Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer

It was pointed out to me that Darren Reed has changed licenses from his IP =

Filter license that's been in IPF since 2005 or so, when he joined Sun, to =

GPLv2 (probably when Darren left when Oracle took over Sun). Given that IPF =

already lives in src/contrib and src/sys/contrib due to the 2005 license =

change, would that be a problem? If it's OK then I'll maintain it in src. =

If not then a port is in order. Having said that, a port would be messy as =

IPF's own install scripts update src/sys/netinet, among other locations.

-- =

Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  http://www.FreeBSD.org

In message <D6ADE9C6-868A-4524-A6D7-4EB88F9D6287@yahoo.com>, Scott Long =

writes:
> The desire to remove it stems from the inability to give it adequate engi=
neer
> ing =

> service as the network stack evolves.  Simply taking it out of a kernel c=
onfi
> g file
> doesn't address that problem at all.  If it's going to stay in FreeBSD at=
 all
> , it
> needs to be maintained.  This could be set about a fair amount of stuff i=
n Fr
> eeBSD,
> but IPFilter stands out since there's a high rate of needed change happen=
ing =

> in
> the network stack, and it shouldn't be left to rot nor to be a stumbling =
bloc
> k for
> those changes.
> =

> Scott
> =

> On Apr 15, 2013, at 12:49 PM, "Sam Fourman Jr." <sfourman@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
> =

> > Thank you to those that have expressed interest in maintaining IP Filte=
r..
> > =

> > My thoughts are, could we consider putting a option in the kernel confi=
g,
> > and leaving it off by default for GENERIC?
> > I think this is a acceptable compromise, considering some people wish f=
or
> > it to be removed.
> > =

> > Sam Fourman Jr.
> > =

> > =

> > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>=
wrot
> e:
> > =

> >> In message <18DF99B0-6E66-4906-A233-7778451B8A92@felyko.com>, Rui Paulo
> >> writes:
> >>> 2013/04/15 9:55=E3=80=81Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> =E3=81=
=AE=E3=83=A1=E3=83=83=E3=82=BB=E3=83=BC=E3=82=B8:
> >>> =

> >>>> I've been planning on taking on IP Filter for quite some time.
> >>>> Unfortunately I've left my src commit bit lapse (my ports commit bit=
 is
> >>>> alive and well though) thus I'm looking for a mentor. In addition I'm
> >>>> working on an ACER WMI/ACPI kld. One mentor would be preferred but t=
wo
> >>>> would be fine too.
> >>> =

> >>> What are your plans regarding ipfilter? I remain unconvinced that it
> >> should b
> >>> e in the base system. Perhaps you can work on it as a port?
> >> =

> >> The initial plan was to import IP Filter 5.1.2 into HEAD. darrenr@ had=
n't
> >> done much with IPF while employed with Sun. Since then there has been =
some
> >> development that is long overdue for HEAD.
> >> =

> >> I'm not sure if I'd MFC it into 9 or not.
> >> =

> >> I did consider a port but given it would has to touch bits and pieces =
of
> >> the source tree (/usr/src), a port would be messy and the decision was=
 mad
> e
> >> to work on importing it into base.
> >> =

> >>> =

> >>> Why do you want to work on something that people have been trying to
> >> remove s
> >>> ince 2005?
> >> =

> >> I and others have been using it in FreeBSD for over decade. For the lo=
nges
> t
> >> of time we'd use a common set of rules across a FreeBSD and Solaris fa=
rm
> >> (using ipfmeta, makefiles, rsync, rdist, and a local CVS repo).
> >> Interoperability with other systems which use IP Filter is a plus. If
> >> there's a maintainer, it only makes FreeBSD richer. Losing IP Filter w=
ould
> >> be a loss.
> >> =

> >> =

> >> --
> >> Cheers,
> >> Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
> >> FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  http://www.FreeBSD.org
> >> =

> >> =

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> > =

> > =

> > =

> > -- =

> > =

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