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1.1 deraadt 17: <p>
1.3 ian 18: <h2><font color="#e00000">Release Songs</font></h2><hr>
1.100 deraadt 19: <p>
20:
21: Every 6 months the OpenBSD project has the pleasure to release
22: software on an official CDROM set, with artwork and a matching song.
23: Ty Semaka (our artist) and Theo borrow and mutate some theme (from a
1.108 deraadt 24: classical setting, a movie, or some genre) into the fishy world of
25: Puffy, to describe some event or controversy the project went through
26: over the previous six months. To match the art released with the CD,
27: Ty and his friend Jonathan Lewis build the song and bring in
28: additional hired musicians from around Calgary. Theo then gets the
29: pleasure (and responsibility) to write a commentary explaining it all.
1.1 deraadt 30:
1.20 deraadt 31: <p>
1.71 deraadt 32: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
33: <tr>
1.126 ! deraadt 34: <td valign="top">
! 35: <a href="#51">5.1: "Bug Busters!"</a> and
! 36: <a href="#audio_extra51">"Shut up and Hack"</a><br>
1.124 deraadt 37: <a href="#50">5.0: "What Me Worry?"<br>
1.123 deraadt 38: <a href="#49">4.9: "The Answer"<br>
1.120 deraadt 39: <a href="#48">4.8: "El Puffiachi"<br>
1.119 deraadt 40: <a href="#47">4.7: "I'm still here"<br>
1.116 deraadt 41: <a href="#46">4.6: "Planet of the Users"<br>
1.108 deraadt 42: <a href="#45">4.5: "Games"<br>
1.104 deraadt 43: <a href="#44">4.4: "Trial of the BSD Knights"<br>
1.95 deraadt 44: <a href="#43">4.3: "Home to Hypocrisy"<br>
1.90 deraadt 45: <a href="#42">4.2: "100001 1010101"<br>
1.89 deraadt 46: <a href="#41">4.1: "Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors"<br>
1.126 ! deraadt 47: </td><td valign="top" width="1%">
! 48: <br>
! 49: </td><td valign="top">
1.89 deraadt 50: <a href="#40">4.0: "Humppa Negala"</a> and
1.126 ! deraadt 51: <a href="#audio_extra40">"OpenVOX"</a><br>
1.72 deraadt 52: <a href="#39">3.9: "Blob!"</a><br>
53: <a href="#38">3.8: "Hackers of the Lost RAID"</a><br>
54: <a href="#37">3.7: "The Wizard of OS"</a><br>
55: <a href="#36">3.6: "Pond-erosa Puff (live)"</a><br>
56: <a href="#35">3.5: "CARP License" and "Redundancy must be free"</a><br>
1.124 deraadt 57: <a href="#34">3.4: "The Legend of Puffy Hood"</a><br>
1.119 deraadt 58: <a href="#33">3.3: "Puff the Barbarian"</a><br>
1.116 deraadt 59: <a href="#32">3.2: "Goldflipper"</a><br>
1.72 deraadt 60: <a href="#31">3.1: "Systemagic"</a><br>
61: <a href="#30">3.0: "E-Railed (OpenBSD Mix)"</a><br>
1.126 ! deraadt 62: </td></tr></table>
1.71 deraadt 63: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 64: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">
1.72 deraadt 65: <img align="left" height=158 width=158 hspace="5" vspace="0" src="images/cdaudio-m.gif">
1.71 deraadt 66: </a>
1.126 ! deraadt 67: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA2=1&CDA2%2b=Add">
! 68: <img align="left" height=158 width=158 hspace="5" vspace="0" src="images/cdaudio2-m.gif">
! 69: </a>
! 70: Two audio CDs are also available which contain approximately 5 years of songs each.
! 71: <p>
! 72: Click to order
! 73: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">"The Songs 3.0 - 4.0"</a>
! 74: and
! 75: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA2=1&CDA2%2b=Add">"The Songs 4.1 - 5.1"</a>.
! 76: <p>
! 77: Both CDs contain extra tracks by the artist Ty Semaka
! 78: (who really has "had Puffy on his mind").
! 79: "The Songs 4.1 - 5.1" also contains another track by audio-subsystem
! 80: developer Alexandre Ratchov, mixed and produced using OpenBSD code.
! 81: <br clear=all>
! 82: <p>
! 83:
! 84: <hr>
! 85: <a name=51></a>
! 86: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="51.html">
! 87: 5.1: "Bug Busters!"</a></font></h2>
! 88: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
! 89: <tr>
! 90: <td valign="top" width="30%">
! 91: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 92: <a href="51.html">OpenBSD 5.1</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
! 93: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
! 94: <br>
! 95: 2:47 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song51.mp3">(MP3 5.1MB)</a>
! 96: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song51.ogg">(OGG 4.0MB)</a><br>
! 97: <br>
! 98: <a href="images/Bugbusters.jpg">
! 99: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Bugbusters" src="images/Bugbusters.jpg"></a>
! 100: <br>
! 101: <br>
! 102: <em>
! 103: [no commentary yet]
! 104: <br>
! 105: </em>
! 106: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
! 107: <br>
! 108: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
! 109: <br>
! 110: If you've got a bug<br>
! 111: That you just can't shove<br>
! 112: Who ya gonna install?<br>
! 113: Bugbusters!<br>
! 114: <br>
! 115: Buffer overflow?<br>
! 116: Don't know where to go<br>
! 117: Who ya gonna install?<br>
! 118: Bugbusters!<br>
! 119: <br>
! 120: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
! 121: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
! 122: <br>
! 123: And you're off by one<br>
! 124: And it ain't no fun<br>
! 125: Who ya gonna install?<br>
! 126: Bugbusters!<br>
1.71 deraadt 127: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 128: If your system's down<br>
! 129: And it makes you frown<br>
! 130: Who ya gonna install?<br>
! 131: Bugbusters!<br>
! 132: <br>
! 133: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
! 134: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
! 135: <br>
! 136: If you need a trace<br>
! 137: Gonna win that race<br>
! 138: Who ya gonna install?<br>
! 139: Bugbusters!<br>
! 140: <br>
! 141: If you got a crash<br>
! 142: And you got no cash<br>
! 143: Who ya gonna install?<br>
! 144: Bugbusters!<br>
! 145: <br>
! 146: OpenBSD makes me feel good!<br>
! 147: <br>
! 148: <br>
! 149: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
! 150: <img width=395 height=1210 src="images/51song.jpg"><br>
! 151: </td></tr></table>
! 152: <p>
! 153: <em>
! 154: Written and Arranged by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and Vocals
! 155: by Ty Semaka (www.tysemaka.com). All instruments programmed by
! 156: Jonathan Lewis. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
! 157: Moxam Studios (moxam@hotmail.com).
! 158: <br>
! 159: <br>
! 160: </em>
! 161:
! 162: <hr>
! 163: <a name=audio_extra51></a>
! 164: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="items.html#audio">
! 165: "Shut up and Hack"</a></font></h2>
! 166: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
! 167: <tr>
! 168: <td valign="top" width="30%">
! 169: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 170: This is one of the extra songs on
! 171: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=2&CDA2%2b=Add">
! 172: "The Songs 4.1 - 5.1"</a> Audio CD.
! 173: <br>
! 174: <br>
! 175: <b>This song will be released May 1 along with the official 5.1 release.</b>
! 176: <br>
! 177: 3:11 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songsh.mp3">(MP3 5.8MB)</a>
! 178: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songsh.ogg">(OGG 4.7MB)</a><br>
! 179: <br>
! 180: <img height=158 width=158 hspace="5" src="images/cdaudio2-m.gif">
! 181: <br>
! 182: <br>
! 183: <em>
! 184: This is an <a href="#audio_extra51">extra track</a> by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis.
! 185: <p>
! 186: On a regular basis, the OpenBSD developers hold events called
! 187: <a href="hackathons.html">hackathons</a>. We've held many many
! 188: of them, all over the world. Sub-groups of developers sit
! 189: in one room and work fulltime for around a week.
! 190: <p>
! 191: One phrase in particular that has come up amongst developers,
! 192: to cut extra chit-chat to a minimum, is Shut up and Hack.
! 193: We've placed this phrase
! 194: on <a href="http://openbsd.org/images/hackathons/c2k2.gif">
! 195: hackathon tshirts</a> too; they were very popular with the guys.
! 196: <p>
! 197: There is another extra audio track on the same CD called
! 198: "Sonate aux insomniaques" by audio-subsystem
! 199: developer Alexandre Ratchov. It has no lyrics.
! 200: It was entirely mixed and produced using OpenBSD.
! 201: <p>
! 202: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA2=1&CDA2%2b=Add">
! 203: Order this CDROM from our International site.</a>
! 204: <p>
! 205: The 2nd OpenBSD Audio CD "The Songs 4.1 - 5.1" celebrates the
! 206: artwork and songs that have been released with each OpenBSD release.
! 207: All the songs from the 4.1 to 5.1 releases are included (plus
! 208: two bonus tracks).
! 209: <p>
! 210: The audio CD package contains some stickers (which ones may vary).
! 211: </em>
! 212: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
! 213: <br>
! 214: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
! 215: Shut up and hack!<br>
! 216: In the hack room<br>
! 217: In the back room<br>
! 218: Wires everywhere<br>
! 219: <br>
! 220: At the tables<br>
! 221: Fingers able<br>
! 222: Take another dare!<br>
! 223: <br>
! 224: Close up your holes<br>
! 225: Pick up the slack!<br>
! 226: Get your head down!<br>
! 227: Shut up and hack!<br>
! 228: Close up your holes<br>
! 229: Pick up the slack!<br>
! 230: Get your head down!<br>
! 231: Shut up and hack!<br>
! 232: <br>
! 233: Coding faster<br>
! 234: You're the master<br>
! 235: of security<br>
! 236: <br>
! 237: In your t-shirts<br>
! 238: Hack till it hurts<br>
! 239: This is how to be free<br>
! 240: <br>
! 241: CHORUS<br>
! 242: <br>
! 243: Hit the pub now<br>
! 244: We're a club now<br>
! 245: Trading genius for free<br>
! 246: <br>
! 247: Have a laugh and<br>
! 248: Be a rock band<br>
! 249: This is how it should be!<br>
! 250: <br>
! 251: CHORUS<br>
! 252: <br>
! 253: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1.71 deraadt 254: <br>
255: </td></tr></table>
1.20 deraadt 256: <p>
1.104 deraadt 257:
258: <hr>
1.124 deraadt 259: <a name=50></a>
260: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="50.html">
261: 5.0: "What Me Worry?"</a></font></h2>
262: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
263: <tr>
264: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 265: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 266: <a href="50.html">OpenBSD 5.0</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.124 deraadt 267: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
268: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 269: 3:03 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song50.mp3">(MP3 5.6MB)</a>
1.124 deraadt 270: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song50.ogg">(OGG 4.0MB)</a><br>
271: <br>
272: <a href="images/MAD.jpg">
273: <img width=227 height=343 alt="MAD" src="images/MAD.jpg"></a>
274: <br>
275: <br>
276: <em>
277: Ty Semaka has been drawing<br>
278: Puffy-inspired parody artwork<br>
279: for us for many releases.<br>
280: This time I asked him to do some<br>
281: art that is a meta-parody:<br>
282: <br>
283: A Puffy-inspired parody of<br>
284: a parody magazine!<br>
285: <br>
286: </em>
287: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
288: <br>
289: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
290: <br>
291: What? Me Worry?<br>
292: Not with this stuff<br>
293: Nobody gettin' in<br>
294: Nobody get tough<br>
295: <br>
296: I'm a comic book kid<br>
297: Having fun in the woods<br>
298: Carving out toys<br>
299: and makin' em good<br>
300: <br>
301: Ya it's spy versus spy<br>
302: I got so many tricks<br>
303: I got undercover agents<br>
304: Even out in the sticks<br>
305: <br>
306: Threw a brick through your window<br>
307: Ya it's teenage fun<br>
308: Then I blew up a bridge<br>
309: And blocked out the sun<br>
1.125 sthen 310: <br>
1.124 deraadt 311: Little black flies<br>
312: on a pile of GNU<br>
313: With a Dairy Queen tip<br>
314: And Imma comin' for you<br>
315: <br>
1.125 sthen 316: Make fun of everybody<br>
1.124 deraadt 317: That's my thang<br>
318: Ya It's a geeks wet dream<br>
319: I give a poit! blit! spang!<br>
320: <br>
321: It's a mad mad world<br>
322: and number 5 is alive<br>
323: I gotta black submarine<br>
324: and I'm built to survive<br>
325: <br>
326: Threw a brick through your window<br>
327: Ya it's teenage fun<br>
328: Then I blew up a bridge<br>
329: And blocked out the sun<br>
330: <br>
331: Keep the source open<br>
332: Gonna get my kicks<br>
1.125 sthen 333: I'm 16 now<br>
1.124 deraadt 334: Ya I don't need mix<br>
335: <br>
336: Got a stack o magazines<br>
337: In my treehouse club<br>
338: Nobody gettin' up here<br>
339: Its secure ya bub<br>
340: <br>
341: Got a dime store bazooka<br>
342: And a bubble gum tank<br>
343: Got pots and pans for cookin' up<br>
344: some Open source stank<br>
345: <br>
346: Threw a brick through your window<br>
347: Ya it's teenage fun<br>
348: Then I blew up a bridge<br>
349: And blocked out the sun<br>
350: <br>
351: <br>
352: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
353: <img width=395 height=1210 src="images/50song.jpg"><br>
354: </td></tr></table>
355: <p>
356: <em>
357: Written and Arranged by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and Vocals by
358: Ty Semaka (www.tysemaka.com). Percussion and fuzzy bass guitar by Jonathan
359: Lewis. Electric guitars by Tim Williams (www.cayusemusic.com). Recorded,
360: mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of Moxam Studios (moxam@hotmail.com).
361: <br>
362: <br>
363: </em>
364:
365: <hr>
1.123 deraadt 366: <a name=49></a>
367: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="49.html">
368: 4.9: "The Answer"</a></font></h2>
369: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
370: <tr>
371: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 372: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 373: <a href="49.html">OpenBSD 4.9</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.123 deraadt 374: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
375: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 376: 3:43 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song49.mp3">(MP3 6.8MB)</a>
1.123 deraadt 377: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song49.ogg">(OGG 5.7MB)</a><br>
378: <br>
379: <a href="images/Hitchhiker.jpg">
380: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Hitchhiker" src="images/Hitchhiker.jpg"></a>
381: <br>
382: <br>
383: <em>
384: This release is OpenBSD 4.9. Then why is
385: the song about 4.2? Huh?<br>
386: <br>
387: The <a href="#44">OpenBSD 4.4 release artwork</a> honoured
388: the (Berkeley) CSRG guys for their efforts with the BSD 4.4
389: release -- they fought and managed to free the code.<br>
390: <br>
391: This release the artwork is based on the stories of Douglas Adams,
392: including his favorite number -- 42. Therefore we can remember
393: the previous major achievement of CSRG - BSD 4.2.<br>
394: <br>
395: BSD 4.2 was
396: not free, but it created and integrated so many new
397: technologies that we all depend on today. Take a moment
398: to consider how many things first available in BSD 4.2 you are using
399: at this moment, to read this page -- sockets, AF_INET,
400: virtual memory, etc.<br>
401: <br>
402: Today, new releases of operating systems from well-known vendors
403: contain less new features than BSD 4.2 did.<br>
404: <br>
405: If only we could stop slacking and make a release like that!
