Shorewall users - Aug 2002 - (no subject)

I was wondering if Shorewall could get published with RedHat. I have
been using and evaluating Shorewall along with others, most of this 
summer. I have attacked it with Nessus, TFN2k, CyberCop, and various
other programs. It seems to be a very good firewall: easy to use and
cracker resistant. I am working on a project that is evaluating various
types of firewalls free to the public: IP_Chains, IP_Tables, Shorewall
... The goal is to produce document that can help people decide what
route to take when setting up or purchasing a firewall; based on
simplicity, usability, and cost. The problem with Shorewall is that it
is hard to recommend when one doesn''t know it''s future. My
point is that
if Tom decides to take down his web site, there will no longer be
product legacy. I do not believe Tom would do that, but you never know.
If RedHat could distribute Shorewall, then other users would contribute
to it. Granted, there are a few Shorewall users now, but it could reach
a lot more by getting published and distributed with RedHat. Your
thoughts are appreciated.
 
brett@its.bldrdoc.gov

On 16 Aug 2002, brett wrote:
> I was wondering if Shorewall could get published with RedHat. I have
> been using and evaluating Shorewall along with others, most of this 
> summer. I have attacked it with Nessus, TFN2k, CyberCop, and various
> other programs. It seems to be a very good firewall: easy to use and
> cracker resistant. I am working on a project that is evaluating various
> types of firewalls free to the public: IP_Chains, IP_Tables, Shorewall
> ... The goal is to produce document that can help people decide what
> route to take when setting up or purchasing a firewall; based on
> simplicity, usability, and cost. The problem with Shorewall is that it
> is hard to recommend when one doesn''t know it''s future.
My point is that
> if Tom decides to take down his web site, there will no longer be
> product legacy. I do not believe Tom would do that, but you never know.
> If RedHat could distribute Shorewall, then other users would contribute
> to it. Granted, there are a few Shorewall users now, but it could reach
> a lot more by getting published and distributed with RedHat. Your
> thoughts are appreciated.
>  
It is the distribution''s choice as to which packages are included --
not
the package author''s.  Currently Shorewall is distributed with Mandrake
and Debian.

-Tom
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