[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-10-02 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-docs - 9.10.8 --- ubuntu-docs (9.10.8) karmic; urgency=low * General: - Refresh pot files * hardware.xml: - Update jockey instructions to reflect UI changes from some time ago (LP: #281143) - Remove link to deprecated section i

[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-09-27 Thread bodhi.zazen
Thank you Matthew. One of my issues is that I tend to be - -verbose and actually I struggled to be as short as I was in my recomendations. GUFW should be sufficient for the vast majority of Desktop Users (some would say over kill). -- Firewall documentation is outdated https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-09-27 Thread Matthew East
I've applied this patch to the karmic branch - thanks! By way of review I've made some changes in revision 355, feel free to shout if you disagree with any of them. The most significant is to remove the section on firestarter entirely, as per bodhi.zazen's original post. I think that there is no p

[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-09-27 Thread Connor Imes
Here is a proposed diff for updating the keeping-safe docs on firewall usage, based on bodhi's feedback and suggestions. The material for firestarter is still there (slightly modified), and I added in mention of UFW and simple directions on using Gufw. Also gave links to the UFW and Gufw communit

[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-09-23 Thread bodhi.zazen
You may wish to configure a firewall to protect your computer from unauthorized access. Understanding a few basic concepts will help you configure a firewall and should be sufficient for most desktop users. First, keep in mind Linux, and thus Ubuntu, is modular. This means that rather then one la

Re: [Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-09-23 Thread bodhi.zazen
I revised the firewall documentation :) Feedback welcome - Original Message - From: "Connor Imes" To: "bodhi zazen" Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:34:44 PM Subject: [Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated Just an update: We have a fr

[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-09-23 Thread bodhi.zazen
** Attachment added: "Set up a firewall.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32335171/Set%20up%20a%20firewall.txt -- Firewall documentation is outdated https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/377039 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu

[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-09-22 Thread Connor Imes
Just an update: We have a frontpage for firewall documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Firewall Also wrote a page for Gufw: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gufw And updated UFW page (and moved it): https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW Iptables page - https://help.ubuntu.com/

[Bug 377039] Re: Firewall documentation is outdated

2009-08-01 Thread Connor Imes
bodhi.zazen and I will work to update the Community Doc pages relating to firewalls, then will update the system docs. One of the key things that is missing is a centralized Firewall page on the community docs, so we will create that as well. ** Summary changed: - Firestarter is outdated + Fire