On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:24:34 +0100
Olaf Kirch <okir(a)suse.de> wrote:
3. Why not NetworkManager?
On the other hand, there's NetworkManager (and I'm getting to this point
because Pete Zaitcev brought this up). Right now, NetworkManager doesn't
handle bridges, bonds, infiniband, token ring - that's why I say it's a bit
desktopish, the server environment simply has never been the focus of
NetworkManager's development. Also, it links against a somewhat longish lists
of fairly heavy-weight libraries (including nspr), and requires dbus - all of
which make it pretty much impossible to use in initrd or an environment where
space is a premium.
Thanks, I see. Not sure I agree entirely though, but duly noted.
-- Pete