[Bug 247568] ipfilter ipv6 examples and documentation missing

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Cy Schubert <cy at FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Cy Schubert <cy at FreeBSD.org> ---
My contact at NetBSD is good friends with Darren. Darren has stopped
maintaining IP Filter for now.

I have used ipf in FreeBSD since FreeBSD 3 and Solaris since 2.3, before it was
part of either O/S.

I and Christos at NetBSD maintain it, sharing patches and fixes. I have forked
a copy onto github, though I've yet to merge my work here on FreeBSD back to
it.

I have also been asked to merge ipf 5 into Illumos but have yet to find the
time for it. They have added a zone feature that I need to implement in FreeBSD
before updating their copy to 5.1.2.

IPv6 support in ipf is incomplete, it's missing from ippool in the kernel, my
current focus. There are a number of inconsistencies between the kernel module
and the userland that still need to be addressed.

IPv6 support was added late in the ipfilter 4 release cycle.

Unfortunately I am an unpaid volunteer. Support is as an unpaid volunteer as I
have time. I must prioritize. I am willing to accept patches for the handbook
and for /usr/share/examples/ipfilter to expedite this. Otherwise as an unpaid
volunteer I must prioritize as my time permits.

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