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<h2><font color=#0000e0>Project Goals</font></h2>

<h2><font color=#e00000>Project Goals</font><hr></h2>

<p>

Each developer working on OpenBSD has their own aims and priorities,

Obviously, each developer working on OpenBSD has their own aims

but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:

and priorities, but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:<p>

<ul>

<li>Provide the best development platform possible. <a href=anoncvs.html>

Provide full source access to developers and users, including the

ability to look at CVS tree change directly</a>.

Users can even look at our source tree and changes

<a href=http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb>directly on the web!</a>

<a href=http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb>directly on the web!</a><p>

<li>Integrate good code from any source with <a href=policy.html>acceptable

We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY

PURPOSE, with no restrictions.

<strong>We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage

companies to use whichever pieces they want to.</strong> There are

<a href=products.html>commercial spin-offs</a> of OpenBSD.

<a href=products.html>commercial spin-offs</a> of OpenBSD.<p>

<li>Pay attention to <a href=security.html>security problems and fix

them before anyone else does</a>. (Try to be the #1 most

secure operating system).

secure operating system).<p>

<li><a href=crypto.html>Greater integration of cryptographic software.</a>

This means IPsec, IPv6, key engines, Kerberos, free-AFS,

and other forms of strong crypto or crypto-using systems.

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OpenBSD developers are doing active research and development on

IPSEC and the

Photuris key engine</a>.

Photuris key engine</a>.<p>

<li>Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)

<li>Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)<p>

<li>Work towards a very machine independent source tree.

<a href=plat.html>Support as many different systems and hardware

as feasible.</a>

as feasible.</a><p>

<li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the

basis of technical merit.

basis of technical merit.<p>

<li>Do not let serious problems sit unsolved.

<li>Do not let serious problems sit unsolved.<p>

<li>Provide a good cross compile/development platform.

<li>Provide a good cross compile/development platform.<p>

<li>Import external packages with minimal modifications - making upgrading

much easier. Also to submit back to the developers any changes made.

much easier. Also to submit back to the developers any changes made.<p>

<li><strong><a href=orders.html>Make a CDROM-based release approximately

<li>Make a CDROM-based release approximately every six months, in

every six months</a>, in particular to fund the project...</strong>

particular to fund the project...<p>

</ul>

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<h2><font color=#0000e0>Project Funding</font></h2>

<h2><font color=#e00000>Project Funding</font></h2>

Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to

internet line costs and the same hardware upgrade issues everyone

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started).

Thus, funding is needed at all times, in fact a nice sponsorship or two

would go a long ways towards ensuring that OpenBSD continues to exist.

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<a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>