NethServer is for the sysadmin who appreciates the effectiveness of a user interface
The Clear folks have proposed a SIG/Variant as well that on the surface sounds somewhat similar. Is there overlap here, where cooperation/coordination between the two groups would be beneficial?
Yes, collaboration between NethServer and ClearOS would be a win-win situation. I'm not up to date on ClearOS (I'm the CTO of NethServer), but I think that our work overlaps on many areas.
Where does this code live currently? is it available via git or similar?
git repo at http://code.nethesis.it/ or on github (https://github.com/nethesis)
Are these packaged in rpm or handled via some other installation method?
rpm and yum groups, ie you install nethserver-firewall-base which requires shorewall. nethserver-firewall-base contains shorewall config with a web user interface (I'm simplifying a bit, but to dive into details there's developer doc material on dev.nethesis.it).
We’ll be at Brussels Dojo and FOSDEM and we'd love to discuss directly
Certainly. Please stop by and we can discuss in a bit more detail.
Great. But we can still talk on this list and/or on hangout.