New Kernel Firewall Nftables to Succeed Netfilter

New Kernel Firewall Nftables to Succeed Netfilter - Linux Magazine Online: "The history of all hitherto existing firewall subsystems is the history of struggles over more flexibility and compatibility. The nftables firewall ranks so far as the last revolution after ipfw, ipfadm, ipchains and netfilter. As the same team is working on the code, there is hope for users that there is continuing support for it."