 6, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3905: </strong></font><br>
3906: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
3907: <p>
1.247 jufi 3908: </ul>
1.242 jufi 3909:
1.239 jufi 3910: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3911: <ul>
1.239 jufi 3912:
1.247 jufi 3913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3914: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 3915: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
3916: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 3917: </strong></font><br>
3918: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
3919: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
3920: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
3921: <p>
3922:
1.247 jufi 3923: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 3924: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 3925: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
3926: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 3927: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 3928: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
3929: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
3930: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 3931: <p>
1.247 jufi 3932: </ul>
1.239 jufi 3933:
1.235 lebel 3934: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3935: <ul>
1.235 lebel 3936:
1.239 jufi 3937:
1.247 jufi 3938: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 3939: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 3940: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
3941: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 3942: </strong></font><br>
3943: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
3944: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
3945: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
3946: <p>
1.301 jose 3947:
1.247 jufi 3948: </ul>
1.235 lebel 3949:
1.228 horacio 3950: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 3951: <ul>
1.228 horacio 3952:
1.247 jufi 3953: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 3954: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 3955: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
3956: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 3957: </strong></font><br>
3958: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
3959: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
3960: <p>
3961:
1.247 jufi 3962: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 3963: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 3964: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
3965: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 3966: </strong></font><br>
3967: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
3968: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
3969: <p>
3970:
1.247 jufi 3971: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 3972: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 3973: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
3974: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 3975: </strong></font><br>
3976: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
3977: on the desktop of his parents.
3978: <p>
3979:
1.247 jufi 3980: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 3981: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 3982: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
3983: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 3984: </strong></font><br>
3985: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
3986: using IPFilter.
3987:
3988: <p>
3989:
1.247 jufi 3990: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 3991: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 3992: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
3993: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 3994: </strong></font><br>
3995: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
3996: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
3997: perspectives of the four OS.
3998: <br>
3999: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 4000: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 4001: <p>
4002:
1.247 jufi 4003: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 4004: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
4005: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 4006: software and security</a>,
4007: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 4008: </strong></font><br>
4009:
4010: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
4011: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
4012: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
4013: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
4014: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
4015: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
4016: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
4017: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
4018: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
4019: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
4020: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
4021: security conscious team beyond doubt.
4022: <p>
1.247 jufi 4023: </ul>
1.228 horacio 4024:
1.225 horacio 4025: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 4026: <ul>
1.225 horacio 4027:
1.247 jufi 4028: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 4029: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
4030: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 4031: Interview</a>,
4032: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 4033: </strong></font><br>
4034:
4035: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
4036: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
4037: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 4038: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 4039: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
4040: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
4041: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
4042: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
4043: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 4044: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 4045: of choice.
4046: <p>
1.247 jufi 4047: </ul>
1.225 horacio 4048:
4049: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4050: <ul>
1.225 horacio 4051:
1.247 jufi 4052: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 4053: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 4054: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
4055: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 4056: </strong></font><br>
4057:
4058: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
4059: <p>
4060:
1.247 jufi 4061: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4062: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 4063: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
4064: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 4065: </strong></font><br>
4066:
4067: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
4068: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
4069: <p>
1.247 jufi 4070: </ul>
1.225 horacio 4071:
1.218 horacio 4072: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4073: <ul>
1.218 horacio 4074:
1.247 jufi 4075: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.387 mcbride 4076: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/6">
1.269 deraadt 4077: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1.392 david 4078: KernelTrap, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 4079: </strong></font><br>
4080:
4081: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
4082: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
4083: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
4084: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
4085: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
4086: subjects. Worth a read.
4087: <p>
4088:
4089:
1.247 jufi 4090: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 4091: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 4092: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
4093: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 4094: </strong></font><br>
4095:
4096: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
4097: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
4098: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
4099: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
4100: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
4101: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
4102: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
4103: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
4104: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 4105: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 4106: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
4107: on other operating systems.<br>
4108: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
4109: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
4110: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
4111: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
4112: <p>
4113:
1.247 jufi 4114: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4115: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 4116: Operating System 2010</a>,
4117: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 4118: </strong></font><br>
4119:
4120: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
4121: covering the level of software integration into the core
4122: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
4123: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
4124: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
4125: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
4126: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
4127: <p>
4128:
1.247 jufi 4129: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 4130: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 4131: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
4132: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 4133: </strong></font><br>
4134:
4135: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
4136: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
4137: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
4138: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
4139: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
4140: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
4141: <p>
1.247 jufi 4142: </ul>
1.221 horacio 4143:
1.210 jufi 4144: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4145: <ul>
1.215 horacio 4146:
1.247 jufi 4147: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4148: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 4149: Already a Contender</a>,
4150: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 4151: </strong></font><br>
4152:
4153: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
4154: source software in response to an article which claimed that
4155: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
4156: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
4157: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
4158: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
4159: <p>
4160:
1.247 jufi 4161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 4162: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 4163: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
4164: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 4165: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4166:
1.224 horacio 4167: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
4168: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
4169: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
4170: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
4171: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
4172: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 4173: <p>
1.247 jufi 4174: </ul>
1.215 horacio 4175:
4176: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4177: <ul>
1.215 horacio 4178:
1.247 jufi 4179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4180: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
4181: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 4182: Division</a>,
4183: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 4184: </strong></font><br>
4185:
4186: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
4187: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 4188: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 4189: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
4190: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
4191: investment</em>.<br>
4192: The implementation details can be seen on their
4193: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
4194: <p>
4195:
1.247 jufi 4196: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4197: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
4198: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
4199: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
4200: </strong></font><br>
4201:
4202: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
4203: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
4204: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1.475 grunk 4205: laptops and T-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1.301 jose 4206: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
4207: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
4208: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
4209: <p>
4210:
4211: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 4212: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 4213: Thinking about Security</a>,
4214: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 4215: </strong></font><br>
4216:
4217: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
4218: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
4219: security and says that even secured operating systems running
4220: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
4221: to time.<br>
4222: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
4223: system and just the most secure system.
