[bug-inetutils] Re: route

[Debarshi Ray]

> Richard, would it be OK if we license libroute under GPLv3+?

LGPLv3+, isn't it?

> rishi, do you have the email address of the maintainer for libnl?

Thomas Graf <address@hidden>

>   They consider this a worthwhile endeavour. NetworkManager would
>   need a portable libifconfig if it is to become completely
>   portable. I am not yet working on libifconfig, but I believe
>   Inetutils can provide that.  Our current ifconfig implementation
>   can be suitable reworked with libnl (ie. PF_NETLINK actually) on
>   Linux and PF_ROUTE on *BSDs to achieve this. I have read these
>   methods are better than the older ioctl ways of doing things and
>   the respective kernel people prefer them.
>
> That sounds interesting.  Could you post a proposal on how this might
> look?

About libifconfig?

Regards,
Debarshi