Re: Bug#824884: netbase: should not recommend ifupdown

["Iain R. Learmonth" <irl@fsfe.org>]

Hi,

On 22/05/16 10:00, Niko Tyni wrote:
> Well, getservbyname(3) is used by 945 packages according to
> codesearch.debian.net, and getprotobyname(3) by 551 packages.
> Those use /etc/services and /etc/protocols by default AFAIK.
> Doesn't seem that seldom to me?

I'm probably doing it wrong, but I grep /etc/services at least once a
month in figuring out which port numbers I'm looking for a particular
service. It's a really handy reference for doing firewall ACLs, etc.

What is the upstream source for the /etc/services file? Do we just
maintain that in Debian or are updates incorporated from IANA and
unofficial port numbers?

I think those files would lose a lot of value in the case that they are
not up to date.

Thanks,
Iain.