Why not make it a ports/package then? On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Crookedmaze <themazed...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 02/09/2013 06:53 PM, Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado wrote: >> >> On Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 11:46:58AM -0600, Crookedmaze wrote: >> >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> The licenses of OpenBSD *base* allow you to distribute appliances but >> you should check the licenses of each package included in your project. >> >> Cheers. >> >> Thanks for replying guys! Nicolai thank you for suggesting that I write >> a shell script instead I think that is a great idea and I think that is >> what I will do instead. Also Christopher now that I think about it I >> think the daemon actually runs as a reduced user, I think earlier I was >> thinking of the administrative user on Windows as the root user on BSD >> in that all programs launched as that user run as admin but now that >> I think about it I think in order to run a program as administrator >> you need to right click and click run as administrator. Stefan I was >> thinking about doing that but now I am leaning towards a shell script >> that configures the server how it needs to be configured >> (automatic updates chrooted sftp backup cronjobs etc.) I think this way >> it will be a lot simpler and easier to transfer between using my OpenBSD >> spin-off from release to release. Chris I have ended up deciding to >> distribute my spin off as a shell script that you can run post OpenBSD >> install so if you can install OpenBSD on a USB drive normally then >> you should be able to. Juan thanks for letting me know that I can >> redistribute*base* that will be good to know in the future. >> I would like to thank all of your for taking the time >> to reply to my question. > >
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