Hello,

I would prefer to keep Network Manager as core. I don't see what benefits
would bring if it's removed and marked as optional.

Regards,
Silvia
FAS: Lailah


On 18 January 2018 at 13:31, Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org>
wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 09:28:30AM +0100, David Demelier wrote:
> > Since systemd-networkd is a mature network system daemon nowadays,
> > NetworkManager can be avoided in many cases where people do not need
> > desktop features.
> > I propose to remove NetworkManager from the “Core” group and mark it as
> > optional or eventually move it into a dedicated group. Perhaps “Common
> > NetworkManager Submodules”?
> > What do you think?
>
> I'm not super-excited about having multiple very different ways of
> configuring networking. We were finally on track to one path via
> NetworkManager.
>
> At the very least, I'd like to see a generator so systemd-networkd can
> read and understand basic ifcfg files, and I'd like the transition back
> and forth to be seamless if NetworkManager is installed or removed.
>
> Note that NetworkManager also now has a lightweight "run once and exit"
> mode that can be used when "desktop features" or other advanced
> functionality isn't needed. Since a lot of its development is funded by
> Red Hat for enterprise needs, NetworkManager is a lot more than just a
> desktop thing.
>
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> Matthew Miller
> <mat...@fedoraproject.org>
> Fedora Project Leader
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