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Subject: NetworkManager instead of Wicd in =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=98%desktop-ser?=
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Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:50:58 +0200
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Hello Guix!

Shouldn=E2=80=99t we replace Wicd with NetworkManager in =E2=80=98%desktop-=
services=E2=80=99?

I=E2=80=99ve given it a try on a GuixSD GNOME installation and it appears to
work well, and it=E2=80=99s obviously well-integrated with GNOME, whereas W=
icd
is a bit hidden (one has to know what to look for) and =E2=80=9Cforeign.=E2=
=80=9D

Thoughts?

Now, as someone who doesn=E2=80=99t use GNOME, I wonder if NM would work we=
ll
for me.  Last time I tried it=E2=80=99s CLI was too low-level to be usable,=
 and
I don=E2=80=99t remember seeing a curses interface.  Suggestions?

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.