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diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst index 957cc6f3..a596cc79 100644 --- a/docs/history.rst +++ b/docs/history.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .. _history: -VyOS History -================== +History +======= VyOS is a Linux-based network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall, and VPN functionality. @@ -15,31 +15,33 @@ 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 for -Vyatta. +`XORP project <http://www.xorp.org/>`_, which was the original routing engine +for Vyatta. In the 4.0 release of Vyatta, the routing engine was changed to Quagga. -As of version 1.2.0, VyOS now uses `FRRouting <https://frrouting.org/>`_ as -the routing engine. +As of version 1.2, VyOS now uses `FRRouting <https://frrouting.org/>`_ as the +routing engine. -**How it's different from other router distributions and platforms?** +How is VyOS different from any other router distributions and platform? -- More than just a firewall and VPN, VyOS includes extended routing capabilities like OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BGP, - VRRP, and extensive route policy mapping and filtering. +- It's more than just a firewall and VPN, VyOS includes extended routing + capabilities like OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BGP, VRRP, and extensive route policy + mapping and filtering - Unified command line interface in the style of hardware routers. -- Scriptable CLI. +- 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 and execute hooks at commit time. + server and execute hooks at commit time - Image-based upgrade: keep multiple versions on the same system and revert to - previous image if a problem arises. -- Multiple VPN capabilities: OpenVPN, IPSec, Wireguard (in 1.2.0+), DPMVPN, and more. -- IPv4 and IPv6 support. + previous image if a problem arises +- Multiple VPN capabilities: OpenVPN, IPSec, Wireguard, DPMVPN, IKEv2 and more +- DHCP, TFTP, mDNS repeater, broadcast relay and DNS forwarding support +- Both IPv4 and IPv6 support - Runs on physical and virtual platforms alike: small x86 boards, big servers, - KVM, Xen, VMWare, Hyper-V, and more. + KVM, Xen, VMWare, Hyper-V, and more - Completely free and open source, with documented internal APIs and build - procedures. -- Community driven. Patches are welcome and all code, bugs, and nightly builds are - public. + procedures +- Community driven. Patches are welcome and all code, bugs, and nightly builds + are publicly accessible |