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> >
> > FreeBSD comes with IPFW and PF: both are very different but
> > maintainers develop preferences over time that are difficult to
> > change. Having it would open a space for Opensolaris on BSD
> > shops. Yes, I'd like it ported, and a Google Summer of Code
> > project did that for linux but I don't currently have the
> > resources (time in particular) to do it.
> >
>
>
> Last I checked, FreeBSD shipped with ipfw, pf and ipf.
>
Yes, you are right, of course. Dumping ipf was never
an option, no matter what the OpenBSD crowd did.
> At various points in time, people have decided to use one
> or the other, based on what's currently in vogue.
>
> There are differences between them and there are specific
> features that are in ipfw that aren't in pf/ipf (and of course
> vice versa.)
>
I've heard people saying they love pf because it's easier to
configure, ipfw was inspired on BSD/OS and people with
that background know it well. Tastes vary but options are
good.
> As a member of the FreeBSD community, I don't get the
> impression that adding ipfw to OpenSolaris would help
> OpenSolaris in a significant way.
>
Well, we will have to leave that test to time. If there's
enough value someone will port it ... eventually ;).
Pedro.
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