406: <br>
407: </em>
408: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
409: <br>
410: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
411: <br>
412: How many streams must a fish swim down<br>
413: before you can call him a man?<br>
414: And how many codes must a vendor lock down<br>
415: before silicon turns to sand?<br>
416: Yes and how many times must the lawyers fly<br>
417: before they are forever banned?<br>
418: <br>
419: The answer my friend<br>
420: BSD 4.2<br>
421: The answer<br>
422: BSD 4.2<br>
423: <br>
424: How many years can a planet exist<br>
425: before it is paved by the V?<br>
426: How many years can some source code exist<br>
427: before it's allowed to be free?<br>
428: Yes and how many times can a fish turn his head<br>
429: and pretend that he just doesn't see?<br>
430: <br>
431: The answer my friend<br>
432: BSD 4.2<br>
433: The answer<br>
434: BSD 4.2<br>
435: <br>
436: How many times must we fight for the right<br>
437: to share what is already ours?<br>
438: Yes and how many times must we hitch while we hike<br>
439: To end up not getting far?<br>
440: And how many fish must we shove in our ear<br>
441: before we can hear every star?<br>
442: <br>
443: The answer my friend<br>
444: BSD 4.2<br>
445: The answer<br>
446: BSD 4.2<br>
447: <br>
448: And now we can travel the galaxy<br>
449: with ships that are silicon made<br>
450: And now with a towel and a laptop in hand<br>
451: our future is made in the shade<br>
452: And what did we use to build on and on<br>
453: Inside everything that we use?<br>
454: <br>
455: The answer my friend<br>
456: BSD 4.2<br>
457: The answer<br>
458: BSD 4.2<br>
459: <br>
460: <br>
461: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
462: <img width=395 height=1210 src="images/49song.jpg"><br>
463: </td></tr></table>
464: <p>
465: <em>
466: Written and Arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and Vocals by Ty Semaka
467: (www.tysemaka.com). Guitar and harmonica by Leslie Alexander
468: (www.lesliealexander.com). Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan
469: Lewis of Moxam Studios (moxam@hotmail.com).
470: <br>
471: <br>
472: </em>
473:
474: <hr>
1.120 deraadt 475: <a name=48></a>
476: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="48.html">
477: 4.8: "El Puffiachi"<br>
478: </a></font></h2>
479: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
480: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 481: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 482: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 483: <a href="48.html">OpenBSD 4.8</a> CD2 track 2 is<br>
1.120 deraadt 484: an uncompressed copy of<br>
485: this song.<br>
486: <br>
487: [Instrumental]<br>
488: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 489: 2:39 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song48.mp3">(MP3 4.4MB)</a>
1.120 deraadt 490: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song48.ogg">(OGG 3.0MB)</a><br>
491: <br>
492: <a href="images/ElPuffiachi.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 493: <img width=227 height=343 alt="ElPuffiachi" src="images/ElPuffiachi.jpg"></a>
1.120 deraadt 494: <br>
495: <br>
496: <em>
497: [Sorry, no commentary]
498: <br>
499: </em>
500: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
501: <br>
502: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
503: <br>
504: <br>
505: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
506: <img width=936 height=720 src="images/48song.jpg"><br>
507: </td></tr></table>
508: <p>
509: <em>
510: Written and performed by Manuel Jara and Mauricio Moreno of 'Los Morenos'.
511: <br>
512: <br>
513: </em>
514:
515: <hr>
1.119 deraadt 516: <a name=47></a>
517: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="47.html">
518: 4.7: "I'm still here"</a></font></h2>
519: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
520: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 521: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 522: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 523: <a href="47.html">OpenBSD 4.7</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.119 deraadt 524: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
525: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 526: 4:39 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song47.mp3">(MP3 8.5MB)</a>
1.119 deraadt 527: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song47.ogg">(OGG 6.3MB)</a><br>
528: <br>
529: <a href="images/Superfish.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 530: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Superfish" src="images/Superfish.jpg"></a>
1.119 deraadt 531: <br>
532: <br>
533: <em>
534: [Sorry, no commentary]
535: <br>
536: </em>
537: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
538: <br>
539: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
540: <br>
541: Back when I was twenty<br>
542: They said I wouldn't last<br>
543: All that I believed in<br>
544: Were the teachings of the past<br>
545: <br>
546: All I ever wanted<br>
547: Was to keep the world secure<br>
548: And all the criticizing<br>
549: Was something I'd endure<br>
550: <br>
551: The changes that I've been through<br>
552: And the trials along the way<br>
553: The battle isn't over<br>
554: And I'm living day by day<br>
555: <br>
556: But I'm still here<br>
557: <br>
558: Some say that I'm a hero<br>
559: But I'm just being me<br>
560: With my filter I can hide<br>
561: My true identity<br>
562: <br>
563: One day when I was flying<br>
564: Across the open skies<br>
565: I saw the bridge to freedom<br>
566: Had been weakened over time<br>
567: <br>
568: The server room was burning up<br>
569: And melting the array<br>
570: A little breath of cold air<br>
571: Was enough to save the day<br>
572: <br>
573: CHORUS:<br>
574: But I'm still here<br>
575: Better than I've ever been before<br>
576: I'm still free<br>
577: Close a window, open up a door<br>
578: I'm still me<br>
579: <br>
580: INSTRUMENTAL<br>
581: <br>
582: Now that I am older<br>
583: And I've been around so long<br>
584: The world is ever changing<br>
585: I'm still righting all the wrong<br>
586: <br>
587: CHORUS:<br>
588: <br>
589: <br>
590: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
591: <img width=395 height=1500 src="images/47song.jpg"><br>
592: </td></tr></table>
593: <p>
594: <em>
595: Written, arranged, and sung by Bob Kitella. Guitar by Tim Campbell.
596: Keyboard by Bob Kitella and Jonathan D. Lewis. Bass, additional programming,
597: mixing, and mastering by Jonathan D. Lewis.
598: <br>
599: <br>
600: </em>
601:
602: <hr>
1.116 deraadt 603: <a name=46></a>
604: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="46.html">
605: 4.6: "Planet of the Users"</a></font></h2>
606: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
607: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 608: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 609: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 610: <a href="46.html">OpenBSD 4.6</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.116 deraadt 611: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
612: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 613: 2:38 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song46.mp3">(MP3 4.8MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 614: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song46.ogg">(OGG 3.6MB)</a><br>
1.116 deraadt 615: <br>
616: <a href="images/PlanetUsers.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 617: <img width=227 height=343 alt="PlanetUsers" src="images/PlanetUsers.jpg"></a>
1.116 deraadt 618: <br>
619: <br>
620: <em>
1.119 deraadt 621: [Sorry, no commentary]
1.116 deraadt 622: <br>
623: </em>
624: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
625: <br>
626: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
627: <br>
628: Welcome to the future<br>
629: One very rich man<br>
630: runs the Earth with<br>
631: one multinational<br>
632: owns your stuff<br>
633: and owns your birth<br>
634: <br>
635: Everyone is armless<br>
636: Personal robots<br>
637: Do it all for you<br>
638: Sitting on your slug head<br>
639: One channel TV<br>
640: never gonna bore you<br>
641: <br>
642: CHORUS<br>
643: Does it sound like a paradise<br>
644: or a way to die<br>
645: while alive and a loser<br>
646: I'm a man from the open past<br>
1.117 damien 647: And I'll never last<br>
1.116 deraadt 648: on the Planet of the Users<br>
649: <br>
650: Everyone is happy<br>
651: No more government<br>
652: No more media<br>
653: Only the Company<br>
654: Entertains you<br>
655: while it feeds you<br>
656: <br>
657: Soylent Green pap<br>
658: Eating your friends while<br>
659: shopping, buying<br>
660: Stupid applications<br>
661: Obsolete before you try them<br>
662: <br>
663: CHORUS<br>
664: <br>
665: Take me back<br>
666: Take me back<br>
667: Please<br>
668: Take me back<br>
669: <br>
670: Way back in my time<br>
671: Open source kept<br>
672: everyone choosing<br>
673: People knew the insides<br>
674: Of devices they were using<br>
675: <br>
676: Hackers had a doorway<br>
677: Now it's locked and<br>
678: dumbed down so much<br>
679: One button coma<br>
680: Stop the future truly outta touch<br>
681: <br>
682: CHORUS<br>
683: <br>
684: <br>
685: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
686: <img width=395 height=1778 src="images/46song.jpg"><br>
687: </td></tr></table>
688: <p>
689: <em>
690: Written and arranged by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka.
691: Vocals by Duncan McDonald, bass guitar by Jonathan Lewis, guitars by
692: Russ Broom, drums by John McNeil.
693: Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
694: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
695: <br>
696: <br>
697: </em>
698:
699: <hr>
1.108 deraadt 700: <a name=45></a>
701: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="45.html">
702: 4.5: "Games"</a></font></h2>
703: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
704: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 705: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 706: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 707: <a href="45.html">OpenBSD 4.5</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.108 deraadt 708: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
709: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 710: 3:29 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song45.mp3">(MP3 6.4MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 711: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song45.ogg">(OGG 4.5MB)</a><br>
1.108 deraadt 712: <br>
713: <a href="images/Pufftron.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 714: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Pufftron" src="images/Pufftron.jpg"></a>
1.108 deraadt 715: <br>
716: <br>
717: <em>
1.119 deraadt 718: [Sorry, no commentary]
1.108 deraadt 719: <br>
720: </em>
721: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
722: <br>
723: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
724: <br>
725: I love to hate my PC<br>
726: But now it's not so easy<br>
727: Just wanna get this job done<br>
728: But these A.M.L. games are dumb<br>
729: <br>
730: You wanna know the truth?<br>
731: Intel's controlling you<br>
732: And Microsoft is too<br>
733: But this is nothing new<br>
734: <br>
735: With A.C.P.I.<br>
736: This endless mess so corporate<br>
737: Tangles and angles<br>
738: In what could be straight forward<br>
739: <br>
740: Lost connections<br>
741: Lost my mind<br>
742: It's such a waste of time<br>
743: <br>
744: CHORUS<br>
745: <br>
746: Now on the motherboard<br>
747: Where all my life is stored<br>
748: Playing with garbage there<br>
749: With rules so unfair<br>
750: <br>
751: Ruled by A.C.P.I.<br>
1.109 deraadt 752: Whose heart is so corrupted<br>
1.108 deraadt 753: Forcing us all to play<br>
754: Our progress interrupted<br>
755: <br>
756: Lost connections<br>
757: Lost my mind<br>
758: It's such a waste of time<br>
759: <br>
760: CHORUS<br>
761: <br>
762: Yes I'm a user<br>
763: And I'm not the only one<br>
764: I'm not a loser<br>
765: With help from Puffy Tron<br>
766: <br>
767: And we will find it<br>
768: The pin in all this heartache<br>
769: Map our devices<br>
770: And we know what it'll take<br>
771: <br>
772: Lost connections<br>
773: Lost my mind<br>
774: Oh Ooh Woah end of line<br>
775: <br>
776: (bridge)<br>
777: On and on<br>
778: Can we all be wrong?<br>
779: All and all<br>
780: We are one<br>
781: Clean the dream<br>
782: Gone wrong<br>
783: We are Tron<br>
784: On and on and on<br>
785: <br>
786: Instrumental CHORUS (guitar solo)<br>
787: <br>
788: Instrumental pre-chorus<br>
789: <br>
790: CHORUS<br>
791: dumb dumb dumb<br>
792: <br>
793: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
794: <img width=395 height=1778 src="images/45song.jpg"><br>
795: </td></tr></table>
796: <p>
797: <em>
798: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka and
799: Theo de Raadt. Synth, drum and bass programming by Jonathan Lewis,
800: guitar by Russ Broom, vocals by Jonny Sinclair.
1.112 deraadt 801: Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
802: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.108 deraadt 803: <br>
804: <br>
805: </em>
806:
807: <hr>
1.104 deraadt 808: <a name=44></a>
809: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="44.html">
810: 4.4: "Trial of the BSD Knights"</a></font></h2>
811: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
812: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 813: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 814: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 815: <a href="44.html">OpenBSD 4.4</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.104 deraadt 816: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
817: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 818: 3:05 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song44.mp3">(MP3 5.6MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 819: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song44.ogg">(OGG 4.4MB)</a><br>
1.104 deraadt 820: <br>
821: <a href="images/SourceWars.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 822: <img width=227 height=343 alt="SourceWars" src="images/SourceWars.jpg"></a>
1.104 deraadt 823: <br>
824: <br>
825: <em>
826: Nearly 10 years ago Kirk McKusick wrote a history of
827: the Berkeley Unix distributions for the
1.121 deraadt 828: O'Reilly book "Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution".
1.104 deraadt 829: We recommend you read his story, entitled
830: <a href="http://oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/kirkmck.html">
831: "Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix
832: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable"</a>
833: first, to see how Kirk remembers how we got here.
834: Sadly, since it showed up in book form originally, this text has
835: probably not been read by enough people.
836: <br>
837: <br>
838: The USL(AT&T) vs BSDI/UCB court case settlement documents were
839: not public until recently; their disclosure has made the facts more clear.
840: But the story of how three people decided to free the BSD codebase
841: of corporate pollution -- and release it freely -- is more interesting
842: than the lawsuit which followed. Sure, a stupid lawsuit happened which
843: hindered the acceptance of the BSD code during a critical period.
844: But how did a bunch of guys go through the effort of replacing so
845: much AT&T code in the first place? After all, companies had
846: lots of really evil lawyers back then too -- were they not afraid?
847: <br>
848: <br>
849: After a decade of development, most of the AT&T code had
850: already been replaced by university researchers and their associates.
851: So Keith Bostic, Mike Karels and Kirk McKusick (the main UCB CSRG group)
852: started going through the 4.3BSD codebase to cleanse the rest.
853: Keith, in particular, built a ragtag team (in those days, USENIX
854: conferences were a gold mine for such team building) and led these
855: rebels to rewrite and replace all the Imperial AT&T code, piece by
856: piece, starting with the libraries and userland programs.
857: Anyone who helped only got credit as a Contributor -- people like
858: Chris Torek and a cast of .. hundreds more.
859: <br>
860: <br>
1.105 deraadt 861: Then Mike and Kirk purified the kernel. After a bit more careful
1.104 deraadt 862: checking, this led to the release of a clean tree called Net/2 which
863: was given to the world in June 1991 -- the largest dump of free source
864: code the world had ever received (for those days -- not modern monsters like OpenOffice).
865: <br>
866: <br>
867: Some of these ragtags formed a company (BSDi) to sell a production system
868: based on this free code base, and a year later Unix System Laboratories
869: (basically AT&T) sued BSDi and UCB.
870: Eventually AT&T lost and after a few trifling fixes (described in the
871: lawsuit documents) the codebase was free. A few newer developments
872: (and more free code) were added, and released in June 1994 as 4.4BSD-Lite.
873: Just over 14 years later OpenBSD is releasing its own 4.4 release (and for
874: a lot less than <a href=orders.html>$1000 per copy</a>).
875: <br>
876: <br>
877: The OpenBSD 4.4 release is dedicated to Keith Bostic, Mike Karels, Kirk McKusick,
878: and all of those who contributed to making Net/2 and 4.4BSD-Lite free.
