NetworkManager* - non-trivial unowned directories

[Dennis Gilmore]

On Thursday 12 April 2007 02:39:44 pm Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 14:21 -0500, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:
> > >>>>> "MS" == Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> writes:
> >
> > MS> Which package(s) should own these directories? =>
> >
> > MS> => NetworkManager-openvpn - 0.3.2-7.fc6.i386
> > MS> (fedora-extras-development-i386)
> >
> > MS> /etc/NetworkManager/VPN
> >
> > Most likely NetworkManager.
> >
> > MS> /usr/share/gnome-vpn-properties
> >
> > Do does NetworkManager-openvpn have a dependency on NM-gnome?  If so,
> > then NM-gnome.  Otherwise, probably NetworkManager itself.
>
> The current plugins have gnome deps, but they don't _need_ to.  You can
> write a plugin with KDE-based GUI bits or plain X gui bits.
>
> NM should own the /etc/NetworkManager/VPN directory.
>
> /usr/share/gnome-vpn-properties is less clear; but probably
> NetworkManager-gnome (or wherever the applet is) should own that
> directory.
>
the next build of knetworkmanger has kde vpn plugins.  As soon as i work out 
why it fails to build on i386 it will be out. 


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Dennis Gilmore, RHCE