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[bug-inetutils] Re: route
From: |
Alfred M. Szmidt |
Subject: |
[bug-inetutils] Re: route |
Date: |
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:49:19 -0400 |
Richard, would it be OK if we license libroute under GPLv3+? libroute
depends on libnl which is LGPLv2 only, and GNOME would like to use it
in a program licensed under GPLv2+.
rishi, do you have the email address of the maintainer for libnl?
> NetworkManager is important because it is one program which
> will benefit from libroute. NetworkManager is very much Linux
> kernel specific, and does not run on *BSD. libroute can fix
> that and the FreeBSD and NetworkManager folks are enthusiastic
> about it.
>
> Have you discussed this with the NetworkManager and FreeBSD
> people? What did they say?
They consider this a worthwhile endeavour. NetworkManager would
need a portable libifconfig if it is to become completely
portable. I am not yet working on libifconfig, but I believe
Inetutils can provide that. Our current ifconfig implementation
can be suitable reworked with libnl (ie. PF_NETLINK actually) on
Linux and PF_ROUTE on *BSDs to achieve this. I have read these
methods are better than the older ioctl ways of doing things and
the respective kernel people prefer them.
That sounds interesting. Could you post a proposal on how this might
look?
Firstly I never kept everyone in the dark. As I said, I did mention
this in passing to you on IRC. I remember that a few people were
quite suprised to know that NetworkManager is Linux-kernel
specific.
Maybe you did, I do not remeber. You should have brought this up on
the maling list in either case.
- [bug-inetutils] route, (continued)
- [bug-inetutils] route, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/26
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/26
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/26
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/26
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/26
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/09/27
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route,
Alfred M. Szmidt <=
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/29
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/09/30
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Karl Berry, 2008/09/28
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/09/29
- [bug-inetutils] Re: route, Debarshi Ray, 2008/09/26