4224: <p>
4225:
1.247 jufi 4226: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 4227: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 4228: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
4229: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 4230: </strong></font><br>
4231:
4232: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
4233: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
4234: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
4235: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
4236: choice:<br>
4237: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
4238: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
4239: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
4240: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
4241: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
4242: network security devices and as such must be well
4243: armored."</em><br>
4244: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
4245: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
4246: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
4247: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
4248: <br>
4249: Bravo!
4250: <p>
1.247 jufi 4251: </ul>
1.210 jufi 4252:
1.207 ian 4253: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4254: <ul>
1.215 horacio 4255:
1.247 jufi 4256: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 4257: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
4258: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
4259: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 4260:
1.207 ian 4261: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
4262: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 4263: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 4264: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
4265: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
4266: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 4267: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 4268: <p>
1.247 jufi 4269: </ul>
1.207 ian 4270:
1.194 jufi 4271: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4272: <ul>
1.194 jufi 4273:
1.247 jufi 4274: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4275: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 4276: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
4277: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 4278: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4279:
1.240 miod 4280: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 4281: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
4282: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
4283: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
4284: <p>
4285:
1.247 jufi 4286: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4287: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
4288: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
4289: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
4290:
4291: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
4292: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
4293: <p>
4294:
4295: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4296: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
4297: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
4298: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
4299:
4300: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
4301: <p>
4302:
4303: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4304: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 4305: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
4306: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
4307: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4308:
1.240 miod 4309: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 4310: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 4311: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
4312: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1.413 deraadt 4313: on the article he comments on the team's <em>license audit</em> through
1.206 ian 4314: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 4315: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
4316: <br>
1.413 deraadt 4317: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licencs has meant for the
1.201 horacio 4318: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
4319: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
4320: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
4321: <p>
4322:
1.247 jufi 4323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 4324: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
4325: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 4326: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 4327: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4328:
1.194 jufi 4329: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
4330: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
4331: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
4332: <br>
4333: The new
4334: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 4335: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 4336: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
4337: <p>
1.247 jufi 4338: </ul>
1.194 jufi 4339:
1.190 horacio 4340: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4341: <ul>
1.190 horacio 4342:
1.247 jufi 4343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 4344:
4345: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
4346: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
4347:
1.301 jose 4348:
1.191 jufi 4349: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
4350: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
4351:
4352: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
4353: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
4354:
1.582 grunk 4355: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20010527142347">
1.212 horacio 4356: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 4357: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
4358:
1.211 horacio 4359: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
4360: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 4361: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
4362:
1.247 jufi 4363: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 4364: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
4365:
1.247 jufi 4366: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 4367: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
4368:
1.212 horacio 4369: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
4370: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 4371: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
4372:
4373: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
4374: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
4375:
4376: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
4377: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
4378:
1.301 jose 4379: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
4380: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
4381:
1.191 jufi 4382: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
4383: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
4384:
4385: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 4386: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 4387:
1.192 jufi 4388: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
4389: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 4390: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 4391:
1.193 deraadt 4392: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
4393: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 4394: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 4395:
1.247 jufi 4396: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 4397: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
4398:
1.247 jufi 4399: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 4400: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
4401: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
4402:
1.213 horacio 4403: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 4404: 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 4405: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
4406:
1.190 horacio 4407: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 4408: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
4409: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
4410: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
4411: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
4412: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
4413: <p>
1.190 horacio 4414:
1.247 jufi 4415: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 4416: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
4417: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
4418: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 4419: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4420:
1.195 jufi 4421: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 4422: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
4423: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
4424: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 4425: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
4426: <p>
4427:
1.247 jufi 4428: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4429: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 4430: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
4431: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
4432: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4433:
1.191 jufi 4434: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 4435: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
4436: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
4437: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
4438: <p>
4439:
4440: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4441: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
4442: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
4443: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
4444:
4445: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
4446: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 4447: <p>
1.247 jufi 4448: </ul>
1.190 horacio 4449:
1.191 jufi 4450:
1.186 jufi 4451: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4452: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 4453:
1.247 jufi 4454: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 4455: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 4456: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
4457: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 4458: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 4459:
1.188 jufi 4460: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 4461: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 4462: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 4463: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
4464: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 4465: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 4466: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 4467: <p>
4468:
1.301 jose 4469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4470: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
4471: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
4472: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
4473:
4474: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
4475: <p>
1.191 jufi 4476:
1.247 jufi 4477: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 4478: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
4479: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1.466 deraadt 4480: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 5, 2001
1.191 jufi 4481: </strong></font><br>
4482:
4483: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
4484: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
4485: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
4486: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
4487: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
4488: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
4489: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
4490: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
4491: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
4492: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
4493: familiar?
