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1.69 deraadt 14: <h2><font color=#e00000>Media Coverage<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:
1.71 ! louis 19: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
! 20:
! 21: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 22: <a
! 23: href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/">Getting to know OpenBSD</a>,
! 24: Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
! 25: </strong></font><br>
! 26:
! 27: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
! 28: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
! 29: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
! 30: competitive advantage. The article is on the paper publication for now, and
! 31: will be published online later.
! 32: <p>
! 33:
1.69 deraadt 34: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 35:
36: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
37: <a
38: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
39: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
40: </strong></font><br>
41:
42: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
43: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
44: platforms without good crypto support.
45: <p>
46:
1.48 louis 47: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 48: <a
49: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
50: </strong></font><br>
51:
52: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
53: how to set up packet filtering with <a
54: href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipf&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">ipf</a>. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
55: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
56: <p>
57:
58: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.60 louis 59: <a
1.64 louis 60: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
61: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
62: </strong></font><br>
63:
64: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like <a
65: href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
66: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
67: "secure by default" installation.
68: <p>
69:
70: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
71: <a
1.66 louis 72: href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
73: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
74: </strong></font><br>
75:
76: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
77: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
78: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
79: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
80: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
81: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
82: <p>
83:
84: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
85: <a
1.64 louis 86: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
87: Information Security, February 2000
88: </strong></font><br>
89:
90: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 91: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
92: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 93: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
94: its reputation among security experts.
95: <p>
96:
97: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
98: <a
1.65 louis 99: href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
100: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
101: </strong></font><br>
102:
103: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
104: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
105: <p>
106:
1.69 deraadt 107: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
108:
1.65 louis 109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
110: <a
1.60 louis 111: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
112: </strong></font><br>
113:
114: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
115: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
116: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
117: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
118: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
119: <p>
120:
121: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 122: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
123: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
124: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
125: </strong></font><br>
126:
127: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
128: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
129: and cryptography.
130: <p>
131:
132: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 133: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
134: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 135: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 136:
137: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
138: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
139: <p>
140:
141: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 142: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
143: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
144:
145: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
146: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
147: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
148: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
149: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
150:
151: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
152: <a
153: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
154: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
155: </strong></font><br>
156:
157: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
158: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
159: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
160:
161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 162: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 163: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 164:
165: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
166: in <a
167: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
168: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 169: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 170: <p>
171:
172: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 173: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
174: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
175: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 176: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 177:
1.58 louis 178: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 179: <p>
180:
1.69 deraadt 181: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
182:
1.51 deraadt 183: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 184: <a
185: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
186: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
187: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 188: </strong></font><br>
189:
1.58 louis 190: Kurt Seifried
191: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
192: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
193: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
194: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 195:
1.69 deraadt 196: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
197:
1.51 deraadt 198: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 199: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
200: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
201: </strong></font><br>
202:
203: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
204: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
205: <p>
206:
207: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 208: <a
209: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 210: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
211: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 212: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 213:
214: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
215: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
216: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
217: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
218: right -- or at least strives to".
219: <p>
220:
1.61 louis 221: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
222: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
223: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
224: </strong></font><br>
225: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
226: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
227: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
228: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
229: <p>
230:
1.46 louis 231: <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 232: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 233: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 234:
235: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
236: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
237: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
238: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
239: <p>
240:
1.58 louis 241: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
242: <a
243: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
244: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
245: </strong></font><br>
246:
247: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
248: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
249: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
250:
1.70 louis 251: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
252: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
253: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
254: </strong></font><br>
255:
256: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
257: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
258: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
259: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
260: <p>
261:
1.69 deraadt 262: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
263:
1.44 philen 264: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
265: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 266: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 267:
268: Kurt Seifried
269: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
270: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
271: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
272: <p>
273:
1.41 louis 274: <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>,
275: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 276: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 277:
278: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
279: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
280:
1.37 louis 281: <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>,
282: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 283: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 284:
285: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 286: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 287:
1.36 louis 288: <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>,
289: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 290: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 291:
292: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
293: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
294: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
295: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
296: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
297:
298: <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 299: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 300: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 301:
1.36 louis 302: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
303: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 304:
1.38 louis 305: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 306: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
307: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 308: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 309:
310: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
311: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
312:
1.69 deraadt 313: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
314:
1.30 deraadt 315: <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 316: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 317: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 318:
319: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
320: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
321: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 322:
1.29 louis 323: <li><strong>
324: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 325: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 326: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 327:
328: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
329: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 330: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
331: terminal:
1.29 louis 332: <blockquote>
333: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
334: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
335: <br>
336: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
337: </code>
338: </blockquote>
339: <p>
340:
1.16 louis 341: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 342: <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>
343: <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 344: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 345:
346: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
347: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 348: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 349: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 350:
351: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 352: <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 353: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 354:
355: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
356: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
357: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
358: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
359: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 360: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 361: <p>
362:
1.43 louis 363: <li><strong>
364: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 365: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 366:
367: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
368: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
369: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 370: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
371: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 372: <p>
373:
1.1 deraadt 374: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 375: <a
376: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
377: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
378: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 379:
1.57 louis 380: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
381: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
382: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
383: Melbourne.<p>
384:
385: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
386: <a
387: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
388: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
389: </strong></font><br>
390:
391: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 392:
393: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 394: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 395: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 396: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 397:
1.23 louis 398: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
399: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
400: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
401: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
402: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 403: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 404:
405: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 406: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
407: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 408: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 409:
410: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
411: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
412: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
413: installation.
