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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">
1.128 ! deraadt 35: <a href="#51">5.1: "Bug Busters!"</a>,
! 36: <a href="#audio_extra51">"Shut up and Hack"</a> and
! 37: <a href="#audio_extra51b">"Sonate aux insomniaques"</a><br>
1.127 deraadt 38: <a href="#50">5.0: "What Me Worry?"</a><br>
1.123 deraadt 39: <a href="#49">4.9: "The Answer"<br>
1.127 deraadt 40: <a href="#48">4.8: "El Puffiachi"</a><br>
41: <a href="#47">4.7: "I'm still here"</a><br>
42: <a href="#46">4.6: "Planet of the Users"</a><br>
43: <a href="#45">4.5: "Games"</a><br>
44: <a href="#44">4.4: "Trial of the BSD Knights"</a><br>
45: <a href="#43">4.3: "Home to Hypocrisy"</a><br>
46: <a href="#42">4.2: "100001 1010101"</a><br>
47: <a href="#41">4.1: "Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors"</a><br>
1.126 deraadt 48: </td><td valign="top" width="1%">
49: <br>
50: </td><td valign="top">
1.89 deraadt 51: <a href="#40">4.0: "Humppa Negala"</a> and
1.126 deraadt 52: <a href="#audio_extra40">"OpenVOX"</a><br>
1.72 deraadt 53: <a href="#39">3.9: "Blob!"</a><br>
54: <a href="#38">3.8: "Hackers of the Lost RAID"</a><br>
55: <a href="#37">3.7: "The Wizard of OS"</a><br>
56: <a href="#36">3.6: "Pond-erosa Puff (live)"</a><br>
57: <a href="#35">3.5: "CARP License" and "Redundancy must be free"</a><br>
1.124 deraadt 58: <a href="#34">3.4: "The Legend of Puffy Hood"</a><br>
1.119 deraadt 59: <a href="#33">3.3: "Puff the Barbarian"</a><br>
1.116 deraadt 60: <a href="#32">3.2: "Goldflipper"</a><br>
1.72 deraadt 61: <a href="#31">3.1: "Systemagic"</a><br>
62: <a href="#30">3.0: "E-Railed (OpenBSD Mix)"</a><br>
1.126 deraadt 63: </td></tr></table>
1.71 deraadt 64: <br>
1.126 deraadt 65: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">
1.72 deraadt 66: <img align="left" height=158 width=158 hspace="5" vspace="0" src="images/cdaudio-m.gif">
1.71 deraadt 67: </a>
1.126 deraadt 68: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA2=1&CDA2%2b=Add">
69: <img align="left" height=158 width=158 hspace="5" vspace="0" src="images/cdaudio2-m.gif">
70: </a>
71: Two audio CDs are also available which contain approximately 5 years of songs each.
72: <p>
73: Click to order
74: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">"The Songs 3.0 - 4.0"</a>
75: and
76: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA2=1&CDA2%2b=Add">"The Songs 4.1 - 5.1"</a>.
77: <p>
78: Both CDs contain extra tracks by the artist Ty Semaka
79: (who really has "had Puffy on his mind").
80: "The Songs 4.1 - 5.1" also contains another track by audio-subsystem
81: developer Alexandre Ratchov, mixed and produced using OpenBSD code.
82: <br clear=all>
83: <p>
84:
85: <hr>
86: <a name=51></a>
87: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="51.html">
88: 5.1: "Bug Busters!"</a></font></h2>
89: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
90: <tr>
91: <td valign="top" width="30%">
92: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
93: <a href="51.html">OpenBSD 5.1</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
94: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
95: <br>
96: 2:47 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song51.mp3">(MP3 5.1MB)</a>
97: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song51.ogg">(OGG 4.0MB)</a><br>
98: <br>
99: <a href="images/Bugbusters.jpg">
100: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Bugbusters" src="images/Bugbusters.jpg"></a>
101: <br>
102: <br>
103: <em>
104: [no commentary yet]
105: <br>
106: </em>
107: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
108: <br>
109: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
110: <br>
111: If you've got a bug<br>
112: That you just can't shove<br>
113: Who ya gonna install?<br>
114: Bugbusters!<br>
115: <br>
116: Buffer overflow?<br>
117: Don't know where to go<br>
118: Who ya gonna install?<br>
119: Bugbusters!<br>
120: <br>
121: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
122: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
123: <br>
124: And you're off by one<br>
125: And it ain't no fun<br>
126: Who ya gonna install?<br>
127: Bugbusters!<br>
1.71 deraadt 128: <br>
1.126 deraadt 129: If your system's down<br>
130: And it makes you frown<br>
131: Who ya gonna install?<br>
132: Bugbusters!<br>
133: <br>
134: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
135: I ain't afraid of no holes<br>
136: <br>
137: If you need a trace<br>
138: Gonna win that race<br>
139: Who ya gonna install?<br>
140: Bugbusters!<br>
141: <br>
142: If you got a crash<br>
143: And you got no cash<br>
144: Who ya gonna install?<br>
145: Bugbusters!<br>
146: <br>
147: OpenBSD makes me feel good!<br>
148: <br>
149: <br>
150: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
151: <img width=395 height=1210 src="images/51song.jpg"><br>
152: </td></tr></table>
153: <p>
154: <em>
155: Written and Arranged by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and Vocals
156: by Ty Semaka (www.tysemaka.com). All instruments programmed by
157: Jonathan Lewis. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
158: Moxam Studios (moxam@hotmail.com).
159: <br>
160: <br>
161: </em>
162:
163: <hr>
164: <a name=audio_extra51></a>
165: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="items.html#audio">
166: "Shut up and Hack"</a></font></h2>
167: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
168: <tr>
169: <td valign="top" width="30%">
170: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
171: This is one of the extra songs on
172: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=2&CDA2%2b=Add">
173: "The Songs 4.1 - 5.1"</a> Audio CD.
174: <br>
175: <br>
176: <b>This song will be released May 1 along with the official 5.1 release.</b>
177: <br>
178: 3:11 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songsh.mp3">(MP3 5.8MB)</a>
179: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songsh.ogg">(OGG 4.7MB)</a><br>
180: <br>
181: <img height=158 width=158 hspace="5" src="images/cdaudio2-m.gif">
182: <br>
183: <br>
184: <em>
185: This is an <a href="#audio_extra51">extra track</a> by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis.
186: <p>
187: On a regular basis, the OpenBSD developers hold events called
188: <a href="hackathons.html">hackathons</a>. We've held many many
189: of them, all over the world. Sub-groups of developers sit
190: in one room and work fulltime for around a week.
191: <p>
192: One phrase in particular that has come up amongst developers,
193: to cut extra chit-chat to a minimum, is Shut up and Hack.
194: We've placed this phrase
195: on <a href="http://openbsd.org/images/hackathons/c2k2.gif">
196: hackathon tshirts</a> too; they were very popular with the guys.
197: <p>
198: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA2=1&CDA2%2b=Add">
199: Order this CDROM from our International site.</a>
200: <p>
201: The 2nd OpenBSD Audio CD "The Songs 4.1 - 5.1" celebrates the
202: artwork and songs that have been released with each OpenBSD release.
203: All the songs from the 4.1 to 5.1 releases are included (plus
204: two bonus tracks).
205: <p>
206: The audio CD package contains some stickers (which ones may vary).
207: </em>
208: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
209: <br>
210: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
211: Shut up and hack!<br>
212: In the hack room<br>
213: In the back room<br>
214: Wires everywhere<br>
215: <br>
216: At the tables<br>
217: Fingers able<br>
218: Take another dare!<br>
219: <br>
220: Close up your holes<br>
221: Pick up the slack!<br>
222: Get your head down!<br>
223: Shut up and hack!<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: <br>
229: Coding faster<br>
230: You're the master<br>
231: of security<br>
232: <br>
233: In your t-shirts<br>
234: Hack till it hurts<br>
235: This is how to be free<br>
236: <br>
237: CHORUS<br>
238: <br>
239: Hit the pub now<br>
240: We're a club now<br>
241: Trading genius for free<br>
242: <br>
243: Have a laugh and<br>
244: Be a rock band<br>
245: This is how it should be!<br>
246: <br>
247: CHORUS<br>
248: <br>
249: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1.71 deraadt 250: <br>
251: </td></tr></table>
1.20 deraadt 252: <p>
1.104 deraadt 253:
254: <hr>
1.128 ! deraadt 255: <a name=audio_extra51b></a>
! 256: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="items.html#audio">
! 257: "Sonate aux insomniaques"</a></font></h2>
! 258: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
! 259: This is the second extra song on
! 260: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=2&CDA2%2b=Add">
! 261: "The Songs 4.1 - 5.1"</a> Audio CD.
! 262: <br>
! 263: <br>
! 264: <b>This song will be released May 1 along with the official 5.1 release.</b>
! 265: <br>
! 266: 4:03 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songsi.mp3">(MP3 5.9MB)</a>
! 267: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songsi.ogg">(OGG 5.7MB)</a><br>
! 268: <em>
! 269: <p>
! 270: This is an extra track by audio-subsystem developer Alexandre
! 271: Ratchov. It has no lyrics. The music is inspired by a poem with the
! 272: same title and was entirely recorded and mixed using OpenBSD.
! 273:
! 274: <p>
! 275: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA2=1&CDA2%2b=Add">
! 276: Order this CDROM from our International site.</a>
! 277: </em>
! 278: <br>
! 279: <p>
! 280:
! 281: <hr>
1.124 deraadt 282: <a name=50></a>
283: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="50.html">
284: 5.0: "What Me Worry?"</a></font></h2>
285: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
286: <tr>
287: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 288: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
289: <a href="50.html">OpenBSD 5.0</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.124 deraadt 290: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
291: <br>
1.126 deraadt 292: 3:03 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song50.mp3">(MP3 5.6MB)</a>
1.124 deraadt 293: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song50.ogg">(OGG 4.0MB)</a><br>
294: <br>
295: <a href="images/MAD.jpg">
296: <img width=227 height=343 alt="MAD" src="images/MAD.jpg"></a>
297: <br>
298: <br>
299: <em>
300: Ty Semaka has been drawing<br>
301: Puffy-inspired parody artwork<br>
302: for us for many releases.<br>
303: This time I asked him to do some<br>
304: art that is a meta-parody:<br>
305: <br>
306: A Puffy-inspired parody of<br>
307: a parody magazine!<br>
308: <br>
309: </em>
310: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
311: <br>
312: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
313: <br>
314: What? Me Worry?<br>
315: Not with this stuff<br>
316: Nobody gettin' in<br>
317: Nobody get tough<br>
318: <br>
319: I'm a comic book kid<br>
320: Having fun in the woods<br>
321: Carving out toys<br>
322: and makin' em good<br>
323: <br>
324: Ya it's spy versus spy<br>
325: I got so many tricks<br>
326: I got undercover agents<br>
327: Even out in the sticks<br>
328: <br>
329: Threw a brick through your window<br>
330: Ya it's teenage fun<br>
331: Then I blew up a bridge<br>
332: And blocked out the sun<br>
1.125 sthen 333: <br>
1.124 deraadt 334: Little black flies<br>
335: on a pile of GNU<br>
336: With a Dairy Queen tip<br>
337: And Imma comin' for you<br>
338: <br>
1.125 sthen 339: Make fun of everybody<br>
1.124 deraadt 340: That's my thang<br>
341: Ya It's a geeks wet dream<br>
342: I give a poit! blit! spang!<br>
343: <br>
344: It's a mad mad world<br>
345: and number 5 is alive<br>
346: I gotta black submarine<br>
347: and I'm built to survive<br>
348: <br>
349: Threw a brick through your window<br>
350: Ya it's teenage fun<br>
351: Then I blew up a bridge<br>
352: And blocked out the sun<br>
353: <br>
354: Keep the source open<br>
355: Gonna get my kicks<br>
1.125 sthen 356: I'm 16 now<br>
1.124 deraadt 357: Ya I don't need mix<br>
358: <br>
359: Got a stack o magazines<br>
360: In my treehouse club<br>
361: Nobody gettin' up here<br>
362: Its secure ya bub<br>
363: <br>
364: Got a dime store bazooka<br>
365: And a bubble gum tank<br>
366: Got pots and pans for cookin' up<br>
367: some Open source stank<br>
368: <br>
369: Threw a brick through your window<br>
370: Ya it's teenage fun<br>
371: Then I blew up a bridge<br>
372: And blocked out the sun<br>
373: <br>
374: <br>
375: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
376: <img width=395 height=1210 src="images/50song.jpg"><br>
377: </td></tr></table>
378: <p>
379: <em>
380: Written and Arranged by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and Vocals by
381: Ty Semaka (www.tysemaka.com). Percussion and fuzzy bass guitar by Jonathan
382: Lewis. Electric guitars by Tim Williams (www.cayusemusic.com). Recorded,
383: mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of Moxam Studios (moxam@hotmail.com).
384: <br>
385: <br>
386: </em>
387:
388: <hr>
1.123 deraadt 389: <a name=49></a>
390: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="49.html">
391: 4.9: "The Answer"</a></font></h2>
392: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
393: <tr>
394: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 395: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
396: <a href="49.html">OpenBSD 4.9</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.123 deraadt 397: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
398: <br>
1.126 deraadt 399: 3:43 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song49.mp3">(MP3 6.8MB)</a>
1.123 deraadt 400: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song49.ogg">(OGG 5.7MB)</a><br>
401: <br>
402: <a href="images/Hitchhiker.jpg">
403: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Hitchhiker" src="images/Hitchhiker.jpg"></a>
404: <br>
405: <br>
406: <em>
407: This release is OpenBSD 4.9. Then why is
408: the song about 4.2? Huh?<br>
409: <br>
410: The <a href="#44">OpenBSD 4.4 release artwork</a> honoured
411: the (Berkeley) CSRG guys for their efforts with the BSD 4.4
412: release -- they fought and managed to free the code.<br>
413: <br>
414: This release the artwork is based on the stories of Douglas Adams,
415: including his favorite number -- 42. Therefore we can remember
416: the previous major achievement of CSRG - BSD 4.2.<br>
417: <br>
418: BSD 4.2 was
419: not free, but it created and integrated so many new
420: technologies that we all depend on today. Take a moment
421: to consider how many things first available in BSD 4.2 you are using
422: at this moment, to read this page -- sockets, AF_INET,
423: virtual memory, etc.<br>
424: <br>
425: Today, new releases of operating systems from well-known vendors
426: contain less new features than BSD 4.2 did.<br>
427: <br>
428: If only we could stop slacking and make a release like that!
