So is there no one else working on a system-config-firewall utility? Searching the archives turned up a Matt Jarjoura who showed interest in it about a month ago. How did that pan out? Which brings me to my next question: once you create a new project, how do you set it all up officially? You know, project spec, CVS repository, project maintainer, etc? Brent, this seems like something you could help us with. I'd be willing to work as a maintainer if no one else wants the job. I have a pretty extensive understanding of networks, protocols, and iptables, so this project is right up my alley. But like a number of us here, this is my first time ever using python, gtk, et al., and I've never created RPM before or any of that jazz. Finally, I was wondering how we're supposed to handle communication relating to specific projects that we're working on. Should the bulk of the communication be routed through the mailing list, or is the list just for communication about configuration tools in general? Do we set up little project-specific mailing lists, or how does this all work? On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 03:54, Sanjeewa Wijerathne wrote: > Quoting Tyler Larson <fedora-config@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > The iptables configuration project, in particular, interests me because > > of my networking background...... > Yes I was also asking abt firewall config from Brent. I have a prototype for a > "redhat-config-firewall" in pygtk/python/glade. I have your "fireconf" and in > my app i was thinking about creating my own rule store. But after your mail I > realise that its not the right way to go, I must use existing files and formats. > I was thinking how to implement reading and writing rules in "iptables-save" > format and since you have it already im not going to do it.