View file File name : netfilter-extensions-HOWTO-9.html Content :<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="LinuxDoc-Tools 0.9.82"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <TITLE>Netfilter Extensions HOWTO: Contributing</TITLE> <LINK HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO-8.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO.html#toc9" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> Next <A HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO-8.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO.html#toc9">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s9">9.</A> <A HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO.html#toc9">Contributing</A></H2> <H2><A NAME="ss9.1">9.1</A> <A HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO.html#toc9.1">Contributing a new extension</A> </H2> <P>Netfilter core-team always welcome new extensions/bug-fixes. In this section we will not focus on how to package a new extension to ease its inclusion into patch-o-matic yet. But this might come in a future version of this HOWTO.</P> <P>First of all, you should be familiar with the <A HREF="http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-hacking-HOWTO.html">Netfilter Hacking HOWTO</A>.</P> <P>Rusty has already written a guideline on how to make new patches for netfilter, it's in :</P> <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> <PRE> /path/to/netfiltercvs/netfilter/patch-o-matic/NEWPATCHES </PRE> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> </P> <P>Or read the latest version online at : <A HREF="http://cvs.netfilter.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/netfilter/patch-o-matic/NEWPATCHES">NEWPATCHES</A>.</P> <P>Finally, it's a good idea to subscribe to netfilter-devel mailing list. More info on how to subscribe can be found on the netfilter homepage.</P> <H2><A NAME="ss9.2">9.2</A> <A HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO.html#toc9.2">Contributing to this HOWTO</A> </H2> <P>You are mostly welcome to update this HOWTO. To do so, the preferred way is to send a patch of the SGML master of this document to the netfilter-devel mailing list.</P> <P>Thanks for your help! Thanks to the developers who contributed the netfilter-extensions-HOWTO parts related to their patches.</P> <HR> Next <A HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO-8.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="netfilter-extensions-HOWTO.html#toc9">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>