They are generated dynamically by server side code (presently Perl). If you generate an html document in /usr/local/httpd/htdocs you will be able to access it by entering:
You have to understand that they would want to preserve their "brand identity"; it's one thing to add/enhance functionality (knowing full well that they are not responsible for the functionality added or its possible improper interaction with their product), but its quite another to alter the "look" of the product! This is a point of debate and it's their product and they have the ultimate say-so. Some have made an interesting suggestion that functions added to the GUI appear under a 'cordoned-off' section, making it clear that they have nothing to do with it (nor of course any responsibility for it). So you can't alter their packetfilter page, but you could recreate your own extended one. You could do that now by writing your own dynamic code and invoking it by a url path, but I know it's not the 'easy out' you were hoping for...
It's a balancing act between your needs and their concerns (about giving any perceived[/b] tacit approval that it is OK to add some functionality, it breaks, and they get legally blamed for it...)
Padre, That's more to the point. Thanks for the info. SecApp, All I wanted to do is add 1 additional dropdown menu item, not chnage the front end appearance to say "Jim's Firewall". I don't really see the relevance of the legal dissertation on brand identity and the implications of hacking ASL. This is the Hacker's forum.
"...but I know it's not the 'easy out' you were hoping for..."
I don't know about you, but I am always concerned about keeping things legal, as much of a hassle as that is. I'm not going to tell somebody how they can fix a piece of hardware that may very well get them electrocuted (DMCA?); other people can dispense that advice.
Rather than just give a terse "you shouldn't do that; you might be breaking laws...", I was trying to delicately explain why they would rather not have you do that.
And just because I try and adhere closely to the law, doesn't necessarily mean I think they're great laws. But I don't look for trouble, and trouble doesn't look for me.
If you want to add your functionality, and not modify their existing functionality, I will spare no quarter to give you the concise answer...
"...but I know it's not the 'easy out' you were hoping for..."
I don't know about you, but I am always concerned about keeping things legal, as much of a hassle as that is. I'm not going to tell somebody how they can fix a piece of hardware that may very well get them electrocuted (DMCA?); other people can dispense that advice.
Rather than just give a terse "you shouldn't do that; you might be breaking laws...", I was trying to delicately explain why they would rather not have you do that.
And just because I try and adhere closely to the law, doesn't necessarily mean I think they're great laws. But I don't look for trouble, and trouble doesn't look for me.
If you want to add your functionality, and not modify their existing functionality, I will spare no quarter to give you the concise answer...
since you can't edit the pages per padre, why don't you just edit the graphic that you want to say "Jim's Firewall" below.
just make the astaro logo image a little taller. then add "Jim's firewall" under neith of it.
the only problem you may have is if they specify the height of the image in the tag.
I don't have access to my astaro box from the outside, so I looked at the demo. it apears they did not there. however I think that is version 4.07. it may be different in version 4.15.
Just edit the image and save it as the same name.
hope that helps and I'm not in too much hot water.... [:O]
Ha, Ha, Uncue75. Very funny.(Sarcasm!) [;)] As far as legality goes, Astaro allows us to hack ASL to develop applications and abilities that it doesn't come with standard. Remember the DHCP server in 2.x? The SMTP smarthost AUTH? C'mon, hacking ASL is a good development area for those of us who want to "enhance" our ASL machines or just mess around with it. They even have a forum on THEIR UBB for it. I'm not modifying ASL and reselling it. If it's illegal to modify Astaro's code on an ASL box that I'm experimenting with, then let them say so.
Those things you mention are OpenSource components. To mess with the compiled binary of their proprietary interface is quite another (check your DMCA statutes).
I don't want to make everybody paranoid, but it's just something we have to keep an eye on...
Again, if Astaro doesn't want us touching their compiled non-opensource files, let THEM say it. Honestly, I don't see the harm in altering code on an experimental machine to add a drop down item. I'm not hacking their license validation to get something for free that I should be paying for.
That's fine. If I need to have them give me their source to do what I want, then I can't do it. I just didn't know how involved it would be to do. So I was asking. Thanks, Padre. I guess I'll have to continue to throw myself on the mercy of Astaro to add the QUEUE action to the packet filter rules area.
