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author | Robert Göhler <github@ghlr.de> | 2021-01-24 22:14:00 +0100 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2021-01-24 22:14:00 +0100 |
commit | c25c40dfa96dfeb022b203280c607c1f1835417b (patch) | |
tree | ed05f81d48c65639e621ee3a067f435cb204ea9e /docs/introducing/history.rst | |
parent | ce9f2016218f0c162bd48457a41a18db15e52749 (diff) | |
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Migrate new file structure to crux (#435)
* order workflows and add submodule
* rename gitmodules file
* delete docs/.gitignore
* add vyos custom linter
* correct __pycache__ in gitignore
* add test-coverage.py
* move draw.io folder
* arrange changelog, install history and about
* arrange: firewall
* arrange: highavailability
* arrange: loadbalancing
* arrange: nat
* arrange: services
* sort configexamples and configuration interfaces
* wireles: rename wireless
* rearrange: Protocols and Policy
* rearrange: Firewall and Zone Policy
* rearrange: Interfaces
* rearrange: Interfaces
* rearrange: dynamic DNS
* hostinfo: add page to index
* rearrange: appendix
* venv: add Pipfile
* rearrange: contributing
* index: remove debugging
* rearrange: fix all figure and refs
* rearrange: commandtree
* fix: cli, openvpn, install headline level
* protocols: change headline
* firewall: move mss clamping
* ip: separate ipv4 and ipv6
* arp: move to static page
* igmp: rename multicast page
* Update to year 2021
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diff --git a/docs/introducing/history.rst b/docs/introducing/history.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9a13e2b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/introducing/history.rst @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.. _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 + |