Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:55:36 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Replacing BIND with unbound Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1208200852420.78446@ai.fobar.qr> In-Reply-To: <5031FAAB.9020409@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAL409Kzjjaur5%2B1gGh7VtTdg5M1zjLpZ-kmm8%2BrWv%2Bw9ua%2B14A@mail.gmail.com> <5031FAAB.9020409@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2012, Doug Barton wrote: > On 08/06/2012 13:23, Vitaly Magerya wrote: >> Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> On 07/07/2012 16:33, Garrett Wollman wrote: >>>> The utilities (specifically host(1) and dig(1)) are the only >>>> user-visible interfaces I care about. >> [...] >>> ldns (a dependency of unbound) comes with drill, which is a dig-alike >>> tool. I'd like to see us produce a host-alike based on ldns as well, >> >> If there still is interest, I've got just that at [1]. This tool, >> ldns-host, implements all the options of bind9-host (except for >> debugging ones), and produces close (and often identical) output. >> >> There's a list of differences between ldns-host and bind9-host >> in the man page (see [2]); most items can be fixed if people >> will request for it. Some more exotic situations where not tested >> though, so that list is only partial. >> >> [1] http://hg.tx97.net/ldns-host/file/ >> [2] http://manweb.tx97.net/http://hg.tx97.net/ldns-host/raw-file/tip/ldns-host.1 > > If I didn't already say so, this is awesome! :) > > Dag-Erling, do you have a timeline for getting started on the > ldns/unbound import? We will continue to reject this until there are more firm plans, proper documentation on the security support side, which I cannot remember Simon got an answer for. I continue to say that I am not willing to trade one for another for the sake of just changing the name. /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! Stop bit received. Insert coin for new address family.
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