879: <br>
880: </em>
881: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
882: <br>
883: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
884: <br>
885: <center>
886: <br>
887: Source Wars<br>
888: Episode IV<br>
889: Trial of the BSD Knights<br>
890: </center>
891: <br>
892: Not so very long ago<br>
893: and not so far away<br>
894: AT&T made system code<br>
895: and gave some bits away<br>
896: <br>
897: Some Berkeley geeks rebuilt it<br>
898: better, faster, more diverse<br>
899: This open thing was wonderful<br>
900: for everyone on Earth<br>
901: <br>
902: And then the roaring 90's came<br>
903: The Empire changed its mind<br>
904: And good old greed was back again<br>
905: The geeks were in a legal bind<br>
906: <br>
907: The Empire's Unix Lab<br>
908: sued BSDi from above<br>
909: The code is free but<br>
910: only we can sell it bub!<br>
911: <br>
912: The University came calling<br>
913: in full protective mode<br>
1.106 deraadt 914: and proved the source in Net/2<br>
1.104 deraadt 915: didn't use the Empire's code<br>
916: <br>
917: Then Bostic brought the Empire's books<br>
918: n' slammed them dandys down<br>
919: And showed the giant chunks<br>
920: of BSD code all around<br>
921: <br>
922: They didn't even give an ounce<br>
923: of credit front to back<br>
924: This broke the license USL<br>
925: was using to attack<br>
926: <br>
927: The case was thrown out by the judge<br>
928: and "settled" out of court<br>
929: And UCB was big enough<br>
930: to take it like a sport<br>
931: <br>
932: And to this day the geekfolk say<br>
933: Now did we win or lose?<br>
934: They shoulda made 'em reprint<br>
935: every book with proper dues<br>
936: <br>
937: And take out ads in major rags<br>
938: apologetically<br>
939: And maybe now it wouldn't be<br>
940: the same monopoly<br>
941: <br>
942: The Empire might have tumbled<br>
943: down if everybody saw<br>
944: How greed became so big<br>
945: they couldn't see that glaring flaw<br>
946: <br>
947: But only one community<br>
948: the one that makes it tick<br>
949: Is there to fight for everyone<br>
950: exposing hypocrites<br>
951: <br>
952: And OpenBSD is here<br>
953: to tell the story right<br>
954: Once again the fight is fought<br>
955: and kept in shining light<br>
956: <br>
957: And may the source be with you<br>
958: May the Empire fall apart<br>
959: Ya like that's gonna happen!<br>
960: But we gotta keep heart!<br>
961: <br>
962: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
963: <img width=395 height=1800 src="images/44song.jpg"><br>
964: </td></tr></table>
965: <p>
966: <em>
967: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and vocals by Ty Semaka.
968: Clarinet by Cedric Blary. Alto Sax 1 & 2, Tenor Sax by Lincoln Frey.
969: Drum, Bass, and Steel Drum programming by Jonathan Lewis.
1.112 deraadt 970: Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
971: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.104 deraadt 972: <br>
973: <br>
974: </em>
1.20 deraadt 975:
976: <hr>
1.95 deraadt 977: <a name=43></a>
978: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="43.html">
979: 4.3: "Home to Hypocrisy"</a></font></h2>
980: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
981: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 982: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 983: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 984: <a href="43.html">OpenBSD 4.3</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.95 deraadt 985: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
986: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 987: 4:48 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song43.mp3">(MP3 8.2MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 988: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song43.ogg">(OGG 6.5MB)</a><br>
1.95 deraadt 989: <br>
990: <a href="images/Cryptonaut.jpg">
991: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Cryptonaut" src="images/Cryptonaut.jpg"></a>
992: <br>
993: <br>
994: <em>
995: We are just plain tired of being lectured to by a man
996: who is a lot like
997: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/08/campbell_grounded/">Naomi Campbell</a>.
998: <br>
999: <br>
1000: In 1998 when a United Airlines plane was waiting in the queue at
1.102 deraadt 1001: Washington Dulles International Airport for take-off to New Orleans
1002: (where a Usenix conference was taking place), one man stood up from
1003: his seat, demanded that they stop waiting in the queue and be permitted
1.95 deraadt 1004: to deplane. Even after orders from the crew and a pilot from
1005: the cockpit he refused to sit down. The plane exited the queue
1.96 deraadt 1006: and returned to the airport gangway. Security personnel ran onto
1.95 deraadt 1007: the plane and removed this man, Richard Stallman, from the plane.
1008: After Richard was removed from the plane, everyone else stayed
1009: onboard and continued their journey to New Orleans. A few
1010: OpenBSD developers were on that same plane, seated very closeby,
1011: so we have an accurate story of the events.
1012: <br>
1013: <br>
1014: This is the man who presumes that he should preach to us
1015: about morality, freedom, and what is best for us. He believes
1016: it is his God-given role to tell us what is best for us, when he
1017: has shown that he takes actions which are not best for everyone.
1018: He prefers actions which he thinks are best for him -- and him
1019: alone -- and then lies to the public. Richard Stallman is no Spock.
1020: <br>
1021: <br>
1022: We release our software in ways that are maximally free. We
1023: remove all restrictions on use and distribution, but leave a
1024: requirement to be known as the authors. We follow a pattern of
1025: free source code distribution that started in the mid-1980's
1026: in Berkeley, from before Richard Stallman had any powerful
1027: influence which he could use so falsely.
1028: <br>
1029: <br>
1030: We have a development sub-tree called "ports". Our "ports" tree
1031: builds software that is 'found on the net' into packages that
1032: OpenBSD users can use more easily. A scaffold of Makefiles and
1033: scripts automatically fetch these pieces of software, apply
1034: patches as required by OpenBSD, and then build them into nice
1035: neat little tarballs. This is provided as a convenience for
1.97 okan 1036: users. The ports tree is maintained by OpenBSD entirely separately
1.95 deraadt 1037: from our main source tree. Some of the software which is fetched
1038: and compiled is not as free as we would like, but what can we do.
1039: All the other operating system projects make exactly the same
1040: decision, and provide these same conveniences to their users.
1041: <br>
1042: <br>
1043: Richard felt that this "ports tree" of ours made OpenBSD non-free.
1044: He came to our mailing lists and lectured to us specifically, yet
1045: he said nothing to the many other vendors who do the same; many of
1046: them donate to the FSF and perhaps that has something to do with it.
1047: Meanwhile, Richard has personally made sure that all the official
1048: GNU software -- including Emacs -- compiles and runs on Windows.
1049: <br>
1050: <br>
1051: That man is a false leader. He is a hypocrite. There may be some
1052: people who listen to him. But we don't listen to people who do not
1053: follow their own stupid rules.
1054: </em>
1055: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1056: <br>
1057: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1058: <br>
1059:
1060: <br>
1061: Puffy and the mighty Cryptonauts<br>
1062: Trading with new lands by open C<br>
1063: Corporate monsters, many closing passages<br>
1064: Tempting harpies<br>
1065: 13 years of treachery<br>
1066: <br>
1067: <br>
1068: Journey's over, welcome home the heroes<br>
1069: Offering the bounty of their trade<br>
1070: Useful clothing spun from the golden fleece<br>
1071: For the people, free and very strongly made<br>
1072: <br>
1073: <br>
1074: But something's wrong with them<br>
1075: They will not take our free wares<br>
1076: "What's the matter good people?<br>
1.99 deraadt 1077: Why are you so scared?<br>
1078: Why?"<br>
1.95 deraadt 1079: <br>
1080: <br>
1081: Then one brave soul spoke out<br>
1082: "We're not allowed to take your gifts<br>
1.98 okan 1083: Hypocrites has spoken<br>
1.95 deraadt 1084: There are many new laws"<br>
1085: <br>
1086: <br>
1.98 okan 1087: Hypocrites appears<br>
1.95 deraadt 1088: "Puffy!<br>
1089: You must obey my new rules!"<br>
1090: <br>
1091: <br>
1092: "First rule one dictates<br>
1093: You cannot give your code away"<br>
1094: <br>
1095: <br>
1096: (In Greek) To your health, Nick, great bouzouki player and cool dude.<br>
1097: <br>
1098: <br>
1099: "And rule two dictates<br>
1100: You must give it to me<br>
1101: So I can give it away properly for free"<br>
1102: <br>
1103: <br>
1104: "The list goes on of course<br>
1105: But for traders this is all you need"<br>
1106: <br>
1107: <br>
1108: "This is madness!<br>
1109: He has lost his mind!<br>
1110: This defies the first law of free trade<br>
1111: Rule zero came before this rule one<br>
1112: Freedom means you cannot dictate to anyone"<br>
1113: <br>
1114: <br>
1115: Then Hypocrites goes mad.<br>
1116: <br>
1117: <br>
1118: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1119: <img width=395 height=1720 src="images/43song.gif"><br>
1120: </td></tr></table>
1121: <p>
1122: <em>
1123: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka and
1124: Nikkos Diochnos. Vocals and bouzouki by Nikkos Diochnos. Baglama,
1125: second bouzouki, violin, bass, and drum programming by Stelios Pulos,
1.101 naddy 1126: né Jonathan Lewis. Guitar by Methodios Valtiotis, né Allen Baekeland.
1127: Percussion by Pentelis Yiannikopulos, né Ben Johnson. Recorded, mixed,
1.112 deraadt 1128: and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1129: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.95 deraadt 1130: <br>
1131: <br>
1132: </em>
1133:
1134: <hr>
1.90 deraadt 1135: <a name=42></a>
1136: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="42.html">
1137: 4.2: "100001 1010101"</a></font></h2>
1138: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1139: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1140: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 1141: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 1142: <a href="42.html">OpenBSD 4.2</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.90 deraadt 1143: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1144: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 1145: 4:40 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song42.mp3">(MP3 4.0MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1146: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song42.ogg">(OGG 6.4MB)</a><br>
1.90 deraadt 1147: <br>
1148: <a href="images/Marathon.jpg">
1149: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Marathon" src="images/Marathon.jpg"></a>
1150: <br>
1151: <br>
1152: <em>
1153: Those of us who work on OpenBSD are often asked why we do what we do.
1.91 merdely 1154: This song's lyrics express the core motivations and goals which have
1.90 deraadt 1155: remained unchanged over the years - secure, free, reliable software,
1156: that can be shared with anyone. Many other projects purport to share
1157: these same goals, and love to wrap themselves in a banner of "Open
1158: Source" and "Free Software". Given how many projects there are one
1159: would think it might be easy to stick to those goals, but it doesn't
1160: seem to work out that way. A variety of desires drag many projects
1161: away from the ideals very quickly.
1162: <p>
1.93 jmc 1163: Much of any operating system's usability depends on device support,
1.91 merdely 1164: and there are some very tempting alternative ways to support devices
1.90 deraadt 1165: available to those who will surrender their moral code. A project
1166: could compromise by entering into NDA agreements with vendors, or
1167: including binary objects in the operating system for which no source
1168: code exists, or tying their users down with contract terms hidden
1169: inside copyright notices. All of these choices surrender some subset
1170: of the ideals, and we simply will not do this. Sure, we care about
1171: getting devices working, but not at the expense of our original goals.
1172: <p>
1173: Of course since "free to share with anyone" is part of our goals,
1174: we've been at the forefront of many licensing and NDA issues,
1.91 merdely 1175: resulting in a good number of successes. This success had led to much
1.90 deraadt 1176: recognition for the advancement of Free Software causes, but has also
1177: led to other issues.
1178: <p>
1179: We fully admit that some BSD licensed software has been taken and used
1180: by many commercial entities, but contributions come back more often
1181: than people seem to know, and when they do, they're always still
1182: properly attributed to the original authors, and given back in the
1183: same spirit that they were given in the first place.
1184: <p>
1185: That's the best we can expect from companies. After all, we make our
1186: stuff so free so that everyone can benefit -- it remains a core goal;
1187: we really have not strayed at all in 10 years. But we can expect more
1188: from projects who talk about sharing -- such as the various Linux
1189: projects.
1190: <p>
1191: Now rather than seeing us as friends who can cooperatively improve all
1192: codebases, we are seen as foes who oppose the GPL. The participants
1193: of "the race" are being manipulated by the FSF and their legal arm, the
1194: SFLC, for the FSF's aims, rather than the goal of getting good source
1195: into Linux (and all other code bases). We don't want this to come off
1196: as some conspiracy theory, but we simply urge those developers caution
1197: -- they should ensure that the path they are being shown by those who
1198: have positioned themselves as leaders is still true. Run for yourself,
1199: not for their agenda.
1200: <p>
1201: The Race is there to be run, for ourselves, not for others. We do
1202: what we do to run our own race, and finish it the best we can. We
1203: don't rush off at every distraction, or worry how this will affect our
1204: image. We are here to have fun doing right.
1205: <p>
1206: </em>
1207: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1208: <br>
1209: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1210: <br>
1211: The starting line is nervous<br>
1212: we burst upon the course<br>
1213: Electric is our passion<br>
1214: An open hearted force<br>
1215: <br>
1216: The water's full of dangers<br>
1217: That interrupt the flow<br>
1218: And soon the spirit splinters<br>
1.92 deraadt 1219: as temptation takes its toll<br>
1.90 deraadt 1220: <br>
1221: *Give and get back some<br>
1222: Sharing it all<br>
1223: Path we know best<br>
1224: we're having a ball<br>
1225: Opulent mission<br>
1226: Lost in our passion<br>
1227: You can still choose<br>
1228: If you don't swim to win<br>
1229: you'll never lose*<br>
1230: <br>
1231: One Zero Zero Zero Zero One<br>
1232: <br>
1233: The window is a wall by now<br>
1234: A sieve of sickened holes<br>
1235: The water chicken stealing maps<br>
1236: Mistaking us for foes<br>
1237: <br>
1238: The sun a son of Icarus<br>
1239: Flies too close to itself<br>
1240: Forbidden fruit is blinded<br>
1241: by the toys upon the shelf<br>
1242: <br>
1243: *CHORUS*<br>
1244: <br>
1245: One Zero One Zero One Zero One<br>
1246: <br>
1247: Slow and steady wins they say<br>
1248: but this is not a race<br>
1249: It's not about who takes a prize<br>
1250: for first or second place<br>
1251: <br>
1252: Imaginary rings of brass<br>
1253: Were traded for real goals<br>
1254: The vision and the mission lost<br>
1255: For those with corporate souls<br>
1256: <br>
1257: *Give and get back some<br>
1258: Sharing it all<br>
1259: Path we know best<br>
1260: we're having a ball<br>
1261: Give and get zeros<br>
1262: Give and get ones<br>
1263: Given to you but<br>
1264: Not you to us<br>
1265: Opulent mission<br>
1266: Lost in our passion<br>
1267: You can still choose<br>
1268: If you don't swim to win<br>
1269: you'll never lose<br>
1270: You'll never lose*<br>
1271: <br>
1272: <br>
1273: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1274: <img width=396 height=1876 src="images/42song.gif"><br>
1275: </td></tr></table>
1276: <p>
1277: <em>
1278: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Recorded, mixed and
1.112 deraadt 1279: mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1280: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.90 deraadt 1281: Vocals by Duncan McDonnald (www.thegreatgavalan.com). Drums by
1282: John McNeil. Guitar by Jeff Drummond. Bass and keyboards by
1283: Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka and Theo de Raadt.