429: <br>
430: </em>
431: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
432: <br>
433: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
434: <br>
435: How many streams must a fish swim down<br>
436: before you can call him a man?<br>
437: And how many codes must a vendor lock down<br>
438: before silicon turns to sand?<br>
439: Yes and how many times must the lawyers fly<br>
440: before they are forever banned?<br>
441: <br>
442: The answer my friend<br>
443: BSD 4.2<br>
444: The answer<br>
445: BSD 4.2<br>
446: <br>
447: How many years can a planet exist<br>
448: before it is paved by the V?<br>
449: How many years can some source code exist<br>
450: before it's allowed to be free?<br>
451: Yes and how many times can a fish turn his head<br>
452: and pretend that he just doesn't see?<br>
453: <br>
454: The answer my friend<br>
455: BSD 4.2<br>
456: The answer<br>
457: BSD 4.2<br>
458: <br>
459: How many times must we fight for the right<br>
460: to share what is already ours?<br>
461: Yes and how many times must we hitch while we hike<br>
462: To end up not getting far?<br>
463: And how many fish must we shove in our ear<br>
464: before we can hear every star?<br>
465: <br>
466: The answer my friend<br>
467: BSD 4.2<br>
468: The answer<br>
469: BSD 4.2<br>
470: <br>
471: And now we can travel the galaxy<br>
472: with ships that are silicon made<br>
473: And now with a towel and a laptop in hand<br>
474: our future is made in the shade<br>
475: And what did we use to build on and on<br>
476: Inside everything that we use?<br>
477: <br>
478: The answer my friend<br>
479: BSD 4.2<br>
480: The answer<br>
481: BSD 4.2<br>
482: <br>
483: <br>
484: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
485: <img width=395 height=1210 src="images/49song.jpg"><br>
486: </td></tr></table>
487: <p>
488: <em>
489: Written and Arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and Vocals by Ty Semaka
490: (www.tysemaka.com). Guitar and harmonica by Leslie Alexander
491: (www.lesliealexander.com). Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan
492: Lewis of Moxam Studios (moxam@hotmail.com).
493: <br>
494: <br>
495: </em>
496:
497: <hr>
1.120 deraadt 498: <a name=48></a>
499: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="48.html">
500: 4.8: "El Puffiachi"<br>
501: </a></font></h2>
502: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
503: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 504: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 505: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
506: <a href="48.html">OpenBSD 4.8</a> CD2 track 2 is<br>
1.120 deraadt 507: an uncompressed copy of<br>
508: this song.<br>
509: <br>
510: [Instrumental]<br>
511: <br>
1.126 deraadt 512: 2:39 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song48.mp3">(MP3 4.4MB)</a>
1.120 deraadt 513: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song48.ogg">(OGG 3.0MB)</a><br>
514: <br>
515: <a href="images/ElPuffiachi.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 516: <img width=227 height=343 alt="ElPuffiachi" src="images/ElPuffiachi.jpg"></a>
1.120 deraadt 517: <br>
518: <br>
519: <em>
520: [Sorry, no commentary]
521: <br>
522: </em>
523: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
524: <br>
525: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
526: <br>
527: <br>
528: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
529: <img width=936 height=720 src="images/48song.jpg"><br>
530: </td></tr></table>
531: <p>
532: <em>
533: Written and performed by Manuel Jara and Mauricio Moreno of 'Los Morenos'.
534: <br>
535: <br>
536: </em>
537:
538: <hr>
1.119 deraadt 539: <a name=47></a>
540: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="47.html">
541: 4.7: "I'm still here"</a></font></h2>
542: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
543: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 544: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 545: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
546: <a href="47.html">OpenBSD 4.7</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.119 deraadt 547: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
548: <br>
1.126 deraadt 549: 4:39 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song47.mp3">(MP3 8.5MB)</a>
1.119 deraadt 550: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song47.ogg">(OGG 6.3MB)</a><br>
551: <br>
552: <a href="images/Superfish.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 553: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Superfish" src="images/Superfish.jpg"></a>
1.119 deraadt 554: <br>
555: <br>
556: <em>
557: [Sorry, no commentary]
558: <br>
559: </em>
560: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
561: <br>
562: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
563: <br>
564: Back when I was twenty<br>
565: They said I wouldn't last<br>
566: All that I believed in<br>
567: Were the teachings of the past<br>
568: <br>
569: All I ever wanted<br>
570: Was to keep the world secure<br>
571: And all the criticizing<br>
572: Was something I'd endure<br>
573: <br>
574: The changes that I've been through<br>
575: And the trials along the way<br>
576: The battle isn't over<br>
577: And I'm living day by day<br>
578: <br>
579: But I'm still here<br>
580: <br>
581: Some say that I'm a hero<br>
582: But I'm just being me<br>
583: With my filter I can hide<br>
584: My true identity<br>
585: <br>
586: One day when I was flying<br>
587: Across the open skies<br>
588: I saw the bridge to freedom<br>
589: Had been weakened over time<br>
590: <br>
591: The server room was burning up<br>
592: And melting the array<br>
593: A little breath of cold air<br>
594: Was enough to save the day<br>
595: <br>
596: CHORUS:<br>
597: But I'm still here<br>
598: Better than I've ever been before<br>
599: I'm still free<br>
600: Close a window, open up a door<br>
601: I'm still me<br>
602: <br>
603: INSTRUMENTAL<br>
604: <br>
605: Now that I am older<br>
606: And I've been around so long<br>
607: The world is ever changing<br>
608: I'm still righting all the wrong<br>
609: <br>
610: CHORUS:<br>
611: <br>
612: <br>
613: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
614: <img width=395 height=1500 src="images/47song.jpg"><br>
615: </td></tr></table>
616: <p>
617: <em>
618: Written, arranged, and sung by Bob Kitella. Guitar by Tim Campbell.
619: Keyboard by Bob Kitella and Jonathan D. Lewis. Bass, additional programming,
620: mixing, and mastering by Jonathan D. Lewis.
621: <br>
622: <br>
623: </em>
624:
625: <hr>
1.116 deraadt 626: <a name=46></a>
627: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="46.html">
628: 4.6: "Planet of the Users"</a></font></h2>
629: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
630: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 631: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 632: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
633: <a href="46.html">OpenBSD 4.6</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.116 deraadt 634: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
635: <br>
1.126 deraadt 636: 2:38 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song46.mp3">(MP3 4.8MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 637: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song46.ogg">(OGG 3.6MB)</a><br>
1.116 deraadt 638: <br>
639: <a href="images/PlanetUsers.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 640: <img width=227 height=343 alt="PlanetUsers" src="images/PlanetUsers.jpg"></a>
1.116 deraadt 641: <br>
642: <br>
643: <em>
1.119 deraadt 644: [Sorry, no commentary]
1.116 deraadt 645: <br>
646: </em>
647: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
648: <br>
649: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
650: <br>
651: Welcome to the future<br>
652: One very rich man<br>
653: runs the Earth with<br>
654: one multinational<br>
655: owns your stuff<br>
656: and owns your birth<br>
657: <br>
658: Everyone is armless<br>
659: Personal robots<br>
660: Do it all for you<br>
661: Sitting on your slug head<br>
662: One channel TV<br>
663: never gonna bore you<br>
664: <br>
665: CHORUS<br>
666: Does it sound like a paradise<br>
667: or a way to die<br>
668: while alive and a loser<br>
669: I'm a man from the open past<br>
1.117 damien 670: And I'll never last<br>
1.116 deraadt 671: on the Planet of the Users<br>
672: <br>
673: Everyone is happy<br>
674: No more government<br>
675: No more media<br>
676: Only the Company<br>
677: Entertains you<br>
678: while it feeds you<br>
679: <br>
680: Soylent Green pap<br>
681: Eating your friends while<br>
682: shopping, buying<br>
683: Stupid applications<br>
684: Obsolete before you try them<br>
685: <br>
686: CHORUS<br>
687: <br>
688: Take me back<br>
689: Take me back<br>
690: Please<br>
691: Take me back<br>
692: <br>
693: Way back in my time<br>
694: Open source kept<br>
695: everyone choosing<br>
696: People knew the insides<br>
697: Of devices they were using<br>
698: <br>
699: Hackers had a doorway<br>
700: Now it's locked and<br>
701: dumbed down so much<br>
702: One button coma<br>
703: Stop the future truly outta touch<br>
704: <br>
705: CHORUS<br>
706: <br>
707: <br>
708: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
709: <img width=395 height=1778 src="images/46song.jpg"><br>
710: </td></tr></table>
711: <p>
712: <em>
713: Written and arranged by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka.
714: Vocals by Duncan McDonald, bass guitar by Jonathan Lewis, guitars by
715: Russ Broom, drums by John McNeil.
716: Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
717: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
718: <br>
719: <br>
720: </em>
721:
722: <hr>
1.108 deraadt 723: <a name=45></a>
724: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="45.html">
725: 4.5: "Games"</a></font></h2>
726: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
727: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 728: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 729: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
730: <a href="45.html">OpenBSD 4.5</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.108 deraadt 731: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
732: <br>
1.126 deraadt 733: 3:29 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song45.mp3">(MP3 6.4MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 734: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song45.ogg">(OGG 4.5MB)</a><br>
1.108 deraadt 735: <br>
736: <a href="images/Pufftron.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 737: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Pufftron" src="images/Pufftron.jpg"></a>
1.108 deraadt 738: <br>
739: <br>
740: <em>
1.119 deraadt 741: [Sorry, no commentary]
1.108 deraadt 742: <br>
743: </em>
744: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
745: <br>
746: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
747: <br>
748: I love to hate my PC<br>
749: But now it's not so easy<br>
750: Just wanna get this job done<br>
751: But these A.M.L. games are dumb<br>
752: <br>
753: You wanna know the truth?<br>
754: Intel's controlling you<br>
755: And Microsoft is too<br>
756: But this is nothing new<br>
757: <br>
758: With A.C.P.I.<br>
759: This endless mess so corporate<br>
760: Tangles and angles<br>
761: In what could be straight forward<br>
762: <br>
763: Lost connections<br>
764: Lost my mind<br>
765: It's such a waste of time<br>
766: <br>
767: CHORUS<br>
768: <br>
769: Now on the motherboard<br>
770: Where all my life is stored<br>
771: Playing with garbage there<br>
772: With rules so unfair<br>
773: <br>
774: Ruled by A.C.P.I.<br>
1.109 deraadt 775: Whose heart is so corrupted<br>
1.108 deraadt 776: Forcing us all to play<br>
777: Our progress interrupted<br>
778: <br>
779: Lost connections<br>
780: Lost my mind<br>
781: It's such a waste of time<br>
782: <br>
783: CHORUS<br>
784: <br>
785: Yes I'm a user<br>
786: And I'm not the only one<br>
787: I'm not a loser<br>
788: With help from Puffy Tron<br>
789: <br>
790: And we will find it<br>
791: The pin in all this heartache<br>
792: Map our devices<br>
793: And we know what it'll take<br>
794: <br>
795: Lost connections<br>
796: Lost my mind<br>
797: Oh Ooh Woah end of line<br>
798: <br>
799: (bridge)<br>
800: On and on<br>
801: Can we all be wrong?<br>
802: All and all<br>
803: We are one<br>
804: Clean the dream<br>
805: Gone wrong<br>
806: We are Tron<br>
807: On and on and on<br>
808: <br>
809: Instrumental CHORUS (guitar solo)<br>
810: <br>
811: Instrumental pre-chorus<br>
812: <br>
813: CHORUS<br>
814: dumb dumb dumb<br>
815: <br>
816: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
817: <img width=395 height=1778 src="images/45song.jpg"><br>
818: </td></tr></table>
819: <p>
820: <em>
821: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka and
822: Theo de Raadt. Synth, drum and bass programming by Jonathan Lewis,
823: guitar by Russ Broom, vocals by Jonny Sinclair.
1.112 deraadt 824: Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
825: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.108 deraadt 826: <br>
827: <br>
828: </em>
829:
830: <hr>
1.104 deraadt 831: <a name=44></a>
832: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="44.html">
833: 4.4: "Trial of the BSD Knights"</a></font></h2>
834: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
835: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 836: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 837: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
838: <a href="44.html">OpenBSD 4.4</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.104 deraadt 839: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
840: <br>
1.126 deraadt 841: 3:05 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song44.mp3">(MP3 5.6MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 842: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song44.ogg">(OGG 4.4MB)</a><br>
1.104 deraadt 843: <br>
844: <a href="images/SourceWars.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 845: <img width=227 height=343 alt="SourceWars" src="images/SourceWars.jpg"></a>
1.104 deraadt 846: <br>
847: <br>
848: <em>
849: Nearly 10 years ago Kirk McKusick wrote a history of
850: the Berkeley Unix distributions for the
1.121 deraadt 851: O'Reilly book "Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution".
1.104 deraadt 852: We recommend you read his story, entitled
853: <a href="http://oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/kirkmck.html">
854: "Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix
855: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable"</a>
856: first, to see how Kirk remembers how we got here.
857: Sadly, since it showed up in book form originally, this text has
858: probably not been read by enough people.
859: <br>
860: <br>
861: The USL(AT&T) vs BSDI/UCB court case settlement documents were
862: not public until recently; their disclosure has made the facts more clear.
863: But the story of how three people decided to free the BSD codebase
864: of corporate pollution -- and release it freely -- is more interesting
865: than the lawsuit which followed. Sure, a stupid lawsuit happened which
866: hindered the acceptance of the BSD code during a critical period.
867: But how did a bunch of guys go through the effort of replacing so
868: much AT&T code in the first place? After all, companies had
869: lots of really evil lawyers back then too -- were they not afraid?
870: <br>
871: <br>
872: After a decade of development, most of the AT&T code had
873: already been replaced by university researchers and their associates.
874: So Keith Bostic, Mike Karels and Kirk McKusick (the main UCB CSRG group)
875: started going through the 4.3BSD codebase to cleanse the rest.
876: Keith, in particular, built a ragtag team (in those days, USENIX
877: conferences were a gold mine for such team building) and led these
878: rebels to rewrite and replace all the Imperial AT&T code, piece by
879: piece, starting with the libraries and userland programs.
880: Anyone who helped only got credit as a Contributor -- people like
881: Chris Torek and a cast of .. hundreds more.
882: <br>
883: <br>
1.105 deraadt 884: Then Mike and Kirk purified the kernel. After a bit more careful
1.104 deraadt 885: checking, this led to the release of a clean tree called Net/2 which
886: was given to the world in June 1991 -- the largest dump of free source
887: code the world had ever received (for those days -- not modern monsters like OpenOffice).
888: <br>
889: <br>
890: Some of these ragtags formed a company (BSDi) to sell a production system
891: based on this free code base, and a year later Unix System Laboratories
892: (basically AT&T) sued BSDi and UCB.
893: Eventually AT&T lost and after a few trifling fixes (described in the
894: lawsuit documents) the codebase was free. A few newer developments
895: (and more free code) were added, and released in June 1994 as 4.4BSD-Lite.
896: Just over 14 years later OpenBSD is releasing its own 4.4 release (and for
897: a lot less than <a href=orders.html>$1000 per copy</a>).
898: <br>
899: <br>
900: The OpenBSD 4.4 release is dedicated to Keith Bostic, Mike Karels, Kirk McKusick,
901: and all of those who contributed to making Net/2 and 4.4BSD-Lite free.
