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1.18 deraadt 29: <h3><font color=#e00000>English press coverage</font></h3><p>
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1.16 louis 31:
1.85 louis 32: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
33:
34: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 35: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
36: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
37: </strong></font><br>
38:
39: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
40: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
41: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
42: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
43: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
44: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
45: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
46: <p>
47:
48: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 49: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
50: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
51: </strong></font><br>
52:
53: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
54: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
55: <p>
56:
57: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 ! louis 58: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
! 59: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
! 60: </strong></font><br>
! 61:
! 62: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
! 63: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
! 64: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
! 65: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
! 66: <p>
! 67:
! 68: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 69: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
70: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
71: </strong></font><br>
72:
73: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
74: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
75: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
76: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
77: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
78:
1.78 deraadt 79: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 80:
1.77 deraadt 81: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
82: <a
1.83 louis 83: href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
84: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
85: April 20, 2000
86: </strong></font><br>
87:
88: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
89: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
90: OpenBSD.
91: <p>
92:
93: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
94: <a
95: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
96: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.82 aaron 97: </strong></font><br>
98:
1.83 louis 99: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
100: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
101: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
102: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
103: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
104: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
105: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1.82 aaron 106: <p>
107:
108: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
109: <a
1.83 louis 110: href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
111: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.80 louis 112: </strong></font><br>
113:
1.83 louis 114: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
115: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
116: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.80 louis 117: <p>
118:
119: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
120: <a
1.77 deraadt 121: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
122: Bad Press</a>,
123: 32Bits Online, April 2000
124: </strong></font><br>
125:
126: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
127: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
128: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
129: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
130: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.78 deraadt 131: <p>
132:
133: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
134:
135: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
136: <a
137: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
138: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
139: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
140: </strong></font><br>
141:
142: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
143: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
144: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
145: simply by reading the source code.
1.74 louis 146: <p>
147:
1.71 louis 148: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 149: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
150: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
151: </strong></font><br>
152:
153: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
154: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
155: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
156: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
157: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
158: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
159: <p>
160:
161: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.81 louis 162: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
163: </strong></font><br>
164:
165: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
166: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
167: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
168: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
169: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
170: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
171: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
172: <p>
173:
174: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.71 louis 175: <a
1.76 louis 176: href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
177: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.71 louis 178: </strong></font><br>
179:
180: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
181: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
182: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 183: competitive advantage.
1.71 louis 184: <p>
185:
1.69 deraadt 186: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 187:
188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
189: <a
190: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
191: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
192: </strong></font><br>
193:
194: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
195: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
196: platforms without good crypto support.
197: <p>
198:
1.48 louis 199: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 200: <a
201: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
202: </strong></font><br>
203:
204: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
205: how to set up packet filtering with <a
206: 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
207: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
208: <p>
209:
210: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.60 louis 211: <a
1.64 louis 212: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
213: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
214: </strong></font><br>
215:
216: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like <a
217: href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
218: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
219: "secure by default" installation.
220: <p>
221:
222: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
223: <a
1.66 louis 224: href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
225: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
226: </strong></font><br>
227:
228: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
229: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
230: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
231: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
232: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
233: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
234: <p>
235:
236: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
237: <a
1.83 louis 238: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
239: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
240: </strong></font><br>
241:
242: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
243: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
244: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
245: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
246: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
247: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
248: <p>
249:
250: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
251: <a
1.64 louis 252: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
253: Information Security, February 2000
254: </strong></font><br>
255:
256: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 257: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
258: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 259: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
260: its reputation among security experts.
261: <p>
262:
263: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
264: <a
1.65 louis 265: href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
266: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
267: </strong></font><br>
268:
269: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
270: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
271: <p>
272:
1.69 deraadt 273: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
274:
1.65 louis 275: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
276: <a
1.88 louis 277: href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
278: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
279: </strong></font><br>
280:
281: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
282: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
283: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
284: the administrator is vigilant.
285: <p>
286:
287: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
288: <a
1.60 louis 289: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
290: </strong></font><br>
291:
292: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
293: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
294: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
295: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
296: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
297: <p>
298:
299: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 300: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
301: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
302: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
303: </strong></font><br>
304:
305: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
306: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
307: and cryptography.
