TrueNAS build system going closed source
from Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 23:47
https://piefed.social/c/selfhosted/p/1860178/truenas-build-system-going-closed-source

Readme updated today: 

This repository is no longer actively maintained.  

The TrueNAS build system previously hosted here has been moved to an internal infrastructure. This transition was necessary to meet new security requirements, including support for Secure Boot and related platform integrity features that require tighter control over the build and signing pipeline.  

No further updates, pull requests, or issues will be accepted. Existing content is preserved here for historical reference only.

https://github.com/truenas/scale-build

Wondering if this is just the first step towards doing a minio in the future.

#open source #selfhosted #truenas

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yaroto98@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 00:03 next collapse

Always blaming security bullshit. I anxiously await a community fork.

Next step is requiring a subscription.

infeeeee@lemmy.zip on 10 Mar 00:18 collapse

Volker Theile (lead dev of FreeNAS 2006-2009) maintaines OpenMediaVault, based on debian, version 8 was released recently. Not a drop in replacement, and it has its own quirks, but no evil company in the background

BCsven@lemmy.ca on 10 Mar 01:06 collapse

I’m running an early version of that on a 16 year old ARM board NAS, the NAS has 256MB of RAM and OpenMediaVault runs great on it.

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 10 Mar 00:07 next collapse

Security through obscurity isn’t security.

There goes my excuse for not giving up and just paying for Unraid.

ComradeMiao@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 01:22 collapse

Unraid pay system switch made me never want to use them

DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 10 Mar 00:16 next collapse

Odd choice of timing… I wonder if they are sitting on a cache of hard drives.

ryannathans@aussie.zone on 10 Mar 00:18 next collapse

Truenas went to shit when they killed BSD support, the OS it was founded on

lnxtx@sopuli.xyz on 10 Mar 01:24 next collapse

TIL. Now it’s based on Debian.

Technoguyfication@sh.itjust.works on 10 Mar 02:07 collapse

I ordered a TrueNAS system from iXsystems a few years ago, and the reasoning they gave me is that Linux has better driver support, especially for home users.

Whether that was actually the reason, I have no clue. But that’s what they said.

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz on 10 Mar 00:40 next collapse

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS Network-Attached Storage
PIA Private Internet Access brand of VPN
VPN Virtual Private Network

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tabular@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 00:45 next collapse

Are they lying about secure boot being a reason or can I go back to thinking SB is part of Microsoft’s EEE attack on software freedom?

frongt@lemmy.zip on 10 Mar 01:12 next collapse

It can be a bit of both.

I don’t think secureboot is an attack on freedom exactly (and it’s certainly not an instance of EEE), but I definitely think it shouldn’t be Microsoft holding the keys.

Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it on 10 Mar 01:15 collapse

@tabular @Ek-Hou-Van-Braai They are lying. Debian supports Secure Boot and remains open.

Although "related platform integrity" stuff might be something they're being forced to include by a government agency or paid to include by another company.

nixx@piefed.ca on 10 Mar 01:45 collapse

XigmaNAS is still being developed and is a fork of the original FreeNAS code before iX acquired the name.

There are alternatives