4494: <p>
1.247 jufi 4495: </ul>
1.191 jufi 4496:
1.178 louis 4497: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4498: <ul>
1.178 louis 4499:
1.247 jufi 4500: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 4501: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 4502: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
4503: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 4504: </strong></font><br>
4505:
4506: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
4507: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
4508: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
4509: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
4510: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
4511: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
4512: <p>
4513:
1.247 jufi 4514: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 4515: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
4516: Open source under the hood</a>,
4517: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 4518: </strong></font><br>
4519:
4520: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
4521: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
4522: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
4523: <p>
4524:
1.247 jufi 4525: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 4526: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
4527: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
4528: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 4529: </strong></font><br>
4530:
4531: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
4532: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
4533: <p>
1.247 jufi 4534: </ul>
1.179 louis 4535:
1.174 louis 4536:
1.175 louis 4537: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4538: <ul>
1.175 louis 4539:
1.247 jufi 4540: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 4541: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
4542: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
4543: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 4544: </strong></font><br>
4545:
4546: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
4547: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
4548: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
4549: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
4550: <p>
4551:
1.247 jufi 4552: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 4553: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
4554: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
4555: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 4556: </strong></font><br>
4557:
4558: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 4559: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 4560: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
4561: <p>
1.247 jufi 4562: </ul>
1.175 louis 4563:
1.176 louis 4564:
1.172 mickey 4565: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 4566: <ul>
1.172 mickey 4567:
1.247 jufi 4568: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 4569: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
4570: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 4571: </strong></font><br>
4572:
4573: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
4574: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
4575: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 4576: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 4577: <p>
4578:
1.247 jufi 4579: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 4580: <a
1.269 deraadt 4581: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
4582: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
4583: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 4584: </strong></font><br>
4585:
4586: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
4587: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
4588: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
4589: <p>
4590:
1.247 jufi 4591: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4592: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 4593: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
4594: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 4595: </strong></font><br>
4596:
4597: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
4598: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
4599: <p>
4600:
1.247 jufi 4601: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4602: <a
1.269 deraadt 4603: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
4604: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 4605: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
4606: </strong></font><br>
4607:
4608: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
4609: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
4610: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
4611: our own Theo de Raadt.
4612: <p>
4613:
1.247 jufi 4614: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4615: <a
1.269 deraadt 4616: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
4617: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
4618: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 4619: </strong></font><br>
4620:
4621: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
4622: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
4623: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
4624: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
4625: shut down.]
4626: <p>
4627:
1.247 jufi 4628: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 4629: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 4630: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 4631: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
4632: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 4633: </strong></font><br>
4634:
4635: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
4636: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
4637: <p>
1.247 jufi 4638: </ul>
1.172 mickey 4639:
1.161 louis 4640: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4641: <ul>
1.161 louis 4642:
1.247 jufi 4643: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 4644: <a
1.269 deraadt 4645: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
4646: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
4647: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 4648: </strong></font><br>
4649:
4650: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
4651: by John Wolley
4652: <p>
4653:
1.247 jufi 4654: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 4655: <a
1.269 deraadt 4656: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
4657: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
4658: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 4659: </strong></font><br>
4660:
4661: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
4662: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
4663: OpenBSD).
4664: <p>
4665:
1.247 jufi 4666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 4667: <a
1.247 jufi 4668: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 4669: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
4670: </strong></font><br>
4671:
4672: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
4673: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
1.585 steven 4674: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="faq/ports/index.html">ports
1.171 louis 4675: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
4676: and hindsight.
4677: <p>
4678:
1.247 jufi 4679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4680: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
4681: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
4682: </strong></font><br>
4683:
4684: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
4685: <p>
4686:
1.247 jufi 4687: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 4688: <a
1.168 provos 4689: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
4690: December 7, 2000
4691: </strong></font><br>
4692:
4693: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
4694: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
4695: us explain.
4696: <p>
4697:
1.247 jufi 4698: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 4699: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
4700: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 4701: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 4702: December 6, 2000
4703: </strong></font><br>
4704:
4705: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
4706: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
4707: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
4708: <p>
4709:
1.247 jufi 4710: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4711: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
4712: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
4713: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
4714: </strong></font><br>
4715:
4716: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
4717: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
4718: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
4719: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
4720: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
4721: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
4722: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
4723: <p>
4724:
4725: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 4726: <a
1.226 horacio 4727: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
4728: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 4729: </strong></font><br>
4730:
4731: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 4732: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 4733: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 4734: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
4735: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
4736: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 4737: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 4738: <p>
1.162 millert 4739:
1.247 jufi 4740: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 4741: <a
1.161 louis 4742: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
4743: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
4744: </strong></font><br>
4745:
4746: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
4747: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
4748: <p>
4749:
1.247 jufi 4750: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 4751: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
4752: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
4753: </strong></font><br>
4754:
4755: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
4756: <p>
4757:
4758:
1.247 jufi 4759: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 4760: <a
1.226 horacio 4761: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
4762: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
4763: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 4764: </strong></font><br>
4765:
4766: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
4767: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
4768: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
4769: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
4770: <p>
1.247 jufi 4771: </ul>
1.169 louis 4772:
1.158 louis 4773: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4774: <ul>
1.147 louis 4775:
1.247 jufi 4776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4777: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
4778: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 4779: </strong></font><br>
4780:
4781: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
4782: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
4783: <p>
4784:
1.247 jufi 4785: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4786: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
4787: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
4788: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 4789: </strong></font><br>
4790: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
4791: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
4792: <p>
4793:
1.247 jufi 4794: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 4795: <a
4796: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
4797: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
4798: </strong></font><br>
4799:
4800: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
4801: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
4802: <p>
4803:
1.247 jufi 4804: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4805: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 4806: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
4807: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 4808:
1.213 horacio 4809: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.383 jcs 4810: <a href="books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1.161 louis 4811: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
4812: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
4813: <p>
1.215 horacio 4814:
1.247 jufi 4815: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 4816: <a
4817: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
4818: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
4819: </strong></font><br>
4820:
4821: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
4822: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
4823: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
4824: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
4825: much of the attitude too).
