On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Kok, Auke-jan H <auke-jan.h....@intel.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Tom Gundersen <t...@jklm.no> wrote: >> This daemon listens for and configures network devices tagged with >> 'systemd-networkd'. By default, no devices are tagged so this daemon >> can safely run in parallel with existing network daemons/scripts. >> >> Networks are configured in /etc/systemd/network/*.network. The first .network >> file that matches a given link is applied. The matching logic is similar to >> the one for .link files, but additionally supports matching on interface >> name. >> >> The mid-term aim is to provide an alternative to ad-hoc scripts currently >> used >> in initrd's and for wired setups that don't change much (e.g., as seen on >> servers/and some embedded systems). >> >> Currently, static addresses and a gateway can be configured, mostly as a >> proof >> of concept. I expect to expand on this as soon as we are agreed on the basic >> design. >> >> Comments, testing and contributions greatly appreciated! > > alright, I'll comment, but it took me 5 minutes to clear the coffee > off my monitor... > > Looking at the feature list, why are you not contributing to connman > instead? It seems you're going to be duplicating a ton of code.... And > connman does what your goal is, meaning you can pre-provision static > configurations without any of the more involved dependencies. It has a > DBus interface for status, configuration etc.... > > I'm frankly shocked a bit, not sure what to say. Maybe this is a great > thing, but, without a doubt someone will want to convert this code > long term into connman / NM, and at that point we have 3 standards, > not 2. Best to try and stick to 2 standards and fix the one that has > the best long-term prospective value.
Sorry about the monitor ;-) It seems others already answered (thanks for that!), but please ping me if you have any further concerns or questions. Cheers, Tom _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
