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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
1.65 ! louis 46: href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
! 47: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
! 48: </strong></font><br>
! 49:
! 50: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
! 51: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
! 52: <p>
! 53:
! 54: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 55: <a
1.60 louis 56: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
57: </strong></font><br>
58:
59: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
60: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
61: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
62: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
63: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
64: <p>
65:
66: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 67: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
68: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
69: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
70: </strong></font><br>
71:
72: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
73: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
74: and cryptography.
75: <p>
76:
77: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 78: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
79: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 80: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 81:
82: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
83: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
84: <p>
85:
86: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 87: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
88: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
89:
90: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
91: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
92: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
93: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
94: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
95:
96: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
97: <a
98: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
99: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
100: </strong></font><br>
101:
102: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
103: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
104: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
105:
106: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 107: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 108: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 109:
110: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
111: in <a
112: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
113: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 114: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 115: <p>
116:
117: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 118: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
119: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
120: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 121: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 122:
1.58 louis 123: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 124: <p>
125:
126: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 127: <a
128: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
129: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
130: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 131: </strong></font><br>
132:
1.58 louis 133: Kurt Seifried
134: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
135: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
136: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
137: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 138:
139: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 140: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
141: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
142: </strong></font><br>
143:
144: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
145: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
146: <p>
147:
148: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 149: <a
150: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 151: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
152: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 153: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 154:
155: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
156: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
157: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
158: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
159: right -- or at least strives to".
160: <p>
161:
1.61 louis 162: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
163: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
164: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
165: </strong></font><br>
166: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
167: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
168: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
169: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
170: <p>
171:
1.46 louis 172: <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 173: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 174: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 175:
176: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
177: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
178: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
179: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
180: <p>
181:
1.58 louis 182: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
183: <a
184: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
185: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
186: </strong></font><br>
187:
188: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
189: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
190: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
191:
1.44 philen 192: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
193: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 194: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 195:
196: Kurt Seifried
197: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
198: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
199: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
200: <p>
201:
1.41 louis 202: <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>,
203: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 204: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 205:
206: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
207: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
208:
1.37 louis 209: <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>,
210: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 211: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 212:
213: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 214: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 215:
1.36 louis 216: <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>,
217: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 218: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 219:
220: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
221: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
222: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
223: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
224: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
225:
226: <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 227: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 228: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 229:
1.36 louis 230: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
231: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 232:
1.38 louis 233: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 234: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
235: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 236: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 237:
238: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
239: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
240:
1.30 deraadt 241: <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 242: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 243: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 244:
245: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
246: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
247: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 248:
1.29 louis 249: <li><strong>
250: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 251: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 252: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 253:
254: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
255: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 256: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
257: terminal:
1.29 louis 258: <blockquote>
259: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
260: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
261: <br>
262: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
263: </code>
264: </blockquote>
265: <p>
266:
1.16 louis 267: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 268: <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>
269: <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 270: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 271:
272: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
273: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 274: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 275: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 276:
277: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 278: <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 279: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 280:
281: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
282: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
283: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
284: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
285: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 286: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 287: <p>
288:
1.43 louis 289: <li><strong>
290: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 291: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 292:
293: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
294: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
295: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 296: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
297: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 298: <p>
299:
1.1 deraadt 300: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 301: <a
302: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
303: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
304: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 305:
1.57 louis 306: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
307: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
308: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
309: Melbourne.<p>
310:
311: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
312: <a
313: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
314: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
315: </strong></font><br>
316:
317: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 318:
319: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 320: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 321: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 322: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 323:
1.23 louis 324: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
325: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
326: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
327: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
328: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 329: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 330:
331: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 332: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
333: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 334: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 335:
336: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
337: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
338: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
339: installation.
