Now that Shorewall 4.2 is transitioning into maintenance-only mode, it is time to start thinking about Shorewall 4.4.
Originally, I had planned for 4.4 to be the IPv6 release but when IPv6 proved to be relatively easy and painless to add to 4.2, deferring it until 4.4 was no longer required. Another idea I had was to split the traffic shaping and routing (providers) part of the product off into a separate product. I've made a couple of half-hearted attempts to begin that work but I find myself very disinterested in continuing in that direction. The current product works well enough and if someone else has the time and energy to build a routing and traffic shaping product, I'll be happy to do what I can to integrate with that product. So the only plan that I have for 4.4 right now is to discontinue Shorewall-shell. That product is mature and given that Shorewall 4.0 is part of Debian Lenny, we will be maintaining Shorewall 4.0/4.2 for the next couple of years at least. Anyone have something on their wish list that we might want to add to 4.4? -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who Shoreline, \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like Washington, USA \ all of the passengers in his car http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________
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