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OpenBSD 3.2 Readies For Release, pf Matures

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the alternatives-to-linux-and-iptables dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Just over a year ago, OpenBSD creator Theo de Raadt ripped ipfilter out of the OpenBSD code leaving "the world's most secure OS" temporarily without a packet filter. Here's an interesting interview with Daniel Hartmeier, author of pf, the stateful packet filter developed as a replacement. Now just over a year old, it sounds like pf has already become a serious contendor in the world of stateful packet filtering. This interview is of particular relevance with OpenBSD 3.2 to be released on Friday, 11/1."

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  1. Re:Poppycock! by Ctrl-Z · · Score: 1, Offtopic


    What exactly is wrong with a Saturday release?

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  2. Re:Poppycock! by Shanep · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    because it makes more sense. month, then day. increasing specificity.

    I think it doesn't make more sense, because as you say, the year is on the end.

    DDMMYYYY makes a lot more sense than MMDDYYYY.

    Medium significance, lower significance and then higher significance makes little sense.

    Of course, the most logical approach is, YYYYMMDD, with significance than follows closer the way we count.

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  3. Re:Poppycock! by Arandir · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Because that's how we speak in 'Merica. When someone asks me when I'll visit next, I say "November second", and not "second of November".

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  4. Re:Poppycock! by Christopher+Whitt · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Of course, the most logical approach is, YYYYMMDD, with significance than follows closer the way we count.

    Not only is this the most logical approach, it's the standard approach. ISO 8601 to be exact. Not only is it logical, but it is also very computer friendly since sorting datestamps that are in this format is easy: an ascending sort is a chronological sort.

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  5. Re:Poppycock! by flimflam · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I think it's because it's closer to how we talk. We say "November 11th, 2002" not "2002, November 11th" or typically "11th of November, 2002" (unlike those pesky Brits.)

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