308: <p>
309:
310: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 311: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
312: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 313: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 314:
315: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
316: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
317: <p>
318:
319: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 320: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
321: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
322:
323: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
324: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
325: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
326: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
327: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
328:
329: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
330: <a
331: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
332: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
333: </strong></font><br>
334:
335: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
336: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
337: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
338:
339: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 340: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 341: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 342:
343: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
344: in <a
345: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
346: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 347: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 348: <p>
349:
350: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 351: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
352: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
353: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 354: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 355:
1.58 louis 356: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 357: <p>
358:
1.69 deraadt 359: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
360:
1.51 deraadt 361: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 362: <a
363: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
364: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
365: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 366: </strong></font><br>
367:
1.58 louis 368: Kurt Seifried
369: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
370: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
371: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
372: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 373:
1.86 louis 374: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
375: <a
376: href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
377: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
378: </strong></font><br>
379:
380: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
381: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
382: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
383: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
384: <p>
385:
1.69 deraadt 386: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
387:
1.51 deraadt 388: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 389: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
390: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
391: </strong></font><br>
392:
393: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
394: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
395: <p>
396:
397: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 398: <a
399: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 400: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
401: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 402: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 403:
404: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
405: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
406: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
407: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
408: right -- or at least strives to".
409: <p>
410:
1.61 louis 411: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
412: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
413: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
414: </strong></font><br>
415: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
416: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
417: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
418: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
419: <p>
420:
1.46 louis 421: <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 422: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 423: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 424:
425: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
426: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
427: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
428: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
429: <p>
430:
1.58 louis 431: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
432: <a
433: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
434: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
435: </strong></font><br>
436:
437: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
438: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
439: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
440:
1.70 louis 441: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
442: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
443: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
444: </strong></font><br>
445:
446: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
447: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
448: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
449: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
450: <p>
451:
1.69 deraadt 452: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
453:
1.44 philen 454: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
455: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 456: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 457:
458: Kurt Seifried
459: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
460: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
461: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
462: <p>
463:
1.41 louis 464: <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>,
465: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 466: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 467:
468: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
469: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
470:
1.37 louis 471: <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>,
472: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 473: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 474:
475: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 476: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 477:
1.36 louis 478: <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>,
479: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 480: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 481:
482: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
483: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
484: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
485: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
486: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
487:
1.79 deraadt 488: <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 489: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 490: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 491:
1.36 louis 492: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
493: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 494:
1.38 louis 495: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 496: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
497: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 498: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 499:
500: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
501: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
502:
1.69 deraadt 503: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
504:
1.30 deraadt 505: <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 506: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 507: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 508:
509: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
510: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
511: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 512:
1.29 louis 513: <li><strong>
514: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 515: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 516: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 517:
518: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
519: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 520: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
521: terminal:
1.29 louis 522: <blockquote>
523: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
524: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
525: <br>
526: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
527: </code>
528: </blockquote>
529: <p>
530:
1.16 louis 531: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 532: <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>
533: <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 534: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 535:
536: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
537: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 538: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 539: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 540:
541: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 542: <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 543: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 544:
545: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
546: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
547: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
548: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
549: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 550: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 551: <p>
552:
1.43 louis 553: <li><strong>
554: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 555: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 556:
557: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
558: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
559: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 560: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
561: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 562: <p>
563:
1.1 deraadt 564: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 565: <a
566: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
567: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
568: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 569:
1.57 louis 570: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
571: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
572: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
573: Melbourne.<p>
574:
575: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
576: <a
577: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
578: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
579: </strong></font><br>
580:
581: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 582:
583: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 584: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 585: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 586: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 587:
1.23 louis 588: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
589: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
590: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
591: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
592: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 593: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 594:
595: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 596: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
597: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 598: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 599:
600: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
601: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
602: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
603: installation.
604: <p>
605:
606: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 607: <a
608: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
609: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
610: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
611:
612: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
613: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
614:
1.69 deraadt 615: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
616:
1.57 louis 617: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 618: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 619: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 620: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 621:
622: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
623: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 624: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 625: <p>
626:
627: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 628: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 629: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 630: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 631:
632: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
633: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 634: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
635: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
636: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
637: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
638: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 639: <p>
640:
1.69 deraadt 641: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 642:
643: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 644: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 645: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 646:
647: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
648: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
649: available."
650: <p>
651:
1.69 deraadt 652: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
653:
1.6 deraadt 654: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 655: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 656: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 657:
658: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
659: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
660: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
661: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
662: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
663: <p>
664:
665: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 666: <a
667: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
668: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
669: </strong></font><br>
670:
671: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
672: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
673: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
674: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
675: an interesting read.