1284: <br>
1285: <br>
1286: </em>
1287:
1288: <hr>
1.81 deraadt 1289: <a name=41></a>
1290: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="41.html">
1291: 4.1: "Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors"</a></font></h2>
1292: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1293: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1294: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 1295: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 1296: <a href="41.html">OpenBSD 4.1</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.81 deraadt 1297: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1298: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 1299: 4:19 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song41.mp3">(MP3 4.1MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1300: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song41.ogg">(OGG 8.3MB)</a><br>
1.81 deraadt 1301: <br>
1302: <a href="images/PuffyBaba.jpg">
1303: <img width=227 height=343 alt="PuffyBaba" src="images/PuffyBaba.jpg"></a>
1304: <br>
1305: <br>
1306: <em>
1307: As developers of a free operating system, one of our prime responsibilities
1308: is device support. No matter how nice an operating system is, it remains
1309: useless and unusable without solid support for a wide percentage of the
1310: hardware that is available on the market. It is therefore rather unsurprising
1311: that more than half of our efforts focus on various aspects relating to
1312: device support.
1313: <p>
1.85 mbalmer 1314: Most parts of the operating system (from low kernel, through to libraries,
1.81 deraadt 1315: all the way up to X, and then even to applications) use fairly obvious
1316: interface layers, where the "communication protocols" or "argument passing"
1317: mechanisms (ie. APIs) can be understood by any developer who takes the
1318: time to read the free code. Device drivers pose an additional and significant
1319: challenge though: because many vendors refuse to document the exact behavior
1320: of their devices. The devices are black boxes. And often they are surprisingly
1321: weird, or even buggy.
1322: <p>
1323: When vendor documentation does not exist, the development process can
1324: become extremely hairy. Groups of developers have found themselves focused
1325: for months at a time, figuring out the most simple steps, simply because
1326: the hardware is a complete mystery. Access to documentation can ease
1327: these difficulties rapidly. However, getting access to the chip documentation
1328: from vendors is ... almost always a negotiation. If we had open access to
1.84 matthieu 1329: documentation, anyone would be able to see how simple all these devices
1.81 deraadt 1330: actually are, and device driver development would flourish (and not just in
1331: OpenBSD, either).
1332: <p>
1333: When we proceed into negotiations with vendors, asking for documentation,
1334: our position is often weak. One would assume that the modern market is fair,
1335: and that selling chips would be the primary focus of these vendors. But
1336: unfortunately a number of behemoth software vendors have spent the last 10 or
1337: 20 years building
1.83 wvdputte 1338: <a href="papers/brhard2007/mgp00024.html">
1.81 deraadt 1339: political hurdles against the smaller players</a>.
1340: <p>
1.82 jsg 1341: A particularly nasty player in this regard has been the Linux vendors and
1.87 tom 1342: some Linux developers, who have played along with an American corporate model
1.81 deraadt 1343: of requiring NDAs for chip documentation. This has effectively put Linux
1344: into the club with Microsoft, but has left all the other operating system
1345: communities -- and their developers -- with much less available clout for
1346: requesting documentation. In a more fair world, the Linux vendors would
1347: work with us, and the device driver support in all free operating systems
1348: would be fantastic by now.
1349: <p>
1350: We only ask that
1.83 wvdputte 1351: <a href="papers/brhard2007/mgp00027.html">
1.81 deraadt 1352: users help</a> us in changing the political landscape.
1353: </em>
1354: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1355: <br>
1356: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1357: <br>
1358: Here's an old story ...<br>
1359: <br>
1360: <br>
1361: Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors<br>
1362: We all know the details<br>
1363: Magic cave, magic words, some thieves,<br>
1364: some serious loot,<br>
1365: and lucky - Mister - Baba<br>
1366: Who got a bad rap if you ask me<br>
1367: The little guy who<br>
1368: did the best with what he had<br>
1369: <br>
1370: <br>
1371: Here are Mr. Baba's lessons<br>
1372: Load one ass, take a few trips and spend<br>
1373: in moderation<br>
1374: Three things the average man can't - get - right<br>
1375: <br>
1376: <br>
1377: If you know your brother is a greedy bastard<br>
1378: never give him the password<br>
1379: If he goes penguin on you,<br>
1380: stop - being - his brother.<br>
1381: When a cave is guarded by magic lawyers<br>
1.86 tom 1382: A sea of blood will be its doormat<br>
1.81 deraadt 1383: So do the best with what you have<br>
1384: <br>
1385: <br>
1386: Beyond the lessons - you must know this<br>
1387: that the Devil is as real as your address<br>
1388: But unlike Vendors,<br>
1389: he at least keeps the door open<br>
1390: <br>
1391: <br>
1392: Vendors of water that should be free<br>
1393: Look upon their words and despair<br>
1394: Their badvertising made a thief of my brother<br>
1395: then made him better off dead<br>
1396: Now he hasn't got shit to do his best with<br>
1397: <br>
1398: <br>
1399: Gratis. Free. Libre. Cuffo.<br>
1400: The companies of thieves stole every good adjective<br>
1401: and left us with open source (sores)<br>
1402: sharing smaller and smaller bandages<br>
1403: for each consecutive cut<br>
1404: But with the salty water of labour<br>
1405: parched desert becomes pregnant black soil<br>
1406: <br>
1407: <br>
1408: It's not whether you're well off<br>
1409: it's where you dig the well<br>
1410: The best the little guy can do is what<br>
1411: the little guy does right<br>
1412: <br>
1413: <br>
1414: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1415: <img width=396 height=1904 src="images/41song.gif"><br>
1416: </td></tr></table>
1417: <p>
1418: <em>
1.112 deraadt 1419: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1420: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1421: Voice by Richard Sixto. Lyrics by Ty Semaka.
1.81 deraadt 1422: <br>
1423: <br>
1424: </em>
1425:
1426: <hr>
1.126 ! deraadt 1427: <a name=audio_extra40></a>
1.76 deraadt 1428: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="items.html#audio">
1429: "OpenVOX"</a></font></h2>
1430: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1431: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1432: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 1433: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 1434: This is the extra song on the
! 1435: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">
! 1436: "The Songs 3.0 - 4.0"</a> Audio CD.
! 1437: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1438: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 1439: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songty.mp3">(MP3 3.9MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1440: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songty.ogg">(OGG 6.0MB)</a><br>
1.76 deraadt 1441: <br>
1442: <img height=158 width=158 hspace="5" src="images/cdaudio-m.gif">
1443: <br>
1444: <br>
1445: <em>
1.126 ! deraadt 1446: This is an extra track by the artist Ty Semaka
! 1447: (who really has "had Puffy on his mind") which we included on the "The Songs 3.0 - 4.0" audio CD.
1.76 deraadt 1448: <p>
1449: This song details the process that Ty has to go through to make the art
1450: and music for each OpenBSD release.
1451: Ty and Theo really do go to a (very specific) bar and discuss what is
1452: going on in the project, and then try to find a theme that will work...
1.111 deraadt 1453: <p>
1.126 ! deraadt 1454: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">
1.111 deraadt 1455: Order this CDROM from our International site.</a>
1456: <p>
1.126 ! deraadt 1457: The 1st OpenBSD Audio CD "The Songs 3.0 - 4.0" celebrates the artwork
! 1458: and songs that have been released with each OpenBSD release. All the
! 1459: songs from the 3.0 to 4.0 releases are included (plus this bonus track).
1.111 deraadt 1460: <p>
1.126 ! deraadt 1461: Includes an 11cm silver-on-clear die-cut wireframe Puffy sticker!
1.76 deraadt 1462: </em>
1463: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1464: <br>
1465: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1466: Be Open<br>
1467: Be Vocal<br>
1468: Stay Open<br>
1469: Stay Vocal<br>
1470: <br>
1471: (repeat)<br>
1472: <br>
1473: OpenBSD<br>
1474: <br>
1475: Twice a year,<br>
1476: me an' Theo Theorize over beer<br>
1477: at the Ship and outhip all the misers<br>
1478: and take strips out of liars.<br>
1479: He sits me down and he tries to explain:<br>
1480: He says "The badabadabingabanger<br>
1481: button on the raidorama cuttin'<br>
1.78 deraadt 1482: on the systematicalifornication<br>
1.76 deraadt 1483: and a license application<br>
1484: is a fishybomination<br>
1485: and a random allocation<br>
1486: got a copywritten melanoma<br>
1487: sasafrazzin' wireless device".<br>
1488: OK stop.<br>
1489: I get it.<br>
1490: Some asshole lied.<br>
1491: <br>
1492: And then he says,<br>
1.78 deraadt 1493: "The crashorama villaination<br>
1.76 deraadt 1494: lawyerific pornication threatifies<br>
1495: the only honest hackerammerunderider<br>
1496: in the cyber cider documation<br>
1497: universal anagrama-attic (I'm outta here)<br>
1498: cohabitationizizingation"<br>
1499: OK stop.<br>
1500: I get it.<br>
1501: <a href="http://developer.osdl.org/dev/opendrivers/summit2006/james_ketrenos.pdf">
1502: Some asshole said he was "open"<br>
1503: but he was only open for business.<br></a>
1504: I get it.<br>
1505: Where's my pencils?<br>
1506: Bring me my mic!<br>
1507: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1508: Be Open<br>
1509: Be Vocal<br>
1510: Stay Open<br>
1511: Stay Vocal<br>
1512: <br>
1513: (repeat)<br>
1514: <br>
1515: Then he has another beer and<br>
1516: gets all, you know, pushy.<br>
1517: Make Puffy kill pussies?<br>
1518: And too much thinkin' and kitchen sinkin'<br>
1519: the drawings or toons I should say,<br>
1520: where a fish can talk, be an agent<br>
1521: a hit man or walk, and ride horses<br>
1522: and forces my hand to make Puffy a spy<br>
1523: or a cowboy, or WHY a little girl, in a dream<br>
1524: and fake Floyd as the theme?<br>
1525: And squeeze in five concepts<br>
1526: every time, every song!<br>
1527: And the geeks and Theo lose it<br>
1528: if I draw the device wrong!<br>
1529: "It's four little buttons not five Ty"<br>
1530: And pretty soon I'll be losing my mind<br>
1531: cause it's a f@#!kin' cartoon!<br>
1532: <br>
1533: (beat boxin')<br>
1534: <br>
1535: <br>
1536: </td></tr></table>
1537: <p>
1538: <em>
1539: <br>
1540: </em>
1541:
1542: <hr>
1543: <a name=40></a>
1544: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="40.html">
1545: 4.0: "Humppa Negala"</a></font></h2>
1546: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1547: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1548: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 1549: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 1550: <a href="40.html">OpenBSD 4.0</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.76 deraadt 1551: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1552: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 1553: 2:40 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song40.mp3">(MP3 2.3MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1554: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song40.ogg">(OGG 3.6MB)</a><br>
1.76 deraadt 1555: <br>
1556: <a href="images/Pufferix.jpg">
1557: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Pufferix" src="images/Pufferix.jpg"></a>
1558: <br>
1559: <br>
1560: <em>
1561: The last 10 years, every 6 month period has (without fail)
1.77 deraadt 1562: resulted in an official OpenBSD release making it to the FTP
1.76 deraadt 1563: servers. But CDs are also manufactured, which the project
1.77 deraadt 1564: sells to continue our development goals.
1.76 deraadt 1565: <br>
1566: <br>
1567: While tests of the release binaries are done by developers
1.77 deraadt 1568: around the world, Theo and some developers from Calgary
1569: or Edmonton (such as Peter Valchev or Bob Beck) test that
1.76 deraadt 1570: the discs are full of (only) correct code. Ty Semaka works for
1571: approximately two months to design and draw artwork that will fit
1572: the designated theme, and coordinates with his music buddies to
1573: write and record a song that also matches the theme.
1574: <br>
1575: <br>
1576: Then the discs and all the artwork gets delivered to the plant,
1577: so that they can be pressed in time for an official release date.
1578: <br>
1579: <br>
1580: This release, instead of bemoaning vendors or organizations that
1581: try to make our task of writing free software more difficult, we
1582: instead celebrate the 10 years that we have been given (so far) to
1583: write free software, express our themes in art, and the 5 years
1584: that we have made music with a group of talented musicians.
1.77 deraadt 1585: <br>
1586: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1587: OpenBSD developers have been torturing each other for years now
1588: with Humppa-style music, so this release our users get a taste
1.77 deraadt 1589: of this too. Sometimes at hackathons you will hear the same
1590: songs being played on multiple laptops, out of sync. It is
1591: under such duress that much of our code gets written.
1.76 deraadt 1592: <br>
1593: <br>
1594: We feel like Pufferix and Bobilix delivering The Three Discs of
1595: Freedom to those who want them whenever the need arises, then
1596: returning to celebrate the (unlocked) source tree with all the
1597: other developers.
1598: </em>
1599: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1600: <br>
1601: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1602: <br>
1603: <br>
1604: <br>
1605: Humppa negala<br>
1606: Humppa negala<br>
1607: Humppa negala<br>
1608: Venismechah<br>
1609: <br>
1610: Humppa negala<br>
1611: Humppa negala<br>
1612: Humppa negala<br>
1613: Venismechah<br>
1614: <br>
1615: Humppa neranenah<br>
1616: Humppa neranenah<br>
1617: Humppa neranenah<br>
1618: Venismechah<br>
1619: <br>
1620: Humppa neranenah<br>
1621: Humppa neranenah<br>
1622: Humppa neranenah<br>
1623: Venismechah<br>
1624: <br>
1625: Uru, uru achim!<br>
1626: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1627: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1628: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1629: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1630: uru achim!<br>
1631: uru achim!<br>
1632: OpenBSD!<br>
1633: <br>
1634: <br>
1635: (circus torture)<br>
1636: <br>
1637: <br>
1638: Humppa negala<br>
1639: Humppa negala<br>
1640: Humppa negala<br>
1641: Venismechah<br>
1642: <br>
1643: Humppa negala<br>
1644: Humppa negala<br>
1645: Humppa negala<br>
1646: Venismechah<br>
1647: <br>
1648: Humppa neranenah<br>
1649: Humppa neranenah<br>
1650: Humppa neranenah<br>
1651: Venismechah<br>
1652: <br>
1653: Humppa neranenah<br>
1654: Humppa neranenah<br>
1655: Humppa neranenah<br>
1656: Venismechah<br>
1657: <br>
1658: Uru, uru achim!<br>
1659: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1660: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1661: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1662: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1663: uru achim!<br>
1664: uru achim!<br>
1665: OpenBSD!<br>
1666: <br>
1667: <br>
1668: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1669: <img width=396 height=1862 src="images/40song.gif"><br>
1670: </td></tr></table>
1671: <p>
1672: <em>
1.90 deraadt 1673: Based on the traditional Jewish song "Hava Nagilah" composed by Anonymous.
1.76 deraadt 1674: Section of "Enter The Gladiators" (circus theme) composed by Julius Fucik.
1.112 deraadt 1675: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1676: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1677: Accordion, Tuba and drums by Jonathan Lewis. Vocals by
1.94 tobias 1678: Ty Semaka & Jonathan Lewis.
