From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 27 13:50:21 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 123DF16A4CE for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:50:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA25643D49 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:50:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j0RDoKou067878 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:50:20 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j0RDoKtj067877; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:50:20 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:50:20 GMT Message-Id: <200501271350.j0RDoKtj067877@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Giorgos Keramidas Subject: Re: docs/76750: Fix wording about what version of FreeBSD PF can be used in. X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Giorgos Keramidas List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:50:21 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/76750; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Max Laier Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/76750: Fix wording about what version of FreeBSD PF can be used in. Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:40:48 +0200 On 2005-01-27 14:15, Max Laier wrote: >On Thursday 27 January 2005 13:50, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>On 2005-01-27 04:59, Brad Davis wrote: >>> - For older 5.X version of &os; you can find >>> - PF in the &os; ports collection here: >>> + For versions of &os; younger than 5.0 and older than 5.3 you >>> + can find PF in the &os; ports collection here: >>> security/pf. >> >> pf(9) is, AFAIK, included as part of the base system in releases >> `older than 5.3'. So the correction is not 100% true. > > 5.3 was the first *release* with PF included. 5.2.1, 5.1 and 5.0(not > sure) can be supported from security/pf. One should note, that the > port is outdated (OpenBSD 3.4) and no longer maintained. I'll remove > the port with the release of 5.4 (and will correct the firewall > chapter accordingly). 4.x can get pf from KAME snapshots, btw. Thanks for the very informative reply Max :-) What is, in your opinion, the best thing to do? Currently, the text of the Handbook reads: % 24.4 The Packet Filter (PF) Firewall % % As of July 2003 the OpenBSD firewall software application known % as PF was ported to FreeBSD and was made available in the FreeBSD % ports collection; the first release that contained PF as an % integrated part of the base system was FreeBSD 5.3 in November % 2004. [...] % % For older 5.X version of FreeBSD you can find PF in the FreeBSD % ports collection here: security/pf. If I am reading your reply correctly, we don't need to change anything; the Handbook text describes correctly PF as part of the base system after 5.3-RELEASE and points everyone else to the port. The only thing that could probably be added is "4.x can get pf from KAME snapshots". - Giorgos