On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 23:35, Sulyok Peti wrote: > 2004-08-30, h keltezéssel 15:38-kor Bastien Nocera ezt írta: > > Why start a new project, when you could instead integrate Firestarter in > > the distribution? > > > > http://firestarter.sourceforge.net/ > > > > One thing that could be done is integrating Fieryfilter in firestarter. > > > > Fieryfilter does the same kind of job Firestarter does, but with GUI > > feedback, much akin to what Windows firewalls do: > > http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/fieryfilter/ > > > > Another thing that could be integrated would be wondershaper: > > http://lartc.org/wondershaper/ > > And the only config option for that tool, the network speed, could be > > detected automatically with a page like: > > http://promos.mcafee.com/speedometer/test_0150.asp > > > > But integrating Firestarter to have GUI feedback, and an "easy setup" > > option (much like the current firewall in anaconda, or in MacOS X) would > > be a much better option. > > > ...snip... > One reason is the following. > Quote from fedora.redhat.com: > >>>>> > The configuration tools are written with the following development > tools: > * Python2.2 - for general development > * PyGtk2 - for the graphical user interfaces > <<<<< It's a bonus, not a requirement. Python is great in that case because it reduces the maintenance overhead when compared to C. But when you're integrating an already existing tool, the overhead is low anyway... > An other reason is that I like iptables as it is, but I also like > clicking with the mouse. > So I try to write a Python program controlled by mouse and reflecting > iptables. Right, but I can tell you from the start, unless it provides at least the same amount of features Firestarter does (or even the current tool), I don't see your tool getting in the distro. Your choice. Cheers -- Fedora-config-list mailing list Fedora-config-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-config-list