1.76 deraadt 1679: <br>
1680: <br>
1681: </em>
1682:
1683: <hr>
1.63 deraadt 1684: <a name=39></a>
1.64 jolan 1685: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="39.html">
1.63 deraadt 1686: 3.9: "Blob!"</a></font></h2>
1687: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1688: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1689: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 1690: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 1691: <a href="39.html">OpenBSD 3.9</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.63 deraadt 1692: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1693: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 1694: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song39.mp3">(MP3 7.6MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1695: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song39.ogg">(OGG 6.0MB)</a><br>
1.63 deraadt 1696: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1697: <a href="images/Blob.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 1698: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Blob" src="images/Blob.jpg"></a>
1.63 deraadt 1699: <br>
1700: <br>
1701: <em>
1702: OpenBSD emphasizes security. It also emphasizes openness. All the code
1703: is there for all to see. Blobs are vendor-compiled binary drivers
1704: without any source code. Hardware makers like them because they
1705: obscure the details of how to make their hardware work. They hide bugs
1706: and workarounds for bugs. Newer versions of blobs can weaken support
1707: for older hardware and motivate people to buy new hardware.<br>
1708: <br>
1709: <br>
1710: Blobs are expedient. Many other open source operating systems
1711: cheerfully incorporate them; in fact their users demand them.<br>
1712: <br>
1713: <br>
1714: But when you need to trust the system, how do you check the blob for
1715: quality? For adherence to standards? How do you know the blob contains
1716: no malicious code? No incompetent code? Inspection is impossible; you
1717: can only test the black box. And when it breaks, you have no idea why.<br>
1718: <br>
1719: <br>
1720: <ul>
1721: <li>Blobs can be 'de-supported' by vendors<br>
1722: at any time.<br>
1723: <br>
1724: <li>Blobs cannot be supported by developers.<br>
1725: <br>
1726: <li>Blobs cannot be fixed by developers.<br>
1727: <br>
1728: <li>Blobs cannot be improved.<br>
1729: <br>
1730: <li>Blobs cannot be audited.<br>
1731: <br>
1732: <li>
1733: Blobs are specific to an architecture, thus<br>
1734: less portable.<br>
1735: <br>
1736: <li>Blobs are quite often massively bloated.<br>
1737: </ul>
1738: <br>
1739: <br>
1740: This release, like every OpenBSD release, contains OpenBSD and its
1741: source code. It runs on a wide variety of hardware. It contains many
1742: new features and improvements. OpenBSD does attempt to convince
1743: vendors to release documentation, and often reverse-engineers around
1744: the need for blobs. OpenBSD remains blob-free. Anyone can look at it,
1745: assess it, improve it. If it breaks, it can be fixed.
1746: </em>
1747: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1748: <br>
1749: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1750: <br><br><br>
1751: Little baby Blobby was a cute little baby<br>
1752: when we found him on the beach,<br>
1753: there was nothin' shady<br>
1754: you could bounce him on your knee<br>
1755: like a ba-ba-ball<br>
1756: and his first little word was adorable<br>
1757: <br>
1758: He said a blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1759: blah blah blah<br>
1760: Blah!<br>
1761: <br>
1762: <br>
1763: Thin edge of the wedge?<br>
1764: But everybody was so happy - about Blob<br>
1765: <br>
1766: <br>
1767: Blob was popular at school he was helpful too<br>
1768: He could get your motor runnin'<br>
1769: with a drop of goo<br>
1770: He was givin' it away never charged a dime<br>
1771: But by the time he graduated<br>
1772: Blob was business slime!<br>
1773: <br>
1774: He was a blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1775: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1776: blah blah<br>
1777: <br>
1778: <br>
1779: He's givin' you the Evil Eye!<br>
1780: <br>
1781: <br>
1782: Now everybody had it<br>
1783: they was drivin' around<br>
1784: They was givin' up their freedoms<br>
1785: for convenience now<br>
1786: Blobbin' up the freeway, water black as pitch<br>
1787: And somehow little Blobby was a growin' rich!<br>
1788: <br>
1789: <br>
1790: He was a blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1791: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1792: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1793: blah blah<br>
1794: <br>
1795: <br>
1796: It's linkin' time!<br>
1797: <br>
1798: <br>
1799: Now it was out of control<br>
1800: n' fishy's came to depend<br>
1801: on Blobby's Blob Blah, seemed to be no end<br>
1802: Then his empire spread and to their surprise<br>
1803: Blobby been a growin' to incredible size!<br>
1804: <br>
1805: <br>
1806: He's a blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1807: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1808: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1809: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1810: B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b<br>
1811: <br>
1812: <br>
1.66 deraadt 1813: Then along came a genius Doctor Puffystein<br>
1.63 deraadt 1814: And he battled the Blob<br>
1815: who had crossed the line<br>
1816: He was 50 feet tall - Doctor said "No fear"<br>
1817: I got a sample of Blob I can reverse engineer!<br>
1818: <br>
1819: <br>
1820: But it was too late!<br>
1821: Blob was takin' over the world!<br>
1822: He wants your video!<br>
1823: Ya he wants your net!<br>
1824: He wants your drive!<br>
1825: He wants it all!!<br>
1826: <br>
1827: <br>
1828: Somebody help us!<br>
1829: Noooooooo!<br>
1830: NVIDIA!<br>
1831: Intel!<br>
1832: Atheros!<br>
1833: 3-Ware!<br>
1834: VIA!<br>
1835: ATI!<br>
1836: Broadcom!<br>
1837: TI!<br>
1838: Myricom!<br>
1839: HighPoint!<br>
1840: Adaptec!<br>
1841: Mylex!<br>
1842: ICP Vortex!<br>
1843: and IBM!<br>
1844: Takin' over the world!<br>
1845: <br>
1846: <br>
1847: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 1848: <img height=2160 width=396 src="images/39song.gif"><br>
1.63 deraadt 1849: </td></tr></table>
1850: <p>
1851: <em>
1852: Music composed by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis.
1.112 deraadt 1853: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1854: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.63 deraadt 1855: Vocals and Lyrics by <a href="http://www.tysemaka.com">Ty Semaka</a> &
1856: Theo de Raadt.
1857: Bass guitar, organ and bubbles by Jonathan Lewis.
1858: Guitar by <a href="http://www.tom-bagley.com">Tom Bagley</a>.
1859: Drums by Jim Buick.
1860: <br>
1861: <br>
1862: </em>
1863:
1864: <hr>
1.58 deraadt 1865: <a name=38></a>
1866: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="38.html">
1867: 3.8: "Hackers of the Lost RAID"</a></font></h2>
1868: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1869: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1870: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 1871: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 1872: <a href="38.html">OpenBSD 3.8</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.58 deraadt 1873: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1874: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 1875: 4:24 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38.mp3">(MP3 8.1MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1876: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38.ogg">(OGG 5.6MB)</a><br>
1.76 deraadt 1877: Instrumental version
1.118 deraadt 1878: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38b.mp3">(MP3 8.0MB)</a>
1879: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38b.ogg">(OGG 5.5MB)</a><br>
1.58 deraadt 1880: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1881: <a href="images/Jones.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 1882: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Jones" src="images/Jones.jpg"></a>
1.58 deraadt 1883: <br>
1884: <br>
1885: <em>
1886: For a multitude of (stupid) reasons, vendors often attempt to lock
1887: out our participation with their customers by refusing to give our
1888: programmers sufficient documentation so that we can properly support
1889: their devices.
1890: <p>
1891: Take Adaptec for instance. Before the 3.7 release we disabled support
1892: for the
1.70 steven 1893: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aac&sektion=4">aac(4)</a>
1.58 deraadt 1894: Adaptec RAID driver because negotiations with the Adaptec had failed.
1895: They refused to give us documentation. Without documentation, support
1896: for their controller had always been poor. The driver had bugs (which
1897: affected some users more than others) which caused crashes, and of
1898: course there was no RAID management support. Apparently most of these
1.59 jolan 1899: bugs are because the Adaptec controllers have numerous buggy firmware
1900: issues which require careful workarounds; without documentation we
1901: cannot solve these issues.
1.58 deraadt 1902: <p>
1903: The driver was written by an OpenBSD developer, who cribbed parts
1904: of it from a FreeBSD driver written by an ex-Adaptec employee. But no
1905: public documentation exists, and Adaptec has dozens of cards with
1906: different firmware issues. All of this adds up to a very desperate
1907: development model -- it becomes very hard for the principle of
1908: "quality" to show its head.
1909: <p>
1910: RAID devices have two main qualities that people buy them for:
1911: <br>
1912: <ul>
1.60 pvalchev 1913: <li>Redundancy
1.58 deraadt 1914: <li>Repair
1915: </ul>
1916: You want a RAID unit to provide you with redundancy, so that if some drives
1.60 pvalchev 1917: fail, your data is not lost. But once a drive has failed, you require your
1918: array to (automatically, most likely) perform the operations to repair
1.58 deraadt 1919: itself, so that it is functioning perfectly again.
1920: <p>
1921: Some vendors (or like the above Adaptec case, ex-employee) have
1922: sometimes given us some documentation so that we could write drivers,
1923: so that their devices could support Redundancy. But these vendors have
1924: never given us any documentation for performing Repairs.
1925: <p>
1926: Instead these vendors have tried to pass out non-free RAID management
1927: tools. These are typically gigantic Linux binaries, or some crazy thing, that
1.67 jolan 1928: is supposed to work through a bizarre interface in the device driver, which
1.58 deraadt 1929: we are apparently supposed to write code for without any documentation.
1930: <p>
1931: And since we refuse to accept our users being forced into depending on
1932: vendor binaries, we have reverse engineered the management interface for
1933: the AMI controllers.
1934: <p>
1935: There is no great "intellectual property" in this stuff, it is all
1936: rather simple primitives. This is all that we need to implement
1937: basic RAID management:
1938: <ul>
1939: <li>SCSI transactions on the back-side busses
1940: <li>Discovering which drives are in which volumes
1941: <li>Being able to silence the buzzer
1942: <li>Marking a new drive as a Hot-Spare
1943: </ul>
1944: <p>
1945: The AMI driver needed to support these small primitive operations.
1946: And once we had that, we rely on something else which we know: Almost
1947: all the RAID controllers would need the same primitives.
1948: <p>
1949: Thus armed, we were able to write a generic framework which would later
1950: work on other vendors' RAID cards, that is, once we get documentation
1951: or do some reverse engineering for their products.
1952: <p>
1.60 pvalchev 1953: But having been ignored for so long by these vendors, it is not clear when (if
1954: ever) we will get around to writing that support for Adaptec RAID
1.58 deraadt 1955: controllers now. And Adaptec has gone and bought ICP Vortex, which
1956: may mean we can never get documentation for the
1.70 steven 1957: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.58 deraadt 1958: controllers.
1959: The "Open Source Friendly liar" IBM owns Mylex, and Mylex has told us we
1960: would not get documentation, either.
1961: 3Ware has lied to us and our users so many times they make politicians
1962: look saintly.
1963: <p>
1964: Until other vendors give us documentation, if you want reliable RAID
1965: in OpenBSD, please buy
1966: <a href="http://www.lsilogic.com/products/megaraid/index.html">LSI/AMI</a>
1967: RAID cards. And everything
1.88 miod 1968: <a href="http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=112630095818062&w=2">
1.58 deraadt 1969: will just work</a>.
1970: <p>
1971: And keep pestering the other vendors.
1972: <br>
1973: </em>
1974: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1975: <br>
1976: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1977: <font color="#b00000">Narrator:</font>
1978: Welcome friends to the adventures of Puffiana Jones!<br>
1979: <br>
1980: Brought to you by the good people at OpenBSD!<br>
1981: <br>
1982: Whether braving jungles of wires, oceans of code, or hacking the most
1983: treacherous of crypts, one fish fights for justice. With bravery and
1984: morality like none other, one name rings true. Puffiana Jones, famed
1985: hackologist and adventurer!<br>
1986: <br>
1987: Tracking down valuable artifacts and returning them to the public from
1988: the steely grip of greed. Many a villain has he pummeled, many a vile
1989: vendor has he thwarted, countless thugs, lawyers and kitties abound.<br>
1990: <br>
1991: Join us now in his latest adventure. Hackers of the Lost RAID!<br>
1992: <br>
1993: <br>
1994: <font color="#b00000">Marlus:</font>
1995: Puffy, this mission will be dangerous.<br>
1996: <br>
1997: <font color="#b00000">Puffy:</font>
1998: I'm a careful guy Marlus.<br>
1999: <br>
2000: <br>
2001: <font color="#b00000">Puffy and Salmah:</font>
2002: They're hacking in the wrong place!<br>
2003: <br>
2004: <br>
2005: <font color="#b00000">Beluge:</font>
2006: You will never get the documentation Jones! Ah ha ha ha ha!<br>
2007: <br>
2008: <font color="#b00000">Puffy:</font>
2009: Now you're gettin' nasty.<br>
2010: <br>
2011: <br>
2012: <font color="#b00000">Puffy:</font>
2013: SCSI's, why'd it have to be SCSI's?<br>
2014: <br>
2015: <font color="#b00000">Salmah:</font>
2016: API's, very dangerous. You go first.<br>
2017: <br>
2018: <br>
2019: <font color="#b00000">Narrator:</font>
2020: Through thick and thin our hero persists, until finally,
2021: there before him
2022: lies the answer of the ages. How to get OpenBSD, the world's most
2023: secure operating system,
2024: to communicate with the lost RAID. But alas, he is foiled once again by
2025: the evil Neozis. Again he must chase the truth. Will our hero prevail?<br>
2026: <br>
2027: Triumphant again! Join us next time for the continuing adventures of
2028: Puffiana Jones!<br>
2029: <br>
2030: <br>
2031: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2032: <img height=2160 width=380 src="images/38song.gif"><br>
1.58 deraadt 2033: </td></tr></table>
2034: <p>
2035: <em>
2036: Music composed by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis.
2037: The Moxam Orchestra programmed and played by Jonathan Lewis.
2038: Vocals and Lyrics by Ty Semaka. Drums by Charlie Bullough.
1.112 deraadt 2039: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
2040: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.58 deraadt 2041: <br>
2042: <br>
2043: </em>
2044:
2045: <hr>
1.44 deraadt 2046: <a name=37></a>
2047: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="37.html">
2048: 3.7: "Wizard of OS"</a></font></h2>
2049: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2050: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 2051: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 2052: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 2053: <a href="37.html">OpenBSD 3.7</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.44 deraadt 2054: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2055: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 2056: 10:08 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song37.mp3">(MP3 18MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2057: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song37.ogg">(OGG 13MB)</a><br>
1.44 deraadt 2058: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2059: <a href="images/Wizard.jpg">
2060: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Wizard" src="images/Wizard.jpg"></a>
1.44 deraadt 2061: <br>
2062: <br>
2063: <em>
2064: For an operating system to get anywhere in "the market" it must have
2065: good device support.<br>
2066: <br>
2067: Ethernet was our first concern. Many vendors refused to supply
2068: programmers with programming documentation for these chipsets. Donald
2069: Becker (Linux) and Bill Paul (FreeBSD) changed the rules of the game
2070: here: They wrote drivers for the chipsets that they could get
2071: documentation for, and as they succeeded in writing more and more
2072: drivers, eventually closed vendors slowly opened up until most
2073: ethernet chipset documentation was available. Today, some vendors
2074: still resist releasing ethernet chipset documentation (ie. Broadcom,
1.62 brad 2075: Intel, Marvell/SysKonnect, NVIDIA) but the driver problem is mostly
1.46 henning 2076: solved in the ethernet market.<br>
1.44 deraadt 2077: <br>
2078: Similar problems have happened in the SCSI, IDE, and RAID markets.
2079: Again, the problem was solved by writing drivers for documented
2080: devices first. If the free software user communities use those drivers
2081: preferentially, it is a market loss for the secretive vendors.
2082: Another approach that has worked is to publish email addresses and
2083: phone numbers for the marketing department managers in these
2084: companies. These email campaigns have worked almost every time.<br>
2085: <br>
2086: The new frontier: 802.11 wireless chipsets.<br>
2087: <br>
2088: Over the last six months, this came to a head in the OpenBSD project.
