Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:51:47 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>, "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org>, Scott Long <scott4long@yahoo.com>, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@felyko.com>, "net@freebsd.org" <net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer Message-ID: <CAAdA2WNw1cdx5tXxyN%2BvbmjoL%2B41=utLn4TQieR20og7-hywgQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1304140946440.10505@wonkity.com> References: <20130411201805.GD76816@FreeBSD.org> <7D8ACD5C-821D-4505-82E4-02267A7BA4F8@FreeBSD.org> <E2F803DD-1F3A-430E-957F-7AB1904CDF42@samsco.org> <96D56EAE-E797-429E-AEC9-42B19B048CCC@FreeBSD.org> <6DEDD3EA-45C1-4549-AA13-5E4F6674BE3E@samsco.org> <2D0B66DB-E232-4F34-9D01-57DF226B9BAA@FreeBSD.org> <2DA4A561-3304-432D-B5D1-7053A27E758F@yahoo.com> <F45FFB8A-4B54-4AEF-AA19-D96DAD0C399D@felyko.com> <CADLo839TyKF2dnONpQ6fyUAVOHG1dYYXih5wS3jANVZBiR=VTA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1304140946440.10505@wonkity.com>
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It's NOT possible, because someone has to handle the kernel hooks, which is the contention. Mark as deprecated, remove the HandBook section, but only for 10.x On 14 April 2013 18:48, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Sun, 14 Apr 2013, Chris Rees wrote: > > On 14 April 2013 01:41, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@felyko.com> wrote: >> >>> 2013/04/13 16:01?Scott Long <scott4long@yahoo.com> ??????: >>> >>> >>> 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<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<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. > > Is it possible to move ipfilter into a port? > > ______________________________**_________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-**current<http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current>; > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@** > freebsd.org <freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."
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