From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 15 14:33:11 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA5DB7B; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Received: from smtp-out-04.shaw.ca (smtp-out-04.shaw.ca [64.59.134.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C554362; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:11 +0000 (UTC) X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=HUoWN8sqH4wajA0WKpKyUV7G7o/UpN4YSPso/+twBIs= c=1 sm=1 a=QrugwKR0C_UA:10 a=wAGQQ9Az6v0A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=ICAaq7hcmGcA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=IbtKDeXwb2+SRU442/pi3A==:17 a=s1O25tkdAAAA:8 a=MyE6jBz-AAAA:8 a=CjxXgO3LAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=ZB5LerlCAAAA:8 a=BWvPGDcYAAAA:8 a=d8jxi4gjFzhM9obhgiUA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=6oEG72nUbxYA:10 a=OyOq_G8mXAEA:10 a=aLekXsIfG0IA:10 a=rC2wZJ5BpNYA:10 a=V7tsTZBp22UA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 Received: from unknown (HELO spqr.komquats.com) ([96.50.7.119]) by smtp-out-04.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 15 Apr 2013 08:33:33 -0600 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy [10.1.1.91]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A782C192; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:33:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from slippy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r3FEX3c3005916; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:33:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <201304151433.r3FEX3c3005916@slippy.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.8.0 04/21/2012 with nmh-1.5 From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.komquats.com/ To: Warren Block Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer In-Reply-To: Message from Warren Block of "Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:48:33 -0600." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:33:03 -0700 Cc: Chris Rees , "current@freebsd.org" , Scott Long , Rui Paulo , "net@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:11 -0000 In message , Warren Block writ es: > On Sun, 14 Apr 2013, Chris Rees wrote: > > > On 14 April 2013 01:41, Rui Paulo wrote: > >> 2013/04/13 16:01?Scott Long ??????: > >> > >>> Maybe something else, but whatever it is, it should be done. If you and > Gleb don't want to do this, I will. > >> > >> I already started writing a guide. See here for a very incomplete version: > >> > >> http://people.freebsd.org/~rpaulo/ipf-deprecation/article.html > > > > If you're really serious about deprecating ipf, we absolutely have to > > remove instructions for it from the Handbook as soon as possible; > > every time a new user comes across instructions you're going to have > > yet another annoyed party. > > > > http://www.bayofrum.net/~crees/patches/remove-ipf.diff > > This should probably be done like we did for CVS for ports. Mark it as > deprecated, then remove the Handbook section once the code is removed. Sorry, I'm coming in late on this discussion. I'm willing to take it on as I've been planning on updating it for a while. Would a src committer like to take me on for mentorship? -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org