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"My main use for OpenBSD is as a firewall/router, and they frequently make breaking changes to the pf rule syntax so I had to abandon it." Uhm... well, I've be
by protomyth 5y ago
"My main use for OpenBSD is as a firewall/router, and they frequently make breaking changes to the pf rule syntax so I had to abandon it."
Uhm... well, I've been using it since 3.0 (when pf was introduced) and its been very stable. You have at least 6 months to convert your pf and its never taken me more than a day to get it changed. Its well documented and frankly, even with all the horror stories, I've found friendly help each time I had a question (do read the manual before asking a question). Looking at your firewall rules every 6 months isn't exactly stressful.
- lolpython 5y agoI don’t think most people would agree that breaking changes every 6 months fits the definition of “stable” for a firewall.
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- protomyth 5y agoThey don't change it every six months. You look in the release notes and check if anything changed. Heck, there have been years where no changes were required.
- jms703 5y agoBreaking changes do not occur every 6 months. The OS is upgraded every 6 months. Sometimes there are new features. Once in a while a line or two in your pf.conf may need to be changed as a new feature is added.