The OpenBSD Journal is an

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dedicated to coverage of

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software and related events. The OpenBSD Journal is widely recognized as a reliable source of OpenBSD-related information. It is a primary reporter for such events as

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s. The site also hosts the OpenBSD developers' blogs.

History

The OpenBSD Journal was founded in 2000 and operated until 1 April 2004 at , On 1 April 2004 the editors James Phillips and Jose Nazario announced that the site ceased its operation. Daniel Hartmeier backed up the contents of the journal in order to preserve them. Further investigation to the articles' structure lead to creation of CGI-based engine that would enable access to the deadly.org's content on a backup server. Consequently, the functionality of adding new articles was implemented and the previous editors allowed to re-publish articles. The OpenBSD Journal was therefore reintroduced at on 9 April 2004.

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