To my knowledge it is already off by default and you need these options to enable it options IPFILTER options IPFILTER_LOG so to those that wish to have it removed from base, if it has a maintainer whats the trouble? On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Sam Fourman Jr. <sfourman_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you to those that have expressed interest in maintaining IP Filter.. > > My thoughts are, could we consider putting a option in the kernel config, > and leaving it off by default for GENERIC? > I think this is a acceptable compromise, considering some people wish for > it to be removed. > > Sam Fourman Jr. > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert_at_komquats.com>wrote: > >> In message <18DF99B0-6E66-4906-A233-7778451B8A92_at_felyko.com>, Rui Paulo >> writes: >> > 2013/04/15 9:55$B!"(BCy Schubert <Cy.Schubert_at_komquats.com> $B$N%a%C%;!<%8(B: >> > >> > > 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 two >> > > 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_at_ hadn'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 >> made >> 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 >> longest >> of time we'd use a common set of rules across a FreeBSD and Solaris farm >> (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 would >> be a loss. >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert_at_komquats.com> >> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy_at_FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org >> " >> > > > > -- > > Sam Fourman Jr. > -- Sam Fourman Jr.Received on Mon Apr 15 2013 - 16:54:44 UTC
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