902: <br>
903: </em>
904: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
905: <br>
906: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
907: <br>
908: <center>
909: <br>
910: Source Wars<br>
911: Episode IV<br>
912: Trial of the BSD Knights<br>
913: </center>
914: <br>
915: Not so very long ago<br>
916: and not so far away<br>
917: AT&T made system code<br>
918: and gave some bits away<br>
919: <br>
920: Some Berkeley geeks rebuilt it<br>
921: better, faster, more diverse<br>
922: This open thing was wonderful<br>
923: for everyone on Earth<br>
924: <br>
925: And then the roaring 90's came<br>
926: The Empire changed its mind<br>
927: And good old greed was back again<br>
928: The geeks were in a legal bind<br>
929: <br>
930: The Empire's Unix Lab<br>
931: sued BSDi from above<br>
932: The code is free but<br>
933: only we can sell it bub!<br>
934: <br>
935: The University came calling<br>
936: in full protective mode<br>
1.106 deraadt 937: and proved the source in Net/2<br>
1.104 deraadt 938: didn't use the Empire's code<br>
939: <br>
940: Then Bostic brought the Empire's books<br>
941: n' slammed them dandys down<br>
942: And showed the giant chunks<br>
943: of BSD code all around<br>
944: <br>
945: They didn't even give an ounce<br>
946: of credit front to back<br>
947: This broke the license USL<br>
948: was using to attack<br>
949: <br>
950: The case was thrown out by the judge<br>
951: and "settled" out of court<br>
952: And UCB was big enough<br>
953: to take it like a sport<br>
954: <br>
955: And to this day the geekfolk say<br>
956: Now did we win or lose?<br>
957: They shoulda made 'em reprint<br>
958: every book with proper dues<br>
959: <br>
960: And take out ads in major rags<br>
961: apologetically<br>
962: And maybe now it wouldn't be<br>
963: the same monopoly<br>
964: <br>
965: The Empire might have tumbled<br>
966: down if everybody saw<br>
967: How greed became so big<br>
968: they couldn't see that glaring flaw<br>
969: <br>
970: But only one community<br>
971: the one that makes it tick<br>
972: Is there to fight for everyone<br>
973: exposing hypocrites<br>
974: <br>
975: And OpenBSD is here<br>
976: to tell the story right<br>
977: Once again the fight is fought<br>
978: and kept in shining light<br>
979: <br>
980: And may the source be with you<br>
981: May the Empire fall apart<br>
982: Ya like that's gonna happen!<br>
983: But we gotta keep heart!<br>
984: <br>
985: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
986: <img width=395 height=1800 src="images/44song.jpg"><br>
987: </td></tr></table>
988: <p>
989: <em>
990: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics and vocals by Ty Semaka.
991: Clarinet by Cedric Blary. Alto Sax 1 & 2, Tenor Sax by Lincoln Frey.
992: Drum, Bass, and Steel Drum programming by Jonathan Lewis.
1.112 deraadt 993: Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
994: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.104 deraadt 995: <br>
996: <br>
997: </em>
1.20 deraadt 998:
999: <hr>
1.95 deraadt 1000: <a name=43></a>
1001: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="43.html">
1002: 4.3: "Home to Hypocrisy"</a></font></h2>
1003: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1004: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1005: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 1006: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
1007: <a href="43.html">OpenBSD 4.3</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.95 deraadt 1008: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1009: <br>
1.126 deraadt 1010: 4:48 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song43.mp3">(MP3 8.2MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1011: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song43.ogg">(OGG 6.5MB)</a><br>
1.95 deraadt 1012: <br>
1013: <a href="images/Cryptonaut.jpg">
1014: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Cryptonaut" src="images/Cryptonaut.jpg"></a>
1015: <br>
1016: <br>
1017: <em>
1018: We are just plain tired of being lectured to by a man
1019: who is a lot like
1020: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/08/campbell_grounded/">Naomi Campbell</a>.
1021: <br>
1022: <br>
1023: In 1998 when a United Airlines plane was waiting in the queue at
1.102 deraadt 1024: Washington Dulles International Airport for take-off to New Orleans
1025: (where a Usenix conference was taking place), one man stood up from
1026: his seat, demanded that they stop waiting in the queue and be permitted
1.95 deraadt 1027: to deplane. Even after orders from the crew and a pilot from
1028: the cockpit he refused to sit down. The plane exited the queue
1.96 deraadt 1029: and returned to the airport gangway. Security personnel ran onto
1.95 deraadt 1030: the plane and removed this man, Richard Stallman, from the plane.
1031: After Richard was removed from the plane, everyone else stayed
1032: onboard and continued their journey to New Orleans. A few
1033: OpenBSD developers were on that same plane, seated very closeby,
1034: so we have an accurate story of the events.
1035: <br>
1036: <br>
1037: This is the man who presumes that he should preach to us
1038: about morality, freedom, and what is best for us. He believes
1039: it is his God-given role to tell us what is best for us, when he
1040: has shown that he takes actions which are not best for everyone.
1041: He prefers actions which he thinks are best for him -- and him
1042: alone -- and then lies to the public. Richard Stallman is no Spock.
1043: <br>
1044: <br>
1045: We release our software in ways that are maximally free. We
1046: remove all restrictions on use and distribution, but leave a
1047: requirement to be known as the authors. We follow a pattern of
1048: free source code distribution that started in the mid-1980's
1049: in Berkeley, from before Richard Stallman had any powerful
1050: influence which he could use so falsely.
1051: <br>
1052: <br>
1053: We have a development sub-tree called "ports". Our "ports" tree
1054: builds software that is 'found on the net' into packages that
1055: OpenBSD users can use more easily. A scaffold of Makefiles and
1056: scripts automatically fetch these pieces of software, apply
1057: patches as required by OpenBSD, and then build them into nice
1058: neat little tarballs. This is provided as a convenience for
1.97 okan 1059: users. The ports tree is maintained by OpenBSD entirely separately
1.95 deraadt 1060: from our main source tree. Some of the software which is fetched
1061: and compiled is not as free as we would like, but what can we do.
1062: All the other operating system projects make exactly the same
1063: decision, and provide these same conveniences to their users.
1064: <br>
1065: <br>
1066: Richard felt that this "ports tree" of ours made OpenBSD non-free.
1067: He came to our mailing lists and lectured to us specifically, yet
1068: he said nothing to the many other vendors who do the same; many of
1069: them donate to the FSF and perhaps that has something to do with it.
1070: Meanwhile, Richard has personally made sure that all the official
1071: GNU software -- including Emacs -- compiles and runs on Windows.
1072: <br>
1073: <br>
1074: That man is a false leader. He is a hypocrite. There may be some
1075: people who listen to him. But we don't listen to people who do not
1076: follow their own stupid rules.
1077: </em>
1078: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1079: <br>
1080: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1081: <br>
1082:
1083: <br>
1084: Puffy and the mighty Cryptonauts<br>
1085: Trading with new lands by open C<br>
1086: Corporate monsters, many closing passages<br>
1087: Tempting harpies<br>
1088: 13 years of treachery<br>
1089: <br>
1090: <br>
1091: Journey's over, welcome home the heroes<br>
1092: Offering the bounty of their trade<br>
1093: Useful clothing spun from the golden fleece<br>
1094: For the people, free and very strongly made<br>
1095: <br>
1096: <br>
1097: But something's wrong with them<br>
1098: They will not take our free wares<br>
1099: "What's the matter good people?<br>
1.99 deraadt 1100: Why are you so scared?<br>
1101: Why?"<br>
1.95 deraadt 1102: <br>
1103: <br>
1104: Then one brave soul spoke out<br>
1105: "We're not allowed to take your gifts<br>
1.98 okan 1106: Hypocrites has spoken<br>
1.95 deraadt 1107: There are many new laws"<br>
1108: <br>
1109: <br>
1.98 okan 1110: Hypocrites appears<br>
1.95 deraadt 1111: "Puffy!<br>
1112: You must obey my new rules!"<br>
1113: <br>
1114: <br>
1115: "First rule one dictates<br>
1116: You cannot give your code away"<br>
1117: <br>
1118: <br>
1119: (In Greek) To your health, Nick, great bouzouki player and cool dude.<br>
1120: <br>
1121: <br>
1122: "And rule two dictates<br>
1123: You must give it to me<br>
1124: So I can give it away properly for free"<br>
1125: <br>
1126: <br>
1127: "The list goes on of course<br>
1128: But for traders this is all you need"<br>
1129: <br>
1130: <br>
1131: "This is madness!<br>
1132: He has lost his mind!<br>
1133: This defies the first law of free trade<br>
1134: Rule zero came before this rule one<br>
1135: Freedom means you cannot dictate to anyone"<br>
1136: <br>
1137: <br>
1138: Then Hypocrites goes mad.<br>
1139: <br>
1140: <br>
1141: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1142: <img width=395 height=1720 src="images/43song.gif"><br>
1143: </td></tr></table>
1144: <p>
1145: <em>
1146: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka and
1147: Nikkos Diochnos. Vocals and bouzouki by Nikkos Diochnos. Baglama,
1148: second bouzouki, violin, bass, and drum programming by Stelios Pulos,
1.101 naddy 1149: né Jonathan Lewis. Guitar by Methodios Valtiotis, né Allen Baekeland.
1150: Percussion by Pentelis Yiannikopulos, né Ben Johnson. Recorded, mixed,
1.112 deraadt 1151: and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1152: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.95 deraadt 1153: <br>
1154: <br>
1155: </em>
1156:
1157: <hr>
1.90 deraadt 1158: <a name=42></a>
1159: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="42.html">
1160: 4.2: "100001 1010101"</a></font></h2>
1161: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1162: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1163: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 1164: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
1165: <a href="42.html">OpenBSD 4.2</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.90 deraadt 1166: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1167: <br>
1.126 deraadt 1168: 4:40 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song42.mp3">(MP3 4.0MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1169: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song42.ogg">(OGG 6.4MB)</a><br>
1.90 deraadt 1170: <br>
1171: <a href="images/Marathon.jpg">
1172: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Marathon" src="images/Marathon.jpg"></a>
1173: <br>
1174: <br>
1175: <em>
1176: Those of us who work on OpenBSD are often asked why we do what we do.
1.91 merdely 1177: This song's lyrics express the core motivations and goals which have
1.90 deraadt 1178: remained unchanged over the years - secure, free, reliable software,
1179: that can be shared with anyone. Many other projects purport to share
1180: these same goals, and love to wrap themselves in a banner of "Open
1181: Source" and "Free Software". Given how many projects there are one
1182: would think it might be easy to stick to those goals, but it doesn't
1183: seem to work out that way. A variety of desires drag many projects
1184: away from the ideals very quickly.
1185: <p>
1.93 jmc 1186: Much of any operating system's usability depends on device support,
1.91 merdely 1187: and there are some very tempting alternative ways to support devices
1.90 deraadt 1188: available to those who will surrender their moral code. A project
1189: could compromise by entering into NDA agreements with vendors, or
1190: including binary objects in the operating system for which no source
1191: code exists, or tying their users down with contract terms hidden
1192: inside copyright notices. All of these choices surrender some subset
1193: of the ideals, and we simply will not do this. Sure, we care about
1194: getting devices working, but not at the expense of our original goals.
1195: <p>
1196: Of course since "free to share with anyone" is part of our goals,
1197: we've been at the forefront of many licensing and NDA issues,
1.91 merdely 1198: resulting in a good number of successes. This success had led to much
1.90 deraadt 1199: recognition for the advancement of Free Software causes, but has also
1200: led to other issues.
1201: <p>
1202: We fully admit that some BSD licensed software has been taken and used
1203: by many commercial entities, but contributions come back more often
1204: than people seem to know, and when they do, they're always still
1205: properly attributed to the original authors, and given back in the
1206: same spirit that they were given in the first place.
1207: <p>
1208: That's the best we can expect from companies. After all, we make our
1209: stuff so free so that everyone can benefit -- it remains a core goal;
1210: we really have not strayed at all in 10 years. But we can expect more
1211: from projects who talk about sharing -- such as the various Linux
1212: projects.
1213: <p>
1214: Now rather than seeing us as friends who can cooperatively improve all
1215: codebases, we are seen as foes who oppose the GPL. The participants
1216: of "the race" are being manipulated by the FSF and their legal arm, the
1217: SFLC, for the FSF's aims, rather than the goal of getting good source
1218: into Linux (and all other code bases). We don't want this to come off
1219: as some conspiracy theory, but we simply urge those developers caution
1220: -- they should ensure that the path they are being shown by those who
1221: have positioned themselves as leaders is still true. Run for yourself,
1222: not for their agenda.
1223: <p>
1224: The Race is there to be run, for ourselves, not for others. We do
1225: what we do to run our own race, and finish it the best we can. We
1226: don't rush off at every distraction, or worry how this will affect our
1227: image. We are here to have fun doing right.
1228: <p>
1229: </em>
1230: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1231: <br>
1232: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1233: <br>
1234: The starting line is nervous<br>
1235: we burst upon the course<br>
1236: Electric is our passion<br>
1237: An open hearted force<br>
1238: <br>
1239: The water's full of dangers<br>
1240: That interrupt the flow<br>
1241: And soon the spirit splinters<br>
1.92 deraadt 1242: as temptation takes its toll<br>
1.90 deraadt 1243: <br>
1244: *Give and get back some<br>
1245: Sharing it all<br>
1246: Path we know best<br>
1247: we're having a ball<br>
1248: Opulent mission<br>
1249: Lost in our passion<br>
1250: You can still choose<br>
1251: If you don't swim to win<br>
1252: you'll never lose*<br>
1253: <br>
1254: One Zero Zero Zero Zero One<br>
1255: <br>
1256: The window is a wall by now<br>
1257: A sieve of sickened holes<br>
1258: The water chicken stealing maps<br>
1259: Mistaking us for foes<br>
1260: <br>
1261: The sun a son of Icarus<br>
1262: Flies too close to itself<br>
1263: Forbidden fruit is blinded<br>
1264: by the toys upon the shelf<br>
1265: <br>
1266: *CHORUS*<br>
1267: <br>
1268: One Zero One Zero One Zero One<br>
1269: <br>
1270: Slow and steady wins they say<br>
1271: but this is not a race<br>
1272: It's not about who takes a prize<br>
1273: for first or second place<br>
1274: <br>
1275: Imaginary rings of brass<br>
1276: Were traded for real goals<br>
1277: The vision and the mission lost<br>
1278: For those with corporate souls<br>
1279: <br>
1280: *Give and get back some<br>
1281: Sharing it all<br>
1282: Path we know best<br>
1283: we're having a ball<br>
1284: Give and get zeros<br>
1285: Give and get ones<br>
1286: Given to you but<br>
1287: Not you to us<br>
1288: Opulent mission<br>
1289: Lost in our passion<br>
1290: You can still choose<br>
1291: If you don't swim to win<br>
1292: you'll never lose<br>
1293: You'll never lose*<br>
1294: <br>
1295: <br>
1296: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1297: <img width=396 height=1876 src="images/42song.gif"><br>
1298: </td></tr></table>
1299: <p>
1300: <em>
1301: Music written and arranged by Jonathan Lewis. Recorded, mixed and
1.112 deraadt 1302: mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1303: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.90 deraadt 1304: Vocals by Duncan McDonnald (www.thegreatgavalan.com). Drums by
1305: John McNeil. Guitar by Jeff Drummond. Bass and keyboards by
1306: Jonathan Lewis. Lyrics by Ty Semaka and Theo de Raadt.
1307: <br>
1308: <br>
1309: </em>
1310:
1311: <hr>
1.81 deraadt 1312: <a name=41></a>
1313: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="41.html">
1314: 4.1: "Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors"</a></font></h2>
1315: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1316: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1317: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 1318: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
1319: <a href="41.html">OpenBSD 4.1</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.81 deraadt 1320: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1321: <br>
1.126 deraadt 1322: 4:19 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song41.mp3">(MP3 4.1MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1323: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song41.ogg">(OGG 8.3MB)</a><br>
1.81 deraadt 1324: <br>
1325: <a href="images/PuffyBaba.jpg">
1326: <img width=227 height=343 alt="PuffyBaba" src="images/PuffyBaba.jpg"></a>
1327: <br>
1328: <br>
1329: <em>
1330: As developers of a free operating system, one of our prime responsibilities
1331: is device support. No matter how nice an operating system is, it remains
1332: useless and unusable without solid support for a wide percentage of the
1333: hardware that is available on the market. It is therefore rather unsurprising
1334: that more than half of our efforts focus on various aspects relating to
1335: device support.
