[OCLUG-Tech] How to root my Nexus S gingerbread phone for OpenVPN

[Brett Delmage <Brett [ dot ] Delmage [ at ] twobikes [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca>]

Having recently acquired a Nexus S phone I'd like to root it so I can 
install OpenVPN among other things. I'm running the latest version of 
gingerbread, 3.4.3

I'd like to run an OpenVPN client for which I'll install a server for, on 
my linux server.

I expect someone on the list has already rooted their phone...? I'd 
welcome any pointers to trustworthy and proven sites, instructions and 
downloads for this task. I'm not too worried about bricking the phone. But 
I do worry about installing a trojan, because I know nothing very little 
about the Android world yet. I've seen a number of instructions on the web 
but don't know which sources to trust.

I'd also be interested in hearing of anyone else's fav sites for Android 
development and hacking.

And if I wanted to run PPTP or L2TP/ipsec, any recommendations on 
which one is least hassle to set up a server for (ubuntu)?

Thanks :-)

Brett