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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:
1.91 louis 34: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1.92 ! louis 35: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
! 36: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
! 37: </strong></font><br>
! 38:
! 39: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
! 40: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
! 41: Williams also dwells on OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
! 42: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
! 43: with embedded OpenBSD.
! 44: <p>
! 45:
! 46: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a
1.91 louis 47: href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
48: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
49: </strong></font><br>
50:
51: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
52: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
53: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
54: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
55: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
56: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
57: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
58: creep are delivering the wrong message.
59: <p>
60:
1.85 louis 61: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.90 louis 62: <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html">Why
63: We're Doomed to Failure</a>, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
64: </strong></font><br>
65:
66: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
67: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
68: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
69: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
70: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
71: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
72: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
73: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
74: defects in their products.
75: <p>
76:
77: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.87 louis 78: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
79: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
80: </strong></font><br>
81:
82: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
83: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
84: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
85: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
86: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
87: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
88: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
89: <p>
90:
91: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 92: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
93: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
94: </strong></font><br>
95:
96: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
97: support for their PowerCrypt IPSec hardware accelerators cards.
98: <p>
99:
100: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.89 louis 101: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
102: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
103: </strong></font><br>
104:
105: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
106: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
107: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
108: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
109: <p>
110:
111: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.85 louis 112: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
113: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
114: </strong></font><br>
115:
116: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
117: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
118: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
119: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
120: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
121:
1.78 deraadt 122: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.74 louis 123:
1.77 deraadt 124: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
125: <a
1.83 louis 126: href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
127: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color=4669ad><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
128: April 20, 2000
129: </strong></font><br>
130:
131: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
132: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
133: OpenBSD.
134: <p>
135:
136: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
137: <a
138: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html">Open
139: Source - Why it's Good for Security</a>, SecurityPortal.com, April 17, 2000
1.82 aaron 140: </strong></font><br>
141:
1.83 louis 142: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
143: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
144: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
145: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
146: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
147: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
148: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
1.82 aaron 149: <p>
150:
151: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
152: <a
1.83 louis 153: href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
154: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.80 louis 155: </strong></font><br>
156:
1.83 louis 157: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
158: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
159: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.80 louis 160: <p>
161:
162: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
163: <a
1.77 deraadt 164: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
165: Bad Press</a>,
166: 32Bits Online, April 2000
167: </strong></font><br>
168:
169: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
170: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
171: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
172: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
173: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.78 deraadt 174: <p>
175:
176: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
177:
178: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
179: <a
180: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html">Linux
181: is a security risk, I don't think so!</a>,
182: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
183: </strong></font><br>
184:
185: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
186: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
187: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
188: simply by reading the source code.
1.74 louis 189: <p>
190:
1.71 louis 191: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.88 louis 192: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
193: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
194: </strong></font><br>
195:
196: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is now the subject.
197: He discusses his role at <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">Security
198: Portal</a>, the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
199: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic about the
200: future and predicts that with management apathy towards security,
201: "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable computer security problems".
202: <p>
203:
204: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.81 louis 205: Open source software: Ready for Credit Union Primetime, March 6, 2000
206: </strong></font><br>
207:
208: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
209: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
210: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
211: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
212: written for credit union IS managers. Unfortunately, it's on the
213: subscription-only portion of <a href="http://www.cuestechport.com/">CUES
214: Tech Port</a>, a web site for member credit unions.
215: <p>
216:
217: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.71 louis 218: <a
1.90 louis 219: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
220: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
221: </strong></font><br>
222:
223: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
224: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
225: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
226: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
227: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
228: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
229: will the open source world react, he asks.
230: <p>
231:
232: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
233: <a
1.76 louis 234: href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
235: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.71 louis 236: </strong></font><br>
237:
238: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
239: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
240: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 241: competitive advantage.
1.71 louis 242: <p>
243:
1.69 deraadt 244: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.70 louis 245:
246: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
247: <a
248: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html">All
249: About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH</a>, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
250: </strong></font><br>
251:
252: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
253: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
254: platforms without good crypto support.
255: <p>
256:
1.48 louis 257: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 258: <a
259: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html">Firewalling with IPF</a>, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
260: </strong></font><br>
261:
262: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
263: how to set up packet filtering with <a
264: 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
265: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
266: <p>
267:
268: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.60 louis 269: <a
1.64 louis 270: href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html">OpenBSD 2.6 - new features</a>,
271: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
272: </strong></font><br>
273:
274: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like <a
275: href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
276: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
277: "secure by default" installation.
