Hello Everyone!,
I am creating an OpenBSD Spin-off and have a question about what the
rules are regarding doing something like this. I have looked at the
OpenBSD copyright page and it looks like doing so would be alright
but I would like to be sure that what I am doing is alright. I
do not necessarily aim to create a new OpenBSD based operating system
what I plan to do is to create my own spin-off off OpenBSD that comes
configured to function as a server for a game called "Minecraft",
and comes with things like OpenJDK (required to run Minecraft), but it
will still be OpenBSD it will just have a slightly different default
configuration. Would the people using my spin-off be allowed to use
the OpenBSD package repositories to install packages and update them.
What I am trying to do is setup an OpenBSD spin-off that is setup to be a
secure Minecraft server, because right now many of the people who setup
Minecraft servers in their home run their servers on their personal
computers using Windows 7 or Vista and the server is usually running
as the administrative user. So what I would like to do is distribute
an OpenBSD Spin-off that is configured as a Minecraft server
that these people who are not very skilled can use (It will be highly
scripted and automated) and can run in Virtualbox or can be installed
on a dedicated server, I know this won't be as secure as a managed
server and I also know that security is a process not something you can
download but my goal is to setup something that will hopefully be more
secure than what most people are doing right now I am also doing this
because hopefully if people were to start using my Spin-Off of OpenBSD
then maybe more people will take an interest in OpenBSD.
Please let me know if this would be an OK thing to do. Also
feel free to comment on my idea and let me know what you think!
P.S. This is the first time I have ever posted to the OpenBSD misc
mailing list I have done my best to conform to the OpenBSD Mailing list
Netiquette guidelines, but please let me know if I have
done something incorrectly,
Sincerely,
Crookedmaze