4826: <p>
1.161 louis 4827:
1.247 jufi 4828: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4829: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 4830: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 4831: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 4832:
1.157 louis 4833: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
4834: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
4835: <p>
1.247 jufi 4836: </ul>
1.157 louis 4837:
4838: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4839: <ul>
1.157 louis 4840:
1.247 jufi 4841: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4842: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 4843: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 4844: </strong></font><br>
4845:
4846: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
4847: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
4848: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
4849: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
4850: <p>
4851:
1.247 jufi 4852: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 4853: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
4854: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
4855: </strong></font><br>
4856:
4857: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
4858: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
4859: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
4860: it because they love coding...
4861: <p>
4862:
1.247 jufi 4863: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 4864: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
4865: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
4866: </strong></font><br>
4867:
4868: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
4869: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
4870: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
4871: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
4872: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
4873: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
4874: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
4875: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
4876: <p>
4877:
1.247 jufi 4878: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4879: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
4880: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
4881: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 4882: </strong></font><br>
4883:
4884: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
4885: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
4886: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
4887: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
4888: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
4889: the pizza.
4890: <p>
4891:
1.247 jufi 4892: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 4893: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
4894: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
4895: </strong></font><br>
4896:
4897: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
4898: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
4899: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
4900: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
4901: problems.
4902: <p>
4903:
1.247 jufi 4904: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.568 ian 4905: <a href="https://osuny.co.uk/txt/zines/napalm/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba
4906: to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
1.154 louis 4907: </strong></font><br>
4908:
1.222 miod 4909: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 4910: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
4911: - whether they like it or not.
4912: <p>
4913:
1.247 jufi 4914: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4915: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
4916: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 4917: </strong></font><br>
4918:
4919: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
4920: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
4921: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 4922: <p>
1.148 aaron 4923:
1.247 jufi 4924: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4925: <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 4926: </strong></font><br>
4927:
4928: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
4929: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
4930: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
4931: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
4932: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
4933: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
4934: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
4935: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
4936: <p>
4937:
1.247 jufi 4938: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4939: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
4940: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 4941: </strong></font><br>
4942:
4943: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
4944: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1.413 deraadt 4945: BSDs. Mostly he summarizes the history and quotes the various project
1.147 louis 4946: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
4947: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
4948: <p>
1.247 jufi 4949: </ul>
1.147 louis 4950:
1.138 louis 4951: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4952: <ul>
1.138 louis 4953:
1.247 jufi 4954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4955: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
4956: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
4957: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
4958: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 4959: </strong></font><br>
4960:
1.227 horacio 4961: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 4962: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
4963: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
4964: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
4965: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
4966: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
4967: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
4968: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 4969: <p>
4970:
1.247 jufi 4971: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 4972: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 4973: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 4974: </strong></font><br>
4975:
4976: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
4977: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
4978: groups, and even Linux.
4979: <p>
4980:
1.247 jufi 4981: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4982: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
4983: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 4984: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
4985: </strong></font><br>
4986:
4987: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
4988: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
4989: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
4990: library after installing the OS.
4991: <p>
4992:
1.247 jufi 4993: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 4994: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 4995: Sys Admin, September 2000
4996: </strong></font><br>
4997:
4998: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
4999: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
5000: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
5001: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 5002: (<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>,
1.594 nick 5003: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
1.247 jufi 5004: <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 5005: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 5006: out of the system.
5007: <p>
5008:
1.247 jufi 5009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 5010: <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
5011: </strong></font><br>
5012:
5013: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.413 deraadt 5014: in terms of usability and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1.200 niklas 5015: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
5016: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
5017: the IP filtering and address translation.
5018: <p>
1.301 jose 5019:
5020: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5021: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
5022: </strong></font><br>
5023:
1.585 steven 5024: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="faq/ports/index.html">Ports</a> system that gives
1.301 jose 5025: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
5026: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
5027: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
5028: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
5029: <p>
1.247 jufi 5030: </ul>
1.200 niklas 5031:
1.131 louis 5032: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5033: <ul>
1.131 louis 5034:
1.247 jufi 5035: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 5036: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
5037: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
5038: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 5039: </strong></font><br>
5040:
5041: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
5042: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
5043: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
5044: <p>
5045:
1.247 jufi 5046: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 5047: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
5048: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
5049: </strong></font><br>
5050:
5051: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
5052: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
5053: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
5054: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
5055: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
5056: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
5057: note of"</i>.
5058: <p>
5059:
1.247 jufi 5060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 5061: <a
1.247 jufi 5062: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 5063: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
5064: </strong></font><br>
5065:
5066: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
5067: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
5068: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
5069: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
5070: <p>
5071:
1.247 jufi 5072: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 5073: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 5074: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
5075: </strong></font><br>
5076:
5077: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
5078: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
5079: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
5080: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
5081: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
5082: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
5083: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
5084: <p>
5085:
1.247 jufi 5086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 5087: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
5088: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
5089: 2000
5090: </strong></font><br>
5091:
5092: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
5093: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
5094: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
5095: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
5096: against current industry practices.
5097: <p>
5098:
1.247 jufi 5099: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 5100: <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
5101: </strong></font><br>
5102:
5103: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
5104: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
5105: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
5106: <p>
5107:
1.247 jufi 5108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 5109: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
5110: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
5111: </strong></font><br>
5112:
5113: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
5114: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
5115: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
5116: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
5117: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
5118: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
5119: careful code reviews, he concludes.
5120: <p>
5121:
1.247 jufi 5122: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 5123: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
5124: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
5125: </strong></font><br>
5126:
5127: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
5128: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
5129: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
5130: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
5131: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 5132: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
5133: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
5134: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 5135: <p>
1.247 jufi 5136: </ul>
1.131 louis 5137:
1.118 louis 5138: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5139: <ul>
1.118 louis 5140:
1.247 jufi 5141: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 5142: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
5143: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
5144: </strong></font><br>
5145:
5146: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
5147: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
5148: about time. The article mentions that
5149: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
5150: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
5151: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 5152: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 5153: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
5154: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 5155: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 5156: <p>
5157:
1.247 jufi 5158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 5159: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 5160: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 5161: </strong></font><br>
5162:
5163: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
5164: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
5165: of OpenSSH.
