On 9/25/2011 23:45, Simon Hobson wrote: > Christ Schlacta wrote: >> I thought of another benefit to a shiny new XML format >> >> All the files could be merged into a single shorewall.xml file with >> different sections. >> <config> >> <adminisabsentminded>true</adminisabsentminded> >> </config> >> <rules> >> <rule> >> ... >> </rule> >> </rules> >> <tcclasses> >> ... >> </tcclasses> >> etc... > Good grief, what are you smoking ? > Part of the complaint is that some files (particularly rules) are too > long, and so you propose to merge everything into one huge file. > Realistically that would only be editable using a custom XML editor > that would split out the components and offer them for editing a > chunk at a time - instead of (as is the case now) being able to use > any editor of your choice. > > Out of interest, do you do your editing on a system with graphical > desktop GUI ? > I manage a handful of linux systems remotely from a windows 7 desktop, and on occasion I do fire up xming, I primarily use putty, byobu (enhanced screen replacement), and vim.
However, the implication, which I failed to make effectively, is that SIMPLE configs (like the Universal) could be merged into a single file, or more complex configs merged into a single file for distribution to multiple systems. I never intended to imply that I thought editing long complex configs in a single XML file routinely was better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
