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