676: <p>
677:
1.69 deraadt 678: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
679:
680: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
681: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
682: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
683: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
684:
685: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
686: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
687: <p>
688:
1.57 louis 689: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 690: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
691: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
692: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 693: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 694:
695: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
696: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
697:
698: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 699: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 700:
701: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
702:
703: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 704: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
705: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
706: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 707:
708: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
709: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
710:
1.69 deraadt 711: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
712:
1.23 louis 713: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 714: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 715: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 716:
717: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
718: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
719: <p>
720:
1.57 louis 721: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
722: <a
723: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
724: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
725: </strong></font><br>
726:
727: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
728: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
729: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
730: site.<p>
731:
1.69 deraadt 732: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
733:
1.7 deraadt 734: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 735: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 736: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 737: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 738: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 739:
740: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
741: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
742: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
743: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
744: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
745: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
746: <p>
747:
748: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 749: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
750: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 751: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 752:
753: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
754: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
755: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
756: over to OpenBSD.
757: <p>
758:
759: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 760: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
761: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 762: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 763:
764: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
765: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
766: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
767: columns."
768: <p>
769:
1.69 deraadt 770: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
771:
1.58 louis 772: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
773: <a
774: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
775: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
776: </strong></font><br>
777:
778: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
779: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
780:
1.2 deraadt 781: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 782: <a
783: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
784: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
785:
786: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
787: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
788: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
789:
1.69 deraadt 790: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
791:
1.57 louis 792: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 793: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 794: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 795: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 796:
797: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
798: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
799: Implementation, including a brief interview with
800: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 801: <p>
802:
1.69 deraadt 803: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
804:
1.1 deraadt 805: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 806: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
807: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 808:
1.69 deraadt 809: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
810: OpenBSD is.
1.1 deraadt 811: <p>
812:
1.69 deraadt 813: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 814:
815: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
816: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
817: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 818: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 819:
820: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
821: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
822: <p>
823:
824: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 825: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 826: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
827: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 828: <p>
829:
1.69 deraadt 830: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
831:
832: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
833: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
834: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
835: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
836: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
837: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
838:
839: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
840: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
841: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
842: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
843: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
844: <p>
845:
846: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
847:
1.38 louis 848: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 849: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
850: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 851:
1.69 deraadt 852: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
853: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.38 louis 854: <p>
855:
1.17 deraadt 856: </dl>
857: <p>
1.1 deraadt 858:
1.27 deraadt 859: <hr>
1.72 louis 860: <a name=se></a>
1.45 philen 861: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 862:
1.84 niklas 863: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
864:
865: <dl>
866: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
867: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
868: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
869:
870: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 871: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.84 niklas 872: <p>
873:
874: </dl>
875:
1.69 deraadt 876: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
877:
1.17 deraadt 878: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 879: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
880: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 881: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 882:
883: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
884: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
885: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
886: <p>
887:
888: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
889: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 890: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 891: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 892: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 893:
1.20 louis 894: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
895: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 896: explains the licensing issues and points to our
897: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
898: <p>
899:
1.17 deraadt 900: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 901:
1.27 deraadt 902: <hr>
1.72 louis 903: <a name=jp></a>
1.20 louis 904: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
905:
906: <dl>
907:
1.69 deraadt 908: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
909:
1.20 louis 910: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
911: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
912: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 913: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 914:
915: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
916: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
917: translating and reprinting articles from
918: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
919: <p>
920:
921: </dl>
922:
1.50 louis 923: <hr>
1.72 louis 924: <a name=de></a>
1.50 louis 925: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
926: <dl>
927:
1.72 louis 928: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
929:
930: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.73 louis 931: Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 932: Februar 2000
933: </strong></font><br>
934:
1.73 louis 935: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
936: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
937: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
938: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.72 louis 939: <p>
940:
1.69 deraadt 941: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
942:
1.50 louis 943: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
944: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
945: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 946: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 947:
948: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
949: <p>
950: </dl>
951:
1.20 louis 952:
1.1 deraadt 953: <hr>
1.72 louis 954: <a name=ru></a>
1.56 deraadt 955: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
956: <dl>
957:
1.69 deraadt 958: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
959:
1.56 deraadt 960: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.62 form 961: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
962: January 2000 issue
963: </strong></font><br>
964:
965: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
966: <p>
967:
1.69 deraadt 968: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
969:
1.62 form 970: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
971: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1.59 form 972: July/August 1999 issue.
1.57 louis 973: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 974:
1.59 form 975: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
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977:
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! 979:
! 980: <hr>
! 981: <a name=pl></a>
! 982: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
! 983: <dl>
! 984:
! 985: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
! 986: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
! 987: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
! 988: January 2000
! 989: </strong></font><br>
! 990:
! 991: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
! 992: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
! 993: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
! 994: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
! 995: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
! 996: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
! 997: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
! 998: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
! 999: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
! 1000: with the translation. For the full text, see the
! 1001: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
! 1002: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
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1008: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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