GSoC 2008: netconf suggesion

[Andreas Louca]

Hey,

I'll send a roadmap later on today.

See my answers inline.

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:08 PM, martin f krafft <madduck at debian.org> wrote:
> also sprach Andreas Louca <alouca at gmail.com> [2008.03.27.1038 +0100]:
>
> > I don't think its gonna take a long time to form a framework in
>  > Python. It would also provide a guideline for APIs when the port for
>  > C/C++ is due. However, if the project is just for a proof-of-concept,
>  > I agree that this can be omitted.
>
>  No, netconf is not proof-of-concept, although I am fully aware that
>  it may need a rewrite between 1.0 and 2.0.
>
>  I guess I don't know enough about what you mean with "framework" to
>  be able to agree or disagree. In general, when someone says that
>  a programming project won't take a long time, I grow *very*
>  suspicious.

What I meant it doesn't take a long time to define a few API calls,
that would be a guideline for later.

>
>
>  > By UI programs I meant for every program that needed to change any
>  > configuration, either via dbus or a socket. I think dbus is the
>  > way to go.
>
>  Please see the thread on the mailing list about this. I don't think
>  dbus is the way to go at the core, but there should be an adapter
>  for dbus, which communicates with the netconf daemon via the control
>  socket. The reason is simply that dbus is too complicated and too
>  hard to use from e.g. shell scripts for such an important and core
>  tool. But it's useful, it should be optional however.
>
>
>  > > > Or via any other communication route.  It's a UNIX socket in the
>  > >  > current implementation, and it will probably stay, but there may
>  > >  > be additional methods as well (such as web-based), if it's up to
>  > >  > me. :-)
>  > >
>  > >  Ew! :)
>  > Why not?:P
>
>  Is this a serious question about a web-based interface to a network
>  configuration management system?
No, I was kidding!

>
>  Obviously, I won't oppose to it because if people want it, it should
>  come into existence, but it's definitely far outside of any scope
>  I am willing to see through, mentor, support, or honour for the 1.0
>  release.
>
>  Cheers,
>
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>
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