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authorChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2019-11-09 11:25:25 +0100
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.. _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