On 23.09.24 11:04, Marco d'Itri wrote:
On Sep 23, Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org> wrote:
ifupdown2 is like ifupdown, just rewritten in python.
Yes, that's the problem: there was a consensus that it is not an
appropriate dependency for the base system.
ifupdown2 will still be around for anybody who wants to install it.
Quoting Julien:
"Back in 2016, with Cumulus, we had the goal and ambition to become the default
debian network manager, but we realized that the python dependency would be a blocker, so
we don't have that goal anymore. And we are happy with the way things are now, supporting
our community users and customers."
See: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2024/07/msg00204.html