278: <p>
279:
280: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
281: <a
1.66 louis 282: href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000207E972">Three
283: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
284: </strong></font><br>
285:
286: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
287: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
288: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
289: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
290: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
291: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
292: <p>
293:
294: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
295: <a
1.83 louis 296: href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
297: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
298: </strong></font><br>
299:
300: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
301: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
302: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
303: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
304: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
305: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
306: <p>
307:
308: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
309: <a
1.64 louis 310: href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
311: Information Security, February 2000
312: </strong></font><br>
313:
314: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 315: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
316: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 317: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
318: its reputation among security experts.
319: <p>
320:
321: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
322: <a
1.65 louis 323: href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
324: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
325: </strong></font><br>
326:
327: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
328: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
329: <p>
330:
1.69 deraadt 331: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
332:
1.65 louis 333: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
334: <a
1.88 louis 335: href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
336: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
337: </strong></font><br>
338:
339: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
340: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
341: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
342: the administrator is vigilant.
343: <p>
344:
345: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
346: <a
1.60 louis 347: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
348: </strong></font><br>
349:
350: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
351: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
352: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
353: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
354: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
355: <p>
356:
357: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 358: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
359: <A href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
360: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
361: </strong></font><br>
362:
363: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
364: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
365: and cryptography.
366: <p>
367:
368: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.53 louis 369: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/353999.asp?cp1=1">
370: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker</a>, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.57 louis 371: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 372:
373: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
374: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
375: <p>
376:
377: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 378: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
379: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
380:
381: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
382: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
383: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
384: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
385: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
386:
387: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
388: <a
389: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
390: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
391: </strong></font><br>
392:
393: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
394: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
395: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
396:
397: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.55 deraadt 398: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.57 louis 399: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 400:
401: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
402: in <a
403: href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
404: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 405: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.53 louis 406: <p>
407:
408: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 409: <A href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
410: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
411: January/February, 2000
1.57 louis 412: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 413:
1.58 louis 414: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.51 deraadt 415: <p>
416:
1.69 deraadt 417: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
418:
1.51 deraadt 419: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.58 louis 420: <a
421: href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html">OpenSource
422: projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others)</a>, Security
423: Portal, December 23, 1999
1.57 louis 424: </strong></font><br>
425:
1.58 louis 426: Kurt Seifried
427: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
428: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
429: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
430: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 431:
1.86 louis 432: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
433: <a
434: href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
435: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
436: </strong></font><br>
437:
438: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
439: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
440: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
441: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
442: <p>
443:
1.69 deraadt 444: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
445:
1.51 deraadt 446: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.61 louis 447: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
448: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
449: </strong></font><br>
450:
451: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
452: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
453: <p>
454:
455: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.63 louis 456: <a
457: href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 458: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
459: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.57 louis 460: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 461:
462: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
463: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
464: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
465: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
466: right -- or at least strives to".
467: <p>
468:
1.61 louis 469: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
470: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
471: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
472: </strong></font><br>
473: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
474: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
475: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
476: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
477: <p>
478:
1.46 louis 479: <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 480: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.57 louis 481: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 482:
483: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
484: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
485: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
486: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
487: <p>
488:
1.58 louis 489: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
490: <a
491: href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business/stories/0,5918,2386632,00.html">
492: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 2, 1999
493: </strong></font><br>
494:
495: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
496: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
497: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
498:
1.70 louis 499: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
500: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
501: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
502: </strong></font><br>
503:
504: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
505: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
506: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
507: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
508: <p>
509:
1.69 deraadt 510: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
511:
1.44 philen 512: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html">OpenBSD - a secure alternative</a>,
513: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.57 louis 514: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 515:
516: Kurt Seifried
517: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
518: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
519: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
520: <p>
521:
1.41 louis 522: <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>,
523: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.57 louis 524: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 525:
526: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
527: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
528:
1.37 louis 529: <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>,
530: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.57 louis 531: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 532:
533: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.40 deraadt 534: <a href=crypto.html#ssh>OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 535:
1.36 louis 536: <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>,
537: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.57 louis 538: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 539:
540: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
541: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
542: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
543: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
544: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
545:
1.79 deraadt 546: <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 547: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.57 louis 548: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 549:
1.36 louis 550: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
551: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 552:
1.38 louis 553: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 554: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
555: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.57 louis 556: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 557:
558: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
559: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
560:
1.69 deraadt 561: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
562:
1.30 deraadt 563: <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 564: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.57 louis 565: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 566:
567: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
568: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
569: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 570:
1.29 louis 571: <li><strong>
572: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.38 louis 573: America<font color=#009000>, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.57 louis 574: </strong></font><br>
1.29 louis 575:
576: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
577: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 578: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
579: terminal:
1.29 louis 580: <blockquote>
581: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
582: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
583: <br>
584: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
585: </code>
586: </blockquote>
587: <p>
588:
1.16 louis 589: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 590: <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>
591: <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 592: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 593:
594: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
595: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 596: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.25 deraadt 597: with <a href=security.html#default>ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 598:
599: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.38 louis 600: <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 601: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 602:
603: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
604: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
605: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
606: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
607: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 608: operating system in the world."