340: <p>
341:
342: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 343: <a
344: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
345: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
346: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
347:
348: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
349: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
350:
351: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 352: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 353: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 354: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 355:
356: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
357: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 358: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 359: <p>
360:
361: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 362: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 363: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 364: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 365:
366: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
367: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 368: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
369: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
370: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
371: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
372: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 373: <p>
374:
375: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.3 deraadt 376: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.10 deraadt 377: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.57 louis 378: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.3 deraadt 379:
1.20 louis 380: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
381: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.3 deraadt 382: <p>
383:
384: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 385: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 386: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 387:
388: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
389: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
390: available."
391: <p>
392:
393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 394: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 395: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 396:
397: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
398: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
399: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
400: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
401: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
402: <p>
403:
404: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 405: <a
406: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
407: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
408: </strong></font><br>
409:
410: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
411: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
412: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
413: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
414: an interesting read.
415: <p>
416:
417: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 418: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
419: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
420: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 421: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 422:
423: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
424: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
425:
426: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 427: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 428:
429: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
430:
431: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
432: <a href="">Safe and friendly read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>,
1.57 louis 433: DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 434:
435: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
436: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
437:
438: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 439: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 440: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 441:
442: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
443: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
444: <p>
445:
1.57 louis 446: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
447: <a
448: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
449: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
450: </strong></font><br>
451:
452: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
453: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
454: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
455: site.<p>
456:
1.7 deraadt 457: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 458: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 459: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 460: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 461: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 462:
463: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
464: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
465: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
466: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
467: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
468: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
469: <p>
470:
471: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 472: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
473: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 474: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 475:
476: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
477: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
478: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
479: over to OpenBSD.
480: <p>
481:
482: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 483: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
484: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 485: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 486:
487: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
488: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
489: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
490: columns."
491: <p>
492:
1.58 louis 493: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
494: <a
495: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
496: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
497: </strong></font><br>
498:
499: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
500: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
501:
1.2 deraadt 502: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 503: <a
504: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
505: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
506:
507: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
508: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
509: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
510:
511: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 512: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 513: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 514: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 515:
516: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
517: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
518: Implementation, including a brief interview with
519: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 520: <p>
521:
522: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
523: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.57 louis 524: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 525:
526: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
527: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
528: <p>
529:
530: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
531: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.5 ian 532: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
533: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
534: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.57 louis 535: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.5 ian 536:
537: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
538: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
539: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
540: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
541: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.1 deraadt 542: <p>
543:
544: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
545: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
546: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 547: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 548:
549: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
550: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
551: <p>
552:
553: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 554: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 555: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
556: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 557: <p>
558:
1.38 louis 559: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
560: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.57 louis 561: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 562:
563: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
564: OpenBSD is.
565: <p>
566:
1.17 deraadt 567: </dl>
568: <p>
1.1 deraadt 569:
1.27 deraadt 570: <hr>
1.45 philen 571: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 572:
1.17 deraadt 573: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 574: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
575: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 576: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 577:
578: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
579: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
580: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
581: <p>
582:
583: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
584: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 585: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 586: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 587: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 588:
1.20 louis 589: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
590: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 591: explains the licensing issues and points to our
592: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
593: <p>
594:
1.17 deraadt 595: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 596:
1.27 deraadt 597: <hr>
1.20 louis 598: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
599:
600: <dl>
601:
602: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
603: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
604: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 605: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 606:
607: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
608: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
609: translating and reprinting articles from
610: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
611: <p>
612:
613: </dl>
614:
1.50 louis 615: <hr>
616: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
617: <dl>
618:
619: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
620: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
621: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 622: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 623:
624: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
625: <p>
626: </dl>
627:
1.20 louis 628:
1.1 deraadt 629: <hr>
1.56 deraadt 630: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
631: <dl>
632:
633: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.62 form 634: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
635: January 2000 issue
636: </strong></font><br>
637:
638: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
639: <p>
640:
641: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
642: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1.59 form 643: July/August 1999 issue.
1.57 louis 644: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 645:
1.59 form 646: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.56 deraadt 647: <p>
648:
649: <p>
650: </dl>
651:
652: <hr>
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654: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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