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diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst index 422d56c7..46764d89 100644 --- a/docs/history.rst +++ b/docs/history.rst @@ -3,22 +3,40 @@ VyOS History ================== -VyOS is a Linux-based network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall, and VPN functionality. +VyOS is a Linux-based network operating system that provides software-based +network routing, firewall, and VPN functionality. -The VyOS project was started in late 2013 as a community fork of the `GPL <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License>`_ portions of Vyatta Core 6.6R1 with the goal of maintaining a free and open source network operating system in response to the decision to discontinue the community edition of Vyatta. Here everyone loves learning, older managers and new users. +The VyOS project was started in late 2013 as a community fork of the +`GPL <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License>`_ portions of +Vyatta Core 6.6R1 with the goal of maintaining a free and open source network +operating system in response to the decision to discontinue the community +edition of Vyatta. Here everyone loves learning, older managers and new users. + +VyOS is primarily based on `Debian GNU/Linux <http://www.debian.org/>`_ and the +`Quagga <http://www.nongnu.org/quagga/>`_ routing engine. Its configuration +syntax and :ref:`cli` are loosely derived from Juniper JUNOS as modelled by the +`XORP project <http://www.xorp.org/>`_ (which was the original routing engine +Vyatta was based upon). -VyOS is primarily based on `Debian GNU/Linux <http://www.debian.org/>`_ and the `Quagga <http://www.nongnu.org/quagga/>`_ routing engine. Its configuration syntax and :ref:`cli` are loosely derived from Juniper JUNOS as modelled by the `XORP project <http://www.xorp.org/>`_ (which was the original routing engine Vyatta was based upon). Vyatta changed to the Quagga routing engine for release 4.0. -Vyos changed the routing enging to `FRRoution <https://frrouting.org/>`_ in version 1.2.0 +VyOS changed the routing enging to `FRRoution <https://frrouting.org/>`_ in +version 1.2.0 **How it's different from other router distros?** - Unified command line interface in the style of hardware routers. - Scriptable CLI -- Stateful configuration system: prepare changes and commit at once or discard, view previous revisions or rollback to them, archive revisions to remote server, execute hooks at commit time... -- Image-based upgrade: keep multiple versions on the same system and revert to previous image if something went wrong. -- Not just firewall and VPN: includes routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF and complex routing policy language. -- Runs on physical and virtual platforms alike: small x86 boards, big servers, KVM, Xen, VMWare, Hyper-V... -- Completely free and open source, with documented internal APIs and build procedures. -- Community driven: patches are welcome, all code, bugs, and nightly builds are public. +- Stateful configuration system: prepare changes and commit at once or discard, + view previous revisions or rollback to them, archive revisions to remote + server, execute hooks at commit time... +- Image-based upgrade: keep multiple versions on the same system and revert to + previous image if something went wrong. +- Not just firewall and VPN: includes routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF and + complex routing policy language. +- Runs on physical and virtual platforms alike: small x86 boards, big servers, + KVM, Xen, VMWare, Hyper-V... +- Completely free and open source, with documented internal APIs and build + procedures. +- Community driven: patches are welcome, all code, bugs, and nightly builds are + public. |