2089: We asked our users to help us petition numerous vendors so that we
2090: could get chipset documentation or redistributable firmware. Certainly, we did
1.52 deraadt 2091: not succeed for some vendors. But we did influence some vendors, in
1.44 deraadt 2092: particular the Taiwanese (Ralink and Realtek), who have given us
2093: everything we need. We also reverse engineered the Atheros chipsets.<br>
2094: <br>
2095:
2096: Want to help us? Avoid
2097: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipw">Intel Centrino</a>,
2098: Broadcom, TI, or Connexant PrismGT chipsets.
2099: Heck, avoid buying even regular
1.48 deraadt 2100: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi">old pre-G Prism products</a>,
1.44 deraadt 2101: to send a message.
1.48 deraadt 2102: If you can, buy 802.11 products using chips by
1.44 deraadt 2103: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rtw">Realtek</a>,
2104: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral">Ralink</a>,
2105: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atu">Atmel</a>,
2106: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=awi">ADMTek</a>,
2107: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath">Atheros</a>.
2108: Our manual pages attempt to explain which vendors (ie. D-Link) box
1.52 deraadt 2109: which chipsets into which product.
1.44 deraadt 2110: <br>
2111: <br>
2112: Send a message that open support for hardware matters. A vendor in
1.56 cloder 2113: Redmond largely continues their practices because they get
1.44 deraadt 2114: the chipset documentation years before everyone else does.
2115: What really upsets us the most is that some Linux vendors are signing
2116: Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors, or contracts that let them
2117: distribute firmwares. Meanwhile both Linux and FSF head developers
1.49 nick 2118: are not asking their communities to help us in our efforts to free
1.44 deraadt 2119: development information for all, but are even going further and
2120: telling their development communities to not work with us at
2121: pressuring vendors. It is ridiculous.
2122: <br>
2123: </em>
2124: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2125: <br>
2126: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
2127: The heroine is deaf to her device<br>
2128: her uncles on the farm,<br>
2129: send out the alarm<br>
2130: and the shit storm flies<br>
2131: E-maelstrom is lifting up the house<br>
2132: With Puffathy inside,<br>
2133: twisting up a ride<br>
2134: to the land of OS<br>
2135: Hard landing, the packets celebrate<br>
2136: The wicked lawyers dead<br>
2137: The open slippers red are<br>
2138: Hers to take<br>
2139: <br>
1.53 otto 2140: Ding dong the lawyer's dead<br>
1.44 deraadt 2141: You're off to see the Wizard kid<br>
2142: <br>
2143: The north witch instructed Puffathy<br>
2144: To get yourself back home<br>
2145: Take this yellow road and<br>
1.47 pvalchev 2146: You'll be fine<br>
1.44 deraadt 2147: Believe in the open ruby shoes<br>
2148: Now go to see the Wiz and<br>
2149: give Taiwan your biz<br>
2150: You'll never lose<br>
2151: The 3 friends she made along the way<br>
2152: Were nice but pretty lame,<br>
2153: lazy and insane<br>
2154: but they sang OK<br>
2155: <br>
1.53 otto 2156: Ding dong the lawyer's dead<br>
1.44 deraadt 2157: You're off to see the Wizard kid<br>
2158: <br>
2159: Finally we're through the trees<br>
2160: The city glows<br>
2161: It's positively green<br>
2162: Pompously the wizard booms<br>
2163: He wants the broom of triple 'w'<br>
2164: <br>
2165: Go to the west<br>
2166: You must pass the test<br>
2167: For me<br>
2168: Bring me the ride<br>
2169: of the witch I despise<br>
2170: And you'll be free<br>
2171: <br>
2172: You don't need the broom<br>
2173: You don't need the shoes<br>
2174: You don't need the wiz<br>
2175: You will never lose<br>
2176: You have all you need<br>
2177: You always had heart<br>
2178: You always had courage<br>
2179: Did somebody fart?<br>
2180: You always had brains<br>
2181: You answered each call<br>
1.57 deraadt 2182: And this may surprise you<br>
1.44 deraadt 2183: But you've got some balls<br>
2184: So double click heels<br>
2185: and work with Taiwan<br>
2186: And speak to your doggie<br>
2187: You're already gone....<br>
2188: <br>
2189: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2190: <img height=1079 width=380 src="images/37song.gif"><br>
1.44 deraadt 2191: </td></tr></table>
2192: <p>
2193: <em>
2194: Lyrics and vocal melody written by Ty Semaka.
2195: Main vocals by Jonathan Lewis, sung female vocals by Adele Legere,
2196: Puffathy (little girl voice) by Anita Miotti, monkeys and laughing by Ty
2197: Semaka,
2198: guitar by Reed Shimozawa, drums, bass and all other sounds programmed by
1.55 tom 2199: Jonathan Lewis. Co-Arranged by Ty Semaka & Jonathan Lewis.
1.112 deraadt 2200: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis at
2201: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.44 deraadt 2202: <br>
2203: <br>
2204: </em>
2205:
2206: <hr>
1.37 deraadt 2207: <a name=36></a>
2208: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="36.html">
2209: 3.6: "Pond-erosa Puff (live)"</a></font></h2>
2210: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2211: <tr>
2212: <td valign="top" width="28%">
1.126 ! deraadt 2213: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 2214: <a href="36.html">OpenBSD 3.6</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.37 deraadt 2215: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2216: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 2217: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song36.mp3">(MP3 7.7MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2218: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song36.ogg">(OGG 5.2MB)</a><br>
1.37 deraadt 2219: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2220: <a href="images/Ponderosa.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 2221: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Ponderosa" src="images/Ponderosa.jpg"></a>
1.37 deraadt 2222: <br>
2223: <br>
2224: <em>
2225: What is up with some free software providers?!
2226: They say "Here's something free! Oh wait, I changed my mind."
2227: <p>
2228: While not exactly bait-and-switch, this is something which
2229: has been causing the community continual grief, and therefore
2230: we decided to honour a few of the projects that have decided
1.41 deraadt 2231: to go non-free. After all.. having gone non-free, no one is
1.37 deraadt 2232: going to remember them in the end.
2233: <p>
2234: This song is dedicated to a few worthy groups who
2235: have made this Free-to-Non-Free transition with their
2236: offerings in the last few years:
2237: <ul>
2238: <li>David Dawes worked for years with a team of
2239: developers to make a free X11 distribution for us to use,
2240: called XFree86, 98% of which was based on entirely free
2241: code from MIT. Suddenly, one day, he decided that
2242: we must give him more credit (ie. advertise his name) or
2243: stop using it. Within about 4 months every project had
2244: told him to get stuffed, and the community has created a
2245: replacement effort.
1.41 deraadt 2246: Now his team cannot even keep their web pages up to date...
1.37 deraadt 2247: <p>
2248: <li>OpenBSD was the first operating system to integrate a
2249: packet filter, and it was the ipf codebase from Darren Reed
2250: that we chose. But a few years later he told us that we
2251: were not free to make changes to the code. So we deleted ipf,
2252: and our new packet filter far exceeds the capabilities of the
2253: one he wrote. And other projects are switching too...
2254: <p>
2255: <li>The Apache group started from the humble beginnings
2256: of just being 'a patchy' set of changes to a completely free
2257: web server of dubious quality. But the years have changed them,
2258: and what they supply is now quite non-free... released under
1.40 jolan 2259: a license so entangled in legalese that we have absolutely no
1.51 jcs 2260: doubt that there are encumbrances hidden within. Legal terms
1.37 deraadt 2261: protect. Who are they protecting? Not your freedom.
2262: </ul>
2263: So here's a goodbye to those three groups, and a warning to any
2264: others who will follow them:
2265: Make your stuff non-free, and something else will
2266: replace it.
2267: <br>
2268: </em>
2269: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2270: <br>
2271: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
2272: <br>
2273: <br>
2274: Well he rode from the ocean far upstream<br>
2275: Nuthin' to his name but a code and a dream<br>
2276: Lookin' for the legendary inland sea<br>
2277: Where the water was deep n' clean n' free<br>
2278: <p>
2279: But the town he found had suffered a blow<br>
1.38 pvalchev 2280: Fish were dying, cause the water was low<br>
1.37 deraadt 2281: Fat cat fish name o' Diamond Dawes<br>
2282: Plugged the stream with copyright laws<br>
2283: <p>
2284: <br>
2285: He said my water's good n' my water's free<br>
2286: So Pond-erosa, you gonna thank me!<br>
2287: Then he bottled it up and he labeled it "Mine"<br>
2288: They opened n' poured, but they ran outta time!<br>
2289: <p>
2290: So Puff made a brand and he tanned his hide<br>
2291: Said. "this is the mark of too much pride"<br>
2292: Tied him to a horse, set the tail on fire<br>
2293: Slapped er on the ass and the water went higher!<br>
2294: <p>
2295: <br>
2296: Pond-erosa Puff<br>
2297: wouldn't take no guff<br>
1.41 deraadt 2298: Water oughta be clean and free<br>
1.37 deraadt 2299: So he fought the fight<br>
2300: and he set things right<br>
2301: With his OpenBSD<br>
2302: <p>
2303: <br>
2304: Well things were good fer a spell in town<br>
2305: But then one day, dang water turned brown<br>
2306: Comin' to the rescue, Mayor Reed<br>
2307: He said, "This here filter's all ya'll need"<br>
2308: <p>
2309: But it didn't take long 'fore the filter plugged<br>
2310: Full of mud, n' crud, n' bugs<br>
2311: Folks said "gotta be a gooder way"<br>
2312: Mayor said "Hell No! She's O.K."<br>
2313: <p>
2314: <br>
2315: "The water's fine on the Open range"<br>
2316: And he passed a law that it couldn't change.<br>
1.51 jcs 2317: "No freeze, no boil, no frolicking young"<br>
1.37 deraadt 2318: Puff took him aside, said "this is wrong"<br>
2319: <p>
2320: Then he found the Mayor was addin' the crud!<br>
2321: So he took him down in a cloud of blood<br>
2322: Said "The Mayor's learnd, he's done been mean"<br>
2323: So they did it right and the water went clean!<br>
2324: <p>
2325: <br>
2326: CHORUS<br>
2327: <p>
2328: <br>
2329: So once agin' it was right, but then<br>
2330: The lake went dry, she was gone again!<br>
2331: Fish started flippin' and floppin' about<br>
1.42 deraadt 2332: Yellin' "Mercy Puff! It's a doggone drought!"<br>
1.37 deraadt 2333: <p>
2334: So he rolled up-gulch till he hit the lake<br>
2335: Of Apache fish, they was on the take<br>
2336: They'd built a dam that was made of rules<br>
2337: Now Puff was pissed and he lost his cool!<br>
2338: <p>
2339: <br>
2340: I'm sick and tired of these goldarn words!<br>
1.39 mcbride 2341: n' laws n' bureaucratic nerds!<br>
1.37 deraadt 2342: You're full o' beans n' killin' my town<br>
2343: and if you's all don't shut er down<br>
2344: <p>
2345: I'll hang a lickin' on every one<br>
2346: of you sons o' bitchin' greedy scum!<br>
1.41 deraadt 2347: So he blew the dam, an' he let 'er haul<br>
2348: Cause water oughta be free for all!<br>
1.37 deraadt 2349: <p>
2350: <br>
2351: CHORUS<br>
2352: <br>
2353: <p>
2354: That's right!<br>
2355: I'll hang a lickin' on ya!<br>
2356: Never piss on another man's boot!<br>
2357: <br>
2358: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2359: <img height=1634 width=263 src="images/36song.gif"><br>
1.37 deraadt 2360: </td></tr></table>
2361: <p>
2362: <em>
2363: Vocals, Lyrics, Melody and Co-Arrangement by Ty Semaka - Guitar by
2364: Chantal Vitalis - Bass by Jonny Nordstrom - Drums by John McNiel,<br>
2365: Fiddle - Co-Arrangement, Recording, Mixing, Mastering by Jonathan Lewis of
1.112 deraadt 2366: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.37 deraadt 2367: <br>
2368: <br>
2369: </em>
2370:
2371: <hr>
1.30 deraadt 2372: <a name=35></a>
1.33 deraadt 2373: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="35.html">
2374: 3.5: "CARP License" and "Redundancy must be free"</a></font></h2>
1.30 deraadt 2375: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2376: <tr>
2377: <td valign="top" width="28%">
1.126 ! deraadt 2378: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 2379: <a href="35.html">OpenBSD 3.5</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.55 tom 2380: uncompressed copy of this skit & song.<br>
1.30 deraadt 2381: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 2382: 5:21 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song35.mp3">(MP3 9.7MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2383: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song35.ogg">(OGG 6.8MB)</a><br>
1.30 deraadt 2384: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2385: <a href="images/Carp.gif">
2386: <img width=255 height=343 alt="CARP" src="images/Carp.gif"></a>
1.30 deraadt 2387: <br>
2388: <br>
2389: <em>
2390: A common theme used by the comedy crew Monty Python was to emphasize
2391: and exaggerate ridiculousnesses that their target had imposed upon
2392: themselves. Few things could be considered as humorous as making a
2393: redundancy protocol... redundant; e.g. being forced to replace it by
2394: Cisco lawyers and IETF policy.
2395: <p>
2396: We've been working a few years now on our packet filtering software
2397: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a>
2398: and it became time to add failover. We want to be able to set up pf
2399: firewalls side by side, and exchange the stateful information between
2400: them, so that in case of failure another could take over 'keep state'
2401: sessions. Our
2402: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pfsync&sektion=4">pfsync(4)</a>
2403: protocol solves this problem. However, on both sides of the firewall,
2404: it is also necessary to have all the regular hosts not see a
2405: network failure. The only reliable way to do this is for both
2406: firewall machines to have and use the same IP and MAC addresses. But
2407: the only real way to do that is to use multicast protocols.
2408: <p>
2409: The IETF community proposed work in this direction in the late
2410: 90's, however in 1997 Cisco informed them that they believed some of
2411: Cisco's patents covered the proposed IETF VRRP (Virtual Router
2412: Redundancy Protocol); on
2413: <a href="http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/VRRP-CISCO">
2414: March 20, 1998 they went further and specifically named their HSRP
2415: "Hot Standby Router Protocol" patent</a>. Reputedly, they were upset
2416: that IETF had not simply adopted the flawed HSRP protocol as the
2417: standard solution for this problem. Despite this legal pressure, the
2418: IETF community forged ahead and published VRRP as a standard even
2419: though there was a patent in the space. Why?
1.122 deraadt 2420: <a href="http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/doc/ietf/vrrp/vrrp-minutes-97dec.txt">
1.30 deraadt 2421: There was much deliberation</a>
2422: at all levels of the IETF, and unfortunately for all of us the
2423: politicians within eventually decided to allow patented technology in
2424: standards -- as long as the patented technology is licensed under RAND
2425: (Reasonable And Non Discriminatory) terms. As free software
2426: programmers, we therefore find ourselves in the position that these
2427: RAND standards must not be implemented by us, and we must deviate from
2428: the standard. We find all this rather Unreasonable and Discriminatory
2429: and we *will* design competing protocols. Some standards organization,
2430: eh?
2431: <p>
2432: Due to some HSRP flaws fixed by VRRP and for compatibility with the
2433: (HSRP-licensed) VRRP implementations of their competitors, Cisco in
2434: recent times has largely abandoned HSRP and now relies on VRRP instead
2435: -- a protocol designed for and by the community, but for which they
2436: claim patent rights.
