Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:52:34 +0100 From: Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: "net@freebsd.org" <net@freebsd.org>, Scott Long <scott4long@yahoo.com>, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@felyko.com>, "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer Message-ID: <CADLo83-uHU7nk3z1ZJizx_rJFw4GYHjCmjcgLbeUE4F81mQzpw@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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On 14 April 2013 16:48, 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 >> >> >> 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 > > > 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? There isn't really a point in moving it to a port, because it still needs the same level of commitment to make it work; many kernel/net changes cause it to break, and Rui has already pointed out that no-one knows if it even works at all on HEAD. Moving kernel stuff like this to ports isn't really an option :/ Chris
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