svn commit: r345760 - in head: contrib/pf sys/netpfil/pf sbin/pfctl

[Rodney W. Grimes]

> On 4/1/19, Kristof Provost <kp at freebsd.org> wrote:
> > Author: kp
> > Date: Mon Apr 1 06:51:32 2019
> > New Revision: 345760
> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/345625
> >
> > Log:
> >   pf: Remove obsolete pf
> >
> >   pf in FreeBSD lags years behind OpenBSD's pf.
> >   Remove it.
> >
> >   Users are advised to migrate to ipf.
> >
> 
> I think you jumped the gun here. I understand maintaing pf in isolation
> is a burden and it prompted the removal, but there are other projects
> which also have the port.
> 
> I think a reasonable course of action would be to maintain a portable pf
> port as a join effort with NetBSD. To that end you can start with
> replacing FreeBSD network stack with theirs to increase compatibility.
> 
> After that it's all smooth sailing.

If there is desire to create/maintain a *BSD pf port within
the communtiy I would love to see that team formed.  I have
direct feedback from some community that would like to see
FreeBSD update its pf code, is there some people who would like
to take this work on?

I had started a private conversation with Kristof on this just
a few days ago, but was waiting to return to continue that conversation,
but since a public one is happening lets just all go over to
a list and discuss it?

> -- 
> Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik gmail.com>
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Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes at freebsd.org