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Theo de Raadt gets 2004 FSF Award

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the big-fancy-awards dept.

Caligari writes "Richard Stallman, presents this year's award to Theo de Raadt. "For recognition as founder and project leader of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH projects. Theo de Raadt's work has also led to significant contributions to GNU/Linux and other BSD distributions. Of particular note is Theo's work on OpenSSH. Theo's leadership of OpenBSD, his selfless commitment to Free Software and his advancement of network security, were cited by this year's award committee.""

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  1. Re:too bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not only that, Theo de Raadt is dying.

  2. Oh my god... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Theo De Raadt is one of the unfriendliest assholes in the world.

    He has repeatedly stolen security technology like PAX and claims to have only one remote hole in 8 years, while there were atleast 3-5 remote holes in the minimal installation.

    I cannot understand how RMS can sell himself off like this...

  3. hard to believe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Isn't that the one that forks everythings, make security fixes, does not tell anyone about it and when somebody else finds them tells "I already fixed them?"

    Or the one lying about the security of his products ("No security holes if not switched on"?)

    Or the one that pressured all people into installing a version of openssh with a security hole by not telling that only two recent versions are affected but telling everyone to install the latest one. (And implying that the majority of the people not having the latest or latest but one should also install the latest one.

    Well, that is really a funny situation...

    1. Re:hard to believe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      There are only two possibilities:

      1) You are an OpenBSD user
      2) You are an OpenBSD developer

      otherwise you would not believe the propaganda of the OpenBSD team.

      And don't you see the contradiction in your own words. On the one hand you claim OpenBSD developers are security obsessive and on the other hand you claim they do not see that their fixes have security relevance.

      A security obsessive person must be seriously dumb if he does not realise that a bug he fixes could have security relevance.

      On the other hand this fits into the picture of OpenBSD. Do not announce and hope that noone else will ever realise it, to protect the "1 remote security hole in 8 years" lie on the front page.
      Because this is all OpenBSD is about...

    2. Re:hard to believe by Graabein · · Score: 0, Troll
      > If you had any kind of clue [...] you wouldn't write such drivel.

      Theo, is that you?

      --
      And remember kids: Never trust a computer you can actually lift.
  4. Away satan! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bugger off Richard!

    1. Re:Away satan! by wheelbarrow · · Score: 0, Troll

      I'd like to explore the sentiment behind the troll I am replying to. I think this comes from a natural and warranted level of suspicion about the utopian vision of RSM. Doesn't RSM realize that he already lives in a world where he is free to distribute software according to the GNU manifesto? Likewise, I am free to require payment from users of the software that I create. Isn't that enough for you RSM fans out there? I get nervous that you won't rest easy until you can take my rights to require payment away.

  5. OpenBSD Security? Give me a break. by majest!k · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...and his advancement of network security.

    This will probably get modded flamebait, but I'd like to point out Theo doesn't exactly have an outstanding reputation in the security community.

    "OpenBSD kernel: the first remotely exploitable kernel in history." -GOBBLES Security (defcon 2002)

    --
    smattawichu
  6. Re:Linus Torvalds? by bani · · Score: -1, Troll

    The odd thing about OpenBSD, which many people never manage to assimilate, is that you have to look at that project through a very narrow gun turret to realize just how much they accomplish by entirely ignoring the whingings from everyone else.

    the problem is that in ignoring all input from the outside, they ignore the good ideas along with the bad ones.

    the only other developer i know who is as caustic as tdr is djb of qmail infamy. their distinct lack of social skills drive away many really good developers. there's another name for this -- the "yes men" syndrome.