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1.57 louis 14: <h2><font color=#e00000>Media Coverage</strong><hr></font></h2>
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1.18 deraadt 16: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 18:
1.48 louis 19: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.60 louis 20: <a
1.64 ! louis 21: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
! 22: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
! 23: </strong></font><br>
! 24:
! 25: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like <a
! 26: href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
! 27: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
! 28: "secure by default" installation.
! 29: <p>
! 30:
! 31: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 32: <a
! 33: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
! 34: Information Security, February 2000
! 35: </strong></font><br>
! 36:
! 37: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
! 38: security. He highlights an emerging problem, that of the novice Linux users
! 39: who may unknowigly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
! 40: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
! 41: its reputation among security experts.
! 42: <p>
! 43:
! 44: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 45: <a
1.60 louis 46: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
47: </strong></font><br>
48:
49: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
50: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
51: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
52: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
53: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
54: <p>
55:
56: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 57: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
58: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
59: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
60: </strong></font><br>
61:
62: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
63: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
64: and cryptography.
65: <p>
66:
67: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 68: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
69: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 70: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 71:
72: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
73: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
74: <p>
75:
76: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 77: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
78: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
79:
80: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
81: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
82: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
83: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
84: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
85:
86: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
87: <a
88: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
89: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
90: </strong></font><br>
91:
92: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
93: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
94: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
95:
96: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 97: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 98: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 99:
100: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
101: in <a
102: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
103: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 104: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 105: <p>
106:
107: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 108: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
109: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
110: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 111: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 112:
1.58 louis 113: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 114: <p>
115:
116: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 117: <a
118: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
119: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
120: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 121: </strong></font><br>
122:
1.58 louis 123: Kurt Seifried
124: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
125: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
126: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
127: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 128:
129: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 130: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
131: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
132: </strong></font><br>
133:
134: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
135: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
136: <p>
137:
138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 139: <a
140: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 141: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
142: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 143: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 144:
145: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
146: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
147: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
148: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
149: right -- or at least strives to".
150: <p>
151:
1.61 louis 152: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
153: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
154: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
155: </strong></font><br>
156: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
157: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
158: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
159: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
160: <p>
161:
1.46 louis 162: <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 163: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 164: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 165:
166: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
167: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
168: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
169: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
170: <p>
171:
1.58 louis 172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
173: <a
174: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
175: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
176: </strong></font><br>
177:
178: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
179: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
180: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
181:
1.44 philen 182: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
183: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 184: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 185:
186: Kurt Seifried
187: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
188: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
189: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
190: <p>
191:
1.41 louis 192: <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>,
193: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 194: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 195:
196: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
197: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
198:
1.37 louis 199: <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>,
200: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 201: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 202:
203: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 204: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 205:
1.36 louis 206: <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>,
207: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 208: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 209:
210: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
211: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
212: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
213: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
214: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
215:
216: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/991006/ny_ntwrk_s_2.html>NSTI announces commercial support services for OpenBSD</a>,
1.34 beck 217: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 218: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 219:
1.36 louis 220: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
221: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 222:
1.38 louis 223: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 224: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
225: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 226: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 227:
228: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
229: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
230:
1.30 deraadt 231: <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 232: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 233: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 234:
235: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
236: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
237: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 238:
1.29 louis 239: <li><strong>
240: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 241: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 242: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 243:
244: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
245: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 246: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
247: terminal:
1.29 louis 248: <blockquote>
249: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
250: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
251: <br>
252: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
253: </code>
254: </blockquote>
255: <p>
256:
1.16 louis 257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 258: <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<br>
259: <li><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
1.57 louis 260: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 261:
262: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
263: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 264: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 265: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 266:
267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 268: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg183.htm">Open source has roots in the Net</a>, USA Today, Sept. 20, 1999
1.57 louis 269: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 270:
271: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
272: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
273: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
274: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
275: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 276: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 277: <p>
278:
1.43 louis 279: <li><strong>
280: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 281: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 282:
283: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
284: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
285: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 286: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
287: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 288: <p>
289:
1.1 deraadt 290: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 291: <a
292: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
293: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
294: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 295:
1.57 louis 296: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
297: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
298: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
299: Melbourne.<p>
300:
301: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
302: <a
303: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
304: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
305: </strong></font><br>
306:
307: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 308:
309: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 310: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 311: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 312: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 313:
1.23 louis 314: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
315: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
316: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
317: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
318: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 319: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 320:
321: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 322: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
323: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 324: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 325:
326: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
327: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
328: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
329: installation.
