Firewall Builder Roadmap

this roadmap document outlines plans for the next few vesions of Firewall Builder. I am going to maintain this document as accurate as I can, but I can't put any time estimates in it. I run the project in my spare time and can not commit to any deadlines.


Version 1.0

Highlights of this version: This is first stable release, so there are only few new features.

Version 1.0.1

Highlights of this version:With this version, we started work on porting Firewall Builder to win32 platform and added support for iptfilter and OpenBSD pf firewalls.

Version 1.0.2

Highlights of this version: New policy compiler for iptables, bugfixes. As of this version, I stop fixing bugs and making changes in the old iptables compiler fwbuilder-iptables to free up cycles for the work on the new one. The goal is to switch to fwbuilder-ipt in two versions (by 1.0.4, see below). Also testing GUI, the API and policy compilers on FreeBSD.

Version 1.0.3

Highlights of this version: Bugfix release. No new features. The goal of this release is to collect feedback on the new iptables compiler, fix bugs and make sure old compiler can be discontinued. Therefore there will be no changes to DTD and no new features.

Version 1.0.4

Highlights of this version: Support for unnumbered interfaces, virtual addresses in interfaces (ip aliases) and multicast. Bugfixes. Old policy compiler for iptables won't be included in this relase and will be removed from CVS repository. Because of changes in DTD and API needed to support unnumbered interfaces and virtual addresses, old copies of policy compiler fwbuilder-iptables will stop working.