Show HN: Bor – Open-source policy management for Linux desktops
- ID
- 10630
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 02 Aug 2026, 5:06 PM
- Fetched
- 04 Aug 2026, 6:20 PM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://getbor.dev/blog/2026-08-02-bor-v080-release/
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 07 Aug 2026, 1:30 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
Bor v0.8.0, an open-source policy management tool for Linux desktops, adds policy types for Thunderbird, Microsoft Edge for Business, and Firewalld zones, plus a full web UI overhaul with proper URL routing, per-action RBAC, and tamper-protected managed files. The agent writes and restores policy files (policies.json, bor_managed.json, zone XML) and validates firewalld configs via firewall-cmd --check-config.
Why it matters
Only relevant if you manage a fleet of Linux desktops and need centralized policy enforcement for Thunderbird, Edge, or firewalld. Most builders in this audience won't run this; no action needed unless you're doing Linux desktop fleet management.
Discussion angle
Skip this one for the main segment; at most mention it as a niche tool if someone in the community manages Linux desktop fleets and wants centralized, tamper-protected policy enforcement without a commercial MDM.