2437: <p>
2438: On August 7 2002, after many communications, Robert Barr (Cisco's
2439: lawyer) firmly informed the OpenBSD community that Cisco would defend
2440: its patents for VRRP implementations -- meaning basically that it was
2441: impossible for a free software group to produce a truly free
2442: implementation of the IETF standard protocol. Perhaps this is because
2443: Cisco and Alcatel are currently engaged in a pair of patent lawsuits; a
2444: small piece of which is Cisco attempting to use the HSRP patent
2445: against Alcatel for their use of VRRP. Some IETF working group
2446: members took note of our complaints,
1.122 deraadt 2447: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061109082106/http://lists.microshaft.org/pipermail/dmca_discuss/2003-April/004702.html">
1.30 deraadt 2448: however an attempt in April 2003 to have the IETF abandon the use of
2449: patented technology failed to "reach consensus" in the IETF</a>.
2450: <p>
2451: A few years ago, the W3C, who designs our web protocols, tried to move
2452: to a RAND policy as well (primarily because of pressure from Microsoft
2453: and Apple), but the community outrage was so overpowering that they
2454: backed down. Some standards groups use this policy, while others
2455: avoid it -- the one differentiation being the amount of corporate
1.55 tom 2456: participation. In the IETF, the pro-RAND agents work for AT&T,
1.30 deraadt 2457: Alcatel, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, and other large companies. Since IETF
2458: is an open forum, they can blend in as the populace, and vote just
2459: like all others, except against the community.
2460: <p>
2461: Translation: In failing to "reach consensus", the companies who
2462: benefit from RAND won, and the community lost again.
2463: <p>
2464: Left with little choice, we proceeded to reinvent the wheel or, more
2465: correctly, abandon the wheel entirely and go for a "hovercraft". We
2466: designed CARP (Common Address Redundancy Protocol) to solve the same
2467: problem that these other protocols are designed for, but without the
2468: same technological basis as HSRP and VRRP. We read the patent
2469: document carefully and ensured that CARP was fundamentally different.
2470: We also avoided many of the flaws in HSRP and VRRP (such as an inherent
2471: lack of security). And since we are OpenBSD developers, we designed
2472: it to use cryptography.
2473: <p>
2474: The combination of
2475: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a>,
2476: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pfsync&sektion=4">pfsync(4)</a>, and
2477: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=carp&sektion=4">carp(4)</a>
2478: has permitted us to build highly redundant firewalls. To date, we
2479: have built a few networks that include as many as 4 firewalls, all
2480: running random reboot cycles. As long as one firewall is alive in a
2481: group, traffic through them moves smoothly and correctly for all of
2482: our packet filter functionality. Cisco's low end products are unable
2483: to do this reliably, and if they have high end products which can do
2484: this, you most certainly cannot afford them.
2485: <p>
2486: As a final note of course, when we petitioned IANA, the IETF body
2487: regulating "official" internet protocol numbers, to give us numbers
2488: for CARP and pfsync our request was denied. Apparently we had failed
2489: to go through an official standards organization. Consequently we
2490: were forced to choose a protocol number which would not conflict with
2491: anything else of value, and decided to place CARP at IP protocol 112.
2492: We also placed pfsync at an open and unused number. We informed IANA of
2493: these decisions, but they declined to reply.
2494: <p>
2495: This ridiculous situation then inspired one of our developers to create
2496: this parody of the well-known Monty Python skit and song.
2497: <br>
2498: </em>
2499: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2500: <br>
2501: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
2502: <br>
2503: <br>
2504: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2505: Hello, I would like to buy a CARP license please.
2506: <br>
2507: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2508: A what?
2509: <br>
2510: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2511: A license for my network redundancy protocol, CARP.
2512: <br>
2513: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2514: Well, it's free isn't it?
2515: <br>
2516: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2517: Exactly, the protocol's name is CARP. CARP the redundancy protocol.
2518: <br>
2519: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2520: What?
2521: <br>
2522: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2523: He is an.... redundancy protocol.
2524: <br>
2525: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2526: CARP is a free redundancy protocol!
2527: <br>
2528: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2529: Yes, I chose it out of three, I didn't like the others,
2530: they were all too... encumbered. And now I must license it!
2531: <br>
2532: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2533: You must be a looney.
2534: <br>
2535: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2536: I am not a looney! Why should I be tied with the epithet looney merely
2537: because I wish to protect my redundancy protocol? I've heard tell
2538: that Network Associates has a pet algorithm called RSA used in IETF
2539: standards, and you wouldn't call them a looney; Geoworks has a claim
2540: on WAP, after what their lawyers do to you if you try to implement it.
2541: Cisco has two redundant patents, both encumbered, and Cadtrack has a
2542: patent on cursor movement! So, if you're calling the large American
2543: companies that fork out millions of dollars for the use of XOR a
2544: bunch of looneys, I shall have to ask you to step outside!
2545: <br>
2546: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2547: Alright, alright, alright. A license.
2548: <br>
2549: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2550: Yes.
2551: <br>
2552: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2553: For a free redundancy protocol?
2554: <br>
2555: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2556: Yes.
2557: <br>
2558: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2559: You are a looney.
2560: <br>
2561: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2562: Look, it allows for bleeding redundancy doesn't it? Cisco's got a
2563: patent for the HSRP, and I've got to get a license for me router
2564: VRRP.
2565: <br>
2566: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2567: You don't need a license for your VRRP.
2568: <br>
2569: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
1.32 otto 2570: I bleeding well do and I got one. It can't be called VRRP without it.
1.30 deraadt 2571: <br>
2572: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2573: There's no such thing as a bloody VRRP license.
2574: <br>
2575: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2576: Yes there is!
2577: <br>
2578: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2579: Isn't!
2580: <br>
2581: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2582: Is!
2583: <br>
2584: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2585: Isn't!
2586: <br>
2587: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2588: I bleeding got one, look! What's that then?
2589: <br>
2590: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2591: This is a Cisco HSRP patent document with the word "Cisco" crossed
2592: out and the word "IETF" written in in crayon.
2593: <br>
2594: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2595: The man didn't have the right form.
2596: <br>
2597: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2598: What man?
2599: <br>
2600: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2601: Robert Barr, the man from the redundancy detector van.
2602: <br>
2603: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2604: The looney detector van, you mean.
2605: <br>
2606: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2607: Look, it's people like you what cause unrest.
2608: <br>
2609: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2610: What redundancy detector van?
2611: <br>
2612: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2613: The redundancy detector van from the Monopoly of Cizzz-coeee.
2614: <br>
2615: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2616: Cizzz-coeee?
2617: <br>
2618: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2619: It was spelt like that on the van. I'm very observant! I never seen
2620: so many bleeding aerials. The man said that their equipment could
2621: pinpoint a failover configuration at 400 yards! And my Cisco router,
2622: being such a flappy bat, was a piece of cake.
2623: <br>
2624: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
1.34 otto 2625: How much did you pay for that?
1.30 deraadt 2626: <br>
2627: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2628: Sixty quid, and twenty grand for the PIX.
2629: <br>
2630: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2631: What PIX?
2632: <br>
2633: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2634: The PIX I'm replacing!
2635: <br>
2636: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2637: So you're replacing your PIX with free software, and yet you want to
2638: license it?
2639: <br>
2640: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2641: There's nothing so odd about that. I'm sure they patented this
2642: protocol too. After all, the IETF had a hand in it!
2643: <br>
2644: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2645: No they didn't!
2646: <br>
2647: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2648: Did!
2649: <br>
2650: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2651: Didn't!
2652: <br>
2653: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2654: Did, did, did and did!
2655: <br>
2656: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2657: Oh, all right.
2658: <br>
2659: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2660: Spoken like a gentleman, sir. Now, are you going to give me a CARP
2661: license?
2662: <br>
2663: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2664: I promise you that there is no such thing. You don't need one.
2665: <br>
2666: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2667: In that case, give me a Firewall License.
2668: <br>
2669: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2670: A license?
2671: <br>
2672: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2673: Yes.
2674: <br>
2675: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2676: For your firewall?
2677: <br>
2678: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2679: No.
2680: <br>
2681: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2682: No?
2683: <br>
2684: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2685: No, half my firewall. It had an accident.
2686: <br>
2687: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2688: You're off your chump.
2689: <br>
2690: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2691: Look, if you intend by that utilization of an obscure colloquialism
1.43 deraadt 2692: to imply that my sanity is not entirely up to scratch, or indeed to deny the
1.30 deraadt 2693: semi-existence of my little half firewall, I shall have to ask you to
2694: listen to this! Take it away CARP the orchestra leader!
2695: <br>
2696: <br>
2697: A zero... one.. A one zero one one<br>
2698: <br>
2699: VRRP, philosophically,<br>
2700: must ipso facto standard be<br>
2701: But standard it<br>
2702: needs to be free<br>
2703: vis a vis<br>
2704: the IETF<br>
2705: you see?<br>
2706: <br>
2707: But can VRRP<br>
2708: be said to be<br>
2709: or not to be<br>
2710: a standard, see,<br>
2711: when VRRP can not be free,<br>
2712: due to some Cisco patentry..<br>
2713: <br>
2714: Singing...<br>
2715: <br>
2716: La Dee Dee, 1, 2, 3.<br>
2717: VRRP ain't free.<br>
2718: O P E N B S D<br>
2719: CARP is free<br>
2720: <br>
2721: Is this wretched Cisco-eze<br>
2722: let through IETF to mean<br>
2723: my firewall must pay legal fees?<br>
2724: No! CARP and PF are Free!<br>
2725: <br>
2726: Fiddle dee dum,<br>
2727: Fiddle dee dee,<br>
2728: CARP and PF are free.<br>
2729: <br>
2730: 1 1 2,<br>
2731: Tee Hee Hee,<br>
2732: CARP and PF are free.<br>
2733: <br>
2734: My firewall just keeps running, see,<br>
2735: bisected accidentally,<br>
2736: one summer afternoon by me.<br>
2737: Redundancy's good when free.<br>
2738: <br>
2739: Redundancy must be free.<br>
2740: Redundancy must be free.<br>
2741: <br>
2742: The End<br>
2743: <br>
2744: Under the Geddy Lee?<br>
2745: <br>
2746: No, Redundancy must be free!<br>
2747: <br>
2748: Geddy must be free.<br>
2749: <br>
2750: <br>
2751: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2752: <img height=1800 width=360 src="images/35song.gif"><br>
1.30 deraadt 2753: </td></tr></table>
2754: <p>
2755: <em>
2756: <font color="#00b000">"CARP License"</font> sketch:<br>
2757: Tony Binns as the Customer, Peter Rumpel as the Licenser.
2758: <br>
1.34 otto 2759: <font color="#00b000">"Redundancy must be free"</font> song:<br>
1.30 deraadt 2760: Lead vocal by Peter Rumpel, backing vocals by Jonathan Lewis and Ty Semaka.
1.37 deraadt 2761: Piano by Janet Lewis, acoustic guitars by Chantal Vitalis.<br>
1.30 deraadt 2762: Bass and Geddy Lee questioning by Jonathan Lewis.
2763: Lyrics by Bob Beck.<br>
2764: <br>
2765: <br>
2766: </em>
2767:
2768: <hr>
1.20 deraadt 2769: <a name=34></a>
1.33 deraadt 2770: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="34.html">
2771: 3.4: "The Legend of Puffy Hood"</a></font></h2>
1.20 deraadt 2772: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2773: <tr>
2774: <td valign="top" width="28%">
1.126 ! deraadt 2775: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 2776: <a href="34.html">OpenBSD 3.4</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.20 deraadt 2777: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2778: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 2779: 3:30 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song34.mp3">(MP3 7.0MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2780: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song34.ogg">(OGG 5.1MB)</a><br>
1.20 deraadt 2781: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2782: <a href="images/Hood.gif">
2783: <img height=343 width=255 alt="Puffy Hood" src="images/Hood.gif"></a>
1.20 deraadt 2784: <br>
2785: <br>
2786: <em>
2787: Join Puffy Hood and his Funny Fish as they take on
1.26 deraadt 2788: the Sheriff (an unelected leader) and other evil
1.20 deraadt 2789: forces of the draconian government!
2790: <p>
2791: <br>
2792: As we did for the 3.3 release, we have once again tried
2793: making release artwork and music which are allegorical
2794: of recent happenings.
2795: <p>
2796: Two years ago we became involved with the University
2797: of Pennsylvania and DARPA, who were funding us to do
2798: security research and development .. on things that
2799: we were already intending to do. We provided ideas,
2800: wrote papers, and deployed cutting-edge technology;
2801: DARPA provided finances and reaped a share of the
2802: credit, and the University of Pennsylvania acted as
2803: a middle-man. We accepted funding based on the
2804: promise that our freedom to operate as we wished
2805: was unaffected. To us, freedom is more important
1.21 deraadt 2806: than funding -- heck, we were dealing with the evil
1.20 deraadt 2807: forces of government, and needed to be careful.
2808: <p>
2809: A few months prior to this release, DARPA suddenly
2810: and without warning decided to withdraw that funding;
2811: they also aggressively backed out of contractual
2812: obligations. Many articles in the <a href=press.html>press</a> followed regarding
1.67 jolan 2813: this sudden maneuver. Apparently this hoopla happened
1.20 deraadt 2814: because an OpenBSD-related article in the Canadian
1.55 tom 2815: newspaper The Globe & Mail had quoted Theo de Raadt
1.20 deraadt 2816: making anti-war statements regarding Iraq and the
2817: theft of oil.
2818: <p>
2819: The only answer given (to major media reporters) by a
2820: DARPA spokesperson (Jan Walker) was this:
2821: <p>
2822: "As a result of the DARPA review of the
2823: project, and due to world events and the evolving
2824: threat posed by increasingly capable nation-states,
2825: the Government on April 21 advised the University
2826: to suspend work on the "security fest" portion of
2827: the project."
2828: <p>
2829: That almost toes the line of calling us terrorists!
2830: We had lost financial support, but the release of the
2831: statement above suddenly made us very happy to be free
2832: of any perceived obligation to such crazy people.
2833: <p>
2834: Since the termination came near natural contract
2835: termination (about 4 months remained), less damage
2836: than expected was sustained by the project. Sponsors
2837: stepped forward and helped us make up the missing funds
2838: we needed to run our "Hackathon", and the event
1.61 grunk 2839: proceeded as planned. We even had T-shirts made with
1.20 deraadt 2840: "Workstations of Mass Development" artwork for those
2841: developers who attended (sorry, they are not for sale).
2842: <p>
2843: We could not make stories like this up. So instead,
2844: we are making up an allegory about it, using the tale
2845: of Robin Hood.
