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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:
1.85 louis 31: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
32:
33: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 34: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
35: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
36: </strong></font><br>
37:
38: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
39: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
40: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
41: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
42: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
43: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
44: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
45: <p>
46:
47: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 48: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
49: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
50: </strong></font><br>
51:
52: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
53: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
54: <p>
55:
56: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
57: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
58: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
59: </strong></font><br>
60:
61: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
62: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
63: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
64: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
65: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
66:
1.78 deraadt 67: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 68:
1.77 deraadt 69: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
70: <a
1.83 louis 71: href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
72: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
73: April 20, 2000
74: </strong></font><br>
75:
76: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
77: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
78: OpenBSD.
79: <p>
80:
81: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
82: <a
83: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
84: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.82 aaron 85: </strong></font><br>
86:
1.83 louis 87: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
88: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
89: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
90: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
91: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
92: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
93: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1.82 aaron 94: <p>
95:
96: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
97: <a
1.83 louis 98: href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
99: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.80 louis 100: </strong></font><br>
101:
1.83 louis 102: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
103: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
104: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.80 louis 105: <p>
106:
107: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
108: <a
1.77 deraadt 109: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
110: Bad Press</a>,
111: 32Bits Online, April 2000
112: </strong></font><br>
113:
114: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
115: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
116: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
117: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
118: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.78 deraadt 119: <p>
120:
121: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
122:
123: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
124: <a
125: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
126: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
127: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
128: </strong></font><br>
129:
130: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
131: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
132: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
133: simply by reading the source code.
1.74 louis 134: <p>
135:
1.71 louis 136: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 ! louis 137: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
! 138: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
! 139: </strong></font><br>
! 140:
! 141: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
! 142: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
! 143: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
! 144: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
! 145: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
! 146: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
! 147: <p>
! 148:
! 149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.81 louis 150: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
151: </strong></font><br>
152:
153: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
154: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
155: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
156: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
157: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
158: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
159: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
160: <p>
161:
162: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.71 louis 163: <a
1.76 louis 164: href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
165: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.71 louis 166: </strong></font><br>
167:
168: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
169: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
170: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 171: competitive advantage.
1.71 louis 172: <p>
173:
1.69 deraadt 174: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 175:
176: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
177: <a
178: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
179: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
180: </strong></font><br>
181:
182: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
183: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
184: platforms without good crypto support.
185: <p>
186:
1.48 louis 187: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 188: <a
189: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
190: </strong></font><br>
191:
192: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
193: how to set up packet filtering with <a
194: 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
195: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
196: <p>
197:
198: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.60 louis 199: <a
1.64 louis 200: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
201: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
202: </strong></font><br>
203:
204: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like <a
205: href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
206: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
207: "secure by default" installation.
208: <p>
209:
210: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
211: <a
1.66 louis 212: href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
213: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
214: </strong></font><br>
215:
216: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
217: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
218: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
219: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
220: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
221: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
222: <p>
223:
224: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
225: <a
1.83 louis 226: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
227: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
228: </strong></font><br>
229:
230: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
231: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
232: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
233: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
234: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
235: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
236: <p>
237:
238: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
239: <a
1.64 louis 240: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
241: Information Security, February 2000
242: </strong></font><br>
243:
244: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 245: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
246: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 247: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
248: its reputation among security experts.
249: <p>
250:
251: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
252: <a
1.65 louis 253: href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
254: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
255: </strong></font><br>
256:
257: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
258: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
259: <p>
260:
1.69 deraadt 261: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
262:
1.65 louis 263: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
264: <a
1.88 ! louis 265: href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
! 266: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
! 267: </strong></font><br>
! 268:
! 269: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
! 270: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
! 271: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
! 272: the administrator is vigilant.
! 273: <p>
! 274:
! 275: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 276: <a
1.60 louis 277: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
278: </strong></font><br>
279:
280: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
281: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
282: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
283: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
284: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
285: <p>
286:
287: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 288: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
289: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
290: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
291: </strong></font><br>
292:
293: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
294: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
295: and cryptography.
