Re: [SLUG] web hosting

From: Smitty (76543a@mpinet.net)
Date: Fri Jun 01 2001 - 00:15:09 EDT


You can still download ipf from Darren Reed's site in Australia, but I
think he has caused his code to be deprecated within the Open Source
Community. Perhaps IPTables could be ported to OBSD. I think ipf will
fade away if Reed does not change his mind very soon.
Smitty

>
> In a lighter vein, how about Theo's approved uses for OpenBSD
> -- he de-committed a seemingly 'non-free under BSD' package
> called 'ipf' (quite properly in my opinion, although I'll
> miss the functionality); see:
>
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sbin/ipf/Attic/ipf.c
>
> > But software which OpenBSD uses and redistributes must be
> > free to all (be they people or companies), for any purpose
> > they wish to use it, including modification, use, peeing
> > on, or even integration into baby mulching machines or
> > atomic bombs to be dropped on Australia.
>
> -- Russ



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