1336: <p>
1.85 mbalmer 1337: Most parts of the operating system (from low kernel, through to libraries,
1.81 deraadt 1338: all the way up to X, and then even to applications) use fairly obvious
1339: interface layers, where the "communication protocols" or "argument passing"
1340: mechanisms (ie. APIs) can be understood by any developer who takes the
1341: time to read the free code. Device drivers pose an additional and significant
1342: challenge though: because many vendors refuse to document the exact behavior
1343: of their devices. The devices are black boxes. And often they are surprisingly
1344: weird, or even buggy.
1345: <p>
1346: When vendor documentation does not exist, the development process can
1347: become extremely hairy. Groups of developers have found themselves focused
1348: for months at a time, figuring out the most simple steps, simply because
1349: the hardware is a complete mystery. Access to documentation can ease
1350: these difficulties rapidly. However, getting access to the chip documentation
1351: from vendors is ... almost always a negotiation. If we had open access to
1.84 matthieu 1352: documentation, anyone would be able to see how simple all these devices
1.81 deraadt 1353: actually are, and device driver development would flourish (and not just in
1354: OpenBSD, either).
1355: <p>
1356: When we proceed into negotiations with vendors, asking for documentation,
1357: our position is often weak. One would assume that the modern market is fair,
1358: and that selling chips would be the primary focus of these vendors. But
1359: unfortunately a number of behemoth software vendors have spent the last 10 or
1360: 20 years building
1.83 wvdputte 1361: <a href="papers/brhard2007/mgp00024.html">
1.81 deraadt 1362: political hurdles against the smaller players</a>.
1363: <p>
1.82 jsg 1364: A particularly nasty player in this regard has been the Linux vendors and
1.87 tom 1365: some Linux developers, who have played along with an American corporate model
1.81 deraadt 1366: of requiring NDAs for chip documentation. This has effectively put Linux
1367: into the club with Microsoft, but has left all the other operating system
1368: communities -- and their developers -- with much less available clout for
1369: requesting documentation. In a more fair world, the Linux vendors would
1370: work with us, and the device driver support in all free operating systems
1371: would be fantastic by now.
1372: <p>
1373: We only ask that
1.83 wvdputte 1374: <a href="papers/brhard2007/mgp00027.html">
1.81 deraadt 1375: users help</a> us in changing the political landscape.
1376: </em>
1377: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1378: <br>
1379: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1380: <br>
1381: Here's an old story ...<br>
1382: <br>
1383: <br>
1384: Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors<br>
1385: We all know the details<br>
1386: Magic cave, magic words, some thieves,<br>
1387: some serious loot,<br>
1388: and lucky - Mister - Baba<br>
1389: Who got a bad rap if you ask me<br>
1390: The little guy who<br>
1391: did the best with what he had<br>
1392: <br>
1393: <br>
1394: Here are Mr. Baba's lessons<br>
1395: Load one ass, take a few trips and spend<br>
1396: in moderation<br>
1397: Three things the average man can't - get - right<br>
1398: <br>
1399: <br>
1400: If you know your brother is a greedy bastard<br>
1401: never give him the password<br>
1402: If he goes penguin on you,<br>
1403: stop - being - his brother.<br>
1404: When a cave is guarded by magic lawyers<br>
1.86 tom 1405: A sea of blood will be its doormat<br>
1.81 deraadt 1406: So do the best with what you have<br>
1407: <br>
1408: <br>
1409: Beyond the lessons - you must know this<br>
1410: that the Devil is as real as your address<br>
1411: But unlike Vendors,<br>
1412: he at least keeps the door open<br>
1413: <br>
1414: <br>
1415: Vendors of water that should be free<br>
1416: Look upon their words and despair<br>
1417: Their badvertising made a thief of my brother<br>
1418: then made him better off dead<br>
1419: Now he hasn't got shit to do his best with<br>
1420: <br>
1421: <br>
1422: Gratis. Free. Libre. Cuffo.<br>
1423: The companies of thieves stole every good adjective<br>
1424: and left us with open source (sores)<br>
1425: sharing smaller and smaller bandages<br>
1426: for each consecutive cut<br>
1427: But with the salty water of labour<br>
1428: parched desert becomes pregnant black soil<br>
1429: <br>
1430: <br>
1431: It's not whether you're well off<br>
1432: it's where you dig the well<br>
1433: The best the little guy can do is what<br>
1434: the little guy does right<br>
1435: <br>
1436: <br>
1437: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1438: <img width=396 height=1904 src="images/41song.gif"><br>
1439: </td></tr></table>
1440: <p>
1441: <em>
1.112 deraadt 1442: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1443: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1444: Voice by Richard Sixto. Lyrics by Ty Semaka.
1.81 deraadt 1445: <br>
1446: <br>
1447: </em>
1448:
1449: <hr>
1.126 deraadt 1450: <a name=audio_extra40></a>
1.76 deraadt 1451: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="items.html#audio">
1452: "OpenVOX"</a></font></h2>
1453: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1454: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1455: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 1456: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
1457: This is the extra song on the
1458: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">
1459: "The Songs 3.0 - 4.0"</a> Audio CD.
1460: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1461: <br>
1.126 deraadt 1462: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songty.mp3">(MP3 3.9MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1463: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/songty.ogg">(OGG 6.0MB)</a><br>
1.76 deraadt 1464: <br>
1465: <img height=158 width=158 hspace="5" src="images/cdaudio-m.gif">
1466: <br>
1467: <br>
1468: <em>
1.126 deraadt 1469: This is an extra track by the artist Ty Semaka
1470: (who really has "had Puffy on his mind") which we included on the "The Songs 3.0 - 4.0" audio CD.
1.76 deraadt 1471: <p>
1472: This song details the process that Ty has to go through to make the art
1473: and music for each OpenBSD release.
1474: Ty and Theo really do go to a (very specific) bar and discuss what is
1475: going on in the project, and then try to find a theme that will work...
1.111 deraadt 1476: <p>
1.126 deraadt 1477: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?CDA1=1&CDA1%2b=Add">
1.111 deraadt 1478: Order this CDROM from our International site.</a>
1479: <p>
1.126 deraadt 1480: The 1st OpenBSD Audio CD "The Songs 3.0 - 4.0" celebrates the artwork
1481: and songs that have been released with each OpenBSD release. All the
1482: songs from the 3.0 to 4.0 releases are included (plus this bonus track).
1.111 deraadt 1483: <p>
1.126 deraadt 1484: Includes an 11cm silver-on-clear die-cut wireframe Puffy sticker!
1.76 deraadt 1485: </em>
1486: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1487: <br>
1488: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1489: Be Open<br>
1490: Be Vocal<br>
1491: Stay Open<br>
1492: Stay Vocal<br>
1493: <br>
1494: (repeat)<br>
1495: <br>
1496: OpenBSD<br>
1497: <br>
1498: Twice a year,<br>
1499: me an' Theo Theorize over beer<br>
1500: at the Ship and outhip all the misers<br>
1501: and take strips out of liars.<br>
1502: He sits me down and he tries to explain:<br>
1503: He says "The badabadabingabanger<br>
1504: button on the raidorama cuttin'<br>
1.78 deraadt 1505: on the systematicalifornication<br>
1.76 deraadt 1506: and a license application<br>
1507: is a fishybomination<br>
1508: and a random allocation<br>
1509: got a copywritten melanoma<br>
1510: sasafrazzin' wireless device".<br>
1511: OK stop.<br>
1512: I get it.<br>
1513: Some asshole lied.<br>
1514: <br>
1515: And then he says,<br>
1.78 deraadt 1516: "The crashorama villaination<br>
1.76 deraadt 1517: lawyerific pornication threatifies<br>
1518: the only honest hackerammerunderider<br>
1519: in the cyber cider documation<br>
1520: universal anagrama-attic (I'm outta here)<br>
1521: cohabitationizizingation"<br>
1522: OK stop.<br>
1523: I get it.<br>
1524: <a href="http://developer.osdl.org/dev/opendrivers/summit2006/james_ketrenos.pdf">
1525: Some asshole said he was "open"<br>
1526: but he was only open for business.<br></a>
1527: I get it.<br>
1528: Where's my pencils?<br>
1529: Bring me my mic!<br>
1530: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1531: Be Open<br>
1532: Be Vocal<br>
1533: Stay Open<br>
1534: Stay Vocal<br>
1535: <br>
1536: (repeat)<br>
1537: <br>
1538: Then he has another beer and<br>
1539: gets all, you know, pushy.<br>
1540: Make Puffy kill pussies?<br>
1541: And too much thinkin' and kitchen sinkin'<br>
1542: the drawings or toons I should say,<br>
1543: where a fish can talk, be an agent<br>
1544: a hit man or walk, and ride horses<br>
1545: and forces my hand to make Puffy a spy<br>
1546: or a cowboy, or WHY a little girl, in a dream<br>
1547: and fake Floyd as the theme?<br>
1548: And squeeze in five concepts<br>
1549: every time, every song!<br>
1550: And the geeks and Theo lose it<br>
1551: if I draw the device wrong!<br>
1552: "It's four little buttons not five Ty"<br>
1553: And pretty soon I'll be losing my mind<br>
1554: cause it's a f@#!kin' cartoon!<br>
1555: <br>
1556: (beat boxin')<br>
1557: <br>
1558: <br>
1559: </td></tr></table>
1560: <p>
1561: <em>
1562: <br>
1563: </em>
1564:
1565: <hr>
1566: <a name=40></a>
1567: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="40.html">
1568: 4.0: "Humppa Negala"</a></font></h2>
1569: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1570: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1571: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 1572: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
1573: <a href="40.html">OpenBSD 4.0</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.76 deraadt 1574: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1575: <br>
1.126 deraadt 1576: 2:40 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song40.mp3">(MP3 2.3MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1577: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song40.ogg">(OGG 3.6MB)</a><br>
1.76 deraadt 1578: <br>
1579: <a href="images/Pufferix.jpg">
1580: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Pufferix" src="images/Pufferix.jpg"></a>
1581: <br>
1582: <br>
1583: <em>
1584: The last 10 years, every 6 month period has (without fail)
1.77 deraadt 1585: resulted in an official OpenBSD release making it to the FTP
1.76 deraadt 1586: servers. But CDs are also manufactured, which the project
1.77 deraadt 1587: sells to continue our development goals.
1.76 deraadt 1588: <br>
1589: <br>
1590: While tests of the release binaries are done by developers
1.77 deraadt 1591: around the world, Theo and some developers from Calgary
1592: or Edmonton (such as Peter Valchev or Bob Beck) test that
1.76 deraadt 1593: the discs are full of (only) correct code. Ty Semaka works for
1594: approximately two months to design and draw artwork that will fit
1595: the designated theme, and coordinates with his music buddies to
1596: write and record a song that also matches the theme.
1597: <br>
1598: <br>
1599: Then the discs and all the artwork gets delivered to the plant,
1600: so that they can be pressed in time for an official release date.
1601: <br>
1602: <br>
1603: This release, instead of bemoaning vendors or organizations that
1604: try to make our task of writing free software more difficult, we
1605: instead celebrate the 10 years that we have been given (so far) to
1606: write free software, express our themes in art, and the 5 years
1607: that we have made music with a group of talented musicians.
1.77 deraadt 1608: <br>
1609: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1610: OpenBSD developers have been torturing each other for years now
1611: with Humppa-style music, so this release our users get a taste
1.77 deraadt 1612: of this too. Sometimes at hackathons you will hear the same
1613: songs being played on multiple laptops, out of sync. It is
1614: under such duress that much of our code gets written.
1.76 deraadt 1615: <br>
1616: <br>
1617: We feel like Pufferix and Bobilix delivering The Three Discs of
1618: Freedom to those who want them whenever the need arises, then
1619: returning to celebrate the (unlocked) source tree with all the
1620: other developers.
1621: </em>
1622: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1623: <br>
1624: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1625: <br>
1626: <br>
1627: <br>
1628: Humppa negala<br>
1629: Humppa negala<br>
1630: Humppa negala<br>
1631: Venismechah<br>
1632: <br>
1633: Humppa negala<br>
1634: Humppa negala<br>
1635: Humppa negala<br>
1636: Venismechah<br>
1637: <br>
1638: Humppa neranenah<br>
1639: Humppa neranenah<br>
1640: Humppa neranenah<br>
1641: Venismechah<br>
1642: <br>
1643: Humppa neranenah<br>
1644: Humppa neranenah<br>
1645: Humppa neranenah<br>
1646: Venismechah<br>
1647: <br>
1648: Uru, uru achim!<br>
1649: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1650: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1651: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1652: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1653: uru achim!<br>
1654: uru achim!<br>
1655: OpenBSD!<br>
1656: <br>
1657: <br>
1658: (circus torture)<br>
1659: <br>
1660: <br>
1661: Humppa negala<br>
1662: Humppa negala<br>
1663: Humppa negala<br>
1664: Venismechah<br>
1665: <br>
1666: Humppa negala<br>
1667: Humppa negala<br>
1668: Humppa negala<br>
1669: Venismechah<br>
1670: <br>
1671: Humppa neranenah<br>
1672: Humppa neranenah<br>
1673: Humppa neranenah<br>
1674: Venismechah<br>
1675: <br>
1676: Humppa neranenah<br>
1677: Humppa neranenah<br>
1678: Humppa neranenah<br>
1679: Venismechah<br>
1680: <br>
1681: Uru, uru achim!<br>
1682: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1683: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1684: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1685: Uru achim b'lev sameach<br>
1686: uru achim!<br>
1687: uru achim!<br>
1688: OpenBSD!<br>
1689: <br>
1690: <br>
1691: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1692: <img width=396 height=1862 src="images/40song.gif"><br>
1693: </td></tr></table>
1694: <p>
1695: <em>
1.90 deraadt 1696: Based on the traditional Jewish song "Hava Nagilah" composed by Anonymous.
1.76 deraadt 1697: Section of "Enter The Gladiators" (circus theme) composed by Julius Fucik.
1.112 deraadt 1698: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1699: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1700: Accordion, Tuba and drums by Jonathan Lewis. Vocals by
1.94 tobias 1701: Ty Semaka & Jonathan Lewis.
1.76 deraadt 1702: <br>
1703: <br>
1704: </em>
1705:
1706: <hr>
1.63 deraadt 1707: <a name=39></a>
1.64 jolan 1708: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="39.html">
1.63 deraadt 1709: 3.9: "Blob!"</a></font></h2>
1710: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1711: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1712: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 1713: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
1714: <a href="39.html">OpenBSD 3.9</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.63 deraadt 1715: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1716: <br>
1.126 deraadt 1717: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song39.mp3">(MP3 7.6MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1718: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song39.ogg">(OGG 6.0MB)</a><br>
1.63 deraadt 1719: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1720: <a href="images/Blob.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 1721: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Blob" src="images/Blob.jpg"></a>
1.63 deraadt 1722: <br>
1723: <br>
1724: <em>
1725: OpenBSD emphasizes security. It also emphasizes openness. All the code
1726: is there for all to see. Blobs are vendor-compiled binary drivers
1727: without any source code. Hardware makers like them because they
1728: obscure the details of how to make their hardware work. They hide bugs
1729: and workarounds for bugs. Newer versions of blobs can weaken support
1730: for older hardware and motivate people to buy new hardware.<br>
1731: <br>
1732: <br>
1733: Blobs are expedient. Many other open source operating systems
1734: cheerfully incorporate them; in fact their users demand them.<br>
1735: <br>
1736: <br>
1737: But when you need to trust the system, how do you check the blob for
1738: quality? For adherence to standards? How do you know the blob contains
1739: no malicious code? No incompetent code? Inspection is impossible; you
1740: can only test the black box. And when it breaks, you have no idea why.<br>
1741: <br>
1742: <br>
1743: <ul>
1744: <li>Blobs can be 'de-supported' by vendors<br>
1745: at any time.<br>
1746: <br>
1747: <li>Blobs cannot be supported by developers.<br>
1748: <br>
1749: <li>Blobs cannot be fixed by developers.<br>
1750: <br>
1751: <li>Blobs cannot be improved.<br>
1752: <br>
1753: <li>Blobs cannot be audited.<br>
1754: <br>
1755: <li>
1756: Blobs are specific to an architecture, thus<br>
1757: less portable.<br>
1758: <br>
1759: <li>Blobs are quite often massively bloated.<br>
1760: </ul>
1761: <br>
1762: <br>
1763: This release, like every OpenBSD release, contains OpenBSD and its
1764: source code. It runs on a wide variety of hardware. It contains many
1765: new features and improvements. OpenBSD does attempt to convince
1766: vendors to release documentation, and often reverse-engineers around
1767: the need for blobs. OpenBSD remains blob-free. Anyone can look at it,
1768: assess it, improve it. If it breaks, it can be fixed.
