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1.27 deraadt 18: <h2><font color=#0000e0>Project Goals</font></h2>
1.1 david 19:
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1.27 deraadt 21: Each developer working on OpenBSD has their own aims and priorities,
22: but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:
1.1 david 23: <ul>
1.29 deraadt 24: <li>Provide the best development platform possible. <a href=anoncvs.html>
25: Provide full source access to developers and users, including the
26: ability to look at CVS tree change directly</a>.
27: Users can even look at our source tree and changes
28: <a href=http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb>directly on the web!</a>
29: <li>Integrate good code from any source with <a href=policy.html>acceptable
30: copyright (Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable, NDA not)</a>.
31: We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY
32: PURPOSE, with no restrictions.
1.30 deraadt 33: <li>Pay attention to <a href=security.html>security problems and fix
1.28 deraadt 34: them before anyone else does</a>. (Try to be the #1 most
35: secure operating system).
1.29 deraadt 36: <li><a href=crypto.html>Greater integration of cryptographic software.</a>
37: This means IPsec, IPv6,
1.28 deraadt 38: key engines, and other forms of strong crypto. OpenBSD is developed
39: and released from Canada and due to Canadian law it is legal to
40: export crypto to the world. (As
41: <a href=http://insight.mcmaster.ca/org/efc/pages/doc/crypto-export.html>
1.14 deraadt 42: researched by a Canadian individual</a> and as
43: <a href=http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html>
1.31 deraadt 44: documented in the Export Control list of Canada</a>).
1.27 deraadt 45: OpenBSD developers are doing active research and development on
46: IPSEC and the
1.18 deraadt 47: <a href=http://wserver.physnet.uni-hamburg.de/provos/photuris/>
48: Photuris key engine</a>.
1.28 deraadt 49: <li>Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)
1.29 deraadt 50: <li>Work towards a very machine independent source tree.
51: <a href=plat.html>Support as many different systems and hardware
52: as feasible.</a>
1.21 kstailey 53: <li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the
1.22 deraadt 54: basis of technical merit.
1.3 fn 55: <li>Provide a good cross compile/development platform.
56: <li>Import external packages with minimal modifications - making upgrading
1.22 deraadt 57: much easier. Also to submit back to the developers any changes made.
1.29 deraadt 58: <li><a href=orders.html>Make a CDROM-based release approximately every
59: six months.</a>
1.1 david 60: </ul>
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1.27 deraadt 64: <h2><font color=#0000e0>Project Funding</font></h2>
1.26 deraadt 65:
66: Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to
67: internet line costs and the same hardware upgrade issues everyone
68: experiences. For this reason, the project sells CDROMs of our most
69: recent release. Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD, whether at a
70: conference, from one of our other locations, or from our
71: <a href=orders.html> CDROM ordering page</a>, you are helping to
72: increase the chance that OpenBSD will make future releases.
73:
74: <p>
75: It is also possible to donate funds or hardware, in which case your
76: name ends up on our <a href=donations.html>Donations page</a>.
77: For more information on this contact
78: <a href=mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org>Theo de Raadt</a> or simply send a
79: donation cheque in Canadian or US funds to:<p>
80:
81: OpenBSD<br>
82: 1933 6th St SE<br>
83: Calgary, Alberta<br>
84: Canada<br>
85: T2G 2Y3<br>
1.33 ! deraadt 86: (Make the cheque out to "Theo de Raadt", since I cannot cash cheques made
! 87: out to "OpenBSD".)<br>
1.26 deraadt 88:
89: <p>
90: Theo de Raadt has spent more than $30,000 (CDN) to make OpenBSD run so
91: far, mostly due to expensive networking costs in Canada and such (due
92: to USA crypto policies, it is not possible to move the project to the
93: USA). No funding or cost-sharing of the project comes from any
94: company or educational institution. As well, Theo works full-time on
1.32 deraadt 95: improving OpenBSD. Additional funding is urgently needed at all times,
96: in fact a nice sponsorship or two would go a long ways towards ensuring
97: that OpenBSD continues to exist. Currently the project is in grave
98: danger.
1.26 deraadt 99:
1.24 deraadt 100: <p>
1.25 deraadt 101: <strong>Please do not take this above statement too lightly, since the
1.26 deraadt 102: project is typically not in strong financial health.</strong>
1.24 deraadt 103:
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