>If anyone here were able to start, from scratch, their own firewall,
>specifically designed on a Linux platform, what would you select as the
>flavour, taking into consideration the following requirements:
>1) Security, something stripped-down and tight
>2) Performance, as that is always an issue
>3) Popularity, a flavor everyone likes
>4) Future scope, something everyone will like for a long time to come
>5) Flexibility and Ease, something easy to use and without limitations
OpenBSD :-)
Seriously, if the application is for a firewall, I think this is the best
choice. Stripped down and clean, not a bunch of software you don't need
and as the website says: "Three years without a remote hole in the default
install!". See http://www.openbsd.org
As for Linux, I tried a TurboLinux Server distro recently which had less of
the stuff you don't need. As for the distro in general, I really didn't
pick it apart. Anyone else have any impressions of this distro (TurboLinux
Server 6.0).
CB
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