From owner-freebsd-pf@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 17:01:39 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D01E1065697 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:01:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hvb@dsms.com) Received: from smtp.dsms.com (smtp.dsms.com [199.89.215.252]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C71FD8FC13 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:01:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.dsms.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.dsms.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99E54E0448; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:44:57 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=dsms.com; h=subject :mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; s= --selector=20080101; bh=TP74o7NJI6STLsqG7TY/ZP0HBvo=; b=mHG1RH06 m70xtXnFlhENxoBTvY1xZ367ublWamaXJQ/hLpG7qO0twpNs4VvT6JZVPV9lpOSK sB2MpuWjsb5bp3PKJTTT8aPfZh4pcPrTyRllCYPZBBvtfD5b1xiJJfetijYIUol/ G8mZrqJdZYqhg+Gikia4S0NwcMJGs5A7szc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=dsms.com; h=subject :mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; q=dns; s= --selector=20080101; b=zZbwru5QJNijcR8mBkpQ/fcZZZ8fRP+kyHcSXMUSA 92uMYgWtHzHUnl//luftzpA5oxF4Im7o0bvcFxdKG1GqWfq05lQ1aku3se91zZfl HNyOYVIbY4c2geOZNCJ2EeoGcQAvCxg9YI26fJuN6pnzNxnfJ+vjpiEfia+mQMkY gY= Received: from dragonfly.mac.sjc.dsms.com (dragonfly.mac.sjc.dsms.com [199.89.215.177]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: hvb) by smtp.dsms.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 770ECE0442; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:44:57 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 From: harold barker In-Reply-To: <20110113055136.GU24439@anarcat.ath.cx> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:44:56 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <431D5E6B-E1B2-46EB-BEBD-540AEC889328@dsms.com> References: <20110113055136.GU24439@anarcat.ath.cx> To: The Anarcat X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Cc: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Subject: Re: long term maintenance of pf in FreeBSD (AKA where's pf 4.7?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Technical discussion and general questions about packet filter \(pf\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:01:39 -0000 I like and use PF on FreeBSD. I would greatly appreciate someone = committing to more then a wham bam thank you madam port. I am willing = to put some money in the pot. =20 On Jan 12, 2011, at 21:51, The Anarcat wrote: > Hi! >=20 > I have digged into the archive after reading in the handbook that pf = is > stuck at OpenBSD's 4.1 version, which is now quite old (may 2007). >=20 > I have found this thread mentionning testing required for a patch: >=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-pf/2010-October/005842.html >=20 > ... it then seemed the patch had some issues: >=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-pf/2010-October/005860.html >=20 > Others have raised a similar issue about backporting 4.7 into FreeBSD: >=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-pf/2010-October/005862.html >=20 > For context, OpenBSD 4.7 (may 2010) is the last significant release > including changes in pf: >=20 > http://openbsd.org/47.html#new >=20 > So my question is: what's the plan? Is anybody actively maintaining pf > in FreeBSD at this point? >=20 > Is it because the backporting process is painful that it's not being > done regularly? >=20 > Or is it only because of the lack of testers? >=20 > A. >=20 > PS: I ask because we're considering switching our routers from OpenBSD > to FreeBSD to ease maintenance (yay freebsd-update) but the outdated = pf > version is a serious hindrance as we're looking at using the new > 'sloppy' state tracking mecanisms >=20 > PPS: please CC, i'm not on the list (yet?) >=20 > --=20 > Antoine Beaupr=E9 > R=E9seau Koumbit Networks > +1.514.387.6262