ISC DHCP News

Victoria Risk <[email protected]> Tue, 9 Apr 2019 10:13:29 -0700
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Hello ISC DHCP users and workers-

DHCP Repo Moved
We have migrated the ISC DHCP primary repository to =
https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp.

Some of you may have been using the repo at source.isc.org: we plan to =
remove that in the near future. If this will cause a hardship that would =
be allieviated by a delay of a few weeks, please let me know asap.=20

Gitlab has become our primary tool for source code control. It has =
several advantages for users. There is an integrated issue tracker, =
which is open to the public, and we can accept pull requests for =
patches. We do not plan to migrate the 20 years of bug report history =
currently on bugs.isc.org to gitlab. If there is an issue you have =
submitted to bugs.isc.org for ISC DHCP, and it is still a problem in a =
currently-supported version, please re-open the issue on gitlab at =
https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/issues.

Gitlab has proven to be a much better tool for engaging with the =
community - we adopted Gitlab first for BIND, and then migrated Kea. We =
think you will find it is easier to use than our old repo and bug =
tracker. Browsing ISC=E2=80=99s open source and issues in our gitlab =
instance is open to anyone, but in order to open or comment on issues, =
you must create an account at gitlab.isc.org. If you are potential patch =
contributor, please see the newly updated ISC DHCP Contributor=E2=80=99s =
Guide at =
https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md.


DHCP and Kea
We have been saying for several years now that Kea is planned to =
eventually supplant ISC DHCP.  Kea is gaining traction as a good DHCP =
server solution for IPv6 environments, and seems to be particularly =
popular in enterprise datacenters and with greenfield regional access =
providers, for fiber to the home, or residential cable services. =
However, we realize that enterprise networks are much more complicated, =
with many more legacy devices and legacy requirements, and many of you =
are dreading a migration to Kea.=20

We cannot add significant new functionality to ISC DHCP.  Given the =
state of ISC DHCP =E2=80=99testability=E2=80=99 we will not be adding =
any major new features to ISC DHCP. However if it is meeting your needs, =
you can relax and keep using it for a while longer. We will keep =
maintaining it, following up on reports of security vulnerabilities and =
severe issues, and providing professional support, at least through the =
end of 2020.=20

Meanwhile, we realize ISC DHCP users wanting to migrate to Kea will need =
some help. We have a work-in-progress - a migration utility to translate =
ISC DHCP configuration files into partial Kea configuration files.  This =
is not =E2=80=98finished=E2=80=99 or documented yet, but if you would =
like to try it out, it will help you identify how much of your current =
ISC DHCP configuration will readily =E2=80=98translate=E2=80=99 into =
Kea. The migration assistant is a special version of ISC DHCP.  The code =
is in a branch off of the ISC DHCP main branch, =
https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/tree/migration-assistant. If =
you try it and find problems, please open an issue in the ISC DHCP =
gitlab.  You might also want to consult a list of issues that =
potentially block ISC DHCP users from migrating to Kea that we are =
keeping in the Kea project gitlab: =
https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/kea/milestones/6.


DHCP and the KB
Some of you have noticed that we have moved our old knowledgebase to a =
new platform (it is still at kb.isc.org). We have also posted all of the =
ISC DHCP man pages there for easy reference. For example: =
https://kb.isc.org/docs/isc-dhcp-44-manual-pages-dhcpd

Finally, I wanted to mention that we very much appreciate all the =
community support you are offering to each other.  A few of you are =
frequent and authoritative contributors on the ISC-DHCP users mailing =
list, helping others solve their problems, and the time and energy you =
spend on that is very much appreciated.


