OpenBSD Project Goals

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Project Goals

Obviously, each developer working on OpenBSD has their own aims -and priorities, but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:

+and priorities, but it is possible to classify the goals we all share: +

Provide the best development platform possible. +
Provide the best development platform possible. Provide full source access to developers and users, including the ability to look at CVS tree changes directly. Users can even look at our source tree and changes - directly on the web!
-
Integrate good code from any source with acceptable + directly on the web!
+
Integrate good code from any source with acceptable copyright (Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable, NDA not). We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY PURPOSE, with no restrictions. We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage companies to use whichever pieces they want to. There are - commercial spin-offs of OpenBSD.
-
Pay attention to security problems and fix + commercial spin-offs of OpenBSD.
+
Pay attention to security problems and fix them before anyone else does. (Try to be the #1 most secure operating system).
-
Greater integration of cryptographic software. +
Greater integration of cryptographic software. This means IPsec, IPv6, key engines, Kerberos, free-AFS, and other forms of strong crypto or crypto-using systems. OpenBSD is developed and released from Canada and due to Canadian law it is legal to export crypto to the world. (As - + researched by a Canadian individual and as - + documented in the Export Control list of Canada). OpenBSD developers are doing active research and development on IPsec.
Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)
Work towards a very machine independent source tree. - Support as many different systems and hardware + Support as many different systems and hardware as feasible.
Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the basis of technical merit.
@@ -61,8 +64,8 @@ particular to fund the project...

- -

Project Funding

+ +

Project Funding

Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to Internet line costs and the same hardware upgrade issues everyone @@ -70,14 +73,14 @@ recent release. The project also started making tshirts to fund the project. Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD or tshirt, whether at a conference, from one of our other locations, or from our - CDROM ordering page, you are helping to increase + CDROM ordering page, you are helping to increase the chance that OpenBSD will make future releases.

It is also possible to donate funds or hardware, in which case your name ends up on our -Donations page. +Donations page. For more information on this contact -Theo de Raadt or simply send a +Theo de Raadt or simply send a donation cheque in Canadian or US funds to:

OpenBSD
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ user base are what will ensure that OpenBSD continues to exist.

Where do our developers live?

This map approximates where our developers live. We will attempt to update it occasionally, but please don't count on that. @@ -123,12 +126,11 @@ World map

-www@openbsd.org +

+www@openbsd.org
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