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1.18 deraadt 28: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 30:
1.78 deraadt 31: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 32:
1.77 deraadt 33: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
34: <a
1.83 louis 35: href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
36: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
37: April 20, 2000
38: </strong></font><br>
39:
40: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
41: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
42: OpenBSD.
43: <p>
44:
45: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
46: <a
47: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
48: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.82 aaron 49: </strong></font><br>
50:
1.83 louis 51: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
52: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
53: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
54: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
55: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
56: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
57: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1.82 aaron 58: <p>
59:
60: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
61: <a
1.83 louis 62: href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
63: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.80 louis 64: </strong></font><br>
65:
1.83 louis 66: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
67: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
68: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.80 louis 69: <p>
70:
71: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
72: <a
1.77 deraadt 73: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
74: Bad Press</a>,
75: 32Bits Online, April 2000
76: </strong></font><br>
77:
78: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
79: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
80: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
81: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
82: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.78 deraadt 83: <p>
84:
85: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
86:
87: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
88: <a
89: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
90: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
91: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
92: </strong></font><br>
93:
94: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
95: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
96: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
97: simply by reading the source code.
1.74 louis 98: <p>
99:
1.71 louis 100: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.81 louis 101: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
102: </strong></font><br>
103:
104: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
105: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
106: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
107: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
108: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
109: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
110: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
111: <p>
112:
113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.71 louis 114: <a
1.76 louis 115: href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
116: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.71 louis 117: </strong></font><br>
118:
119: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
120: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
121: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 122: competitive advantage.
1.71 louis 123: <p>
124:
1.69 deraadt 125: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 126:
127: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
128: <a
129: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
130: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
131: </strong></font><br>
132:
133: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
134: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
135: platforms without good crypto support.
136: <p>
137:
1.48 louis 138: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 139: <a
140: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
141: </strong></font><br>
142:
143: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
144: how to set up packet filtering with <a
145: 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
146: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
147: <p>
148:
149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.60 louis 150: <a
1.64 louis 151: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
152: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
153: </strong></font><br>
154:
155: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like <a
156: href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
157: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
158: "secure by default" installation.
159: <p>
160:
161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
162: <a
1.66 louis 163: href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
164: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
165: </strong></font><br>
166:
167: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
168: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
169: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
170: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
171: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
172: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
173: <p>
174:
175: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
176: <a
1.83 louis 177: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
178: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
179: </strong></font><br>
180:
181: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
182: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
183: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
184: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
185: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
186: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
187: <p>
188:
189: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
190: <a
1.64 louis 191: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
192: Information Security, February 2000
193: </strong></font><br>
194:
195: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 196: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
197: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 198: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
199: its reputation among security experts.
200: <p>
201:
202: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
203: <a
1.65 louis 204: href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
205: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
206: </strong></font><br>
207:
208: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
209: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
210: <p>
211:
1.69 deraadt 212: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
213:
1.65 louis 214: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
215: <a
1.60 louis 216: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
217: </strong></font><br>
218:
219: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
220: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
221: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
222: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
223: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
224: <p>
225:
226: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 227: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
228: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
229: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
230: </strong></font><br>
231:
232: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
233: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
234: and cryptography.
235: <p>
236:
237: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 238: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
239: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 240: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 241:
242: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
243: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
244: <p>
245:
246: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 247: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
248: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
249:
250: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
251: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
252: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
253: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
254: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
255:
256: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
257: <a
258: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
259: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
260: </strong></font><br>
261:
262: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
263: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
264: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
265:
266: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 267: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 268: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 269:
270: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
271: in <a
272: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
273: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 274: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 275: <p>
276:
277: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 278: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
279: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
280: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 281: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 282:
1.58 louis 283: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 284: <p>
285:
1.69 deraadt 286: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
287:
1.51 deraadt 288: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 289: <a
290: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
291: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
292: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 293: </strong></font><br>
294:
1.58 louis 295: Kurt Seifried
296: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
297: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
298: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
299: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 300:
1.69 deraadt 301: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
302:
1.51 deraadt 303: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 304: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
305: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
306: </strong></font><br>
307:
308: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
309: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
310: <p>
311:
312: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 313: <a
314: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 315: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
316: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 317: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 318:
319: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
320: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
321: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
322: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
323: right -- or at least strives to".
