Create a LibertyBSD TemplateVM #4245
Labels
C: templates
help wanted
This issue will probably not get done in a timely fashion without help from community contributors.
P: minor
Priority: minor. The lowest priority, below "default."
T: enhancement
Type: enhancement. A new feature that does not yet exist or improvement of existing functionality.
Feature: Create a template VM for LibertyBSD.
Why?: Firstly OpenBSD is arguably the most secure OS besides QubesOS with some of the most sophisticated encryption standards1. Secondly this would add support for BSD Applications.
Why LibertyBSD instead of OpenBSD?: Because OpenBSD contains non-free software that LibertyBSD removes or replaces. Everything else should be the same. It is the only BSD that I am aware of that does this.
Philosophy/Goals of OpenBSD: "OpenBSD believes in strong security. Our aspiration is to be NUMBER ONE in the industry for security (if we are not already there). Our open software development model permits us to take a more uncompromising view towards increased security than most vendors are able to. We can make changes the vendors would not make. Also, since OpenBSD is exported with cryptography, we are able to take cryptographic approaches towards fixing security problems."1
Philosophy/Goals of LibertyBSD: " OpenBSD is universally known as an operating system designed with security in mind, proudly being able to say that it has had “Only two remote holes in the default install, in a heck of a long time!” However, OpenBSD ships with several pieces of non-free, binary only firmware in the base system, and depending on the hardware detected, by default a script will download more at first boot, without informing the user of this. With a default installation, you might end up using some of this non-free firmware without even knowing it and, if you try to install additional software, you might end up unwittingly installing non-free programs. LibertyBSD is a “deblobbed” version of OpenBSD. You can get all of the benefits of OpenBSD, while being sure that there is nothing non-free lurking in the depths of your system. "1
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