5166: <p>
5167:
1.247 jufi 5168: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5169: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 5170: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 5171: </strong></font><br>
5172:
5173: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 5174: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 5175: bridging.
5176: <p>
5177:
1.247 jufi 5178: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 5179: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
5180: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 5181: </strong></font><br>
5182:
1.121 deraadt 5183: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
5184: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 5185: <p>
5186:
1.247 jufi 5187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 5188: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
5189: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
5190: </strong></font><br>
5191:
5192: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
5193: <p>
5194:
1.247 jufi 5195: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.594 nick 5196: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
1.120 deraadt 5197: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 5198: </strong></font><br>
5199:
1.120 deraadt 5200: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
5201: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 5202: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
5203: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
5204: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
5205: <p>
5206:
1.247 jufi 5207: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 5208: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
5209: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
5210: </strong></font><br>
5211:
1.222 miod 5212: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 5213: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
5214: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
5215: protocols and their quirks.
5216: <p>
5217:
1.247 jufi 5218: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 5219: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
5220: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 5221: </strong></font><br>
5222:
5223: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
5224: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
5225: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 5226: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 5227: <p>
5228:
1.247 jufi 5229: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 5230: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
5231: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
5232: </strong></font><br>
5233:
5234: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
5235: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
5236: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
5237: <p>
5238:
1.247 jufi 5239: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.594 nick 5240: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
1.120 deraadt 5241: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 5242: </strong></font><br>
5243:
5244: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
5245: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
5246: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
5247: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
5248: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
5249: <p>
1.247 jufi 5250: </ul>
1.118 louis 5251:
1.104 louis 5252: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5253: <ul>
1.104 louis 5254:
1.247 jufi 5255: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 5256: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
5257: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
5258: </strong></font><br>
5259:
5260: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
5261: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
5262: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
5263: be a bit dry.
5264: <p>
5265:
1.247 jufi 5266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 5267: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
5268: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
5269: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
5270: </strong></font><br>
5271: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
5272: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
5273: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
5274: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
5275: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
5276: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
5277: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
5278: <p>
5279:
1.247 jufi 5280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 5281: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
5282: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 5283: 2000
1.128 louis 5284: </strong></font><br>
5285:
5286: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
5287: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
5288: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
5289: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
5290: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 5291: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 5292: <p>
5293:
1.247 jufi 5294: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5295: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
5296: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 5297: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 5298:
5299: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
5300: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
5301: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
5302: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.585 steven 5303: <a href="faq/ports/index.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
1.113 naddy 5304: <p>
1.110 louis 5305:
1.247 jufi 5306: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 5307: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
5308: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
5309: </strong></font><br>
5310:
5311: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
5312: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
5313: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
5314: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
5315: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
5316: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
5317: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
5318: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
5319: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
5320: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
5321: <p>
5322:
1.247 jufi 5323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 5324: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 5325: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 5326:
5327: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
5328: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 5329: <p>
1.108 louis 5330:
1.247 jufi 5331: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 5332: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
5333: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 5334: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 5335:
5336: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
5337: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
5338: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 5339: <p>
1.106 louis 5340:
1.247 jufi 5341: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 5342: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
5343: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 5344: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 5345:
5346: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
5347: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
5348: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
5349: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 5350: <p>
1.107 louis 5351:
1.247 jufi 5352: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 5353: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
5354: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 5355: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 5356:
5357: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
5358: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 5359: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 5360: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
5361: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 5362: <p>
1.105 louis 5363:
1.247 jufi 5364: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 5365: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 5366: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 5367: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 5368:
1.113 naddy 5369: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
5370: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 5371: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 5372: <p>
1.104 louis 5373:
1.247 jufi 5374: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 5375: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
5376: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
5377: </strong></font><br>
5378:
5379: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
5380: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
5381: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
5382: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
5383: <p>
1.301 jose 5384:
5385: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5386: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
1.577 tobias 5387: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
1.301 jose 5388: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
5389:
5390: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
5391: hardware-supported cryptography.
5392: <p>
1.247 jufi 5393: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 5394:
1.85 louis 5395: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5396: <ul>
1.85 louis 5397:
1.247 jufi 5398: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5399: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 5400: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 5401: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 5402:
5403: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
5404: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
5405: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
5406: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
5407: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
5408: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
5409: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 5410: <p>
1.99 louis 5411:
1.247 jufi 5412: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5413: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 5414: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 5415: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 5416:
5417: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
5418: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
5419: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
5420: conditions.
