PF being the only reason I'm running OpenBSD as a KVM-type guest for while not being all that keen on OpenBSD itself, I'd also back this with a modest contribution of my own.
Jorge Schrauwen wrote: > On 2016-05-12 23:39, Joshua M. Clulow wrote: >> On 12 May 2016 at 14:32, Adam Števko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Well, I suppose the smaller the divergence, the better it would be. But >>> that’s the theory. >> >> In some senses that's true. As I was working on it, though, it became >> obvious that there are a number of things that will just be different: >> e.g., we have rather different data structures (list_t, avl_t), our >> packet filter hooks are a bit different, we're already an SMP capable >> kernel, we have zones (and each zone needs its own idea of what is, >> today, a single-instance firewall), we generally want to have prefixed >> structures and typedef types. >> >> In the end, it might be possible to do a port that did _not_ use as >> many of our native facilities, but then it would be less easy to debug >> and less of a first class citizen. Part of this work is not just >> doing a port, but deciding on the legacy you'll be creating: who will >> look after it over time, and how. >> >> Also, at the time I had not had opportunity to evaluate "npf" from >> NetBSD. Perhaps it'd be a better fit? I'm not sure. >> > npf is also pretty nice, I was looking at this a while back. > The fact that SMP was not an afterthought for npf was nice, > also there seems to be some extension like support (IIRC) which may make > plugging in zones, ... easier. > >>>> Who would be funded via the Kickstarter to actually do the work? >>> The person is not yet known. We just want to know how many potential >>> backers >>> could we get and if it’s even possible to fund the port. >> >> I think if you're looking to fund work, you should probably first >> figure out who you would be funding. > > Well that as our problem, both me and xenol were toying with the idea > but well > neither of us has heaps of cash to spare. So we decided to start by > poking the > community to get a feel if there is any interest in this. If it is just > us, no > point and trying to figure out a kickstarter or similar idea. > > Alanc (on IRC) said it was multiple engineers for a year+ when they did it. > That would put the required funding target very high, probably not > something > that just a few community people chipping in can gather :( > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
