> In my case it has nothing to do with whether or not millions of people > use a particular OS but simply that I am constrained to Linux for this > project and it is non-negotiable. So I could use that as an excuse to > ignore OpenBGPd but I think it's a nice BGP implementation and I think > it may be a nice implementation on Linux too, or maybe not, that is > the reason for my questions here, which have been answered very well > by Claudio and Henning and others.
The message has been misunderstood. Let me be clear, here are the two messages: Firstly, Linux has a routing socket and in-kernel routing table which lacks the right capabilities, so you won't get all you want. Secondly, Henning and Claudio don't do slave labour.