[C|Net] Firewall programmer gets his way with OpenVZ
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SWsoft programmers are working on an open-source virtualization project called OpenVZ that would make it possible to give a single installation of Linux the appearance of being several independent copies of the operating system. But Harald Welte, the lead programmer of the netfilter/iptables firewall software used in Linux, griped last week on his blog that the software didn't support the next-generation IPv6 Internet standard.
Welte's complaint didn't fall on deaf ears. "We have listened to the community and appreciate the feedback and will implement IPv6 support in OpenVZ in a month or two," SWsoft said in a statement.
Welte is delighted with the response. "I never expected such a thorough and immediate response. This is amazing, and it shows how much they actually care even about subjects that might seem a bit obscure in the first place," he told CNET News.com.
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