1769: </em>
1770: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1771: <br>
1772: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
1773: <br><br><br>
1774: Little baby Blobby was a cute little baby<br>
1775: when we found him on the beach,<br>
1776: there was nothin' shady<br>
1777: you could bounce him on your knee<br>
1778: like a ba-ba-ball<br>
1779: and his first little word was adorable<br>
1780: <br>
1781: He said a blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1782: blah blah blah<br>
1783: Blah!<br>
1784: <br>
1785: <br>
1786: Thin edge of the wedge?<br>
1787: But everybody was so happy - about Blob<br>
1788: <br>
1789: <br>
1790: Blob was popular at school he was helpful too<br>
1791: He could get your motor runnin'<br>
1792: with a drop of goo<br>
1793: He was givin' it away never charged a dime<br>
1794: But by the time he graduated<br>
1795: Blob was business slime!<br>
1796: <br>
1797: He was a blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1798: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1799: blah blah<br>
1800: <br>
1801: <br>
1802: He's givin' you the Evil Eye!<br>
1803: <br>
1804: <br>
1805: Now everybody had it<br>
1806: they was drivin' around<br>
1807: They was givin' up their freedoms<br>
1808: for convenience now<br>
1809: Blobbin' up the freeway, water black as pitch<br>
1810: And somehow little Blobby was a growin' rich!<br>
1811: <br>
1812: <br>
1813: He was a blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1814: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1815: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1816: blah blah<br>
1817: <br>
1818: <br>
1819: It's linkin' time!<br>
1820: <br>
1821: <br>
1822: Now it was out of control<br>
1823: n' fishy's came to depend<br>
1824: on Blobby's Blob Blah, seemed to be no end<br>
1825: Then his empire spread and to their surprise<br>
1826: Blobby been a growin' to incredible size!<br>
1827: <br>
1828: <br>
1829: He's a blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1830: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1831: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1832: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
1833: B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b<br>
1834: <br>
1835: <br>
1.66 deraadt 1836: Then along came a genius Doctor Puffystein<br>
1.63 deraadt 1837: And he battled the Blob<br>
1838: who had crossed the line<br>
1839: He was 50 feet tall - Doctor said "No fear"<br>
1840: I got a sample of Blob I can reverse engineer!<br>
1841: <br>
1842: <br>
1843: But it was too late!<br>
1844: Blob was takin' over the world!<br>
1845: He wants your video!<br>
1846: Ya he wants your net!<br>
1847: He wants your drive!<br>
1848: He wants it all!!<br>
1849: <br>
1850: <br>
1851: Somebody help us!<br>
1852: Noooooooo!<br>
1853: NVIDIA!<br>
1854: Intel!<br>
1855: Atheros!<br>
1856: 3-Ware!<br>
1857: VIA!<br>
1858: ATI!<br>
1859: Broadcom!<br>
1860: TI!<br>
1861: Myricom!<br>
1862: HighPoint!<br>
1863: Adaptec!<br>
1864: Mylex!<br>
1865: ICP Vortex!<br>
1866: and IBM!<br>
1867: Takin' over the world!<br>
1868: <br>
1869: <br>
1870: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 1871: <img height=2160 width=396 src="images/39song.gif"><br>
1.63 deraadt 1872: </td></tr></table>
1873: <p>
1874: <em>
1875: Music composed by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis.
1.112 deraadt 1876: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
1877: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.63 deraadt 1878: Vocals and Lyrics by <a href="http://www.tysemaka.com">Ty Semaka</a> &
1879: Theo de Raadt.
1880: Bass guitar, organ and bubbles by Jonathan Lewis.
1881: Guitar by <a href="http://www.tom-bagley.com">Tom Bagley</a>.
1882: Drums by Jim Buick.
1883: <br>
1884: <br>
1885: </em>
1886:
1887: <hr>
1.58 deraadt 1888: <a name=38></a>
1889: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="38.html">
1890: 3.8: "Hackers of the Lost RAID"</a></font></h2>
1891: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
1892: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 1893: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 1894: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
1895: <a href="38.html">OpenBSD 3.8</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.58 deraadt 1896: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
1897: <br>
1.126 deraadt 1898: 4:24 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38.mp3">(MP3 8.1MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 1899: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38.ogg">(OGG 5.6MB)</a><br>
1.76 deraadt 1900: Instrumental version
1.118 deraadt 1901: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38b.mp3">(MP3 8.0MB)</a>
1902: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song38b.ogg">(OGG 5.5MB)</a><br>
1.58 deraadt 1903: <br>
1.76 deraadt 1904: <a href="images/Jones.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 1905: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Jones" src="images/Jones.jpg"></a>
1.58 deraadt 1906: <br>
1907: <br>
1908: <em>
1909: For a multitude of (stupid) reasons, vendors often attempt to lock
1910: out our participation with their customers by refusing to give our
1911: programmers sufficient documentation so that we can properly support
1912: their devices.
1913: <p>
1914: Take Adaptec for instance. Before the 3.7 release we disabled support
1915: for the
1.70 steven 1916: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aac&sektion=4">aac(4)</a>
1.58 deraadt 1917: Adaptec RAID driver because negotiations with the Adaptec had failed.
1918: They refused to give us documentation. Without documentation, support
1919: for their controller had always been poor. The driver had bugs (which
1920: affected some users more than others) which caused crashes, and of
1921: course there was no RAID management support. Apparently most of these
1.59 jolan 1922: bugs are because the Adaptec controllers have numerous buggy firmware
1923: issues which require careful workarounds; without documentation we
1924: cannot solve these issues.
1.58 deraadt 1925: <p>
1926: The driver was written by an OpenBSD developer, who cribbed parts
1927: of it from a FreeBSD driver written by an ex-Adaptec employee. But no
1928: public documentation exists, and Adaptec has dozens of cards with
1929: different firmware issues. All of this adds up to a very desperate
1930: development model -- it becomes very hard for the principle of
1931: "quality" to show its head.
1932: <p>
1933: RAID devices have two main qualities that people buy them for:
1934: <br>
1935: <ul>
1.60 pvalchev 1936: <li>Redundancy
1.58 deraadt 1937: <li>Repair
1938: </ul>
1939: You want a RAID unit to provide you with redundancy, so that if some drives
1.60 pvalchev 1940: fail, your data is not lost. But once a drive has failed, you require your
1941: array to (automatically, most likely) perform the operations to repair
1.58 deraadt 1942: itself, so that it is functioning perfectly again.
1943: <p>
1944: Some vendors (or like the above Adaptec case, ex-employee) have
1945: sometimes given us some documentation so that we could write drivers,
1946: so that their devices could support Redundancy. But these vendors have
1947: never given us any documentation for performing Repairs.
1948: <p>
1949: Instead these vendors have tried to pass out non-free RAID management
1950: tools. These are typically gigantic Linux binaries, or some crazy thing, that
1.67 jolan 1951: is supposed to work through a bizarre interface in the device driver, which
1.58 deraadt 1952: we are apparently supposed to write code for without any documentation.
1953: <p>
1954: And since we refuse to accept our users being forced into depending on
1955: vendor binaries, we have reverse engineered the management interface for
1956: the AMI controllers.
1957: <p>
1958: There is no great "intellectual property" in this stuff, it is all
1959: rather simple primitives. This is all that we need to implement
1960: basic RAID management:
1961: <ul>
1962: <li>SCSI transactions on the back-side busses
1963: <li>Discovering which drives are in which volumes
1964: <li>Being able to silence the buzzer
1965: <li>Marking a new drive as a Hot-Spare
1966: </ul>
1967: <p>
1968: The AMI driver needed to support these small primitive operations.
1969: And once we had that, we rely on something else which we know: Almost
1970: all the RAID controllers would need the same primitives.
1971: <p>
1972: Thus armed, we were able to write a generic framework which would later
1973: work on other vendors' RAID cards, that is, once we get documentation
1974: or do some reverse engineering for their products.
1975: <p>
1.60 pvalchev 1976: But having been ignored for so long by these vendors, it is not clear when (if
1977: ever) we will get around to writing that support for Adaptec RAID
1.58 deraadt 1978: controllers now. And Adaptec has gone and bought ICP Vortex, which
1979: may mean we can never get documentation for the
1.70 steven 1980: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.58 deraadt 1981: controllers.
1982: The "Open Source Friendly liar" IBM owns Mylex, and Mylex has told us we
1983: would not get documentation, either.
1984: 3Ware has lied to us and our users so many times they make politicians
1985: look saintly.
1986: <p>
1987: Until other vendors give us documentation, if you want reliable RAID
1988: in OpenBSD, please buy
1989: <a href="http://www.lsilogic.com/products/megaraid/index.html">LSI/AMI</a>
1990: RAID cards. And everything
1.88 miod 1991: <a href="http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=112630095818062&w=2">
1.58 deraadt 1992: will just work</a>.
1993: <p>
1994: And keep pestering the other vendors.
1995: <br>
1996: </em>
1997: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
1998: <br>
1999: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
2000: <font color="#b00000">Narrator:</font>
2001: Welcome friends to the adventures of Puffiana Jones!<br>
2002: <br>
2003: Brought to you by the good people at OpenBSD!<br>
2004: <br>
2005: Whether braving jungles of wires, oceans of code, or hacking the most
2006: treacherous of crypts, one fish fights for justice. With bravery and
2007: morality like none other, one name rings true. Puffiana Jones, famed
2008: hackologist and adventurer!<br>
2009: <br>
2010: Tracking down valuable artifacts and returning them to the public from
2011: the steely grip of greed. Many a villain has he pummeled, many a vile
2012: vendor has he thwarted, countless thugs, lawyers and kitties abound.<br>
2013: <br>
2014: Join us now in his latest adventure. Hackers of the Lost RAID!<br>
2015: <br>
2016: <br>
2017: <font color="#b00000">Marlus:</font>
2018: Puffy, this mission will be dangerous.<br>
2019: <br>
2020: <font color="#b00000">Puffy:</font>
2021: I'm a careful guy Marlus.<br>
2022: <br>
2023: <br>
2024: <font color="#b00000">Puffy and Salmah:</font>
2025: They're hacking in the wrong place!<br>
2026: <br>
2027: <br>
2028: <font color="#b00000">Beluge:</font>
2029: You will never get the documentation Jones! Ah ha ha ha ha!<br>
2030: <br>
2031: <font color="#b00000">Puffy:</font>
2032: Now you're gettin' nasty.<br>
2033: <br>
2034: <br>
2035: <font color="#b00000">Puffy:</font>
2036: SCSI's, why'd it have to be SCSI's?<br>
2037: <br>
2038: <font color="#b00000">Salmah:</font>
2039: API's, very dangerous. You go first.<br>
2040: <br>
2041: <br>
2042: <font color="#b00000">Narrator:</font>
2043: Through thick and thin our hero persists, until finally,
2044: there before him
2045: lies the answer of the ages. How to get OpenBSD, the world's most
2046: secure operating system,
2047: to communicate with the lost RAID. But alas, he is foiled once again by
2048: the evil Neozis. Again he must chase the truth. Will our hero prevail?<br>
2049: <br>
2050: Triumphant again! Join us next time for the continuing adventures of
2051: Puffiana Jones!<br>
2052: <br>
2053: <br>
2054: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2055: <img height=2160 width=380 src="images/38song.gif"><br>
1.58 deraadt 2056: </td></tr></table>
2057: <p>
2058: <em>
2059: Music composed by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis.
2060: The Moxam Orchestra programmed and played by Jonathan Lewis.
2061: Vocals and Lyrics by Ty Semaka. Drums by Charlie Bullough.
1.112 deraadt 2062: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of
2063: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.58 deraadt 2064: <br>
2065: <br>
2066: </em>
2067:
2068: <hr>
1.44 deraadt 2069: <a name=37></a>
2070: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="37.html">
2071: 3.7: "Wizard of OS"</a></font></h2>
2072: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2073: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 2074: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 2075: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
2076: <a href="37.html">OpenBSD 3.7</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.44 deraadt 2077: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2078: <br>
1.126 deraadt 2079: 10:08 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song37.mp3">(MP3 18MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2080: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song37.ogg">(OGG 13MB)</a><br>
1.44 deraadt 2081: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2082: <a href="images/Wizard.jpg">
2083: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Wizard" src="images/Wizard.jpg"></a>
1.44 deraadt 2084: <br>
2085: <br>
2086: <em>
2087: For an operating system to get anywhere in "the market" it must have
2088: good device support.<br>
2089: <br>
2090: Ethernet was our first concern. Many vendors refused to supply
2091: programmers with programming documentation for these chipsets. Donald
2092: Becker (Linux) and Bill Paul (FreeBSD) changed the rules of the game
2093: here: They wrote drivers for the chipsets that they could get
2094: documentation for, and as they succeeded in writing more and more
2095: drivers, eventually closed vendors slowly opened up until most
2096: ethernet chipset documentation was available. Today, some vendors
2097: still resist releasing ethernet chipset documentation (ie. Broadcom,
1.62 brad 2098: Intel, Marvell/SysKonnect, NVIDIA) but the driver problem is mostly
1.46 henning 2099: solved in the ethernet market.<br>
1.44 deraadt 2100: <br>
2101: Similar problems have happened in the SCSI, IDE, and RAID markets.
2102: Again, the problem was solved by writing drivers for documented
2103: devices first. If the free software user communities use those drivers
2104: preferentially, it is a market loss for the secretive vendors.
2105: Another approach that has worked is to publish email addresses and
2106: phone numbers for the marketing department managers in these
2107: companies. These email campaigns have worked almost every time.<br>
2108: <br>
2109: The new frontier: 802.11 wireless chipsets.<br>
2110: <br>
2111: Over the last six months, this came to a head in the OpenBSD project.
2112: We asked our users to help us petition numerous vendors so that we
2113: could get chipset documentation or redistributable firmware. Certainly, we did
1.52 deraadt 2114: not succeed for some vendors. But we did influence some vendors, in
1.44 deraadt 2115: particular the Taiwanese (Ralink and Realtek), who have given us
2116: everything we need. We also reverse engineered the Atheros chipsets.<br>
2117: <br>
2118:
2119: Want to help us? Avoid
2120: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipw">Intel Centrino</a>,
2121: Broadcom, TI, or Connexant PrismGT chipsets.
