From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Omar Radwan Subject: Re: Wireless networking in guix Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:48:36 -0800 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0111d15617e3dd050da43061 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57436) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YG8Na-0003yC-Dg for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:48:39 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YG8NZ-0000Tp-31 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:48:38 -0500 Received: from mail-ie0-x22e.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c03::22e]:38419) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YG8NY-0000Ta-Rg for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:48:37 -0500 Received: by mail-ie0-f174.google.com with SMTP id vy18so15922484iec.5 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:48:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Ondra Pelech Cc: guix-devel --089e0111d15617e3dd050da43061 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >networkmanager is actively developed >and maintained with many people >involved >https :// www.openhub.net /p/ network- >manager >vs >https :// www.openhub.net /p/ wicd >also, networkmanager is a dependency >of GNOME It makes no sense to not package both if we can. If we ever get GNOME on guix, which requires us to do something about that systemd dependency, then we can set network manager as default. On Jan 27, 2015 7:26 AM, "Ondra Pelech" wrote: > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Omar Radwan > wrote: > > > >> It doesn't seem to be the case: > >> > >> > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/basicnet/networkmanager.html > > > > That's strangely peculiar. On debian, network manager wouldn't dare run > > except with systemd installed. > > it is probably a matter of configuration -- no hard dependency outside of > debian > > > But even if so, I still do think that wicd is > > the better option. > > networkmanager is actively developed and maintained with many people > involved > > https://www.openhub.net/p/network-manager > vs > https://www.openhub.net/p/wicd > > also, networkmanager is a dependency of GNOME > > > best regards > --089e0111d15617e3dd050da43061 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>networkmanager is actively developed >and maintained = with many people >involved

>ht= tps://www.openhub.net/p/network->manager
>vs
>https://w= ww.openhub.net/p/wicd

>also, networkmanager is a dependency >of GNOME

It makes no sense to not package both if we can. If we ever = get GNOME on guix, which requires us to do something about that systemd dep= endency, then we can set network manager as default.

On Jan 27, 2015 7:26 AM, "Ondra Pelech"= ; <ondra.pelech@gmail.com&= gt; wrote:
On Tue, = Jan 27, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Omar Radwan <toxemicsquire4@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It doesn't seem to be the case:
>>
>> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs= /view/svn/basicnet/networkmanager.html
>
> That's strangely peculiar. On debian, network manager wouldn't= dare run
> except with systemd installed.

it is probably a matter of configuration -- no hard dependency outside of d= ebian

> But even if so, I still do think that wicd is
> the better option.

networkmanager is actively developed and maintained with many people involv= ed

htt= ps://www.openhub.net/p/network-manager
vs
https://www.op= enhub.net/p/wicd

also, networkmanager is a dependency of GNOME


best regards
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