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 <h2><font color=#e00000>Project Goals</font><hr></h2>  <h2><font color="#e00000">Project Goals</font></h2>
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 Obviously, each developer working on OpenBSD has their own aims  Obviously, each developer working on OpenBSD has their own aims
 and priorities, but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:<p>  and priorities, but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:
   
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 <li>Provide the best development platform possible.  <a href=anoncvs.html>  <li>Provide the best development platform possible.  <a href="anoncvs.html">
         Provide full source access to developers and users, including the          Provide full source access to developers and users, including the
         ability to look at CVS tree changes directly</a>.          ability to look at CVS tree changes directly</a>.
         Users can even look at our source tree and changes          Users can even look at our source tree and changes
         <a href=http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb>directly on the web!</a><p>          <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  <li>Integrate good code from any source with <a href="policy.html">acceptable
         copyright (Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable, NDA not)</a>.          copyright (Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable, NDA not)</a>.
         We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY          We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY
         PURPOSE, with no restrictions.          PURPOSE, with no restrictions.
         <strong>We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage          <strong>We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage
         companies to use whichever pieces they want to.</strong>  There are          companies to use whichever pieces they want to.</strong>  There are
         <a href=products.html>commercial spin-offs</a> of OpenBSD.<p>          <a href="products.html">commercial spin-offs</a> of OpenBSD.<p>
 <li>Pay attention to <a href=security.html>security problems and fix  <li>Pay attention to <a href="security.html">security problems and fix
         them before anyone else does</a>. (Try to be the #1 most          them before anyone else does</a>. (Try to be the #1 most
         secure operating system).<p>          secure operating system).<p>
 <li><a href=crypto.html>Greater integration of cryptographic software.</a>  <li><a href="crypto.html">Greater integration of cryptographic software.</a>
         This means IPsec, IPv6, key engines, Kerberos, free-AFS,          This means IPsec, IPv6, key engines, Kerberos, free-AFS,
         and other forms of strong crypto or crypto-using systems.          and other forms of strong crypto or crypto-using systems.
         OpenBSD is developed and released from Canada and due to Canadian          OpenBSD is developed and released from Canada and due to Canadian
         law it is legal to export crypto to the world. (As          law it is legal to export crypto to the world. (As
         <a href=http://insight.mcmaster.ca/org/efc/pages/doc/crypto-export.html>          <a href="http://insight.mcmaster.ca/org/efc/pages/doc/crypto-export.html">
         researched by a Canadian individual</a> and as          researched by a Canadian individual</a> and as
         <a href=http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html>          <a href="http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html">
         documented in the Export Control list of Canada</a>).          documented in the Export Control list of Canada</a>).
         OpenBSD developers are doing active research and development on          OpenBSD developers are doing active research and development on
         IPsec.<p>          IPsec.<p>
 <li>Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)<p>  <li>Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)<p>
 <li>Work towards a very machine independent source tree.  <li>Work towards a very machine independent source tree.
         <a href=plat.html>Support as many different systems and hardware          <a href="plat.html">Support as many different systems and hardware
         as feasible.</a><p>          as feasible.</a><p>
 <li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the  <li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the
         basis of technical merit.<p>          basis of technical merit.<p>
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         particular to fund the project...<p>          particular to fund the project...<p>
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 <h2><font color=#e00000>Project Funding</font></h2>  <h2><font color="#e00000">Project Funding</font></h2>
   
 Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to  Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to
 Internet line costs and the same hardware upgrade issues everyone  Internet line costs and the same hardware upgrade issues everyone
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 recent release.  The project also started making tshirts to fund the  recent release.  The project also started making tshirts to fund the
 project.  Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD or tshirt, whether at a  project.  Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD or tshirt, whether at a
 conference, from one of our other locations, or from our  conference, from one of our other locations, or from our
 <a href=orders.html> CDROM ordering page</a>, you are helping to increase  <a href="orders.html"> CDROM ordering page</a>, you are helping to increase
 the chance that OpenBSD will make future releases.  the chance that OpenBSD will make future releases.
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 It is also possible to donate funds or <a href="want.html">hardware</a>,  It is also possible to donate funds or <a href="want.html">hardware</a>,
 in which case your name ends up on our  in which case your name ends up on our
 <a href=donations.html>Donations page</a>.  <a href="donations.html">Donations page</a>.
 For more information on this contact  For more information on this contact
 <a href=mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org>Theo de Raadt</a> or simply send a  <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a> or simply send a
 donation cheque in Canadian or US funds to:<p>  donation cheque in Canadian or US funds to:<p>
   
 OpenBSD<br>  OpenBSD<br>
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 user base are what will ensure that OpenBSD continues to exist.  user base are what will ensure that OpenBSD continues to exist.
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 <h2><font color=#e00000>Where do our developers live?</font></h2>  <h2><font color="#e00000">Where do our developers live?</font></h2>
   
 This map approximates where our developers live.  We will attempt to update it  This map approximates where our developers live.  We will attempt to update it
 occasionally, but please don't count on that.  occasionally, but please don't count on that.
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