From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 18 13:55:01 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DC598AE; Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:55:01 +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 4B708FCC; Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:55:01 +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=BWvPGDcYAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=y0hQBMVAJT5ZhVpp6mQA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA: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; 18 Apr 2013 07:55:48 -0600 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy [10.1.1.91]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDD52FF; Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:54:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from slippy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r3IDssVp005515; Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:54:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <201304181354.r3IDssVp005515@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: Ed Maste Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer In-Reply-To: Message from Ed Maste of "Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:02:40 -0400." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:54:54 -0700 Cc: "current@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:55:01 -0000 In message , Ed Maste writes: > On 15 April 2013 16:12, Cy Schubert wrote: > > The existing license isn't that BSD-friendly either, which is why it lives > > in contrib/. I think the 5.1.X GPLv2 is about the same friendliness as > > Darren's IPF 4.1.X license. As long as it's not in GENERIC should be fine. > > A person can always load it anyway. > > There's a plan[1] to remove the remaining GPL components from base > over time. Updating to the last ipfilter that's under the current > license is probably the path forward, unless it moves out to ports. > > [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/GPLinBase That's been pointed out to me. IPF's build/install scripts place header files in /usr/include, IMO unacceptable for a port. Going forward we go to 4.1.34 (still under the old license) then look at options. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.