2846: </em>
2847: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2848: <br>
2849: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
2850: <br>
2851: Sir Puffy of Ramsay was a wandrin'<br>
2852: Through forests of seaweed all alone<br>
2853: He had found the crusades<br>
2854: were an endless charade<br>
2855: So for now he called Nothing Hack home<br>
2856: <br>
2857: <br>
2858: One day he met Little Bob of Beckley<br>
2859: Beat him fair on a log-in by staff<br>
2860: Clever chums they did find<br>
2861: other fish of their kind<br>
2862: Thwarting evil with humppa and math<br>
2863: <br>
2864: <br>
2865: Now trouble was a brewin' when the Good King was away<br>
2866: The Sheriff came a callin' for the poor to pay<br>
2867: With CD's and their freedom<br>
2868: for to share online<br>
2869: And burning down the village cause he was a slime<br>
2870: <br>
2871: <br>
2872: So Puffy and his buddies took the booty from the rich<br>
2873: and turned it into a system to protect poor fish<br>
2874: Sent out by Hook or a Wim<br>
2875: to the teaming schools<br>
2876: Town cryers were on fire cause the crypto ruled!<br>
2877: <br>
2878: <br>
2879: <em>Chorus:</em><br>
2880: They called it "BSD"!<br>
2881: And "Open" because it's always free<br>
2882: So raise up your glass and<br>
2883: three cheers to the Funny<br>
2884: Fish for never running<br>
2885: and making something good!<br>
2886: And here's to Puffy Hood!<br>
2887: <br>
2888: <br>
2889: Aaaw! Word to the sea y'all<br>
2890: The Hood's a bad ball<br>
2891: Ya underneath he's a heathen and a traitor<br>
2892: He can take from you all and say "later!"<br>
2893: Think he's a hero?<br>
2894: Naw he ain't lovin' ya<br>
1.24 deraadt 2895: He gettin' richer than Bill Gates and Dubya<br>
1.20 deraadt 2896: Read the Wanted poster<br>
2897: of Sheriff Plac-o-derm fool<br>
2898: We gettin' back the booty<br>
2899: or we take away your worms too<br>
2900: <br>
2901: <br>
2902: Yo! Word to the classes<br>
2903: Put on your glasses<br>
2904: I guess the Sheriff is King till this passes<br>
2905: Times are a changin' and movin' so fast<br>
2906: He says "Give me your freedom,<br>
2907: I'll grasp it and pass it to brass<br>
2908: who can hash it for weapons of massive distraction.<br>
2909: And hand me the bastards that brashly amassed from the cash<br>
2910: happy faction of oily and gassy co-action".<br>
2911: No! Don't hand em dick, grab a stick, keep attacking for freedom<br>
2912: and hack till the King cometh back and leave em'<br>
2913: <br>
2914: <br>
2915: Then trouble was a rollin' with an army on the run<br>
1.25 deraadt 2916: The Sheriff came a callin' for the spikey one<br>
1.20 deraadt 2917: And took back all the booty<br>
2918: Puff intended for the poor<br>
2919: The Arch-a-thon went on despite the mighty roar<br>
2920: <br>
2921: <br>
2922: Puff snuck into the castle, and found the treasure hill<br>
2923: And also found Maid Marlin held against her will<br>
2924: He loaded all the loot<br>
2925: to give it back and big surprise<br>
2926: He took the maiden too, 'cause she was easy on the eyes<br>
2927: <br>
2928: <br>
2929: <em>Chorus:</em><br>
2930: They called it "BSD"!<br>
2931: And "Open" because it's always free<br>
2932: So raise up your glass and<br>
2933: three cheers to the Funny<br>
2934: Fish for never running<br>
2935: and making something good!<br>
2936: And here's to Puffy Hood!<br>
2937: <br>
2938:
2939: <br>
2940: <br>
2941: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2942: <img height=1440 width=263 src="images/34song.gif"><br>
1.20 deraadt 2943: </td></tr></table>
2944: <p>
2945: <em>
2946: Music, Co-arrangement, Recording, Mixing, Drum Programming,
2947: Bass, Organ, and Violin by Jonathan Lewis.
2948: <br>
2949: Co-Arrangement, Lyrics, and Main Vocals by Ty Semaka.
2950: <br>
2951: Back-vocals by Bob Beck, Calvin Beck, Theo de Raadt, Alan Kolodziejzyk,
1.55 tom 2952: Jonathan Lewis & Peter Valchev.
1.20 deraadt 2953: <br>
2954: Rap #1 by Richard Sixto.
2955: Guitar by Chantal Vitalis.
2956: <br>
2957: </em>
2958:
1.23 jose 2959: <br>
2960: <hr>
1.11 deraadt 2961: <a name=33></a>
1.33 deraadt 2962: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="33.html">
2963: 3.3: "Puff the Barbarian"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 2964: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2965: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 2966: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 2967: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 2968: <a href="33.html">OpenBSD 3.3</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 2969: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2970: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 2971: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song33.mp3">(MP3 7.5MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2972: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song33.ogg">(OGG 3.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 2973: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2974: <a href="images/Barbarian.gif">
2975: <img height=343 width=255 alt="Puff the Barbarian" src="images/Barbarian.gif"></a>
1.12 deraadt 2976: <br>
2977: <br>
1.14 deraadt 2978: <em>
1.69 deraadt 2979: Like other Barbarians before him, Puff has had to
2980: face some pretty crazy challenges.
1.12 deraadt 2981: <br>
1.69 deraadt 2982: This song is an allegory of the recent difficulties
2983: we went through dealing with Sun, who refused our
2984: request for documentation about their UltraSPARC
2985: III processors. We want documentation, because
2986: these are the fastest processors with a per-page
2987: eXecute bit in the MMU, needed to fully support
2988: our new W^X security feature. In the meantime,
2989: the AMD Hammer has come onto the scene, and
2990: this processor supports an eXecute bit in 64-bit
1.36 deraadt 2991: mode.<br>
2992: <br>
2993: And it is going to be faster...<br>
1.12 deraadt 2994: </em>
1.11 deraadt 2995: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
2996: Deep through the mists of time<br>
2997: Gaze to the crystal ball<br>
2998: Back to the age of darkness<br>
2999: Black was the protocol<br>
3000: <p>
3001: A King ruled the web with fear<br>
3002: Spilling the blood of men<br>
3003: Then from the ocean came<br>
3004: Puff the Barbarian<br>
1.17 deraadt 3005: <br>
3006: <br>
1.11 deraadt 3007: Born in a tiny bowl Puff was a pet<br>
3008: Sold into slav-er-y by the man<br>
3009: Eating the weeds till he was strong enough<br>
3010: Breaking his bonds like nobody can<br>
3011: <p>
3012: Down the sewer pipes of Hell<br>
3013: A thousand kitties then did bleed<br>
3014: Constraints were slain as well<br>
3015: Hacked his way out to the C<br>
3016: <p>
3017: And there he found<br>
3018: His destiny<br>
3019: Hammer of the Ocean God<br>
3020: "Xor taking care of me"<br>
3021: <p>
3022: Then in a dream Xor requested he<br>
3023: "Go to the Sun King, get what I yearn<br>
3024: Kernighan saw it, prophet of the C<br>
3025: Knowledge - so they may never return"<br>
3026: <p>
3027: At the tower Puff appealed<br>
3028: For the wisdom of the One<br>
3029: Denied, his mind did reel<br>
3030: Puff was getting tired of Sun<br>
3031: <p>
3032: Broke down the guard<br>
3033: Cause math is hard<br>
1.18 deraadt 3034: Saw McNealy on his throne<br>
1.11 deraadt 3035: All alone and only bones<br>
3036: <p>
3037: Come the Sun King blade ablur<br>
3038: Hammer down eclipse the Sun<br>
3039: And Puff, the land secured<br>
3040: The new King Barbarian!<br>
3041: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 3042: <img height=640 width=260 src="images/33song.gif"><br>
1.11 deraadt 3043: </td></tr></table>
3044: <p>
3045: <em>
3046: Written and arranged by Ty Semaka.
3047: Co-arranged, recorded, mixed & mastered by Jonathan Lewis.
3048: <br>
3049: Vocals by DeVille, guitar by Sean Desmond, bass by Ian Knox,
3050: drums by John McNiel, violin by Jonathan Lewis.
3051: </em>
3052:
3053: <br>
3054: <hr>
1.9 millert 3055: <a name=32></a>
1.33 deraadt 3056: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="32.html">
3057: 3.2: "Goldflipper"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 3058: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
3059: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 3060: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 3061: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 3062: <a href="32.html">OpenBSD 3.2</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 3063: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
3064: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 3065: 3:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song32.mp3">(MP3 2.5MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 3066: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song32.ogg">(OGG 2.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 3067: <br>
1.76 deraadt 3068: <a href="images/MrPond.gif">
3069: <img height=313 width=255 alt="Mr Pond" src="images/MrPond.gif"></a>
1.11 deraadt 3070: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.9 millert 3071: Goldflipper<br>
3072: With golden skin<br>
3073: and flippers as sharp as a knife<br>
3074: He's the machine<br>
3075: Designed to dismember your life<br>
3076: <p>
3077: And the fish<br>
3078: Protecting us all from the cat<br>
3079: And the cat<br>
3080: Infecting the wo-orld for a laugh<br>
3081: <p>
3082: Cyborg on a mission<br>
3083: To do some Puff fishin'<br>
3084: The doctor wants fugu tonight!<br>
3085: <p>
3086: (short instrumental intro)
1.1 deraadt 3087: <p>
1.9 millert 3088: You'll need some machismo to<br>
3089: catch the spikey one<br>
3090: He's got guts and gizmos to<br>
3091: make the system run<br>
1.1 deraadt 3092: <p>
1.9 millert 3093: But Flip's here for fun<br>
3094: and without a gun<br>
3095: He'll dice you with his Golden fin<br>
1.1 deraadt 3096: <p>
1.9 millert 3097: She's all over Puff cause he's<br>
3098: such a sexy catch<br>
3099: Is she spying on him or<br>
3100: just a seafood match?<br>
1.1 deraadt 3101: <p>
1.9 millert 3102: Oh double seven<br>
3103: Send me to Heaven<br>
3104: Cause for Mr. Po-o-o-ond<br>
1.1 deraadt 3105: <p>
1.9 millert 3106: The women are fond<br>
3107: She knows what to do<br>
3108: She'll turn Gold to goo<br>
1.1 deraadt 3109: <p>
1.9 millert 3110: Goldflipper is gone<br>
3111: Gold flipper's goooooooooooooone<br>
1.11 deraadt 3112: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
3113: <br>
3114: </td></tr></table>
1.1 deraadt 3115: <p>
3116: <em>
1.9 millert 3117: Lyrics by Ty Semaka. Arranged by Ty Semaka & Jonathan Lewis.
1.1 deraadt 3118: <br>
1.9 millert 3119: Base & drum programming, recording, mixing & mastering by
3120: Jonathan Lewis. Vocals by Onalea Gilbertson. Sax by Dan Meichel.
3121: Trumpet & Trombone by Craig Soby.
1.1 deraadt 3122: </em>
3123:
3124: <br>
3125: <hr>
1.3 ian 3126: <a name=31></a>
1.33 deraadt 3127: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="31.html">
3128: 3.1: "Systemagic"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 3129: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
3130: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 3131: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 3132: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 3133: <a href="31.html">OpenBSD 3.1</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 3134: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
3135: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 3136: 3:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song31.mp3">(MP3 2.9MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 3137: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song31.ogg">(OGG 2.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 3138: <br>
1.76 deraadt 3139: <a href="images/Systemagic.jpg">
3140: <img width=255 height=323 alt="Systemagic" src="images/Systemagic.jpg"></a>
1.11 deraadt 3141: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.1 deraadt 3142: BSD fight buffer reign<br>
3143: Flowing blood in circuit vein<br>
3144: Quagmire, Hellfire, RAMhead Count<br>
3145: Puffy rip attacker out<br>
3146: <p>
3147: Crackin' ze bathroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3148: Tale of the script, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3149: <p>
3150: Can't fight the Systemagic<br>
3151: Über tragic<br>
3152: Can't fight the Systemagic<br>
3153: <p>
3154: Sexty second, black cat struck<br>
3155: Breeding worm of crypto-suck<br>
3156: Hot rod box unt hunting wake<br>
3157: Vampire omellete, kitten cake<br>
1.11 deraadt 3158: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.1 deraadt 3159: <p>
3160: Crackin' ze boardroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3161: Rippin' ze bat, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3162: <p>
3163: Chorus
3164: <p>
3165: Cybersluts vit undead guts<br>
3166: Transyl-viral coffin muck<br>
3167: Penguin lurking under bed<br>
3168: Puffy hoompa on your head<br>
3169: <p>
3170: Crackin' ze bedroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3171: Crackin' ze whip, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3172: Crackin' ze bedroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3173: Crackin' ze whip, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3174: <p>
3175: Chorus<br>
1.11 deraadt 3176: </td></tr></table>
1.1 deraadt 3177: <p>
3178: <em>
1.3 ian 3179: Produced & Directed by Ty Semaka and Ian Knox.
1.1 deraadt 3180: Written, Arranged and Performed by Ty Semaka (vocals, lyrics), Ian Knox (bass,
3181: drum programming), and Sean Desmond (guitar).
3182: <br>
1.3 ian 3183: Recorded & Mixed at Ruffmix Audio Productions (Calgary) by Kelly Mihalicz.
1.1 deraadt 3184: <br>
3185: Mastered by Jonathan Lewis.
3186: </em>
3187:
1.8 millert 3188: <br>
3189: <hr>
1.9 millert 3190: <a name=30></a>
1.33 deraadt 3191: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="30.html">
3192: 3.0: "E-Railed (OpenBSD Mix)"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 3193: <p>
3194: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="95%">
3195: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 3196: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 ! deraadt 3197: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 3198: <a href="30.html">OpenBSD 3.0</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 3199: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
3200: <br>
1.126 ! deraadt 3201: 3:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song30.mp3">(MP3 2.9MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 3202: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song30.ogg">(OGG 2.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 3203: <br>
1.76 deraadt 3204: <a href="images/Rock.jpg">
3205: <img width=255 height=323 alt="Rock" src="images/Rock.jpg"></a>
1.11 deraadt 3206: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 3207: <br>
3208: <br>
1.9 millert 3209: Don't tell anyone I'm free<br>
3210: Don't tell anyone I'm free<br>
1.8 millert 3211: <p>
1.9 millert 3212: During these hostile and trying times and what-not<br>
3213: OpenBSD may be your family's only line of defense<br>
1.8 millert 3214: <p>
1.9 millert 3215: I'm secure by default<br>
1.8 millert 3216: <p>
1.27 deraadt 3217: They that can give up liberty to obtain a little temporary safety<br>
1.9 millert 3218: deserve neither liberty nor safety<br>
1.8 millert 3219: <p>
1.9 millert 3220: RELEASE TIME!!!!<br>
1.8 millert 3221: <p>
1.16 deraadt 3222: Stay off, stay off, stay off...<br>
1.9 millert 3223: I'm secure by default<br>
3224: stay off, stay off, stay off<br>
1.8 millert 3225: <br>
1.11 deraadt 3226: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.8 millert 3227: <br>
1.11 deraadt 3228: </td></tr></table>
3229: <p>
1.8 millert 3230: <em>
1.9 millert 3231: By The Plaid Tongued Devils. Produced & Arranged by Ty Semaka & Wynn Gogol.
3232: <br>
3233: Written & Performed by Gordon Chipp Robb (bass line),
1.35 nick 3234: John McNiel (drums), Ty Semaka (vocals & lyrics), and Wynn Gogol (programming).
1.9 millert 3235: <br>
3236: Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Wynn Gogol of Workshop Recording Studios (Victoria BC).
1.8 millert 3237: <br>
1.9 millert 3238: Check out <a href="http://www.thedevils.com">http://www.thedevils.com</a>
1.8 millert 3239: </em>
3240:
1.1 deraadt 3241: <hr>
1.79 deraadt 3242: <a href="index.html"><img height="24" width="24" src="back.gif" border="0" alt="OpenBSD"></a>
3243: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
1.126 ! deraadt 3244: <br><small>$OpenBSD: lyrics.html,v 1.125 2011/09/16 15:48:24 sthen Exp $</small>
1.79 deraadt 3245:
1.1 deraadt 3246: </body>
3247: </html>