296: <p>
297:
298: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 299: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
300: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 301: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 302:
303: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
304: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
305: <p>
306:
307: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 308: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
309: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
310:
311: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
312: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
313: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
314: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
315: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
316:
317: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
318: <a
319: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
320: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
321: </strong></font><br>
322:
323: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
324: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
325: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
326:
327: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 328: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 329: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 330:
331: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
332: in <a
333: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
334: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 335: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 336: <p>
337:
338: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 339: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
340: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
341: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 342: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 343:
1.58 louis 344: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 345: <p>
346:
1.69 deraadt 347: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
348:
1.51 deraadt 349: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 350: <a
351: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
352: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
353: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 354: </strong></font><br>
355:
1.58 louis 356: Kurt Seifried
357: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
358: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
359: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
360: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 361:
1.86 louis 362: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
363: <a
364: href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
365: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
366: </strong></font><br>
367:
368: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
369: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
370: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
371: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
372: <p>
373:
1.69 deraadt 374: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
375:
1.51 deraadt 376: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 377: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
378: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
379: </strong></font><br>
380:
381: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
382: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
383: <p>
384:
385: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 386: <a
387: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 388: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
389: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 390: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 391:
392: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
393: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
394: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
395: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
396: right -- or at least strives to".
397: <p>
398:
1.61 louis 399: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
400: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
401: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
402: </strong></font><br>
403: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
404: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
405: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
406: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
407: <p>
408:
1.46 louis 409: <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 410: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 411: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 412:
413: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
414: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
415: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
416: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
417: <p>
418:
1.58 louis 419: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
420: <a
421: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
422: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
423: </strong></font><br>
424:
425: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
426: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
427: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
428:
1.70 louis 429: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
430: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
431: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
432: </strong></font><br>
433:
434: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
435: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
436: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
437: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
438: <p>
439:
1.69 deraadt 440: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
441:
1.44 philen 442: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
443: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 444: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 445:
446: Kurt Seifried
447: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
448: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
449: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
450: <p>
451:
1.41 louis 452: <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>,
453: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 454: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 455:
456: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
457: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
458:
1.37 louis 459: <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>,
460: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 461: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 462:
463: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 464: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 465:
1.36 louis 466: <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>,
467: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 468: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 469:
470: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
471: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
472: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
473: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
474: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
475:
1.79 deraadt 476: <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 477: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 478: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 479:
1.36 louis 480: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
481: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 482:
1.38 louis 483: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 484: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
485: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 486: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 487:
488: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
489: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
490:
1.69 deraadt 491: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
492:
1.30 deraadt 493: <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 494: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 495: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 496:
497: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
498: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
499: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 500:
1.29 louis 501: <li><strong>
502: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 503: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 504: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 505:
506: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
507: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 508: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
509: terminal:
1.29 louis 510: <blockquote>
511: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
512: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
513: <br>
514: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
515: </code>
516: </blockquote>
517: <p>
518:
1.16 louis 519: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 520: <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>
521: <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 522: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 523:
524: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
525: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 526: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 527: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 528:
529: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 530: <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 531: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 532:
533: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
534: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
535: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
536: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
537: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 538: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 539: <p>
540:
1.43 louis 541: <li><strong>
542: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 543: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 544:
545: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
546: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
547: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 548: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
549: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 550: <p>
551:
1.1 deraadt 552: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 553: <a
554: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
555: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
556: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 557:
1.57 louis 558: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
559: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
560: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
561: Melbourne.<p>
562:
563: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
564: <a
565: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
566: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
567: </strong></font><br>
568:
569: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 570:
571: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 572: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 573: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 574: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 575:
1.23 louis 576: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
577: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
578: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
579: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
580: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 581: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 582:
583: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 584: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
585: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 586: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 587:
588: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
589: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
590: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
591: installation.
592: <p>
593:
594: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 595: <a
596: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
597: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
598: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
599:
600: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
601: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
602:
1.69 deraadt 603: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
604:
1.57 louis 605: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 606: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 607: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 608: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 609:
610: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
611: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 612: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 613: <p>
614:
615: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 616: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 617: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 618: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 619:
620: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
621: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 622: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
623: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
624: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
625: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
626: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 627: <p>
628:
1.69 deraadt 629: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 630:
631: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 632: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 633: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 634:
635: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
636: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
637: available."
638: <p>
639:
1.69 deraadt 640: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
641:
1.6 deraadt 642: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 643: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 644: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 645:
646: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
647: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
648: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
649: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
650: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
651: <p>
652:
653: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 654: <a
655: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
656: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
657: </strong></font><br>
658:
659: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
660: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
661: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
662: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
663: an interesting read.
