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The LEAF "Bering" distribution is derived from Charles Steinkuehler's Dachstein (rc2). It differs from it on two key elements:
The main objectives are:
To benefit from the netfilter/iptables facilities
To have access to the latest kernel device drivers & filesystems
To keep everything available on a single floppy for the largest possible user's base (including serial modem, cable modem or ADSL PPP/PPPOE users)
To keep the simplicity provided by Dachstein
To stick to a standard linux kernel as much as possible. This allows LEAF "Bering" usage and developement in a virtual environment
To stick as much as possible to the Debian distribution structure
This work was made possible after having proposed a solution to get
rid of the original kernel LRP patches which do not pass the change
introduced in initrd in the 2.4.10 kernel. The
interested reader can refer to the leaf-devel mailing list archives.
The name "Bering" was chosen from the Strait of the same name. A strait is a nice symbol for a firewall: a lot of traffic and strict navigation rules. Those interested by the story of the Bering Island can check here (Thanks to Matt Schalit for the reference).
Comment on this package can be sent to the authors:
Jacques Nilo <[email protected]> or Eric
Wolzak <[email protected]>.
Thanks to everyone who help us on this work and especially the
members of the leaf-devel
and leaf-user
mailing list. Many thanks also to Tom Eastep <[email protected]>
for his great shorewall package and his dedicated support.
The "Bering" distribution has benefited from many comments, help and suggestions from Lynn Avants, Chad Carr, Luis F. Correia, Allen Hillery, Christian Hostelet, Tom Eastep, Jeff Newmiller, Brock Nanson, Thor Nylander, Larry Platzek and Bob Pocius.
All Bering related files, including archives, are available in the LEAF files area.
Bering modules, packages, patches, contrib and possible erratas are provided here for the most recent versions.
Bering is provided with an extensive documentation (an installation guide and a user's guide) also available as pdf files in the LEAF files area.
Request for support should be directed only to the leaf-user mailing list. Please do not send request for help directly to the authors! You will generally get a faster response if your request is posted to the leaf-users list and this response will benefit to others as well. Also do not forget to use the search facilty associated with the leaf-users mailing archives.