Joshua Saddler schrieb: > if net-tools isn't being dropped from the system set, don't force our > users to install redundant utilities.
ip is not redundant. You need it for e.g. GRE tunnels. net-tools uses the old /proc/net/dev interface, while iproute uses netlink. This is very much like wireless extensions vs. cfg80211, where the old interface is still around for legacy compatibility but won't receive updates for new features. Eventually, you want to get rid of all /proc/net/dev and wext stuff in order to have a legacy-free system. I would be very much in favour of not installing net-tools by default as soon as openrc switches to iproute. However I think this would make many users unhappy so has to be carefully prepared and users educated first. Debian has set this goal in 2007[1] and they have not reached it yet. Best regards, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/07/msg01113.html
