[pkg-wpa-devel] What's wrong with the new configuration scheme, IMO

[Kel Modderman]

Alexandre Rossi wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>> Do you think it was noise to write up what I think is wrong with the new
>> scheme?
>>     
>
> I don't personally think what Felix it trying to explain is 'noise'. A
> completely agree with him.
>   

He has brought up some very good points indeed, but also stated the same 
point on many occasions; wants the init script solution back. This bug 
(#360387 <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360387>) has 
been tagged wontfix on the BTS and another project has been plotted to 
fill the void that this change made.

> Additionally to breaking working setups, the new configuration scheme
> does not work with what I understand about wifi (and other people seem
> to understand it as I have) : associating to an access point is about
> like plugging the cable, so ifup should come after. The new setup
> mixes up unrelated network layers in /e/n/i additionnaly to disable an
> easy roaming ability.
>   

Then wireless-tools also suffers from this "problem"?

I agree with your view on how wifi should work.

> This has already been said, but I just wanted to show my support as a
> user and as the author of an article[1] (which actually was an
> enhanced translation from french) about this setup.
>   

This sort of documentation was not present in the "old" wpasupplicant 
package.

> I think the main concern of the wpa_supplicant maintainers is that the
> initscript conflicts with tools such as network-manager. I need some
> more time to perhaps propose something about how they could live together in
> Debian.
>
> But, in my view, there definitely is something better to do than the
> current configuration scheme with the action script.
>   

Of course. Help start a wifiroamd package or a package containing all 
the stuff and info required for the WIG setup.

Thanks, Kel.