All, I am prepared to host the website/domain, is there a group of people that are willing to be active in the ongoing support/development of shorewall?
Regards, T > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tom Eastep > Sent: Wednesday, 18 May 2005 1:17 PM > To: Shorewall Users; Shorewall Announcements; LEAF; > [email protected]; Tarry Eastep > Subject: [Shorewall-users] I quit. > > It is with regret that I announce that Shorewall development > and support is officially ended. > > Sean's post has finally driven it home to me that in the long > term, trying to support a project like Shorewall is > impossible for a person of my personality and age. > > Sean -- please believe that this isn't about you or your post > -- your post was just the proverbial straw on this old camel's back. > > Unlike the originators of other successful open source > projects, I have not been able to attract a core of people > who believe in Shorewall and who are willing to make > sacrifices to ensure it's success. That is my weakness and I > accept it. But is means that I have been left with trying to > develop, document, and support Shorewall almost > single-handedly. I cannot do it any more. > > I have apparently been able to create the illusion of more > success than has been achieved. Sean believes that he should > be able to ignore the notices on the Shorewall 1.3 web site > announcing that support for that release has ceased and > thinks that the errata page should still have updated > Shorewall components for a release that my 60 year old mind > can't remember most of the details about. And he is right to > expect that. But I can't deliver it. > > And I just cannot deal with the support and documentation > frustration any more -- support, the documentation and the > web site consume an order of magnitude more of my time than > does Shorewall development. Apparently, I am completely inept > at web site design because people just can't find the > information that they need; and I have no more energy to try > to fix it. > > Since I began developing Shorewall: > > a) I have gained over 60 pounds in weight. > b) My lawn and landscaping have become an embarrassment in > the neighborhood. > c) I have begun exhibiting addictive behavior toward Linux > and Shorewall. > d) I have developed sleep disorders (I use a breathing aid at night) > e) I dislike my life. > > It's time to get myself cleaned up and re-enter the life of > the living. > > I will leave the Shorewall website and server in place until > July 4 in case there is any community interest in picking up > the pieces. Please email me privately if you are interested > in carrying on; I'll do what I can to help. > > Tonight I am deleting myself from all of the Shorewall and > Leaf mailing lists. > > I will clean up what I have for a 2.3 release and place it on > the server as the last Shorewall release -- Shorewall 2.4.0. > > I would like to express my appreciation for all who have used > Shorewall and who have enriched my life through Shorewall. I > especially appreciate: > > - Steve Cowles who helped me so much in the early days > - Francesca Smith who picked up the sample configurations > when I had had it with them > - Mike Noyes who was always willing to help improve the documentation. > > I regret letting down those of you who depend on Shorewall. > But look at it this way -- you have the source for all of the > code that you run and it's all written in a very simple > programming language. And there was always the possiblilty > that I would walk in front of a bus. > > ... and you have to admit that the price was right :-) > > Shorewall will always be a part of my life that I look back > on with fondness. > > As always, > > -Tom > -- > Tom Eastep \ Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool > Shoreline, \ http://shorewall.net > Washington USA \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PGP Public Key \ https://lists.shorewall.net/teastep.pgp.key > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes Want to be the first software developer in space? Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7412&alloc_id=16344&op=click _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
