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diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 9a13e2b3..00000000 --- a/docs/history.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -.. _history: - -####### -History -####### - -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 <https://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 <https://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. - -In the 4.0 release of Vyatta, the routing engine was changed to Quagga. As of -VyOS version 1.2, VyOS now uses `FRRouting <https://frrouting.org/>`_ as the -routing engine. - -How is VyOS different from any other router distributions and platform? - -- 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 -- 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 -- 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, 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 -- 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 publicly accessible - |