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Hifn Restricts Crypto Docs, OpenBSD Opens Fire

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-tread-on-me dept.

Mhrmnhrm writes "After totally closing off public access to documentation for their chips roughly five years ago, Hifn is again offering them, but with an invasive registration requirement. Needless to say, Theo de Raadt and the rest of the OpenBSD team were not amused, and following a Hifn manager's missive, the gauntlet has been thrown. Either open the docs fully, or be removed from the system. This wouldn't be the first time... the same thing happened to both Adaptec and Intel following similar spats."

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  1. Re:Theo by Bilestoad · · Score: -1, Troll

    Exactly - Theo the petulant child. People like him are exactly why I don't bother looking into open source further.

    There is no reason to post this kind of inflammatory garbage to a public mailing list. There was nothing insulting from Hifn; by definition, Theo is not professional (doesn't get paid for what he does), but professionalism and common courtesy never hurts.

  2. nobody uses openbsd for anything important by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I defy any of you to find anywhere that OpenBSD is being used for important production machines.
    OpenBSD is a toy for hobbyists.

    Real companies use Solaris, Linux, Hpux, Aix, and even FreeBSD.

    Using OpenBSD in a critical production enviroment is about as stupid as using consumer grade junk like D-link products on a real network. Only rank amateurs make those kind of mistakes.