664: <p>
665:
1.69 deraadt 666: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
667:
668: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
669: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
670: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
671: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
672:
673: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
674: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
675: <p>
676:
1.57 louis 677: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 678: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
679: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
680: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 681: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 682:
683: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
684: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
685:
686: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 687: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 688:
689: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
690:
691: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 692: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
693: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
694: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 695:
696: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
697: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
698:
1.69 deraadt 699: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
700:
1.23 louis 701: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 702: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 703: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 704:
705: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
706: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
707: <p>
708:
1.57 louis 709: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
710: <a
711: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
712: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
713: </strong></font><br>
714:
715: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
716: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
717: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
718: site.<p>
719:
1.69 deraadt 720: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
721:
1.7 deraadt 722: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 723: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 724: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 725: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 726: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 727:
728: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
729: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
730: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
731: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
732: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
733: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
734: <p>
735:
736: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 737: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
738: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 739: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 740:
741: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
742: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
743: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
744: over to OpenBSD.
745: <p>
746:
747: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 748: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
749: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 750: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 751:
752: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
753: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
754: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
755: columns."
756: <p>
757:
1.69 deraadt 758: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
759:
1.58 louis 760: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
761: <a
762: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
763: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
764: </strong></font><br>
765:
766: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
767: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
768:
1.2 deraadt 769: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 770: <a
771: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
772: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
773:
774: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
775: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
776: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
777:
1.69 deraadt 778: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
779:
1.57 louis 780: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 781: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 782: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 783: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 784:
785: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
786: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
787: Implementation, including a brief interview with
788: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 789: <p>
790:
1.69 deraadt 791: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
792:
1.1 deraadt 793: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 794: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
795: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 796:
1.69 deraadt 797: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
798: OpenBSD is.
1.1 deraadt 799: <p>
800:
1.69 deraadt 801: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 802:
803: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
804: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
805: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 806: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 807:
808: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
809: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
810: <p>
811:
812: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 813: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 814: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
815: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 816: <p>
817:
1.69 deraadt 818: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
819:
820: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
821: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
822: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
823: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
824: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
825: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
826:
827: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
828: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
829: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
830: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
831: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
832: <p>
833:
834: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
835:
1.38 louis 836: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 837: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
838: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 839:
1.69 deraadt 840: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
841: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.38 louis 842: <p>
843:
1.17 deraadt 844: </dl>
845: <p>
1.1 deraadt 846:
1.27 deraadt 847: <hr>
1.72 louis 848: <a name=se></a>
1.45 philen 849: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 850:
1.84 niklas 851: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
852:
853: <dl>
854: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
855: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
856: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
857:
858: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 859: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.84 niklas 860: <p>
861:
862: </dl>
863:
1.69 deraadt 864: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
865:
1.17 deraadt 866: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 867: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
868: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 869: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 870:
871: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
872: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
873: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
874: <p>
875:
876: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
877: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 878: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 879: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 880: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 881:
1.20 louis 882: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
883: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 884: explains the licensing issues and points to our
885: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
886: <p>
887:
1.17 deraadt 888: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 889:
1.27 deraadt 890: <hr>
1.72 louis 891: <a name=jp></a>
1.20 louis 892: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
893:
894: <dl>
895:
1.69 deraadt 896: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
897:
1.20 louis 898: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
899: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
900: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 901: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 902:
903: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
904: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
905: translating and reprinting articles from
906: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
907: <p>
908:
909: </dl>
910:
1.50 louis 911: <hr>
1.72 louis 912: <a name=de></a>
1.50 louis 913: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
914: <dl>
915:
1.72 louis 916: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
917:
918: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.73 louis 919: Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 920: Februar 2000
921: </strong></font><br>
922:
1.73 louis 923: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
924: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
925: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
926: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.72 louis 927: <p>
928:
1.69 deraadt 929: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
930:
1.50 louis 931: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
932: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
933: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 934: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 935:
936: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
937: <p>
938: </dl>
939:
1.20 louis 940:
1.1 deraadt 941: <hr>
1.72 louis 942: <a name=ru></a>
1.56 deraadt 943: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
944: <dl>
945:
1.69 deraadt 946: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
947:
1.56 deraadt 948: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.62 form 949: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
950: January 2000 issue
951: </strong></font><br>
952:
953: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
954: <p>
955:
1.69 deraadt 956: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
957:
1.62 form 958: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
959: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1.59 form 960: July/August 1999 issue.
1.57 louis 961: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 962:
1.59 form 963: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.56 deraadt 964: <p>
965:
966: <p>
967: </dl>
968:
969: <hr>
1.1 deraadt 970: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
971: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
1.88 ! louis 972: <br><small>$OpenBSD: press.html,v 1.87 2000/05/06 22:54:46 louis Exp $</small>
1.1 deraadt 973:
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