Victoria Risk
Product Manager
Internet Systems Consortium
[email protected]






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 ISC DHCP users and workers-<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><u class=3D"">DHCP Repo Moved</u></div><div class=3D"">We =
have migrated the ISC DHCP primary repository to&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp" =
class=3D"">https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp</a>.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Some of you may have =
been using the repo at <a href=3D"http://source.isc.org" =
class=3D"">source.isc.org</a>: we plan to remove that in the near =
future. If this will cause a hardship that would be allieviated by a =
delay of a few weeks, please let me know asap.&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Gitlab has become our =
primary tool for source code control. It has several advantages for =
users. There is an integrated issue tracker, which is open to the =
public, and we can accept pull requests for patches. We do not plan to =
migrate the 20 years of bug report history currently on <a =
href=3D"http://bugs.isc.org" class=3D"">bugs.isc.org</a> to gitlab. If =
there is an issue you have submitted to <a href=3D"http://bugs.isc.org" =
class=3D"">bugs.isc.org</a> for ISC DHCP, and it is still a problem in a =
currently-supported version, please re-open the issue on gitlab =
at&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/issues" =
class=3D"">https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/issues</a>.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Gitlab has proven to be =
a much better tool for engaging with the community - we adopted Gitlab =
first for BIND, and then migrated Kea. We think you will find it is =
easier to use than our old repo and bug tracker. Browsing ISC=E2=80=99s =
open source and issues in our gitlab instance is open to anyone, but in =
order to open or comment on issues, you must create an account at <a =
href=3D"http://gitlab.isc.org" class=3D"">gitlab.isc.org</a>. If you are =
potential patch contributor, please see the newly updated ISC DHCP =
Contributor=E2=80=99s Guide at&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.=
md" =
class=3D"">https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTI=
NG.md</a>.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><u class=3D"">DHCP and =
Kea</u></div><div class=3D"">We have been saying for several years now =
that Kea is planned to eventually supplant ISC DHCP. &nbsp;Kea is =
gaining traction as a good DHCP server solution for IPv6 environments, =
and seems to be particularly popular in enterprise datacenters and with =
greenfield regional access providers, for fiber to the home, or =
residential cable services. However, we realize that enterprise networks =
are much more complicated, with many more legacy devices and legacy =
requirements, and many of you are dreading a migration to =
Kea.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We =
cannot add significant new functionality to ISC DHCP. &nbsp;Given the =
state of ISC DHCP =E2=80=99testability=E2=80=99 we will not be adding =
any major new features to ISC DHCP. However if it is meeting your needs, =
you can relax and keep using it for a while longer. We will keep =
maintaining it, following up on reports of security vulnerabilities and =
severe issues, and providing professional support, at least through the =
end of 2020.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Meanwhile, we realize ISC DHCP users wanting to migrate to =
Kea will need some help. We have a work-in-progress - a migration =
utility to translate ISC DHCP configuration files into partial Kea =
configuration files. &nbsp;This is not =E2=80=98finished=E2=80=99 or =
documented yet, but if you would like to try it out, it will help you =
identify how much of your current ISC DHCP configuration will readily =
=E2=80=98translate=E2=80=99 into Kea. The migration assistant is a =
special version of ISC DHCP. &nbsp;The code is in a branch off of the =
ISC DHCP main branch,&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/tree/migration-assistant"=
 =
class=3D"">https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/dhcp/tree/migration-assista=
nt</a>. If you try it and find problems, please open an issue in the ISC =
DHCP gitlab. &nbsp;You might also want to consult a list of issues that =
potentially block ISC DHCP users from migrating to Kea that we are =
keeping in the Kea project gitlab:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/kea/milestones/6" =
class=3D"">https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/kea/milestones/6</a>.</div>=
<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><u class=3D"">DHCP and the =
KB</u></div><div class=3D"">Some of you have noticed that we have moved =
our old knowledgebase to a new platform (it is still at <a =
href=3D"http://kb.isc.org" class=3D"">kb.isc.org</a>). We have also =
posted all of the ISC DHCP man pages there for easy reference. For =
example:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://kb.isc.org/docs/isc-dhcp-44-manual-pages-dhcpd" =
class=3D"">https://kb.isc.org/docs/isc-dhcp-44-manual-pages-dhcpd</a></div=
><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Finally, I wanted =
to mention that we very much appreciate all the community support you =
are offering to each other. &nbsp;A few of you are frequent and =
authoritative contributors on the ISC-DHCP users mailing list, helping =
others solve their problems, and the time and energy you spend on that =
is very much appreciated.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
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Manager</div><div class=3D"">Internet Systems Consortium</div><div =
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