On Sat, 2010-05-15 at 16:28 +0200, Erich Titl wrote: > Mike Noyes wrote: > > On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 09:13 -0700, Paul Rogers wrote: > >>> The 2.6 kernel is that large, that a runnable _and_ useful floppy > >>> version in the way we provided it with the kernel 2.4- based versions > >> I'm not sure I understand why someone wants a 2.6 kernel to run a > >> standalone LEAF/Bering firewall. Can't find an old box and needs > >> the hardware support for a box that's entirely too powerful? ;-) > > > > Paul, > > Back-ports to 2.4 kernel aren't a long term solution. Kernel 2.4 > > (2.4.36) development effectively stopped in 2008. The same reasoning > > goes for all the packages that LEAF variants use. It's time to join the > > 2.6 crowd. > > Right, still I would like to opt to at least try to upgrade the kernel > and the security relevant packages to an actual level of 2.4 for all > that still would like to use the 2.4 branch. I am just about to > integrate the latest 2.4 OpenSwan into my stack, next thing will be to > move to 2.4.37.9 with the kernel. Also Openvpn and openssl is some way > off the latest LEAF collection.
Erich, I have no problem with those goals. I don't see one development path excluding others. Options are desirable, and encouraged under our project's development model. Just look at our old derivation map. Branch Derivation http://leaf.sourceforge.net/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2 Predicting which path is desirable in hind site is easy. You need something like a prediction market to make correct forecasts. That's why I tend to favor multiple overlapping SCRUMs, and let the community (users & developers) pick desired direction. Prediction market http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction_market Scrum (development) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_%28development%29 -- Mike Noyes <mhnoyes at users.sourceforge.net> http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes/ SF.net Projects: leaf, sourceforge/sitedocs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