330: <p>
331:
332: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 333: <a
334: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
335: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
336: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
337:
338: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
339: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
340:
341: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 342: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 343: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 344: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 345:
346: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
347: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 348: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 349: <p>
350:
351: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 352: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 353: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 354: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 355:
356: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
357: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 358: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
359: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
360: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
361: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
362: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 363: <p>
364:
365: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.3 deraadt 366: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.10 deraadt 367: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.57 louis 368: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.3 deraadt 369:
1.20 louis 370: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
371: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.3 deraadt 372: <p>
373:
374: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 375: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 376: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 377:
378: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
379: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
380: available."
381: <p>
382:
383: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 384: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 385: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 386:
387: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
388: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
389: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
390: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
391: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
392: <p>
393:
394: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 395: <a
396: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
397: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
398: </strong></font><br>
399:
400: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
401: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
402: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
403: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
404: an interesting read.
405: <p>
406:
407: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 408: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
409: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
410: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 411: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 412:
413: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
414: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
415:
416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 417: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 418:
419: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
420:
421: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
422: <a href="">Safe and friendly read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>,
1.57 louis 423: DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 424:
425: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
426: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
427:
428: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 429: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 430: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 431:
432: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
433: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
434: <p>
435:
1.57 louis 436: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
437: <a
438: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
439: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
440: </strong></font><br>
441:
442: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
443: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
444: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
445: site.<p>
446:
1.7 deraadt 447: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 448: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 449: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 450: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 451: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 452:
453: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
454: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
455: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
456: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
457: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
458: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
459: <p>
460:
461: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 462: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
463: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 464: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 465:
466: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
467: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
468: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
469: over to OpenBSD.
470: <p>
471:
472: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 473: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
474: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 475: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 476:
477: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
478: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
479: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
480: columns."
481: <p>
482:
1.58 louis 483: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
484: <a
485: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
486: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
487: </strong></font><br>
488:
489: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
490: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
491:
1.2 deraadt 492: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 493: <a
494: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
495: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
496:
497: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
498: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
499: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
500:
501: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 502: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 503: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 504: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 505:
506: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
507: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
508: Implementation, including a brief interview with
509: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 510: <p>
511:
512: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
513: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.57 louis 514: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 515:
516: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
517: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
518: <p>
519:
520: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
521: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.5 ian 522: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
523: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
524: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.57 louis 525: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.5 ian 526:
527: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
528: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
529: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
530: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
531: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.1 deraadt 532: <p>
533:
534: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
535: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
536: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 537: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 538:
539: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
540: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
541: <p>
542:
543: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 544: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 545: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
546: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 547: <p>
548:
1.38 louis 549: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
550: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.57 louis 551: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 552:
553: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
554: OpenBSD is.
555: <p>
556:
1.17 deraadt 557: </dl>
558: <p>
1.1 deraadt 559:
1.27 deraadt 560: <hr>
1.45 philen 561: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 562:
1.17 deraadt 563: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 564: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
565: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 566: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 567:
568: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
569: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
570: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
571: <p>
572:
573: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
574: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 575: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 576: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 577: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 578:
1.20 louis 579: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
580: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 581: explains the licensing issues and points to our
582: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
583: <p>
584:
1.17 deraadt 585: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 586:
1.27 deraadt 587: <hr>
1.20 louis 588: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
589:
590: <dl>
591:
592: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
593: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
594: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 595: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 596:
597: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
598: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
599: translating and reprinting articles from
600: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
601: <p>
602:
603: </dl>
604:
1.50 louis 605: <hr>
606: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
607: <dl>
608:
609: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
610: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
611: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 612: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 613:
614: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
615: <p>
616: </dl>
617:
1.20 louis 618:
1.1 deraadt 619: <hr>
1.56 deraadt 620: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
621: <dl>
622:
623: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.62 form 624: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
625: January 2000 issue
626: </strong></font><br>
627:
628: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
629: <p>
630:
631: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
632: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1.59 form 633: July/August 1999 issue.
1.57 louis 634: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 635:
1.59 form 636: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.56 deraadt 637: <p>
638:
639: <p>
640: </dl>
641:
642: <hr>
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644: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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