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So there looks like there is now a community developed/ported 'clone' of the Synology OS that will run on standard x86 (if limited) hardware.
Legality: It seems that as Synology use GPL code for their OS and hence are some license requirements that mean they need to share the changes with the community.
The GNU General Public License v3.0 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must pass on to the recipients the same freedoms that you received. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.
So the project to take advantage of the above has started and is being developed at:
http://xpenology.com/
I completed the install on a N54L last night and all seems to be working without any issues.
This is what I installed:
XPEnology NAS • View topic - XPEnology DS3612xs DSM 4.1 build 2668++ (more hardware)
And this was the step by step process of completing the install:
XPEnology NAS • View topic - Installing XPEnology in PC
The only bit that was not clear for me was booting. The USB key is needed to boot, but the system configuration is stored on the HDDs (and is mirrored across all drives in the pool). You need to avoid having the USB key attached when it creates the config volumes, but it is needed for booting.
In reading the documentation and legalities, it seems that although Synology will not exactly be happy with Xpenology development, as they are using GPL code there is nothing they can do to currently stop the project... but maybe in the future this may change.
If the mods have any objection about discussing this topic, please feel free to remove this post. I put up a headline yesterday and have had no feedback, so assume it's all fine.
Additional packages:
http://www.cphub.net
http://packages.quadrat4.de
Legality: It seems that as Synology use GPL code for their OS and hence are some license requirements that mean they need to share the changes with the community.
The GNU General Public License v3.0 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must pass on to the recipients the same freedoms that you received. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.
So the project to take advantage of the above has started and is being developed at:
http://xpenology.com/
I completed the install on a N54L last night and all seems to be working without any issues.
This is what I installed:
XPEnology NAS • View topic - XPEnology DS3612xs DSM 4.1 build 2668++ (more hardware)
And this was the step by step process of completing the install:
XPEnology NAS • View topic - Installing XPEnology in PC
The only bit that was not clear for me was booting. The USB key is needed to boot, but the system configuration is stored on the HDDs (and is mirrored across all drives in the pool). You need to avoid having the USB key attached when it creates the config volumes, but it is needed for booting.
In reading the documentation and legalities, it seems that although Synology will not exactly be happy with Xpenology development, as they are using GPL code there is nothing they can do to currently stop the project... but maybe in the future this may change.
If the mods have any objection about discussing this topic, please feel free to remove this post. I put up a headline yesterday and have had no feedback, so assume it's all fine.
Additional packages:
http://www.cphub.net
http://packages.quadrat4.de
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