I wasn't planning on responding any further to this thread, but after a little thought decided it would be good FAQ entry (I'll let someone else submit it, I'm too tired tonight). The developers that work on pfSense do so because it interests them. Making it perfect for everyone isn't necessarily interesting to us, making it perfect for ourselves is. Along those lines, features get implemented because we want them or think it might be useful to us down the road, not because it's interesting or useful to anyone else. This might come across as being an ass, but it's our time, we'll make use of it as we see fit.
How do I get missing feature X implemented in pfSense? Option 1: Suggest it, maybe it'll peak the interest of a developer who hadn't thought of it. If it doesn't, you're still left with options 2 and 3 Option 2: Implement it yourself and submit a patch. Option 3: Make it interesting to someone to implement it. Note: option 1 and 3 aren't necessarily going to happen overnight either, just because it's interesting, doesn't mean it's a priority. Here's things that _I'm_ interested in: http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=BillM if you don't see your feature on there, option 2 and 3 are the only remaining options for me. I won't speak for GeekGod, but here's some of the things he's interested in: http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=GeekGod And naturally, the MOST interesting thing to all of us right now is 1.0. Most open source development works the same way. Developers work on stuff that interests them, people learn how to change the stuff they want, or they try and get someone interested in doing it for them (that usually amounts to some form of payment). Remember we're not in this to make YOUR life easier, we're in it to make ours easier or more enjoyable in some way. We also work day jobs, this certainly doesn't pay the bills, if anything, it makes our bills more expensive. --Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
