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On Monday 20 January 2003 4:47 am, Togan Muftuoglu wrote:
1/6/2003 - BURNOUT
Until further notice, I will not be involved in either Shorewall Development or Shorewall Support
-Tom Eastep
Hence another reason to stick with SuSEfirewall2 as it is not a one man show
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Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer
Shorewall is certainly not a one man show! WhileTom has provided exemplary support for his product, he has , for whatever reason, decided to take some time away from the project, however if you look at the mailing list, he has not disappeared and the support continues as it does in so many Linux projects. There are a lot people to pick up the slack. Bottom line, he has documented the product so well that most, especially newbies, can get a firewall up and running with a minimum of fuss and frustrations. If help is needed it is there. I certainly wouldn't go to SuSEfirewall simply because the author of shorewall has taken a hiatus. SuSEFirewall is still gobbleygook to the neophyte and barely understandable to the non-expert. With Shorewall you dont have to know a whole lot about iptables structure. It's kind of like driving a car without having to know how it is built. That's not to say there is anything wrong with understanding the inner workings of something, just that it isnt for everyone and each user should have an option. If we stopped using any app simply because the author moved on, we would stop using an awful lot of good software for an awfully dumb reason and we wouldnt need dedicated people like you to keep track of FAQ's. Again, just my opinion. Richard Richard