I would bet they're running Bind for something, maybe as a local resolver to send .local queries to an MDNS resolver.
--Stephen On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 08:31:34PM +0800, emu...@disroot.org wrote: > I finally got around to filing away the document pack that came with a > new Bosch refrigerator. Apparently it has a feature called "Home > Connect" which enables it to connect to a mobile phone app via some > murky cloud service. > > Among the documents was the usual "Information regarding Open Source > Software" slip. I was quite surprised to find OpenBSD listed as a > component. > > However, the license as published by Bosch looks odd. The first part is > (C) 1996 Internet Software Consortium, and looks identical to the > license template for new code that is found in /usr/share/misc. > > The second part is "Portions Copyright (c) 1995 by International > Business Machines, Inc.", and appears to refer to some DNS code. The > implication is it's part of OpenBSD. > > I attach a scan of the relevant page. Am I right in thinking that the > licence is probably outdated or incorrect, if it appears to include > proprietary code under 'OpenBSD'? Maybe it's just a printer's mistake? > > Perhaps someone on the list in Germany has contacts with Bosch and could > clarify matters with them? > > -- > Chris <emu...@disroot.org>
