http://kerneltrap.org/taxonomy/term/426/0 en-local http://kerneltrap.org/node/6550 <div class="taxonomy-images"><a href="/news/openbsd" class="taxonomy-image-links"><img src="http://kerneltrap.org/files/category_pictures/K-OpenBSD_0.gif" alt="OpenBSD news" title="Articles about OpenBSD." width="75" height="75" /></a><a href="/taxonomy/term/15" class="taxonomy-image-links"><img src="http://kerneltrap.org/files/category_pictures/K-Interviews.gif" alt="Interviews" title="Interviews" width="75" height="75" /></a></div><!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><a href="http://openbsd.org/" target="new">OpenBSD</a> creator Theo de Raadt began developing OpenBSD in October of 1995. KernelTrap first spoke with Theo back in November of 2001 [<a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6">interview</a>], around the time that OpenBSD 3.0 was released, discussing much of the early history of the project. The project has continued to offer regular releases of their "free, functional &amp; secure" operating system every six months, with OpenBSD 3.9 made available yesterday, May 1, 2006.</p> <p>In this latest interview, Theo examines the past five years of OpenBSD development. He also discusses the OpenBSD 3.9 theme song, "<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html#39" target="new">Blob!</a>", detailing what blobs are, why OpenBSD avoids them, and how OpenBSD developers work to reverse engineer them. Looking to the development process, Theo talks about recent and future "mini-hackathons", small and focused OpenBSD development gatherings. Finally, Theo also discusses the OpenBSD project's funding issues, and the response to requests for funding from users of the project's OpenSSH software.</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6550" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://kerneltrap.org/node/6550#comments hackathon KernelTrap interview OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.0 OpenBSD 3.9 OpenSSH Theo de Raadt OpenBSD news OpenBSD feature interview Tue, 02 May 2006 14:50:21 +0000 Jeremy 6550 at http://kerneltrap.org http://kerneltrap.org/node/6546 <div class="taxonomy-images"></div><!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Bob Beck announced the release of <a href="http://openbsd.org/39.html" target="new">OpenBSD 3.9</a> today:</p> <blockquote&