1.113 naddy 5421: <p>
1.100 louis 5422:
1.247 jufi 5423: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5424: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 5425: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 5426: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 5427:
5428: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
5429: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
5430: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
5431: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 5432: <p>
1.95 louis 5433:
1.247 jufi 5434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5435: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 5436: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 5437: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 5438:
5439: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
5440: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 5441: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 5442: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
5443: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5444: <p>
1.92 louis 5445:
1.247 jufi 5446: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5447: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 5448: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 5449: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 5450:
5451: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
5452: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
5453: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
5454: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
5455: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
5456: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 5457: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 5458: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 5459: <p>
1.91 louis 5460:
1.247 jufi 5461: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5462: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
5463: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 5464: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 5465:
5466: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
5467: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
5468: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
5469: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
5470: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
5471: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
5472: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
5473: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
5474: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 5475: <p>
1.90 louis 5476:
1.247 jufi 5477: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 5478: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
5479: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
5480: </strong></font><br>
5481: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
5482: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
5483: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
5484: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
5485: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
5486: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
5487: <p>
5488:
1.247 jufi 5489: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 5490: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
5491: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 5492: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 5493:
1.113 naddy 5494: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
5495: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 5496: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
5497: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
5498: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
5499: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
5500: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 5501: <p>
1.87 louis 5502:
1.247 jufi 5503: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 5504: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
5505: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 5506: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 5507:
5508: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 5509: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 5510: <p>
1.85 louis 5511:
1.247 jufi 5512: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 5513: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
5514: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
5515: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
5516:
5517: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
5518: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
5519: <p>
5520:
5521: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 5522: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
5523: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 5524: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 5525:
5526: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.577 tobias 5527: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 5528: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
5529: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 5530: <p>
1.89 louis 5531:
1.247 jufi 5532: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5533: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1.85 louis 5534: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 5535: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 5536:
5537: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
5538: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
5539: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
5540: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
5541: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 5542: </ul>
1.85 louis 5543:
1.78 deraadt 5544: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5545: <ul>
1.74 louis 5546:
1.247 jufi 5547: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5548: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 5549: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 5550: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 5551: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 5552:
5553: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
5554: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
5555: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5556: <p>
1.83 louis 5557:
1.247 jufi 5558: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 5559: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
5560: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 5561: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 5562:
5563: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
5564: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 5565: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 5566: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
5567: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 5568: <p>
1.93 louis 5569:
1.247 jufi 5570: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 5571: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
5572: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
5573: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 5574: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 5575:
1.83 louis 5576: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
5577: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
5578: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
5579: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
5580: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 5581: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
5582: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
5583: <p>
1.82 aaron 5584:
1.247 jufi 5585: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5586: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 5587: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 5588: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 5589:
1.83 louis 5590: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
5591: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
5592: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 5593: <p>
1.80 louis 5594:
1.247 jufi 5595: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5596: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 5597: Bad Press</a>,
5598: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 5599: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 5600:
5601: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 5602: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 5603: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
5604: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
5605: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 5606: <p>
1.247 jufi 5607: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 5608:
5609: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5610: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 5611:
1.247 jufi 5612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5613: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
5614: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 5615: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 5616: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 5617:
5618: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
5619: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
5620: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
5621: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 5622: <p>
1.74 louis 5623:
1.247 jufi 5624: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 5625: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
5626: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 5627: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 5628:
1.219 horacio 5629: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
5630: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
5631: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
5632: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
5633: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
5634: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
5635: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 5636: <p>
1.88 louis 5637:
1.247 jufi 5638: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 5639: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 5640: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 5641: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 5642:
5643: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
5644: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
5645: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
5646: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 5647: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 5648: <p>
1.81 louis 5649:
1.247 jufi 5650: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5651: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 5652: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 5653: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 5654:
5655: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
5656: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
5657: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
5658: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
5659: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
5660: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
5661: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 5662: <p>
1.90 louis 5663:
1.247 jufi 5664: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5665: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 5666: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 5667: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 5668:
5669: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
5670: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
5671: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 5672: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 5673: <p>
1.247 jufi 5674: </ul>
1.71 louis 5675:
1.69 deraadt 5676: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5677: <ul>
1.70 louis 5678:
1.247 jufi 5679: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5680: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
5681: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 5682: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 5683:
5684: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
5685: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
5686: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 5687: <p>
1.70 louis 5688:
1.247 jufi 5689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5690: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
5691: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 5692: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 5693:
5694: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 5695: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 5696: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 5697: <p>
1.68 louis 5698:
1.247 jufi 5699: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 5700: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
5701: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 5702: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 5703: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 5704:
1.111 jufi 5705: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
5706: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 5707: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 5708: "secure by default" installation.
5709: <p>
1.64 louis 5710:
1.247 jufi 5711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 5712: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 5713: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 5714: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 5715:
1.113 naddy 5716: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 5717: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 5718: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 5719: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
5720: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
5721: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 5722: <p>
1.66 louis 5723:
1.247 jufi 5724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5725: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 5726: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 5727: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 5728:
5729: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 5730: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 5731: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
5732: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
5733: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 5734: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
5735: <p>
1.83 louis 5736:
1.247 jufi 5737: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5738: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 5739: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 5740: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 5741:
5742: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 5743: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
5744: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 5745: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
5746: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 5747: <p>
1.64 louis 5748:
1.247 jufi 5749: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5750: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 5751: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 5752: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 5753:
5754: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
5755: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 5756: <p>
1.301 jose 5757:
5758: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5759: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
5760: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
5761: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
5762: </strong></font><br>
5763:
5764: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
5765: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
5766: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
5767: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
5768: Giving way to
5769: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
5770: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
5771: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
5772: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
5773: <p>
1.247 jufi 5774: </ul>
1.65 louis 5775:
1.69 deraadt 5776: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 5777: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5778:
1.247 jufi 5779: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5780: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 5781: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 5782: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 5783:
5784: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
5785: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
5786: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
5787: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 5788: <p>
1.88 louis 5789:
1.247 jufi 5790: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5791: <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 5792: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 5793:
5794: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 5795: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
5796: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 5797: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
5798: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 5799: <p>
