Coverage of the OpenBSD Hackathon

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Coverage of the OpenBSD Hackathon

Posted by michael on Wednesday May 21, 2003 @01:20AM from the foreigners dept.

ccparrish writes "'In Calgary until May 20, they belong to an organization known as OpenBSD, a grassroots software movement with historical links to the University of California at Berkeley.'"

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I'm sorry. by Alethes · 2003-05-21 01:33 · Score: 4, Informative

This blurb makes almost no sense. You picked the wrong sentence to copy for the story, ccparrish. Please drink more coffee before submitting a story.

Let me help:

A group of OpenBSD whitehat hackers are getting together in Calgary until May 20th with the goal of creating a free, state-of-the-art operating system that is entirely resilient to hacking, viruses and other cyberattacks.
Re:I'm sorry. by cymen · 2003-05-21 02:01 · Score: 3, Informative

That one is better but it still doesn't make much sense. Their goal is to improve, not create, the operating system. Of course I could be wrong. Maybe the OpenBSD people are going to rewrite OpenBSD from scratch in a week or two!

Wahoo!
Funny! by JDizzy · 2003-05-21 02:23 · Score: 3, Funny

I like this snipet from the article:

While the OpenBSD hackathon is a big event, it is eclipsed by others.

The A-list hacker event of the year takes place every summer in Las Vegas. Since 1993, some of the brightest and craftiest minds have gathered at a conference called DEFCON to mingle with like-minded people, drink alcohol and learn tips from old-school hackers.

Over the years, however, the "underground" reputation of DEFCON has disappeared. Attendees are increasingly suit-and-tie, computer-security professionals, gawkers, media and government officials.

"It's cheesy now," scoffs de Raadt. "Nothing happens there -- it's just a party."

My conference is better than your conference, yaar! Naannaa--booboo

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Wow no publicity like good publicity by 1nsane0ne · 2003-05-21 05:13 · Score: 4, Insightful

They are also hackers, capable of destroying e-mail accounts and wiping out hard drives with the click of a mouse.

Gee now they can put the whole city of calgary in a panic because the newspaper reporter doesn't understand that these hackers are programmers, not 31337 5kR1pT k1dd135. And plus if they were going to wipe out a hard drive or e-mail account, I doubt there would be a mouse involved. After seeing that bit I'm sure the guys interviewed for the article are real happy. Anyways, just my two pennies.

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