On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:40:20 +0200 Mark van Dijk <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:07:23 -0700 > Tom Eastep <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm frankly not interested in having to document and support > > different flavors of configuration representation. I would be > > willing to include hooks in the compiler for doing the conversion > > and for matching up filenames and line numbers in the error > > messages to where an error or warning occurred in the original > > source text, but I would prefer that these alternate configuration > > formats be separate products that are documented, maintained and > > supported by their creators. > > Actually, I'd like to go one step further and suggest to not bring > this extra overhead into the project. It is a clear example of > putting the cart in front of the horse. I agree. Shorewall is easy to configure; all xml would do is make it harder. If somebody thinks this is not the case, they need to learn how to use an editor. GUI is an unnecessary additional layer of abstraction, a potential source of errors, an expanded attack surface, and a maintenance burden.
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