From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 15 18:54:44 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BC83E86; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:54:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sfourman@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vc0-f176.google.com (mail-vc0-f176.google.com [209.85.220.176]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADB16136D; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:54:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vc0-f176.google.com with SMTP id hf12so4124080vcb.7 for ; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:54:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=b11ecb/K+a8WPRlSgj3UFo4QpM0Qg2eo3TCnuKuc8Yo=; b=qfWHoNlTBke+WuD+BkrpzETt2gu1Dp+pHKNRVyI/dByGuDJkND+7CaFtOMBfN6t+Ei AoOe/Pegj21UK4YXJZimOjsBW3bfYC/atXbs6U1OHS0Oz5XTToOLBS++uiqSK6QKXWoY 0uY9z9hAlNo1ArWx4ci1CThCNm88nSFjnLgs9xhGNAxyLb4ohjYO+nUrZvXTutnzjfjF 9DNt83bc5hEKNbhGqcqjNcpO2pPhXU3AGfvYRHU7B5gd4hUgkL7U0468KsIYTL92gxTF xwO57LdK5BkxbgnhRK3ESGU1FJzE9aUerKempvdr7GjTzycMWbA62/kjKzJia+uYmwmr 23pw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.89.229 with SMTP id br5mr7580751vdb.24.1366052077614; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:54:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.61.11 with HTTP; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:54:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <18DF99B0-6E66-4906-A233-7778451B8A92@felyko.com> <201304151748.r3FHmhC3002734@slippy.cwsent.com> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:54:37 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer From: "Sam Fourman Jr." To: Cy Schubert Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: Warren Block , Scott Long , "current@freebsd.org" , Chris Rees , Rui Paulo , "net@freebsd.org" , "cpet@sdf.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list 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 18:54:44 -0000 To my knowledge it is already off by default and you need these options to enable it options IPFILTER options IPFILTER_LOG so to those that wish to have it removed from base, if it has a maintainer whats the trouble? On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: > > Thank you to those that have expressed interest in maintaining IP Filter.. > > My thoughts are, could we consider putting a option in the kernel config, > and leaving it off by default for GENERIC? > I think this is a acceptable compromise, considering some people wish for > it to be removed. > > Sam Fourman Jr. > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Cy Schubert wrote: > >> In message <18DF99B0-6E66-4906-A233-7778451B8A92@felyko.com>, Rui Paulo >> writes: >> > 2013/04/15 9:55、Cy Schubert のメッセージ: >> > >> > > I've been planning on taking on IP Filter for quite some time. >> > > Unfortunately I've left my src commit bit lapse (my ports commit bit >> is >> > > alive and well though) thus I'm looking for a mentor. In addition I'm >> > > working on an ACER WMI/ACPI kld. One mentor would be preferred but two >> > > would be fine too. >> > >> > What are your plans regarding ipfilter? I remain unconvinced that it >> should b >> > e in the base system. Perhaps you can work on it as a port? >> >> The initial plan was to import IP Filter 5.1.2 into HEAD. darrenr@ hadn't >> done much with IPF while employed with Sun. Since then there has been some >> development that is long overdue for HEAD. >> >> I'm not sure if I'd MFC it into 9 or not. >> >> I did consider a port but given it would has to touch bits and pieces of >> the source tree (/usr/src), a port would be messy and the decision was >> made >> to work on importing it into base. >> >> > >> > Why do you want to work on something that people have been trying to >> remove s >> > ince 2005? >> >> I and others have been using it in FreeBSD for over decade. For the >> longest >> of time we'd use a common set of rules across a FreeBSD and Solaris farm >> (using ipfmeta, makefiles, rsync, rdist, and a local CVS repo). >> Interoperability with other systems which use IP Filter is a plus. If >> there's a maintainer, it only makes FreeBSD richer. Losing IP Filter would >> be a loss. >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Cy Schubert >> FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> > > > > -- > > Sam Fourman Jr. > -- Sam Fourman Jr.