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The Pros and "Conns" of Intel's ConnMan for Linux

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 29th Jun 2009 08:51 UTC

"Intel has created a new network management and configuration system for Linux called ConnMan - but not everyone is pleased to see it challenge NetworkManager. Ars looks at the pros and "conns" of the decision to create the new software."

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RE[6]: Here we go again...

by FooBarWidget on Mon 29th Jun 2009 19:55 UTC in reply to "RE[5]: Here we go again..."

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Because you'll want to test on that platform anyway.

The time that could have been used to fix bugs that occur on Fedora is now used to create an RPM instead. How is this a good thing?

It doesn't really take much time to make a package, once your source is ready for packaging in the first place. It's one command to build it, really ("dpkg-buildpackage -r fakeroot" or somesuch). And package creation can be automated.

It does. It takes time to learn how packaging works and it takes time to get up to speed.

How do you write a Debian spec file? I keep forgetting it so every time I have to hunt Google for an example file and related documentation. Ditto for RPMs, which I haven't created for 5 years now but last time I remember it it was quite a horrific experience involving rebuilding the package numerous times o get right. Maybe an experienced packager can do it faster but it takes time to become experienced.

I'd rather have this problem than see the development of Linux platform halted just to stay stable.

Why do you see "stability" as synonymous to "halting development"? It's definitely possible to have both. Why not strive harder to have both?

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