[atlas] RIPE Atlas Software Probes

On 2020-02-12 21:11:31 (+1100), Borja Marcos wrote:
> On 12 Feb 2020, at 10:53, Philip Homburg <philip.homburg at 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

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Philip Paeps
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