TrueNAS build system going closed source (github.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Readme updated today:

This repository is no longer actively maintained.

The TrueNAS build system previously hosted here has been moved to an internal infrastructure. This transition was necessary to meet new security requirements, including support for Secure Boot and related platform integrity features that require tighter control over the build and signing pipeline.

No further updates, pull requests, or issues will be accepted. Existing content is preserved here for historical reference only.

https://github.com/truenas/scale-build

Wondering if this is just the first step towards doing a minio in the future.

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[-] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

I've heard others say that you can just use private keys, Debian does that.

Though I'm not very knowledgeable in this, others can hopefully clarify.

[-] TehPers@beehaw.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

You can use self-signed keys.

It's basically like saying you can trust your own certificates used by TLS on your own machine rather than going through a CA, but realistically businesses would rather use a CA.

[-] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Business could then pay TrueNAS (or someone else) to handle the signing for them.

All the code can be Open-Source, the handling of they keys just obviously need to be secret.

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