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diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst index aa9bae7e..957cc6f3 100644 --- a/docs/history.rst +++ b/docs/history.rst @@ -15,28 +15,31 @@ 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). +`XORP project <http://www.xorp.org/>`_, which was the original routing engine for +Vyatta. -Vyatta changed to the Quagga routing engine for release 4.0. +In the 4.0 release of Vyatta, the routing engine was changed to Quagga. -VyOS changed the routing engine to `FRRouting <https://frrouting.org/>`_ in -version 1.2.0 +As of version 1.2.0, VyOS now uses `FRRouting <https://frrouting.org/>`_ as +the routing engine. -**How it's different from other router distros?** +**How it's different from other router distributions and platforms?** +- 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, 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 something went wrong. -- Not just firewall and VPN: includes routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF and - complex routing policy language. + previous image if a problem arises. +- Multiple VPN capabilities: OpenVPN, IPSec, Wireguard (in 1.2.0+), DPMVPN, and more. +- IPv4 and IPv6 support. - Runs on physical and virtual platforms alike: small x86 boards, big servers, - KVM, Xen, VMWare, Hyper-V... + KVM, Xen, VMWare, Hyper-V, and more. - Completely free and open source, with documented internal APIs and build procedures. -- Community driven: patches are welcome, all code, bugs, and nightly builds are +- Community driven. Patches are welcome and all code, bugs, and nightly builds are public. + |