On 2020-02-12 21:11:31 (+1100), Borja Marcos wrote:
On 12 Feb 2020, at 10:53, Philip Homburg <philip.homburg@ripe.net> wrote:
For more details, see our new article on RIPE Labs:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes
I am wondering, is the RIPE Atlas probe software fully Linux centric or can it run on other modern *IX derviatives?
It should be fairly straightforward to run the software probe on FreeBSD under the Linux binary compatibility layer ("Linux personality disorder"). I've been meaning to poke at this but so many projects ... so little time. As far as I can tell from casual inspection of the repository, the main complexity is that the code expects its dependencies to live in Linuxy places, rather than where they usually live on Unix. Other than that, as the other Philip (the smart Philip? :-)) points out: it's mostly shell scripts. It would be nice to run RIPE Atlas software probes without having to install (and worse: maintain!) a Linux machine for the purpose. While Linux is an acceptable choice for a tiny embedded appliance with no measurable attack surface, I wouldn't want it on a server. If you have the time: see if you can make it run under Linux binary compatibility on FreeBSD. If you cook up a port, I'll be more than happy to commit it for you! Philip -- Philip Paeps Senior Reality Engineer Alternative Enterprises