------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shoreline Firewall http://www.shorewall.net/ September 6, 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: Announcing Shorewall's new Trac project site The Shorewall developers are pleased to announce the availability of a new Trac project site located at <http://trac.shorewall.net>. This site represents a shift in the desires of the Shorewall developers to capture the knowledge of the Shorewall community. More and more open source and free software projects are making use of wikis and other collaborative tools, making it apparent that Shorewall and the community around it could derive tremendous benefits from increased collaborative efforts. The initial purpose is to make use of Trac's built-in wiki. This will allow ordinary users to create and maintain wiki pages, capturing knowledge that might be more transitory in nature, such as lessons learned from discussions in an IRC channel. Additionally, lengthy mailing list discussions, which can be tedious for the solution-seeking user to wade through, can be condensed into a single concise wiki page. The wiki is meant to act as a supplement to the official Shorewall documentation, not a replacement. The Shorewall developers would like to call on the users of Shorewall for their assistance in helping to make the new wiki an indespensible resource for those seeking information about Shorewall. Users and developers interested in keeping up to date on changes to the new site (including the wiki and other Trac components), are encouraged to subscribe to the <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mailing list or to monitor the online archive of the list at <http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=22587>. With time, the developers hope to be able to integrate additional Trac features into the shorewall development process. However, the Shorewall source code will continue to be hosted at SourceForge, as will the mailing lists. New Shorewall releases will still be posted to the main Shorewall website, the SourceForge project page and the FreshMeat project page. The new site is also available at <http://wiki.shorewall.net>. Hosting and maintenance of the Shorewall Trac project site is being provided by Connexer, Ltd., <http://www.connexer.com/>. About Shorewall --------------- The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as "Shorewall", is a high-level tool for configuring Netfilter. You describe your firewall/gateway requirements using entries in a set of configuration files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and with the help of the iptables utility, Shorewall configures Netfilter to match your requirements. Shorewall can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system. Shorewall does not use Netfilter's ipchains compatibility mode; as a consequence, Shorewall can take advantage of Netfilter's connection state tracking capabilities to create a stateful firewall. About Trac ---------- Trac, <http://trace.edgewall.org>, is a web-based software project management and bug/issue tracking system emphasizing ease of use and low ceremony. It provides an integrated Wiki, an interface to version control systems, and a number convenient ways to stay on top of events and changes within a project. About Connexer, Ltd. -------------------- Connexer, Ltd., <http://www.connexer.com/>, is a start up founded to provide software development and IT consulting services to small and medium businesses. Contact Information ------------------- For further information, please visit the Shorewall website at <http://www.shorewall.net>, the Shorewall Trac site at <http://trac.shorewall.net> or send email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
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