Fedora Core 4 Test Update: NetworkManager-0.5.1-1.FC4.1

Dan Williams dcbw at redhat.com
Wed Jan 11 19:30:46 UTC 2006


On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 13:02 -0600, Chris Adams wrote:
> Once upon a time, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> said:
> > NetworkManager was written to make wireless & laptop use easier
> > _immediately_, and server & immobile workstation cases would be dealt
> > with at a slightly later date.
> 
> You are assuming that there are no wireless or laptop workstations.
> Some people use wireless because it is easier than running a wire, not
> because the system is mobile.

No, I'm not assuming that.  What I'm saying is that these cases aren't
something NM was going to solve immediately.  The immediate target was
_mobile_ users, which wireless workstations are not.

Dan




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