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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
1.63 millert 33: copyright (ISC or Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable as a last
34: recourse but not in the kernel, NDA never acceptable)</a>.
1.29 deraadt 35: We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY
36: PURPOSE, with no restrictions.
1.38 deraadt 37: <strong>We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage
38: companies to use whichever pieces they want to.</strong> There are
1.57 jufi 39: <a href="products.html">commercial spin-offs</a> of OpenBSD.<p>
40: <li>Pay attention to <a href="security.html">security problems and fix
1.28 deraadt 41: them before anyone else does</a>. (Try to be the #1 most
1.71 nick 42: secure operating system.)<p>
1.57 jufi 43: <li><a href="crypto.html">Greater integration of cryptographic software.</a>
1.65 pvalchev 44: This means IPsec, key engines, Kerberos, free-AFS,
1.35 deraadt 45: and other forms of strong crypto or crypto-using systems.
46: OpenBSD is developed and released from Canada and due to Canadian
1.71 nick 47: law it is legal to export crypto to the world (as
1.58 nick 48: <a href="http://www.efc.ca/pages/doc/crypto-export.html">
1.14 deraadt 49: researched by a Canadian individual</a> and as
1.57 jufi 50: <a href="http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html">
1.31 deraadt 51: documented in the Export Control list of Canada</a>).
1.27 deraadt 52: OpenBSD developers are doing active research and development on
1.56 margarid 53: IPsec.<p>
1.41 deraadt 54: <li>Track and implement standards (ANSI, POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)<p>
1.29 deraadt 55: <li>Work towards a very machine independent source tree.
1.57 jufi 56: <a href="plat.html">Support as many different systems and hardware
1.41 deraadt 57: as feasible.</a><p>
1.21 kstailey 58: <li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the
1.41 deraadt 59: basis of technical merit.<p>
1.69 deraadt 60: <li>Focus on being developer-oriented in all senses, including holding
61: developer-only events called <a href="hackathons.html">hackathons</a>.<p>
1.41 deraadt 62: <li>Do not let serious problems sit unsolved.<p>
63: <li>Provide a good cross compile/development platform.<p>
1.3 fn 64: <li>Import external packages with minimal modifications - making upgrading
1.41 deraadt 65: much easier. Also to submit back to the developers any changes made.<p>
66: <li>Make a CDROM-based release approximately every six months, in
67: particular to fund the project...<p>
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71: <h2><font color="#e00000">Project Funding</font></h2>
1.26 deraadt 72:
73: Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to
1.42 aaron 74: Internet line costs and the same hardware upgrade issues everyone
1.26 deraadt 75: experiences. For this reason, the project sells CDROMs of our most
1.70 deraadt 76: recent release. Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD, whether at a
1.26 deraadt 77: conference, from one of our other locations, or from our
1.57 jufi 78: <a href="orders.html"> CDROM ordering page</a>, you are helping to increase
1.40 deraadt 79: the chance that OpenBSD will make future releases.
1.26 deraadt 80: <p>
1.39 espie 81: It is also possible to donate funds or <a href="want.html">hardware</a>,
82: in which case your name ends up on our
1.57 jufi 83: <a href="donations.html">Donations page</a>.
1.26 deraadt 84: For more information on this contact
1.57 jufi 85: <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a> or simply send a
1.26 deraadt 86: donation cheque in Canadian or US funds to:<p>
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88: OpenBSD<br>
1.37 deraadt 89: 812 23rd Ave SE<br>
1.26 deraadt 90: Calgary, Alberta<br>
91: Canada<br>
1.37 deraadt 92: T2G 1N8<br>
1.33 deraadt 93: (Make the cheque out to "Theo de Raadt", since I cannot cash cheques made
94: out to "OpenBSD".)<br>
1.26 deraadt 95:
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1.60 millert 97: Additionally, it is now possible to donate money to the project online via
1.61 millert 98: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order">credit card</a> or
1.72 ! beck 99: <a href="http://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html">PayPal</a>.
1.50 millert 100: <p>
1.52 jsyn 101: While donations are not US tax deductible as charitable contribution,
102: they may be deductible as an operating expense, and if someone is so
1.46 deraadt 103: inclined, they should ask for the advice of their accountant. The
1.59 david 104: same applies to other countries, where corporations can make deductible
1.45 deraadt 105: donations under the terms of "Good Will".
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1.40 deraadt 108: In the beginning, Theo de Raadt spent more than $30,000 (CDN) to start
109: OpenBSD, mostly due to expensive networking costs in Canada (due
1.26 deraadt 110: to USA crypto policies, it is not possible to move the project to the
1.40 deraadt 111: USA). Thus far, no serious funding or cost-sharing of the project
112: has come from any company or educational institution.
113: Theo works full-time on improving OpenBSD, and much of the project's
114: funds are spent to buy developers new hardware so that they can
115: continue to improve OpenBSD (for example, more than 20 new kinds of
1.42 aaron 116: Ethernet cards have showed up on the market since OpenBSD was
1.40 deraadt 117: started).
1.43 deraadt 118: Thus, funding is needed at all times. Continued donations from our
119: user base are what will ensure that OpenBSD continues to exist.
1.1 david 120: <hr>
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1.57 jufi 122: <h2><font color="#e00000">Where do our developers live?</font></h2>
1.47 deraadt 123:
124: This map approximates where our developers live. We will attempt to update it
1.48 wvdputte 125: occasionally, but please don't count on that.
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