Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:32:48 -0600 From: Scott Long <scott4long@yahoo.com> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org>, Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@felyko.com>, "net@freebsd.org" <net@freebsd.org>, darrenr@freebsd.org, "cpet@sdf.org" <cpet@sdf.org> Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer Message-ID: <38F315FF-07D3-451C-9811-D4CF89E9EB8E@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <201304151927.r3FJRtq9002799@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <201304151927.r3FJRtq9002799@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On Apr 15, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> = wrote: > In message <A2450361-D9E9-498F-AD44-846563EF04CB@yahoo.com>, Scott = Long=20 > writes: >>=20 >> On Apr 15, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> = wrote: >>=20 >>> In message <18DF99B0-6E66-4906-A233-7778451B8A92@felyko.com>, Rui = Paulo=20 >>> writes: >>>> 2013/04/15 9:55=1B$B!"=1B(BCy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> = =1B$B$N%a%C%;!<%8=1B >> (B: >>>>=20 >>>>> I've been planning on taking on IP Filter for quite some time.=20 >>>>> Unfortunately I've left my src commit bit lapse (my ports commit = bit is=20 >>>>> alive and well though) thus I'm looking for a mentor. In addition = I'm=20 >>>>> working on an ACER WMI/ACPI kld. One mentor would be preferred but = two=20 >>>>> would be fine too. >>>>=20 >>>> What are your plans regarding ipfilter? I remain unconvinced that = it shoul >> d b >>>> e in the base system. Perhaps you can work on it as a port? >>>=20 >>> The initial plan was to import IP Filter 5.1.2 into HEAD. darrenr@ = hadn't=20 >>> done much with IPF while employed with Sun. Since then there has = been some=20 >>> development that is long overdue for HEAD. >>>=20 >>> I'm not sure if I'd MFC it into 9 or not. >>>=20 >>> I did consider a port but given it would has to touch bits and = pieces of=20 >>> the source tree (/usr/src), a port would be messy and the decision = was made >>=20 >>> to work on importing it into base. >>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> Why do you want to work on something that people have been trying = to remov >> e s >>>> ince 2005? >>>=20 >>> I and others have been using it in FreeBSD for over decade. For the = longest >>=20 >>> of time we'd use a common set of rules across a FreeBSD and Solaris = farm=20 >>> (using ipfmeta, makefiles, rsync, rdist, and a local CVS repo).=20 >>> Interoperability with other systems which use IP Filter is a plus. = If=20 >>> there's a maintainer, it only makes FreeBSD richer. Losing IP Filter = would=20 >>> be a loss. >>>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> If you're committed to maintaining IPFilter, that's great. However, = it can't >> be >> left to stagger along in a zombie state with nothing more than good = intentio >> ns >> from well meaning people. What is your timeline for getting it back = into sha >> pe >> and re-integrating yourself into the committer community? >=20 > I would think this would be my top priority right now. I'd like to see = it=20 > at the latest level in HEAD. I would like to MFC to 9-STABLE at some = point. >=20 > Given that IPF already lives in src/contrib and src/sys/contrib, would = the=20 > change in License from Darren Reed's own not so BSD friendly IPF = license to=20 > GPLv2 be of concern. I recall there was a lot of concern over IPF's = license=20 > change at the time. (FreeBSD moved it to contrib while OpenBSD removed = it=20 > completely and wrote PF -- I'm not sure what NetBSD did). >=20 I would assume that the license change would be OK, especially since the = other option is to remove it (or let it continue to rot and be an eyesore) but = I'll defer to those like Gleb and Rui with a more vested interest in it. Scott
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