1.19 louis 609: <p>
610:
1.43 louis 611: <li><strong>
612: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color=#009000>, Sept 16, 1999
1.57 louis 613: </strong></font><br>
1.16 louis 614:
615: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
616: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
617: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 618: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
619: to the archives, free registration required.
1.16 louis 620: <p>
621:
1.1 deraadt 622: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 623: <a
624: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
625: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
626: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 627:
1.57 louis 628: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
629: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
630: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
631: Melbourne.<p>
632:
633: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
634: <a
635: href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
636: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 08, 1999
637: </strong></font><br>
638:
639: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 640:
641: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.21 louis 642: <a href="http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml">Maintaining
1.38 louis 643: Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 644: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 645:
1.23 louis 646: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
647: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
648: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
649: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
650: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.22 deraadt 651: <a href=events.html#anoncvs_paper>paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 652:
653: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.47 louis 654: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
655: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.57 louis 656: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 657:
658: Sean Sosik-Hamor descibes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
659: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
660: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
661: installation.
662: <p>
663:
664: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 665: <a
666: href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
667: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
668: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
669:
670: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>,
671: an India-based alternative OS news and portal site.<p>
672:
1.69 deraadt 673: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
674:
1.57 louis 675: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.17 deraadt 676: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 677: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.57 louis 678: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 679:
680: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
681: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 682: of OpenBSD.
1.12 louis 683: <p>
684:
685: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.8 deraadt 686: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 687: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.57 louis 688: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 689:
690: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
691: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 692: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
693: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
694: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
695: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
696: way down the page).
1.8 deraadt 697: <p>
698:
1.69 deraadt 699: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.3 deraadt 700:
701: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.6 deraadt 702: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.57 louis 703: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 704:
705: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
706: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
707: available."
708: <p>
709:
1.69 deraadt 710: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
711:
1.6 deraadt 712: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.33 louis 713: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.57 louis 714: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 715:
716: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
717: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
718: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
719: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
720: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
721: <p>
722:
723: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 724: <a
725: href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
726: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
727: </strong></font><br>
728:
729: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
730: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
731: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
732: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
733: an interesting read.
734: <p>
735:
1.69 deraadt 736: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
737:
738: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
739: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
740: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
741: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
742:
743: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
744: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
745: <p>
746:
1.57 louis 747: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.39 louis 748: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
749: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
750: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.57 louis 751: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 752:
753: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
754: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
755:
756: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.57 louis 757: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 758:
759: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
760:
761: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.68 louis 762: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
763: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
764: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 765:
766: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
767: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
768:
1.69 deraadt 769: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
770:
1.23 louis 771: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.2 deraadt 772: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19990300/bsd.htm">
1.57 louis 773: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 774:
775: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
776: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
777: <p>
778:
1.57 louis 779: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
780: <a
781: href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
782: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, Infoworld, March 8, 1999
783: </strong></font><br>
784:
785: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
786: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
787: crucial to popularising an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
788: site.<p>
789:
1.69 deraadt 790: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
791:
1.7 deraadt 792: <a name=anzen1>
1.2 deraadt 793: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.11 ericj 794: <a href="http://www.anzen.com/research/research_perform.html">
1.20 louis 795: NFR Performance Testing</a>, report written by
1.57 louis 796: <a href="http://www.anzen.com">Anzen</a>. February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 797:
798: This report compares the network monitoring performance of the
799: <a href="http://www.nfr.net">NFR (Network Flight Recorder)</a> package at
800: handling flat-out 100Mbit ethernet monitoring, running on OpenBSD, BSDI,
801: Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD comes out as a clear winner just for raw
802: performance; even before you consider the superior security of OpenBSD
803: which you probably would want for a network-monitoring station.
804: <p>
805:
806: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.15 louis 807: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
808: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.57 louis 809: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 810:
811: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
812: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
813: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
814: over to OpenBSD.
815: <p>
816:
817: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.1 deraadt 818: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
819: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.57 louis 820: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 821:
822: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
823: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
824: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
825: columns."
826: <p>
827:
1.69 deraadt 828: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
829:
1.58 louis 830: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
831: <a
832: href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
833: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
834: </strong></font><br>
835:
836: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
837: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
838:
1.2 deraadt 839: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.57 louis 840: <a
841: href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
842: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
843:
844: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
845: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
846: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
847:
1.69 deraadt 848: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
849:
1.57 louis 850: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.2 deraadt 851: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.38 louis 852: OpenBSD and IPSec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.57 louis 853: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 854:
855: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPSec Development.
856: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
857: Implementation, including a brief interview with
858: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.1 deraadt 859: <p>
860:
1.69 deraadt 861: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
862:
1.1 deraadt 863: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 864: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
865: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 866:
1.69 deraadt 867: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
868: OpenBSD is.