414: <p>
415:
416: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 417: <a
418: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
419: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
420: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
421:
422: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
423: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
424:
1.69 deraadt 425: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
426:
1.57 louis 427: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 428: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 429: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 430: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 431:
432: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
433: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 434: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 435: <p>
436:
437: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 438: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 439: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 440: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 441:
442: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
443: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 444: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
445: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
446: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
447: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
448: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 449: <p>
450:
1.69 deraadt 451: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 452:
453: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 454: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 455: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 456:
457: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
458: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
459: available."
460: <p>
461:
1.69 deraadt 462: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
463:
1.6 deraadt 464: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 465: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 466: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 467:
468: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
469: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
470: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
471: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
472: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
473: <p>
474:
475: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 476: <a
477: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
478: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
479: </strong></font><br>
480:
481: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
482: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
483: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
484: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
485: an interesting read.
486: <p>
487:
1.69 deraadt 488: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
489:
490: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
491: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
492: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
493: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
494:
495: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
496: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
497: <p>
498:
1.57 louis 499: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 500: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
501: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
502: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 503: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 504:
505: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
506: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
507:
508: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 509: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 510:
511: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
512:
513: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 514: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
515: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
516: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 517:
518: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
519: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
520:
1.69 deraadt 521: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
522:
1.23 louis 523: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 524: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 525: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 526:
527: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
528: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
529: <p>
530:
1.57 louis 531: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
532: <a
533: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
534: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
535: </strong></font><br>
536:
537: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
538: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
539: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
540: site.<p>
541:
1.69 deraadt 542: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
543:
1.7 deraadt 544: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 545: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 546: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 547: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 548: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 549:
550: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
551: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
552: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
553: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
554: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
555: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
556: <p>
557:
558: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 559: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
560: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 561: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 562:
563: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
564: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
565: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
566: over to OpenBSD.
567: <p>
568:
569: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 570: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
571: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 572: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 573:
574: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
575: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
576: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
577: columns."
578: <p>
579:
1.69 deraadt 580: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
581:
1.58 louis 582: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
583: <a
584: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
585: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
586: </strong></font><br>
587:
588: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
589: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
590:
1.2 deraadt 591: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 592: <a
593: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
594: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
595:
596: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
597: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
598: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
599:
1.69 deraadt 600: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
601:
1.57 louis 602: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 603: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 604: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 605: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 606:
607: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
608: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
609: Implementation, including a brief interview with
610: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 611: <p>
612:
1.69 deraadt 613: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
614:
1.1 deraadt 615: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 616: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
617: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 618:
1.69 deraadt 619: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
620: OpenBSD is.
1.1 deraadt 621: <p>
622:
1.69 deraadt 623: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 624:
625: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
626: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
627: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 628: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 629:
630: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
631: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
632: <p>
633:
634: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 635: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 636: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
637: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 638: <p>
639:
1.69 deraadt 640: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
641:
642: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
643: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
644: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
645: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
646: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
647: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
648:
649: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
650: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
651: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
652: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
653: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
654: <p>
655:
656: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
657:
1.38 louis 658: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 659: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
660: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 661:
1.69 deraadt 662: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
663: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.38 louis 664: <p>
665:
1.17 deraadt 666: </dl>
667: <p>
1.1 deraadt 668:
1.27 deraadt 669: <hr>
1.45 philen 670: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 671:
1.69 deraadt 672: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
673:
1.17 deraadt 674: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 675: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
676: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 677: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 678:
679: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
680: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
681: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
682: <p>
683:
684: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
685: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 686: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 687: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 688: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 689:
1.20 louis 690: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
691: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 692: explains the licensing issues and points to our
693: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
694: <p>
695:
1.17 deraadt 696: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 697:
1.27 deraadt 698: <hr>
1.20 louis 699: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
700:
701: <dl>
702:
1.69 deraadt 703: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
704:
1.20 louis 705: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
706: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
707: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 708: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 709:
710: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
711: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
712: translating and reprinting articles from
713: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
714: <p>
715:
716: </dl>
717:
1.50 louis 718: <hr>
719: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
720: <dl>
721:
1.69 deraadt 722: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
723:
1.50 louis 724: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
725: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
726: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 727: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 728:
729: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
730: <p>
731: </dl>
732:
1.20 louis 733:
1.1 deraadt 734: <hr>
1.56 deraadt 735: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
736: <dl>
737:
1.69 deraadt 738: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
739:
1.56 deraadt 740: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.62 form 741: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
742: January 2000 issue
743: </strong></font><br>
744:
745: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
746: <p>
747:
1.69 deraadt 748: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
749:
1.62 form 750: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
751: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1.59 form 752: July/August 1999 issue.
1.57 louis 753: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 754:
1.59 form 755: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.56 deraadt 756: <p>
757:
758: <p>
759: </dl>
760:
761: <hr>
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763: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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