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1.57 jufi 18: <h2><font color="#e00000">Project Goals</font></h2>
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1.17 downsj 20:
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1.41 deraadt 22: Obviously, each developer working on OpenBSD has their own aims
1.57 jufi 23: and priorities, but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:
1.1 david 24:
1.57 jufi 25: <p>
1.1 david 26: <ul>
1.57 jufi 27: <li>Provide the best development platform possible. <a href="anoncvs.html">
1.29 deraadt 28: Provide full source access to developers and users, including the
1.42 aaron 29: ability to look at CVS tree changes directly</a>.
1.29 deraadt 30: Users can even look at our source tree and changes
1.57 jufi 31: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb">directly on the web!</a><p>
32: <li>Integrate good code from any source with <a href="policy.html">acceptable
1.29 deraadt 33: copyright (Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable, NDA not)</a>.
34: We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY
35: PURPOSE, with no restrictions.
1.38 deraadt 36: <strong>We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage
37: companies to use whichever pieces they want to.</strong> There are
1.57 jufi 38: <a href="products.html">commercial spin-offs</a> of OpenBSD.<p>
39: <li>Pay attention to <a href="security.html">security problems and fix
1.28 deraadt 40: them before anyone else does</a>. (Try to be the #1 most
1.41 deraadt 41: secure operating system).<p>
1.57 jufi 42: <li><a href="crypto.html">Greater integration of cryptographic software.</a>
1.35 deraadt 43: This means IPsec, IPv6, key engines, Kerberos, free-AFS,
44: and other forms of strong crypto or crypto-using systems.
45: OpenBSD is developed and released from Canada and due to Canadian
46: law it is legal to export crypto to the world. (As
1.58 nick 47: <a href="http://www.efc.ca/pages/doc/crypto-export.html">
1.14 deraadt 48: researched by a Canadian individual</a> and as
1.57 jufi 49: <a href="http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html">
1.31 deraadt 50: documented in the Export Control list of Canada</a>).
1.27 deraadt 51: OpenBSD developers are doing active research and development on
1.56 margarid 52: IPsec.<p>
1.41 deraadt 53: <li>Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)<p>
1.29 deraadt 54: <li>Work towards a very machine independent source tree.
1.57 jufi 55: <a href="plat.html">Support as many different systems and hardware
1.41 deraadt 56: as feasible.</a><p>
1.21 kstailey 57: <li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the
1.41 deraadt 58: basis of technical merit.<p>
59: <li>Do not let serious problems sit unsolved.<p>
60: <li>Provide a good cross compile/development platform.<p>
1.3 fn 61: <li>Import external packages with minimal modifications - making upgrading
1.41 deraadt 62: much easier. Also to submit back to the developers any changes made.<p>
63: <li>Make a CDROM-based release approximately every six months, in
64: particular to fund the project...<p>
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68: <h2><font color="#e00000">Project Funding</font></h2>
1.26 deraadt 69:
70: Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to
1.42 aaron 71: Internet line costs and the same hardware upgrade issues everyone
1.26 deraadt 72: experiences. For this reason, the project sells CDROMs of our most
1.40 deraadt 73: recent release. The project also started making tshirts to fund the
74: project. Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD or tshirt, whether at a
1.26 deraadt 75: conference, from one of our other locations, or from our
1.57 jufi 76: <a href="orders.html"> CDROM ordering page</a>, you are helping to increase
1.40 deraadt 77: the chance that OpenBSD will make future releases.
1.26 deraadt 78: <p>
1.39 espie 79: It is also possible to donate funds or <a href="want.html">hardware</a>,
80: in which case your name ends up on our
1.57 jufi 81: <a href="donations.html">Donations page</a>.
1.26 deraadt 82: For more information on this contact
1.57 jufi 83: <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a> or simply send a
1.26 deraadt 84: donation cheque in Canadian or US funds to:<p>
85:
86: OpenBSD<br>
1.37 deraadt 87: 812 23rd Ave SE<br>
1.26 deraadt 88: Calgary, Alberta<br>
89: Canada<br>
1.37 deraadt 90: T2G 1N8<br>
1.33 deraadt 91: (Make the cheque out to "Theo de Raadt", since I cannot cash cheques made
92: out to "OpenBSD".)<br>
1.26 deraadt 93:
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1.50 millert 95: Additionally, it is now possible to donate money to the project online by
96: sending funds to obsdpaypal@openbsd.org via
1.51 millert 97: <a href="https://secure.paypal.x.com/refer/pal=obsdpaypal%40openbsd.org">paypal</a>.
1.50 millert 98: <p>
1.52 jsyn 99: While donations are not US tax deductible as charitable contribution,
100: they may be deductible as an operating expense, and if someone is so
1.46 deraadt 101: inclined, they should ask for the advice of their accountant. The
1.59 ! david 102: same applies to other countries, where corporations can make deductible
1.45 deraadt 103: donations under the terms of "Good Will".
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1.40 deraadt 106: In the beginning, Theo de Raadt spent more than $30,000 (CDN) to start
107: OpenBSD, mostly due to expensive networking costs in Canada (due
1.26 deraadt 108: to USA crypto policies, it is not possible to move the project to the
1.40 deraadt 109: USA). Thus far, no serious funding or cost-sharing of the project
110: has come from any company or educational institution.
111: Theo works full-time on improving OpenBSD, and much of the project's
112: funds are spent to buy developers new hardware so that they can
113: continue to improve OpenBSD (for example, more than 20 new kinds of
1.42 aaron 114: Ethernet cards have showed up on the market since OpenBSD was
1.40 deraadt 115: started).
1.43 deraadt 116: Thus, funding is needed at all times. Continued donations from our
117: user base are what will ensure that OpenBSD continues to exist.
1.1 david 118: <hr>
1.47 deraadt 119:
1.57 jufi 120: <h2><font color="#e00000">Where do our developers live?</font></h2>
1.47 deraadt 121:
122: This map approximates where our developers live. We will attempt to update it
1.48 wvdputte 123: occasionally, but please don't count on that.
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