1.1 deraadt 869: <p>
870:
1.69 deraadt 871: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.1 deraadt 872:
873: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
874: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
875: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.57 louis 876: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 877:
878: Points at our <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/security.html">security page</a>
879: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
880: <p>
881:
882: <li><font color=#009000><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.57 louis 883: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 884: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
885: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.1 deraadt 886: <p>
887:
1.69 deraadt 888: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
889:
890: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
891: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
892: WebServer Online</A>, reprinted in
893: <A href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
894: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
895: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
896:
897: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
898: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
899: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
900: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
901: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
902: <p>
903:
904: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
905:
1.38 louis 906: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.69 deraadt 907: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
908: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 909:
1.69 deraadt 910: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
911: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.38 louis 912: <p>
913:
1.17 deraadt 914: </dl>
915: <p>
1.1 deraadt 916:
1.27 deraadt 917: <hr>
1.72 louis 918: <a name=se></a>
1.45 philen 919: <h3><font color=#e00000>Swedish press coverage (in Swedish)</font></h3><p>
1.1 deraadt 920:
1.84 niklas 921: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
922:
923: <dl>
924: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
925: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
926: Computer Sweden</a>, May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
927:
928: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
1.85 louis 929: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
1.84 niklas 930: <p>
931:
932: </dl>
933:
1.69 deraadt 934: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
935:
1.17 deraadt 936: <dl>
1.1 deraadt 937: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
938: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
1.57 louis 939: Datateknik</a>, Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 940:
941: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPSec interop</a> event
942: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
943: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
944: <p>
945:
946: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
947: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
1.10 deraadt 948: Datateknik</a>, Nov 13, 1998 and
1.1 deraadt 949: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
1.57 louis 950: Datateknik</a>, Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 951:
1.20 louis 952: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in MacOS X. The first
953: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
1.1 deraadt 954: explains the licensing issues and points to our
955: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
956: <p>
957:
1.17 deraadt 958: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 959:
1.27 deraadt 960: <hr>
1.72 louis 961: <a name=jp></a>
1.20 louis 962: <h3><font color=#e00000>Japan press coverage (in Japanese)</font></h3><p>
963:
964: <dl>
965:
1.69 deraadt 966: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
967:
1.20 louis 968: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
969: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/bsd/index.html">BSD Magazine</a>,
970: Sept. 28, 1999
1.57 louis 971: </strong></font><br>
1.20 louis 972:
973: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
974: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
975: translating and reprinting articles from
976: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
977: <p>
978:
979: </dl>
980:
1.50 louis 981: <hr>
1.72 louis 982: <a name=de></a>
1.50 louis 983: <h3><font color=#e00000>Germany press coverage (in German)</font></h3><p>
984: <dl>
985:
1.72 louis 986: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
987:
988: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.73 louis 989: Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung, Bundesministerium des Innern,
1.72 louis 990: Februar 2000
991: </strong></font><br>
992:
1.73 louis 993: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
994: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
995: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
996: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
1.72 louis 997: <p>
998:
1.69 deraadt 999: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1000:
1.50 louis 1001: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1002: <A href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
1003: OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>, heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
1.57 louis 1004: </strong></font><br>
1.50 louis 1005:
1006: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1007: <p>
1008: </dl>
1009:
1.20 louis 1010:
1.1 deraadt 1011: <hr>
1.72 louis 1012: <a name=ru></a>
1.56 deraadt 1013: <h3><font color=#e00000>Russian press coverage (in Russian)</font></h3><p>
1014: <dl>
1015:
1.69 deraadt 1016: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1017:
1.56 deraadt 1018: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1.62 form 1019: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1020: January 2000 issue
1021: </strong></font><br>
1022:
1023: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
1024: <p>
1025:
1.69 deraadt 1026: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1027:
1.62 form 1028: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1029: <a href="http://byte.piter-press.ru">Byte Magazine, Russia</a>,
1.59 form 1030: July/August 1999 issue.
1.57 louis 1031: </strong></font><br>
1.56 deraadt 1032:
1.59 form 1033: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
1.56 deraadt 1034: <p>
1035:
1.89 louis 1036: </dl>
1037:
1038: <hr>
1039: <a name=pl></a>
1040: <h3><font color=#e00000>Poland press coverage (in Polish)</font></h3><p>
1041: <dl>
1042:
1043: <li><font color=#009000><strong>
1044: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
1045: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis Informacyjny,
1046: January 2000
1047: </strong></font><br>
1048:
1049: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
1050: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
1051: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
1052: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
1053: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
1054: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
1055: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
1056: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
1057: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
1058: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1059: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org
1060: mail archives</a>. Interpretation errors are mine --louis</i>
1.56 deraadt 1061: <p>
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1063:
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