2122: Heck, avoid buying even regular
1.48 deraadt 2123: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi">old pre-G Prism products</a>,
1.44 deraadt 2124: to send a message.
1.48 deraadt 2125: If you can, buy 802.11 products using chips by
1.44 deraadt 2126: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rtw">Realtek</a>,
2127: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral">Ralink</a>,
2128: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atu">Atmel</a>,
2129: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=awi">ADMTek</a>,
2130: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath">Atheros</a>.
2131: Our manual pages attempt to explain which vendors (ie. D-Link) box
1.52 deraadt 2132: which chipsets into which product.
1.44 deraadt 2133: <br>
2134: <br>
2135: Send a message that open support for hardware matters. A vendor in
1.56 cloder 2136: Redmond largely continues their practices because they get
1.44 deraadt 2137: the chipset documentation years before everyone else does.
2138: What really upsets us the most is that some Linux vendors are signing
2139: Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors, or contracts that let them
2140: distribute firmwares. Meanwhile both Linux and FSF head developers
1.49 nick 2141: are not asking their communities to help us in our efforts to free
1.44 deraadt 2142: development information for all, but are even going further and
2143: telling their development communities to not work with us at
2144: pressuring vendors. It is ridiculous.
2145: <br>
2146: </em>
2147: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2148: <br>
2149: </td><td valign=top width="30%">
2150: The heroine is deaf to her device<br>
2151: her uncles on the farm,<br>
2152: send out the alarm<br>
2153: and the shit storm flies<br>
2154: E-maelstrom is lifting up the house<br>
2155: With Puffathy inside,<br>
2156: twisting up a ride<br>
2157: to the land of OS<br>
2158: Hard landing, the packets celebrate<br>
2159: The wicked lawyers dead<br>
2160: The open slippers red are<br>
2161: Hers to take<br>
2162: <br>
1.53 otto 2163: Ding dong the lawyer's dead<br>
1.44 deraadt 2164: You're off to see the Wizard kid<br>
2165: <br>
2166: The north witch instructed Puffathy<br>
2167: To get yourself back home<br>
2168: Take this yellow road and<br>
1.47 pvalchev 2169: You'll be fine<br>
1.44 deraadt 2170: Believe in the open ruby shoes<br>
2171: Now go to see the Wiz and<br>
2172: give Taiwan your biz<br>
2173: You'll never lose<br>
2174: The 3 friends she made along the way<br>
2175: Were nice but pretty lame,<br>
2176: lazy and insane<br>
2177: but they sang OK<br>
2178: <br>
1.53 otto 2179: Ding dong the lawyer's dead<br>
1.44 deraadt 2180: You're off to see the Wizard kid<br>
2181: <br>
2182: Finally we're through the trees<br>
2183: The city glows<br>
2184: It's positively green<br>
2185: Pompously the wizard booms<br>
2186: He wants the broom of triple 'w'<br>
2187: <br>
2188: Go to the west<br>
2189: You must pass the test<br>
2190: For me<br>
2191: Bring me the ride<br>
2192: of the witch I despise<br>
2193: And you'll be free<br>
2194: <br>
2195: You don't need the broom<br>
2196: You don't need the shoes<br>
2197: You don't need the wiz<br>
2198: You will never lose<br>
2199: You have all you need<br>
2200: You always had heart<br>
2201: You always had courage<br>
2202: Did somebody fart?<br>
2203: You always had brains<br>
2204: You answered each call<br>
1.57 deraadt 2205: And this may surprise you<br>
1.44 deraadt 2206: But you've got some balls<br>
2207: So double click heels<br>
2208: and work with Taiwan<br>
2209: And speak to your doggie<br>
2210: You're already gone....<br>
2211: <br>
2212: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2213: <img height=1079 width=380 src="images/37song.gif"><br>
1.44 deraadt 2214: </td></tr></table>
2215: <p>
2216: <em>
2217: Lyrics and vocal melody written by Ty Semaka.
2218: Main vocals by Jonathan Lewis, sung female vocals by Adele Legere,
2219: Puffathy (little girl voice) by Anita Miotti, monkeys and laughing by Ty
2220: Semaka,
2221: guitar by Reed Shimozawa, drums, bass and all other sounds programmed by
1.55 tom 2222: Jonathan Lewis. Co-Arranged by Ty Semaka & Jonathan Lewis.
1.112 deraadt 2223: Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis at
2224: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.44 deraadt 2225: <br>
2226: <br>
2227: </em>
2228:
2229: <hr>
1.37 deraadt 2230: <a name=36></a>
2231: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="36.html">
2232: 3.6: "Pond-erosa Puff (live)"</a></font></h2>
2233: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2234: <tr>
2235: <td valign="top" width="28%">
1.126 deraadt 2236: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
2237: <a href="36.html">OpenBSD 3.6</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.37 deraadt 2238: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2239: <br>
1.126 deraadt 2240: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song36.mp3">(MP3 7.7MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2241: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song36.ogg">(OGG 5.2MB)</a><br>
1.37 deraadt 2242: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2243: <a href="images/Ponderosa.jpg">
1.123 deraadt 2244: <img width=227 height=343 alt="Ponderosa" src="images/Ponderosa.jpg"></a>
1.37 deraadt 2245: <br>
2246: <br>
2247: <em>
2248: What is up with some free software providers?!
2249: They say "Here's something free! Oh wait, I changed my mind."
2250: <p>
2251: While not exactly bait-and-switch, this is something which
2252: has been causing the community continual grief, and therefore
2253: we decided to honour a few of the projects that have decided
1.41 deraadt 2254: to go non-free. After all.. having gone non-free, no one is
1.37 deraadt 2255: going to remember them in the end.
2256: <p>
2257: This song is dedicated to a few worthy groups who
2258: have made this Free-to-Non-Free transition with their
2259: offerings in the last few years:
2260: <ul>
2261: <li>David Dawes worked for years with a team of
2262: developers to make a free X11 distribution for us to use,
2263: called XFree86, 98% of which was based on entirely free
2264: code from MIT. Suddenly, one day, he decided that
2265: we must give him more credit (ie. advertise his name) or
2266: stop using it. Within about 4 months every project had
2267: told him to get stuffed, and the community has created a
2268: replacement effort.
1.41 deraadt 2269: Now his team cannot even keep their web pages up to date...
1.37 deraadt 2270: <p>
2271: <li>OpenBSD was the first operating system to integrate a
2272: packet filter, and it was the ipf codebase from Darren Reed
2273: that we chose. But a few years later he told us that we
2274: were not free to make changes to the code. So we deleted ipf,
2275: and our new packet filter far exceeds the capabilities of the
2276: one he wrote. And other projects are switching too...
2277: <p>
2278: <li>The Apache group started from the humble beginnings
2279: of just being 'a patchy' set of changes to a completely free
2280: web server of dubious quality. But the years have changed them,
2281: and what they supply is now quite non-free... released under
1.40 jolan 2282: a license so entangled in legalese that we have absolutely no
1.51 jcs 2283: doubt that there are encumbrances hidden within. Legal terms
1.37 deraadt 2284: protect. Who are they protecting? Not your freedom.
2285: </ul>
2286: So here's a goodbye to those three groups, and a warning to any
2287: others who will follow them:
2288: Make your stuff non-free, and something else will
2289: replace it.
2290: <br>
2291: </em>
2292: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2293: <br>
2294: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
2295: <br>
2296: <br>
2297: Well he rode from the ocean far upstream<br>
2298: Nuthin' to his name but a code and a dream<br>
2299: Lookin' for the legendary inland sea<br>
2300: Where the water was deep n' clean n' free<br>
2301: <p>
2302: But the town he found had suffered a blow<br>
1.38 pvalchev 2303: Fish were dying, cause the water was low<br>
1.37 deraadt 2304: Fat cat fish name o' Diamond Dawes<br>
2305: Plugged the stream with copyright laws<br>
2306: <p>
2307: <br>
2308: He said my water's good n' my water's free<br>
2309: So Pond-erosa, you gonna thank me!<br>
2310: Then he bottled it up and he labeled it "Mine"<br>
2311: They opened n' poured, but they ran outta time!<br>
2312: <p>
2313: So Puff made a brand and he tanned his hide<br>
2314: Said. "this is the mark of too much pride"<br>
2315: Tied him to a horse, set the tail on fire<br>
2316: Slapped er on the ass and the water went higher!<br>
2317: <p>
2318: <br>
2319: Pond-erosa Puff<br>
2320: wouldn't take no guff<br>
1.41 deraadt 2321: Water oughta be clean and free<br>
1.37 deraadt 2322: So he fought the fight<br>
2323: and he set things right<br>
2324: With his OpenBSD<br>
2325: <p>
2326: <br>
2327: Well things were good fer a spell in town<br>
2328: But then one day, dang water turned brown<br>
2329: Comin' to the rescue, Mayor Reed<br>
2330: He said, "This here filter's all ya'll need"<br>
2331: <p>
2332: But it didn't take long 'fore the filter plugged<br>
2333: Full of mud, n' crud, n' bugs<br>
2334: Folks said "gotta be a gooder way"<br>
2335: Mayor said "Hell No! She's O.K."<br>
2336: <p>
2337: <br>
2338: "The water's fine on the Open range"<br>
2339: And he passed a law that it couldn't change.<br>
1.51 jcs 2340: "No freeze, no boil, no frolicking young"<br>
1.37 deraadt 2341: Puff took him aside, said "this is wrong"<br>
2342: <p>
2343: Then he found the Mayor was addin' the crud!<br>
2344: So he took him down in a cloud of blood<br>
2345: Said "The Mayor's learnd, he's done been mean"<br>
2346: So they did it right and the water went clean!<br>
2347: <p>
2348: <br>
2349: CHORUS<br>
2350: <p>
2351: <br>
2352: So once agin' it was right, but then<br>
2353: The lake went dry, she was gone again!<br>
2354: Fish started flippin' and floppin' about<br>
1.42 deraadt 2355: Yellin' "Mercy Puff! It's a doggone drought!"<br>
1.37 deraadt 2356: <p>
2357: So he rolled up-gulch till he hit the lake<br>
2358: Of Apache fish, they was on the take<br>
2359: They'd built a dam that was made of rules<br>
2360: Now Puff was pissed and he lost his cool!<br>
2361: <p>
2362: <br>
2363: I'm sick and tired of these goldarn words!<br>
1.39 mcbride 2364: n' laws n' bureaucratic nerds!<br>
1.37 deraadt 2365: You're full o' beans n' killin' my town<br>
2366: and if you's all don't shut er down<br>
2367: <p>
2368: I'll hang a lickin' on every one<br>
2369: of you sons o' bitchin' greedy scum!<br>
1.41 deraadt 2370: So he blew the dam, an' he let 'er haul<br>
2371: Cause water oughta be free for all!<br>
1.37 deraadt 2372: <p>
2373: <br>
2374: CHORUS<br>
2375: <br>
2376: <p>
2377: That's right!<br>
2378: I'll hang a lickin' on ya!<br>
2379: Never piss on another man's boot!<br>
2380: <br>
2381: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2382: <img height=1634 width=263 src="images/36song.gif"><br>
1.37 deraadt 2383: </td></tr></table>
2384: <p>
2385: <em>
2386: Vocals, Lyrics, Melody and Co-Arrangement by Ty Semaka - Guitar by
2387: Chantal Vitalis - Bass by Jonny Nordstrom - Drums by John McNiel,<br>
2388: Fiddle - Co-Arrangement, Recording, Mixing, Mastering by Jonathan Lewis of
1.112 deraadt 2389: Moxam Studios (<a mailto:moxamstudios@hotmail.com>moxamstudios@hotmail.com</a>).
1.37 deraadt 2390: <br>
2391: <br>
2392: </em>
2393:
2394: <hr>
1.30 deraadt 2395: <a name=35></a>
1.33 deraadt 2396: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="35.html">
2397: 3.5: "CARP License" and "Redundancy must be free"</a></font></h2>
1.30 deraadt 2398: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2399: <tr>
2400: <td valign="top" width="28%">
1.126 deraadt 2401: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
2402: <a href="35.html">OpenBSD 3.5</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.55 tom 2403: uncompressed copy of this skit & song.<br>
1.30 deraadt 2404: <br>
1.126 deraadt 2405: 5:21 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song35.mp3">(MP3 9.7MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2406: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song35.ogg">(OGG 6.8MB)</a><br>
1.30 deraadt 2407: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2408: <a href="images/Carp.gif">
2409: <img width=255 height=343 alt="CARP" src="images/Carp.gif"></a>
1.30 deraadt 2410: <br>
2411: <br>
2412: <em>
2413: A common theme used by the comedy crew Monty Python was to emphasize
2414: and exaggerate ridiculousnesses that their target had imposed upon
2415: themselves. Few things could be considered as humorous as making a
2416: redundancy protocol... redundant; e.g. being forced to replace it by
2417: Cisco lawyers and IETF policy.
2418: <p>
2419: We've been working a few years now on our packet filtering software
2420: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a>
2421: and it became time to add failover. We want to be able to set up pf
2422: firewalls side by side, and exchange the stateful information between
2423: them, so that in case of failure another could take over 'keep state'
2424: sessions. Our
2425: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pfsync&sektion=4">pfsync(4)</a>
2426: protocol solves this problem. However, on both sides of the firewall,
2427: it is also necessary to have all the regular hosts not see a
2428: network failure. The only reliable way to do this is for both
2429: firewall machines to have and use the same IP and MAC addresses. But
2430: the only real way to do that is to use multicast protocols.
2431: <p>
2432: The IETF community proposed work in this direction in the late
2433: 90's, however in 1997 Cisco informed them that they believed some of
2434: Cisco's patents covered the proposed IETF VRRP (Virtual Router
2435: Redundancy Protocol); on
2436: <a href="http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/VRRP-CISCO">
2437: March 20, 1998 they went further and specifically named their HSRP
2438: "Hot Standby Router Protocol" patent</a>. Reputedly, they were upset
2439: that IETF had not simply adopted the flawed HSRP protocol as the
2440: standard solution for this problem. Despite this legal pressure, the
2441: IETF community forged ahead and published VRRP as a standard even
2442: though there was a patent in the space. Why?
1.122 deraadt 2443: <a href="http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/doc/ietf/vrrp/vrrp-minutes-97dec.txt">
1.30 deraadt 2444: There was much deliberation</a>
2445: at all levels of the IETF, and unfortunately for all of us the
2446: politicians within eventually decided to allow patented technology in
2447: standards -- as long as the patented technology is licensed under RAND
2448: (Reasonable And Non Discriminatory) terms. As free software
2449: programmers, we therefore find ourselves in the position that these
2450: RAND standards must not be implemented by us, and we must deviate from
2451: the standard. We find all this rather Unreasonable and Discriminatory
2452: and we *will* design competing protocols. Some standards organization,
2453: eh?
2454: <p>
2455: Due to some HSRP flaws fixed by VRRP and for compatibility with the
2456: (HSRP-licensed) VRRP implementations of their competitors, Cisco in
2457: recent times has largely abandoned HSRP and now relies on VRRP instead
2458: -- a protocol designed for and by the community, but for which they
2459: claim patent rights.
2460: <p>
2461: On August 7 2002, after many communications, Robert Barr (Cisco's
2462: lawyer) firmly informed the OpenBSD community that Cisco would defend
2463: its patents for VRRP implementations -- meaning basically that it was
2464: impossible for a free software group to produce a truly free
2465: implementation of the IETF standard protocol. Perhaps this is because
2466: Cisco and Alcatel are currently engaged in a pair of patent lawsuits; a
2467: small piece of which is Cisco attempting to use the HSRP patent
2468: against Alcatel for their use of VRRP. Some IETF working group
2469: members took note of our complaints,
1.122 deraadt 2470: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061109082106/http://lists.microshaft.org/pipermail/dmca_discuss/2003-April/004702.html">
1.30 deraadt 2471: however an attempt in April 2003 to have the IETF abandon the use of
2472: patented technology failed to "reach consensus" in the IETF</a>.
