iptables

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Project Summary

iptables is the userspace command line program used to configure the Linux 2.4.x and 2.6.x IPv4 packet filtering ruleset. It is targeted towards system administrators.

In a Nutshell, iptables...

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has had 4,219 commits made by 327 contributors
representing 60,523 lines of code
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is mostly written in C
with a low number of source code comments
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a large development team
with decreasing Y-O-Y commits
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took an estimated 15 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in March, 2000
ending with its most recent commit 2 months ago

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https://git.netfilter.org/iptables

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Managers:

Harald Welte and Patrick McHardy

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