Hi there, Joe - with the recently announced 1.4 LTS, is there an update on how lab and home users can get access cost-effectively?
Im guessing the answer is still “build it yourself” even if your copy wont be the same as the official LTS version (mainly due to that the debian packages most likely have been updated between the official LTS was built and when you build your edition).
That’s always been a choice and nothing wrong with it.
However, having access to the release LTS for home and lab users would be an nice addition.
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@phillipmcmahon there’s more discussion on this here
Any updates? I looked through the blog but did not see the announcement this is referring to
Hi @d0nutf1re you can read this blog - 10 years of VyOS, 30 years of Debian, 40 years of GNU
Ah, thank you! Are there any continued discussions of a lower priced offering for home lab users? Based on this thread I was under the impression that something of that kind may be in the works. I’d be happy to spend maybe $80+/year to get a single license for a home setting. Honestly, I would even be happy to buy VyOS hardware if it meant I got a license to use and were competitively priced.
I have used VyOS and other Vyatta derivatives for nearly a decade now and have recommended it to others for nearly as long. It is a delight to use. I really want to be able to use a supported release at home and not worry about stability of nightlies.
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@d0nutf1re While there isn’t currently an ongoing discussion regarding a lower-priced offering for home lab users, everyone input is appreciated and noted.
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Got it, thanks for the clarification. That is very sad to hear.
I really hope building LTS images is fixed soon then (per the linked thread), so users like myself can reliably build LTS images for use in home/lab environments
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An alternative would be to offer the hardware with an access license like PFSense does.
It would be more fitting for home use, especially once we have arm support.