2473: <p>
2474: A few years ago, the W3C, who designs our web protocols, tried to move
2475: to a RAND policy as well (primarily because of pressure from Microsoft
2476: and Apple), but the community outrage was so overpowering that they
2477: backed down. Some standards groups use this policy, while others
2478: avoid it -- the one differentiation being the amount of corporate
1.55 tom 2479: participation. In the IETF, the pro-RAND agents work for AT&T,
1.30 deraadt 2480: Alcatel, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, and other large companies. Since IETF
2481: is an open forum, they can blend in as the populace, and vote just
2482: like all others, except against the community.
2483: <p>
2484: Translation: In failing to "reach consensus", the companies who
2485: benefit from RAND won, and the community lost again.
2486: <p>
2487: Left with little choice, we proceeded to reinvent the wheel or, more
2488: correctly, abandon the wheel entirely and go for a "hovercraft". We
2489: designed CARP (Common Address Redundancy Protocol) to solve the same
2490: problem that these other protocols are designed for, but without the
2491: same technological basis as HSRP and VRRP. We read the patent
2492: document carefully and ensured that CARP was fundamentally different.
2493: We also avoided many of the flaws in HSRP and VRRP (such as an inherent
2494: lack of security). And since we are OpenBSD developers, we designed
2495: it to use cryptography.
2496: <p>
2497: The combination of
2498: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a>,
2499: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pfsync&sektion=4">pfsync(4)</a>, and
2500: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=carp&sektion=4">carp(4)</a>
2501: has permitted us to build highly redundant firewalls. To date, we
2502: have built a few networks that include as many as 4 firewalls, all
2503: running random reboot cycles. As long as one firewall is alive in a
2504: group, traffic through them moves smoothly and correctly for all of
2505: our packet filter functionality. Cisco's low end products are unable
2506: to do this reliably, and if they have high end products which can do
2507: this, you most certainly cannot afford them.
2508: <p>
2509: As a final note of course, when we petitioned IANA, the IETF body
2510: regulating "official" internet protocol numbers, to give us numbers
2511: for CARP and pfsync our request was denied. Apparently we had failed
2512: to go through an official standards organization. Consequently we
2513: were forced to choose a protocol number which would not conflict with
2514: anything else of value, and decided to place CARP at IP protocol 112.
2515: We also placed pfsync at an open and unused number. We informed IANA of
2516: these decisions, but they declined to reply.
2517: <p>
2518: This ridiculous situation then inspired one of our developers to create
2519: this parody of the well-known Monty Python skit and song.
2520: <br>
2521: </em>
2522: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2523: <br>
2524: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
2525: <br>
2526: <br>
2527: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2528: Hello, I would like to buy a CARP license please.
2529: <br>
2530: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2531: A what?
2532: <br>
2533: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2534: A license for my network redundancy protocol, CARP.
2535: <br>
2536: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2537: Well, it's free isn't it?
2538: <br>
2539: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2540: Exactly, the protocol's name is CARP. CARP the redundancy protocol.
2541: <br>
2542: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2543: What?
2544: <br>
2545: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2546: He is an.... redundancy protocol.
2547: <br>
2548: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2549: CARP is a free redundancy protocol!
2550: <br>
2551: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2552: Yes, I chose it out of three, I didn't like the others,
2553: they were all too... encumbered. And now I must license it!
2554: <br>
2555: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2556: You must be a looney.
2557: <br>
2558: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2559: I am not a looney! Why should I be tied with the epithet looney merely
2560: because I wish to protect my redundancy protocol? I've heard tell
2561: that Network Associates has a pet algorithm called RSA used in IETF
2562: standards, and you wouldn't call them a looney; Geoworks has a claim
2563: on WAP, after what their lawyers do to you if you try to implement it.
2564: Cisco has two redundant patents, both encumbered, and Cadtrack has a
2565: patent on cursor movement! So, if you're calling the large American
2566: companies that fork out millions of dollars for the use of XOR a
2567: bunch of looneys, I shall have to ask you to step outside!
2568: <br>
2569: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2570: Alright, alright, alright. A license.
2571: <br>
2572: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2573: Yes.
2574: <br>
2575: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2576: For a free redundancy protocol?
2577: <br>
2578: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2579: Yes.
2580: <br>
2581: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2582: You are a looney.
2583: <br>
2584: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2585: Look, it allows for bleeding redundancy doesn't it? Cisco's got a
2586: patent for the HSRP, and I've got to get a license for me router
2587: VRRP.
2588: <br>
2589: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2590: You don't need a license for your VRRP.
2591: <br>
2592: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
1.32 otto 2593: I bleeding well do and I got one. It can't be called VRRP without it.
1.30 deraadt 2594: <br>
2595: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2596: There's no such thing as a bloody VRRP license.
2597: <br>
2598: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2599: Yes there is!
2600: <br>
2601: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2602: Isn't!
2603: <br>
2604: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2605: Is!
2606: <br>
2607: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2608: Isn't!
2609: <br>
2610: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2611: I bleeding got one, look! What's that then?
2612: <br>
2613: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2614: This is a Cisco HSRP patent document with the word "Cisco" crossed
2615: out and the word "IETF" written in in crayon.
2616: <br>
2617: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2618: The man didn't have the right form.
2619: <br>
2620: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2621: What man?
2622: <br>
2623: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2624: Robert Barr, the man from the redundancy detector van.
2625: <br>
2626: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2627: The looney detector van, you mean.
2628: <br>
2629: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2630: Look, it's people like you what cause unrest.
2631: <br>
2632: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2633: What redundancy detector van?
2634: <br>
2635: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2636: The redundancy detector van from the Monopoly of Cizzz-coeee.
2637: <br>
2638: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2639: Cizzz-coeee?
2640: <br>
2641: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2642: It was spelt like that on the van. I'm very observant! I never seen
2643: so many bleeding aerials. The man said that their equipment could
2644: pinpoint a failover configuration at 400 yards! And my Cisco router,
2645: being such a flappy bat, was a piece of cake.
2646: <br>
2647: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
1.34 otto 2648: How much did you pay for that?
1.30 deraadt 2649: <br>
2650: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2651: Sixty quid, and twenty grand for the PIX.
2652: <br>
2653: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2654: What PIX?
2655: <br>
2656: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2657: The PIX I'm replacing!
2658: <br>
2659: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2660: So you're replacing your PIX with free software, and yet you want to
2661: license it?
2662: <br>
2663: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2664: There's nothing so odd about that. I'm sure they patented this
2665: protocol too. After all, the IETF had a hand in it!
2666: <br>
2667: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2668: No they didn't!
2669: <br>
2670: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2671: Did!
2672: <br>
2673: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2674: Didn't!
2675: <br>
2676: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2677: Did, did, did and did!
2678: <br>
2679: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2680: Oh, all right.
2681: <br>
2682: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2683: Spoken like a gentleman, sir. Now, are you going to give me a CARP
2684: license?
2685: <br>
2686: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2687: I promise you that there is no such thing. You don't need one.
2688: <br>
2689: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2690: In that case, give me a Firewall License.
2691: <br>
2692: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2693: A license?
2694: <br>
2695: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2696: Yes.
2697: <br>
2698: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2699: For your firewall?
2700: <br>
2701: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2702: No.
2703: <br>
2704: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2705: No?
2706: <br>
2707: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2708: No, half my firewall. It had an accident.
2709: <br>
2710: <font color="#b00000">Licenser:</font>
2711: You're off your chump.
2712: <br>
2713: <font color="#b00000">Customer:</font>
2714: Look, if you intend by that utilization of an obscure colloquialism
1.43 deraadt 2715: to imply that my sanity is not entirely up to scratch, or indeed to deny the
1.30 deraadt 2716: semi-existence of my little half firewall, I shall have to ask you to
2717: listen to this! Take it away CARP the orchestra leader!
2718: <br>
2719: <br>
2720: A zero... one.. A one zero one one<br>
2721: <br>
2722: VRRP, philosophically,<br>
2723: must ipso facto standard be<br>
2724: But standard it<br>
2725: needs to be free<br>
2726: vis a vis<br>
2727: the IETF<br>
2728: you see?<br>
2729: <br>
2730: But can VRRP<br>
2731: be said to be<br>
2732: or not to be<br>
2733: a standard, see,<br>
2734: when VRRP can not be free,<br>
2735: due to some Cisco patentry..<br>
2736: <br>
2737: Singing...<br>
2738: <br>
2739: La Dee Dee, 1, 2, 3.<br>
2740: VRRP ain't free.<br>
2741: O P E N B S D<br>
2742: CARP is free<br>
2743: <br>
2744: Is this wretched Cisco-eze<br>
2745: let through IETF to mean<br>
2746: my firewall must pay legal fees?<br>
2747: No! CARP and PF are Free!<br>
2748: <br>
2749: Fiddle dee dum,<br>
2750: Fiddle dee dee,<br>
2751: CARP and PF are free.<br>
2752: <br>
2753: 1 1 2,<br>
2754: Tee Hee Hee,<br>
2755: CARP and PF are free.<br>
2756: <br>
2757: My firewall just keeps running, see,<br>
2758: bisected accidentally,<br>
2759: one summer afternoon by me.<br>
2760: Redundancy's good when free.<br>
2761: <br>
2762: Redundancy must be free.<br>
2763: Redundancy must be free.<br>
2764: <br>
2765: The End<br>
2766: <br>
2767: Under the Geddy Lee?<br>
2768: <br>
2769: No, Redundancy must be free!<br>
2770: <br>
2771: Geddy must be free.<br>
2772: <br>
2773: <br>
2774: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2775: <img height=1800 width=360 src="images/35song.gif"><br>
1.30 deraadt 2776: </td></tr></table>
2777: <p>
2778: <em>
2779: <font color="#00b000">"CARP License"</font> sketch:<br>
2780: Tony Binns as the Customer, Peter Rumpel as the Licenser.
2781: <br>
1.34 otto 2782: <font color="#00b000">"Redundancy must be free"</font> song:<br>
1.30 deraadt 2783: Lead vocal by Peter Rumpel, backing vocals by Jonathan Lewis and Ty Semaka.
1.37 deraadt 2784: Piano by Janet Lewis, acoustic guitars by Chantal Vitalis.<br>
1.30 deraadt 2785: Bass and Geddy Lee questioning by Jonathan Lewis.
2786: Lyrics by Bob Beck.<br>
2787: <br>
2788: <br>
2789: </em>
2790:
2791: <hr>
1.20 deraadt 2792: <a name=34></a>
1.33 deraadt 2793: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="34.html">
2794: 3.4: "The Legend of Puffy Hood"</a></font></h2>
1.20 deraadt 2795: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2796: <tr>
2797: <td valign="top" width="28%">
1.126 deraadt 2798: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
2799: <a href="34.html">OpenBSD 3.4</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.20 deraadt 2800: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2801: <br>
1.126 deraadt 2802: 3:30 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song34.mp3">(MP3 7.0MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2803: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song34.ogg">(OGG 5.1MB)</a><br>
1.20 deraadt 2804: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2805: <a href="images/Hood.gif">
2806: <img height=343 width=255 alt="Puffy Hood" src="images/Hood.gif"></a>
1.20 deraadt 2807: <br>
2808: <br>
2809: <em>
2810: Join Puffy Hood and his Funny Fish as they take on
1.26 deraadt 2811: the Sheriff (an unelected leader) and other evil
1.20 deraadt 2812: forces of the draconian government!
2813: <p>
2814: <br>
2815: As we did for the 3.3 release, we have once again tried
2816: making release artwork and music which are allegorical
2817: of recent happenings.
2818: <p>
2819: Two years ago we became involved with the University
2820: of Pennsylvania and DARPA, who were funding us to do
2821: security research and development .. on things that
2822: we were already intending to do. We provided ideas,
2823: wrote papers, and deployed cutting-edge technology;
2824: DARPA provided finances and reaped a share of the
2825: credit, and the University of Pennsylvania acted as
2826: a middle-man. We accepted funding based on the
2827: promise that our freedom to operate as we wished
2828: was unaffected. To us, freedom is more important
1.21 deraadt 2829: than funding -- heck, we were dealing with the evil
1.20 deraadt 2830: forces of government, and needed to be careful.
2831: <p>
2832: A few months prior to this release, DARPA suddenly
2833: and without warning decided to withdraw that funding;
2834: they also aggressively backed out of contractual
2835: obligations. Many articles in the <a href=press.html>press</a> followed regarding
1.67 jolan 2836: this sudden maneuver. Apparently this hoopla happened
1.20 deraadt 2837: because an OpenBSD-related article in the Canadian
1.55 tom 2838: newspaper The Globe & Mail had quoted Theo de Raadt
1.20 deraadt 2839: making anti-war statements regarding Iraq and the
2840: theft of oil.
2841: <p>
2842: The only answer given (to major media reporters) by a
2843: DARPA spokesperson (Jan Walker) was this:
2844: <p>
2845: "As a result of the DARPA review of the
2846: project, and due to world events and the evolving
2847: threat posed by increasingly capable nation-states,
2848: the Government on April 21 advised the University
2849: to suspend work on the "security fest" portion of
2850: the project."
2851: <p>
2852: That almost toes the line of calling us terrorists!
2853: We had lost financial support, but the release of the
2854: statement above suddenly made us very happy to be free
2855: of any perceived obligation to such crazy people.
2856: <p>
2857: Since the termination came near natural contract
2858: termination (about 4 months remained), less damage
2859: than expected was sustained by the project. Sponsors
2860: stepped forward and helped us make up the missing funds
2861: we needed to run our "Hackathon", and the event
1.61 grunk 2862: proceeded as planned. We even had T-shirts made with
1.20 deraadt 2863: "Workstations of Mass Development" artwork for those
2864: developers who attended (sorry, they are not for sale).
2865: <p>
2866: We could not make stories like this up. So instead,
2867: we are making up an allegory about it, using the tale
2868: of Robin Hood.
