Nftables reaches 1.0

The Linux kernel is a fast-moving project, but change can still be surprisingly slow to come at times. The nftables project to replace the kernel's packet-filtering subsystem has its origins in 2008, but is still not being used by most (or perhaps even many) production firewalls. The transition may be getting closer, though, as highlighted by the release of nftables 1.0.0 on August 19.

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