1.60 louis 5800:
1.247 jufi 5801: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 5802: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1.377 david 5803: <a href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 5804: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 5805: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5806:
5807: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
5808: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
5809: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 5810: <p>
1.58 louis 5811:
1.247 jufi 5812: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 5813: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 5814: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 5815:
5816: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
5817: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 5818: <p>
1.53 louis 5819:
1.247 jufi 5820: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 5821: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
5822: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 5823: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 5824:
5825: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
5826: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
5827: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 5828: <p>
1.99 louis 5829:
1.247 jufi 5830: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 5831: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 5832: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5833:
5834: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
5835: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 5836: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 5837: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 5838: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 5839:
1.247 jufi 5840: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 5841: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
5842: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 5843: </strong></font><br>
5844:
5845: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
5846: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
5847: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
5848: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
5849: <p>
5850:
1.247 jufi 5851: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5852: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 5853: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 5854: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5855:
5856: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
5857: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 5858: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 5859:
1.247 jufi 5860: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 5861: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 5862: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 5863:
5864: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 5865: in
1.247 jufi 5866: <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 5867: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 5868: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 5869: <p>
1.53 louis 5870:
1.247 jufi 5871: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5872: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 5873: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
5874: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 5875: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 5876:
1.58 louis 5877: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5878: <p>
1.301 jose 5879:
5880: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5881: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
5882: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
5883: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
5884: Informacyjny, January 2000
5885: </strong></font><br>
5886:
5887: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
5888: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
5889: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
5890: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
5891: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
5892: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
5893: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
5894: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
5895: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
5896: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1.383 jcs 5897: <a href="mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org mail archives</a>. Interpretation
5898: errors are mine --louis</i>
1.301 jose 5899: <p>
5900:
5901: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5902: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
5903: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
5904: </strong></font><br>
5905:
5906: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
5907: <p>
5908: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 5909:
1.69 deraadt 5910: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5911: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5912:
1.247 jufi 5913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 5914: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
5915: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
5916: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 5917: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5918:
1.58 louis 5919: Kurt Seifried
5920: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
5921: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
5922: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 5923: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 5924:
1.247 jufi 5925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5926: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 5927: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 5928: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 5929:
5930: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 5931: <p>
1.96 louis 5932:
1.247 jufi 5933: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 5934: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
5935: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
5936: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
5937: </strong></font><br>
5938:
5939: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
5940: <p>
5941:
5942: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5943: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 5944: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 5945: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 5946:
5947: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
5948: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1.383 jcs 5949: <a href="smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1.86 louis 5950: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 5951: <p>
1.247 jufi 5952: </ul>
1.86 louis 5953:
1.69 deraadt 5954: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5955: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5956:
1.247 jufi 5957: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 5958: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
5959: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 5960: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 5961:
5962: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
5963: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 5964: <p>
1.61 louis 5965:
1.247 jufi 5966: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5967: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 5968: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
5969: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5970: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 5971:
5972: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 5973: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 5974: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
5975: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 5976: right -- or at least strives to".
5977: <p>
1.48 louis 5978:
1.247 jufi 5979: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 5980: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
5981: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5982: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 5983: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
5984: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
5985: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
5986: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 5987: <p>
1.61 louis 5988:
1.247 jufi 5989: <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 5990: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 5991: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 5992:
5993: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
5994: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
5995: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
5996: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 5997: <p>
1.46 louis 5998:
1.247 jufi 5999: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 6000: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
6001: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 6002: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 6003:
6004: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
6005: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 6006: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 6007:
1.247 jufi 6008: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 6009: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
6010: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 6011: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 6012:
6013: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
6014: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
6015: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
6016: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 6017: <p>
1.247 jufi 6018: </ul>
1.70 louis 6019:
1.69 deraadt 6020: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6021: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6022:
1.247 jufi 6023: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 6024: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
6025: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 6026: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 6027: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 6028:
6029: Kurt Seifried
6030: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
6031: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
6032: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 6033: <p>
1.44 philen 6034:
1.247 jufi 6035: <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 6036: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 6037: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 6038:
6039: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 6040: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 6041:
1.247 jufi 6042: <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 6043: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 6044: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 6045:
6046: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 6047: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 6048:
1.247 jufi 6049: <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 6050: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 6051: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 6052:
6053: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
6054: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
6055: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
6056: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 6057: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 6058:
1.247 jufi 6059: <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 6060: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 6061: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 6062:
1.36 louis 6063: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 6064: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 6065:
1.247 jufi 6066: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 6067: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1.39 louis 6068: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 6069: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 6070:
6071: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 6072: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 6073: </ul>
1.38 louis 6074:
1.69 deraadt 6075: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6076: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6077:
1.247 jufi 6078: <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 6079: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 6080: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 6081:
6082: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
6083: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 6084: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 6085:
1.113 naddy 6086: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 6087: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 6088: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 6089: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 6090:
6091: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
6092: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 6093: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
6094: terminal:
1.113 naddy 6095: <blockquote>
6096: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
6097: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
6098: <br>
6099: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
6100: </code>
6101: </blockquote>
6102: <p>
6103:
1.247 jufi 6104: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.340 jose 6105: <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 6106: <p>
6107:
6108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
6109: <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 6110: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 6111:
6112: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
6113: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 6114: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 6115: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 6116:
1.247 jufi 6117: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 6118: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
6119: Sept. 28, 1999
6120: </strong></font><br>
6121:
6122: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
6123: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
6124: translating and reprinting articles from
6125: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
6126: <p>
6127:
6128: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 6129: <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 6130: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 6131:
6132: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
6133: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
6134: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
6135: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
6136: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 6137: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 6138: <p>
1.19 louis 6139:
1.113 naddy 6140: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 6141: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 6142: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 6143:
6144: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
6145: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
6146: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 6147: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
6148: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 6149: <p>
1.16 louis 6150:
1.247 jufi 6151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 6152: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 6153: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 6154: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 6155:
1.57 louis 6156: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
6157: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
6158: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 6159: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 6160:
1.247 jufi 6161: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 6162: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.466 deraadt 6163: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 6164: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 6165:
1.113 naddy 6166: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 6167:
1.247 jufi 6168: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 6169: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
6170: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 6171: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 6172:
1.23 louis 6173: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
6174: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
6175: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
6176: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
6177: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 6178: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 6179:
1.247 jufi 6180: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 6181: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
6182: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 6183: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 6184:
1.199 pvalchev 6185: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 6186: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
6187: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
6188: installation.
