Robert Moskowitz wrote:

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>  It doesn't seem like a lot to have ip6 support along side ip4.
>>>
>>>  At least for filter rules.  No NAT needed.
>>>    
>>
>>  See http://wiki.shorewall.net/roadmap
>
>13.5 months is a long time to wait....

Hmm, I agree that it seems a long way off, but I'm not complaining because :

Shorewall is an excellent tool, written by someone (Tom) who does it 
in his spare time, and for which he receives no remuneration - our 
gratitude may give him a warm fuzzy feeling, but it doesn't put food 
on the table !

The value of the tool is FAR in excess of the price we pay.

In common with most open source projects, there is scope for anyone 
who requires a feature to either roll their sleeves up and contribute 
to the work, OR to sponsor the work - ie to put the food on someone's 
table so they can spend their time doing the work instead of working 
to put food on the table.

Since I don't have the skills required, I can't contribute to the 
work - and I don't have the cash to sponsor it. So I simply wait 
until it gets done "if or when" Tom (or someone else with the skills) 
decides to commit THEIR time to doing it - I can say that it would be 
a nice feature to have, but I don't feel I have any moral right to 
ask for it to be done, and especially to be done by any particular 
deadline.


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