324: <p>
325:
1.61 louis 326: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
327: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
328: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
329: </strong></font><br>
330: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
331: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
332: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
333: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
334: <p>
335:
1.46 louis 336: <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 337: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 338: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 339:
340: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
341: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
342: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
343: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
344: <p>
345:
1.58 louis 346: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
347: <a
348: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
349: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
350: </strong></font><br>
351:
352: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
353: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
354: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
355:
1.70 louis 356: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
357: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
358: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
359: </strong></font><br>
360:
361: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
362: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
363: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
364: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
365: <p>
366:
1.69 deraadt 367: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
368:
1.44 philen 369: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
370: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 371: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 372:
373: Kurt Seifried
374: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
375: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
376: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
377: <p>
378:
1.41 louis 379: <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>,
380: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 381: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 382:
383: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
384: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
385:
1.37 louis 386: <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>,
387: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 388: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 389:
390: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 391: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 392:
1.36 louis 393: <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>,
394: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 395: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 396:
397: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
398: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
399: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
400: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
401: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
402:
1.79 deraadt 403: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.netsec.net/press_100699.html">NSTI announces commercial support services for OpenBSD</a>,
1.34 beck 404: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 405: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 406:
1.36 louis 407: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
408: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 409:
1.38 louis 410: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 411: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
412: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 413: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 414:
415: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
416: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
417:
1.69 deraadt 418: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
419:
1.30 deraadt 420: <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 421: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 422: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 423:
424: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
425: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
426: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 427:
1.29 louis 428: <li><strong>
429: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 430: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 431: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 432:
433: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
434: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 435: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
436: terminal:
1.29 louis 437: <blockquote>
438: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
439: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
440: <br>
441: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
442: </code>
443: </blockquote>
444: <p>
445:
1.16 louis 446: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 447: <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>
448: <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 449: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 450:
451: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
452: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 453: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 454: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 455:
456: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 457: <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 458: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 459:
460: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
461: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
462: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
463: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
464: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 465: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 466: <p>
467:
1.43 louis 468: <li><strong>
469: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 470: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 471:
472: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
473: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
474: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 475: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
476: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 477: <p>
478:
1.1 deraadt 479: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 480: <a
481: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
482: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
483: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 484:
1.57 louis 485: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
486: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
487: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
488: Melbourne.<p>
489:
490: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
491: <a
492: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
493: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
494: </strong></font><br>
495:
496: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 497:
498: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 499: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 500: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 501: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 502:
1.23 louis 503: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
504: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
505: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
506: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
507: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 508: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 509:
510: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 511: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
512: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 513: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 514:
515: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
516: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
517: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
518: installation.
519: <p>
520:
521: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 522: <a
523: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
524: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
525: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
526:
527: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
528: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
529:
1.69 deraadt 530: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
531:
1.57 louis 532: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 533: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 534: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 535: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 536:
537: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
538: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 539: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 540: <p>
541:
542: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 543: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 544: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 545: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 546:
547: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
548: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 549: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
550: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
551: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
552: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
553: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 554: <p>
555:
1.69 deraadt 556: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 557:
558: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 559: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 560: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 561:
562: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
563: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
564: available."
565: <p>
566:
1.69 deraadt 567: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
568:
1.6 deraadt 569: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 570: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 571: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 572:
573: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
574: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
575: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
576: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
577: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
578: <p>
579:
580: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 581: <a
582: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
583: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
584: </strong></font><br>
585:
586: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
587: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
588: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
589: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
590: an interesting read.
591: <p>
592:
1.69 deraadt 593: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
594:
595: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
596: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
597: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
598: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
599:
600: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
601: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
602: <p>
603:
1.57 louis 604: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 605: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
606: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
607: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 608: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 609:
610: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
611: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
612:
613: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 614: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 615:
616: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
617:
618: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 619: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
620: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
621: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 622:
623: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
624: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
625:
1.69 deraadt 626: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
627:
1.23 louis 628: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 629: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 630: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 631:
632: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
633: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
634: <p>
635:
1.57 louis 636: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
637: <a
638: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
639: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
640: </strong></font><br>
641:
642: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
643: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
644: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
645: site.<p>
646:
1.69 deraadt 647: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
648:
1.7 deraadt 649: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 650: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 651: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 652: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 653: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 654:
655: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
656: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
657: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
658: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
659: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
660: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
661: <p>
662:
663: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 664: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
665: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 666: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 667:
668: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
669: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
670: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
671: over to OpenBSD.
