ipfilter(4) needs maintainer

[Cy Schubert]

In message <CAPyFy2BaoF-7t-skTUPt97hkRgdjO-KbB2-vhjOus-nutNO5Fw at mail.gmail.c
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, Ed Maste writes:
> On 15 April 2013 16:12, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at komquats.com> wrote:
> > The existing license isn't that BSD-friendly either, which is why it lives
> > in contrib/. I think the 5.1.X GPLv2 is about the same friendliness as
> > Darren's IPF 4.1.X license. As long as it's not in GENERIC should be fine.
> > A person can always load it anyway.
> 
> There's a plan[1] to remove the remaining GPL components from base
> over time.  Updating to the last ipfilter that's under the current
> license is probably the path forward, unless it moves out to ports.
> 
> [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/GPLinBase

That's been pointed out to me. IPF's build/install scripts place header 
files in /usr/include, IMO unacceptable for a port. Going forward we go to 
4.1.34 (still under the old license) then look at options.



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Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at komquats.com>
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