Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:25:23 -0000 From: cpet@sdf.org To: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@freebsd.org> Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, Scott Long <scott4long@yahoo.com>, "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org>, Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@felyko.com>, "net@freebsd.org" <net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer Message-ID: <c61a9fc7569917d9700d4f0989c23e62.squirrel@ma.sdf.org> In-Reply-To: <20130414160648.GD96431@in-addr.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> <20130414160648.GD96431@in-addr.com>
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Hi, I will see what I can do when I come back from work. PF is based on ipfilter so having 3 is indeed a bit much. Chris > On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 09:48:33AM -0600, Warren Block wrote: >> Is it possible to move ipfilter into a port? > > That may work short term, but the ENOMAINTAINER problem will quickly creep > up again as kernel APIs change. If the author has lost interest in > maintaining the FreeBSD port of ipfilter then unless someone steps forward > to carry on the work, I don't see much of a future for ipfilter in > FreeBSD > > Do we honestly need three packet filters? > > Regards, > > Gary > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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