672: <p>
673:
674: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 675: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
676: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 677: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 678:
679: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
680: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
681: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
682: columns."
683: <p>
684:
1.69 deraadt 685: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
686:
1.58 louis 687: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
688: <a
689: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
690: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
691: </strong></font><br>
692:
693: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
694: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
695:
1.2 deraadt 696: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 697: <a
698: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
699: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
700:
701: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
702: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
703: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
704:
1.69 deraadt 705: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
706:
1.57 louis 707: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 708: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 709: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 710: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 711:
712: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
713: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
714: Implementation, including a brief interview with
715: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 716: <p>
717:
1.69 deraadt 718: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
719:
1.1 deraadt 720: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 721: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
722: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 723:
1.69 deraadt 724: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
725: OpenBSD is.
1.1 deraadt 726: <p>
727:
1.69 deraadt 728: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 729:
730: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
731: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
732: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 733: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 734:
735: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
736: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
737: <p>
738:
739: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 740: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 741: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
742: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 743: <p>
744:
1.69 deraadt 745: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
746:
747: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
748: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
749: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
750: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
751: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
752: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
753:
754: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
755: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
756: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
757: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
758: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
759: <p>
760:
761: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
762:
1.38 louis 763: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 764: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
765: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 766:
1.69 deraadt 767: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
768: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.38 louis 769: <p>
770:
1.17 deraadt 771: </dl>
772: <p>
1.1 deraadt 773:
1.27 deraadt 774: <hr>
1.72 louis 775: <a name=se></a>
1.45 philen 776: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 777:
1.84 ! niklas 778: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
! 779:
! 780: <dl>
! 781: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 782: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
! 783: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
! 784:
! 785: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
! 786: OpenBSD is attributed for it's focus on security and cryptography.
! 787: <p>
! 788:
! 789: </dl>
! 790:
1.69 deraadt 791: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
792:
1.17 deraadt 793: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 794: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
795: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 796: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 797:
798: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
799: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
800: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
801: <p>
802:
803: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
804: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 805: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 806: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 807: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 808:
1.20 louis 809: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
810: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 811: explains the licensing issues and points to our
812: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
813: <p>
814:
1.17 deraadt 815: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 816:
1.27 deraadt 817: <hr>
1.72 louis 818: <a name=jp></a>
1.20 louis 819: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
820:
821: <dl>
822:
1.69 deraadt 823: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
824:
1.20 louis 825: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
826: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
827: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 828: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 829:
830: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
831: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
832: translating and reprinting articles from
833: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
834: <p>
835:
836: </dl>
837:
1.50 louis 838: <hr>
1.72 louis 839: <a name=de></a>
1.50 louis 840: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
841: <dl>
842:
1.72 louis 843: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
844:
845: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.73 louis 846: Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 847: Februar 2000
848: </strong></font><br>
849:
1.73 louis 850: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
851: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
852: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
853: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.72 louis 854: <p>
855:
1.69 deraadt 856: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
857:
1.50 louis 858: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
859: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
860: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 861: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 862:
863: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
864: <p>
865: </dl>
866:
1.20 louis 867:
1.1 deraadt 868: <hr>
1.72 louis 869: <a name=ru></a>
1.56 deraadt 870: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
871: <dl>
872:
1.69 deraadt 873: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
874:
1.56 deraadt 875: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.62 form 876: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
877: January 2000 issue
878: </strong></font><br>
879:
880: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
881: <p>
882:
1.69 deraadt 883: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
884:
1.62 form 885: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
886: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1.59 form 887: July/August 1999 issue.
1.57 louis 888: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 889:
1.59 form 890: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.56 deraadt 891: <p>
892:
893: <p>
894: </dl>
895:
896: <hr>
1.1 deraadt 897: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
898: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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