Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:56:04 -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>, "cpet@sdf.org" <cpet@sdf.org> Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer Message-ID: <A2450361-D9E9-498F-AD44-846563EF04CB@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <201304151748.r3FHmhC3002734@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <201304151748.r3FHmhC3002734@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On Apr 15, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> wrote: > In message <18DF99B0-6E66-4906-A233-7778451B8A92@felyko.com>, Rui Paulo > writes: >> 2013/04/15 9:55$B!"(BCy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> $B$N%a%C%;!<%8(B: >> >>> 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. > 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 intentions from well meaning people. What is your timeline for getting it back into shape and re-integrating yourself into the committer community? Scott
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