1.113 naddy 6189: <p>
1.47 louis 6190:
1.247 jufi 6191: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 6192: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 6193: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 6194: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 6195:
1.301 jose 6196: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
6197: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
6198: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 6199: </ul>
1.57 louis 6200:
1.69 deraadt 6201: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6202: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6203:
1.247 jufi 6204: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 6205: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 6206: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 6207: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 6208:
6209: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
6210: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 6211: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 6212: <p>
1.12 louis 6213:
1.247 jufi 6214: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 6215: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 6216: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 6217: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 6218:
6219: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
6220: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 6221: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
6222: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
6223: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
6224: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
6225: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 6226: <p>
1.247 jufi 6227: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 6228:
1.69 deraadt 6229: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6230: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 6231:
1.247 jufi 6232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 6233: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 6234: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 6235:
6236: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
6237: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
6238: available."
1.113 naddy 6239: <p>
1.301 jose 6240:
6241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
6242: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
6243: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
6244: </strong></font><br>
6245:
6246: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
6247: <p>
1.247 jufi 6248: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 6249:
1.69 deraadt 6250: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6251: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6252:
1.247 jufi 6253: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 6254: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 6255: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 6256:
6257: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
6258: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
6259: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
6260: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
6261: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 6262: <p>
1.33 louis 6263:
1.247 jufi 6264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 6265: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 6266: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 6267: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 6268:
1.113 naddy 6269: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
6270: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 6271: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
6272: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
6273: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 6274: <p>
1.247 jufi 6275: </ul>
1.57 louis 6276:
1.69 deraadt 6277: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6278: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6279:
1.247 jufi 6280: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
6281: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 6282: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 6283: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 6284:
6285: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
6286: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 6287: <p>
1.69 deraadt 6288:
1.247 jufi 6289: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 6290: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
6291: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
6292: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 6293: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 6294:
6295: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 6296: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 6297:
1.247 jufi 6298: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 6299: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 6300:
1.113 naddy 6301: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 6302:
1.247 jufi 6303: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 6304: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1.68 louis 6305: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 6306: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 6307:
6308: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 6309: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 6310: </ul>
1.23 louis 6311:
1.69 deraadt 6312: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6313: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6314:
1.247 jufi 6315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.365 jose 6316: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/1999/0300/bsd.html">
1.113 naddy 6317: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 6318:
6319: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
6320: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 6321: <p>
1.2 deraadt 6322:
1.247 jufi 6323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 6324: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.340 jose 6325: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, InfoWorld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 6326: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 6327:
6328: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
6329: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 6330: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 6331: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 6332: </ul>
1.57 louis 6333:
1.69 deraadt 6334: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6335: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6336:
1.247 jufi 6337: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 6338: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1.15 louis 6339: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 6340: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 6341:
6342: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
6343: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
6344: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
6345: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 6346: <p>
1.15 louis 6347:
1.247 jufi 6348: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 6349: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
6350: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 6351: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 6352:
6353: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
6354: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
6355: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
6356: columns."
1.113 naddy 6357: <p>
1.247 jufi 6358: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 6359:
1.69 deraadt 6360: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 6361: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6362:
1.247 jufi 6363: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 6364: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 6365: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 6366: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 6367:
6368: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 6369: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 6370:
1.113 naddy 6371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 6372: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 6373: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 6374:
6375: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
6376: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 6377: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 6378: </ul>
1.57 louis 6379:
1.69 deraadt 6380: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 6381: <ul>
1.301 jose 6382: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
6383: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
6384: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
6385: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
6386:
6387: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
6388: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
6389: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
6390: <p>
6391:
6392: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
6393: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
6394: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
6395: Nov 13, 1998 and
6396: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
6397: Datateknik</a>,
6398: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
6399:
1.380 saad 6400: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in Mac OS X. The first
1.301 jose 6401: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
6402: explains the licensing issues and points to our
6403: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
6404: <p>
1.69 deraadt 6405:
1.113 naddy 6406: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 6407: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 6408: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 6409: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 6410:
1.222 miod 6411: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 6412: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
6413: Implementation, including a brief interview with
6414: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 6415: <p>
1.247 jufi 6416: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 6417:
1.69 deraadt 6418: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 6419: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6420:
1.247 jufi 6421: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 6422: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 6423: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 6424:
1.69 deraadt 6425: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
6426: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 6427: <p>
1.247 jufi 6428: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 6429:
1.69 deraadt 6430: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 6431: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 6432:
1.247 jufi 6433: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 6434: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
6435: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 6436: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 6437:
1.383 jcs 6438: Points at our <a href="security.html">security page</a>
1.1 deraadt 6439: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 6440: <p>
1.1 deraadt 6441:
1.247 jufi 6442: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 6443: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 6444: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
6445: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 6446: <p>
1.247 jufi 6447: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 6448:
1.69 deraadt 6449: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 6450: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6451:
1.247 jufi 6452: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 6453: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.377 david 6454: WebServer Online</a>, reprinted in
6455: <a href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 6456: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 6457: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 6458:
6459: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
6460: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
6461: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 6462: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 6463: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 6464: <p>
1.247 jufi 6465: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 6466:
6467: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 6468: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 6469:
1.247 jufi 6470: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 6471: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 6472: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 6473:
1.69 deraadt 6474: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
6475: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 6476: <p>
1.112 naddy 6477:
1.247 jufi 6478: </ul>
1.113 naddy 6479: <p>
1.1 deraadt 6480:
6481: </body>
6482: </html>
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