ANNOUNCE: Firestarter 1.0

[Tomas Junnonen <majix sci fi>]

About Firestarter

  Firestarter is visual firewall tool for GNOME. The program aims to
  combine ease of use with powerful features, serving both desktop
  users and administrators.

  The program features a friendly setup wizard, a real time firewall
  event monitor and an advanced rules based system for creating traffic
  policy. The program also helps you set up Internet connection sharing
  in just a few clicks, or port forwarding when used on a LAN.

Availability

  Firestarter is available from http://www.fs-security.com
  Program screenshots: http://www.fs-security.com/screenshots.php

Major changes in this version

  - Completely redesigned user interface
  - New security policy system allows for much greater flexibility,
    including the new ability to restrict outgoing traffic
  - Enables DHCP service for use with Internet connection sharing
  - Shows your connections and their associated programs, including
    traffic routed through the firewall when acting as a gateway
  - Many usability improvements

Regards,
Tomas