2869: </em>
2870: </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
2871: <br>
2872: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
2873: <br>
2874: Sir Puffy of Ramsay was a wandrin'<br>
2875: Through forests of seaweed all alone<br>
2876: He had found the crusades<br>
2877: were an endless charade<br>
2878: So for now he called Nothing Hack home<br>
2879: <br>
2880: <br>
2881: One day he met Little Bob of Beckley<br>
2882: Beat him fair on a log-in by staff<br>
2883: Clever chums they did find<br>
2884: other fish of their kind<br>
2885: Thwarting evil with humppa and math<br>
2886: <br>
2887: <br>
2888: Now trouble was a brewin' when the Good King was away<br>
2889: The Sheriff came a callin' for the poor to pay<br>
2890: With CD's and their freedom<br>
2891: for to share online<br>
2892: And burning down the village cause he was a slime<br>
2893: <br>
2894: <br>
2895: So Puffy and his buddies took the booty from the rich<br>
2896: and turned it into a system to protect poor fish<br>
2897: Sent out by Hook or a Wim<br>
2898: to the teaming schools<br>
2899: Town cryers were on fire cause the crypto ruled!<br>
2900: <br>
2901: <br>
2902: <em>Chorus:</em><br>
2903: They called it "BSD"!<br>
2904: And "Open" because it's always free<br>
2905: So raise up your glass and<br>
2906: three cheers to the Funny<br>
2907: Fish for never running<br>
2908: and making something good!<br>
2909: And here's to Puffy Hood!<br>
2910: <br>
2911: <br>
2912: Aaaw! Word to the sea y'all<br>
2913: The Hood's a bad ball<br>
2914: Ya underneath he's a heathen and a traitor<br>
2915: He can take from you all and say "later!"<br>
2916: Think he's a hero?<br>
2917: Naw he ain't lovin' ya<br>
1.24 deraadt 2918: He gettin' richer than Bill Gates and Dubya<br>
1.20 deraadt 2919: Read the Wanted poster<br>
2920: of Sheriff Plac-o-derm fool<br>
2921: We gettin' back the booty<br>
2922: or we take away your worms too<br>
2923: <br>
2924: <br>
2925: Yo! Word to the classes<br>
2926: Put on your glasses<br>
2927: I guess the Sheriff is King till this passes<br>
2928: Times are a changin' and movin' so fast<br>
2929: He says "Give me your freedom,<br>
2930: I'll grasp it and pass it to brass<br>
2931: who can hash it for weapons of massive distraction.<br>
2932: And hand me the bastards that brashly amassed from the cash<br>
2933: happy faction of oily and gassy co-action".<br>
2934: No! Don't hand em dick, grab a stick, keep attacking for freedom<br>
2935: and hack till the King cometh back and leave em'<br>
2936: <br>
2937: <br>
2938: Then trouble was a rollin' with an army on the run<br>
1.25 deraadt 2939: The Sheriff came a callin' for the spikey one<br>
1.20 deraadt 2940: And took back all the booty<br>
2941: Puff intended for the poor<br>
2942: The Arch-a-thon went on despite the mighty roar<br>
2943: <br>
2944: <br>
2945: Puff snuck into the castle, and found the treasure hill<br>
2946: And also found Maid Marlin held against her will<br>
2947: He loaded all the loot<br>
2948: to give it back and big surprise<br>
2949: He took the maiden too, 'cause she was easy on the eyes<br>
2950: <br>
2951: <br>
2952: <em>Chorus:</em><br>
2953: They called it "BSD"!<br>
2954: And "Open" because it's always free<br>
2955: So raise up your glass and<br>
2956: three cheers to the Funny<br>
2957: Fish for never running<br>
2958: and making something good!<br>
2959: And here's to Puffy Hood!<br>
2960: <br>
2961:
2962: <br>
2963: <br>
2964: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 2965: <img height=1440 width=263 src="images/34song.gif"><br>
1.20 deraadt 2966: </td></tr></table>
2967: <p>
2968: <em>
2969: Music, Co-arrangement, Recording, Mixing, Drum Programming,
2970: Bass, Organ, and Violin by Jonathan Lewis.
2971: <br>
2972: Co-Arrangement, Lyrics, and Main Vocals by Ty Semaka.
2973: <br>
2974: Back-vocals by Bob Beck, Calvin Beck, Theo de Raadt, Alan Kolodziejzyk,
1.55 tom 2975: Jonathan Lewis & Peter Valchev.
1.20 deraadt 2976: <br>
2977: Rap #1 by Richard Sixto.
2978: Guitar by Chantal Vitalis.
2979: <br>
2980: </em>
2981:
1.23 jose 2982: <br>
2983: <hr>
1.11 deraadt 2984: <a name=33></a>
1.33 deraadt 2985: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="33.html">
2986: 3.3: "Puff the Barbarian"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 2987: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
2988: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 2989: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 2990: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
2991: <a href="33.html">OpenBSD 3.3</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 2992: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
2993: <br>
1.126 deraadt 2994: 4:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song33.mp3">(MP3 7.5MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 2995: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song33.ogg">(OGG 3.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 2996: <br>
1.76 deraadt 2997: <a href="images/Barbarian.gif">
2998: <img height=343 width=255 alt="Puff the Barbarian" src="images/Barbarian.gif"></a>
1.12 deraadt 2999: <br>
3000: <br>
1.14 deraadt 3001: <em>
1.69 deraadt 3002: Like other Barbarians before him, Puff has had to
3003: face some pretty crazy challenges.
1.12 deraadt 3004: <br>
1.69 deraadt 3005: This song is an allegory of the recent difficulties
3006: we went through dealing with Sun, who refused our
3007: request for documentation about their UltraSPARC
3008: III processors. We want documentation, because
3009: these are the fastest processors with a per-page
3010: eXecute bit in the MMU, needed to fully support
3011: our new W^X security feature. In the meantime,
3012: the AMD Hammer has come onto the scene, and
3013: this processor supports an eXecute bit in 64-bit
1.36 deraadt 3014: mode.<br>
3015: <br>
3016: And it is going to be faster...<br>
1.12 deraadt 3017: </em>
1.11 deraadt 3018: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
3019: Deep through the mists of time<br>
3020: Gaze to the crystal ball<br>
3021: Back to the age of darkness<br>
3022: Black was the protocol<br>
3023: <p>
3024: A King ruled the web with fear<br>
3025: Spilling the blood of men<br>
3026: Then from the ocean came<br>
3027: Puff the Barbarian<br>
1.17 deraadt 3028: <br>
3029: <br>
1.11 deraadt 3030: Born in a tiny bowl Puff was a pet<br>
3031: Sold into slav-er-y by the man<br>
3032: Eating the weeds till he was strong enough<br>
3033: Breaking his bonds like nobody can<br>
3034: <p>
3035: Down the sewer pipes of Hell<br>
3036: A thousand kitties then did bleed<br>
3037: Constraints were slain as well<br>
3038: Hacked his way out to the C<br>
3039: <p>
3040: And there he found<br>
3041: His destiny<br>
3042: Hammer of the Ocean God<br>
3043: "Xor taking care of me"<br>
3044: <p>
3045: Then in a dream Xor requested he<br>
3046: "Go to the Sun King, get what I yearn<br>
3047: Kernighan saw it, prophet of the C<br>
3048: Knowledge - so they may never return"<br>
3049: <p>
3050: At the tower Puff appealed<br>
3051: For the wisdom of the One<br>
3052: Denied, his mind did reel<br>
3053: Puff was getting tired of Sun<br>
3054: <p>
3055: Broke down the guard<br>
3056: Cause math is hard<br>
1.18 deraadt 3057: Saw McNealy on his throne<br>
1.11 deraadt 3058: All alone and only bones<br>
3059: <p>
3060: Come the Sun King blade ablur<br>
3061: Hammer down eclipse the Sun<br>
3062: And Puff, the land secured<br>
3063: The new King Barbarian!<br>
3064: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 3065: <img height=640 width=260 src="images/33song.gif"><br>
1.11 deraadt 3066: </td></tr></table>
3067: <p>
3068: <em>
3069: Written and arranged by Ty Semaka.
3070: Co-arranged, recorded, mixed & mastered by Jonathan Lewis.
3071: <br>
3072: Vocals by DeVille, guitar by Sean Desmond, bass by Ian Knox,
3073: drums by John McNiel, violin by Jonathan Lewis.
3074: </em>
3075:
3076: <br>
3077: <hr>
1.9 millert 3078: <a name=32></a>
1.33 deraadt 3079: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="32.html">
3080: 3.2: "Goldflipper"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 3081: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
3082: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 3083: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 3084: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
3085: <a href="32.html">OpenBSD 3.2</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 3086: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
3087: <br>
1.126 deraadt 3088: 3:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song32.mp3">(MP3 2.5MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 3089: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song32.ogg">(OGG 2.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 3090: <br>
1.76 deraadt 3091: <a href="images/MrPond.gif">
3092: <img height=313 width=255 alt="Mr Pond" src="images/MrPond.gif"></a>
1.11 deraadt 3093: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.9 millert 3094: Goldflipper<br>
3095: With golden skin<br>
3096: and flippers as sharp as a knife<br>
3097: He's the machine<br>
3098: Designed to dismember your life<br>
3099: <p>
3100: And the fish<br>
3101: Protecting us all from the cat<br>
3102: And the cat<br>
3103: Infecting the wo-orld for a laugh<br>
3104: <p>
3105: Cyborg on a mission<br>
3106: To do some Puff fishin'<br>
3107: The doctor wants fugu tonight!<br>
3108: <p>
3109: (short instrumental intro)
1.1 deraadt 3110: <p>
1.9 millert 3111: You'll need some machismo to<br>
3112: catch the spikey one<br>
3113: He's got guts and gizmos to<br>
3114: make the system run<br>
1.1 deraadt 3115: <p>
1.9 millert 3116: But Flip's here for fun<br>
3117: and without a gun<br>
3118: He'll dice you with his Golden fin<br>
1.1 deraadt 3119: <p>
1.9 millert 3120: She's all over Puff cause he's<br>
3121: such a sexy catch<br>
3122: Is she spying on him or<br>
3123: just a seafood match?<br>
1.1 deraadt 3124: <p>
1.9 millert 3125: Oh double seven<br>
3126: Send me to Heaven<br>
3127: Cause for Mr. Po-o-o-ond<br>
1.1 deraadt 3128: <p>
1.9 millert 3129: The women are fond<br>
3130: She knows what to do<br>
3131: She'll turn Gold to goo<br>
1.1 deraadt 3132: <p>
1.9 millert 3133: Goldflipper is gone<br>
3134: Gold flipper's goooooooooooooone<br>
1.11 deraadt 3135: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
3136: <br>
3137: </td></tr></table>
1.1 deraadt 3138: <p>
3139: <em>
1.9 millert 3140: Lyrics by Ty Semaka. Arranged by Ty Semaka & Jonathan Lewis.
1.1 deraadt 3141: <br>
1.9 millert 3142: Base & drum programming, recording, mixing & mastering by
3143: Jonathan Lewis. Vocals by Onalea Gilbertson. Sax by Dan Meichel.
3144: Trumpet & Trombone by Craig Soby.
1.1 deraadt 3145: </em>
3146:
3147: <br>
3148: <hr>
1.3 ian 3149: <a name=31></a>
1.33 deraadt 3150: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="31.html">
3151: 3.1: "Systemagic"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 3152: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
3153: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 3154: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 3155: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
3156: <a href="31.html">OpenBSD 3.1</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 3157: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
3158: <br>
1.126 deraadt 3159: 3:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song31.mp3">(MP3 2.9MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 3160: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song31.ogg">(OGG 2.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 3161: <br>
1.76 deraadt 3162: <a href="images/Systemagic.jpg">
3163: <img width=255 height=323 alt="Systemagic" src="images/Systemagic.jpg"></a>
1.11 deraadt 3164: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.1 deraadt 3165: BSD fight buffer reign<br>
3166: Flowing blood in circuit vein<br>
3167: Quagmire, Hellfire, RAMhead Count<br>
3168: Puffy rip attacker out<br>
3169: <p>
3170: Crackin' ze bathroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3171: Tale of the script, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3172: <p>
3173: Can't fight the Systemagic<br>
3174: Über tragic<br>
3175: Can't fight the Systemagic<br>
3176: <p>
3177: Sexty second, black cat struck<br>
3178: Breeding worm of crypto-suck<br>
3179: Hot rod box unt hunting wake<br>
3180: Vampire omellete, kitten cake<br>
1.11 deraadt 3181: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.1 deraadt 3182: <p>
3183: Crackin' ze boardroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3184: Rippin' ze bat, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3185: <p>
3186: Chorus
3187: <p>
3188: Cybersluts vit undead guts<br>
3189: Transyl-viral coffin muck<br>
3190: Penguin lurking under bed<br>
3191: Puffy hoompa on your head<br>
3192: <p>
3193: Crackin' ze bedroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3194: Crackin' ze whip, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3195: Crackin' ze bedroom, Crackin' ze vault<br>
3196: Crackin' ze whip, HEY! Secure by default<br>
3197: <p>
3198: Chorus<br>
1.11 deraadt 3199: </td></tr></table>
1.1 deraadt 3200: <p>
3201: <em>
1.3 ian 3202: Produced & Directed by Ty Semaka and Ian Knox.
1.1 deraadt 3203: Written, Arranged and Performed by Ty Semaka (vocals, lyrics), Ian Knox (bass,
3204: drum programming), and Sean Desmond (guitar).
3205: <br>
1.3 ian 3206: Recorded & Mixed at Ruffmix Audio Productions (Calgary) by Kelly Mihalicz.
1.1 deraadt 3207: <br>
3208: Mastered by Jonathan Lewis.
3209: </em>
3210:
1.8 millert 3211: <br>
3212: <hr>
1.9 millert 3213: <a name=30></a>
1.33 deraadt 3214: <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="30.html">
3215: 3.0: "E-Railed (OpenBSD Mix)"</a></font></h2>
1.11 deraadt 3216: <p>
3217: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="95%">
3218: <tr>
1.123 deraadt 3219: <td valign="top" width="30%">
1.126 deraadt 3220: <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD items]</a><br>
3221: <a href="30.html">OpenBSD 3.0</a> CD2 track 2 is an<br>
1.11 deraadt 3222: uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
3223: <br>
1.126 deraadt 3224: 3:00 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song30.mp3">(MP3 2.9MB)</a>
1.118 deraadt 3225: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song30.ogg">(OGG 2.3MB)</a><br>
1.11 deraadt 3226: <br>
1.76 deraadt 3227: <a href="images/Rock.jpg">
3228: <img width=255 height=323 alt="Rock" src="images/Rock.jpg"></a>
1.11 deraadt 3229: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.76 deraadt 3230: <br>
3231: <br>
1.9 millert 3232: Don't tell anyone I'm free<br>
3233: Don't tell anyone I'm free<br>
1.8 millert 3234: <p>
1.9 millert 3235: During these hostile and trying times and what-not<br>
3236: OpenBSD may be your family's only line of defense<br>
1.8 millert 3237: <p>
1.9 millert 3238: I'm secure by default<br>
1.8 millert 3239: <p>
1.27 deraadt 3240: They that can give up liberty to obtain a little temporary safety<br>
1.9 millert 3241: deserve neither liberty nor safety<br>
1.8 millert 3242: <p>
1.9 millert 3243: RELEASE TIME!!!!<br>
1.8 millert 3244: <p>
1.16 deraadt 3245: Stay off, stay off, stay off...<br>
1.9 millert 3246: I'm secure by default<br>
3247: stay off, stay off, stay off<br>
1.8 millert 3248: <br>
1.11 deraadt 3249: </td><td valign=top width="33%">
1.8 millert 3250: <br>
1.11 deraadt 3251: </td></tr></table>
3252: <p>
1.8 millert 3253: <em>
1.9 millert 3254: By The Plaid Tongued Devils. Produced & Arranged by Ty Semaka & Wynn Gogol.
3255: <br>
3256: Written & Performed by Gordon Chipp Robb (bass line),
1.35 nick 3257: John McNiel (drums), Ty Semaka (vocals & lyrics), and Wynn Gogol (programming).
1.9 millert 3258: <br>
3259: Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Wynn Gogol of Workshop Recording Studios (Victoria BC).
1.8 millert 3260: <br>
1.9 millert 3261: Check out <a href="http://www.thedevils.com">http://www.thedevils.com</a>
1.8 millert 3262: </em>
3263:
1.1 deraadt 3264: <hr>
1.79 deraadt 3265: <a href="index.html"><img height="24" width="24" src="back.gif" border="0" alt="OpenBSD"></a>
3266: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
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1.79 deraadt 3268:
1.1 deraadt 3269: </body>
3270: </html>
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