Re: RFC: standardized network provisioning

[Dan Winship <danw gnome org>]

On 06/11/2014 12:12 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> Has any thought been given to implementing standardized network
> provisioning similar to how Apple's .mobileconfig works?

There's been some discussion about provisioning in the past, but as far
as I know no one is currently working on it.

> XpressConnect's Linux support uses a native Linux
> binary and relies on communication with the NetworkManager DBUS API.
> The rapid changes in this API and other system components on Linux
> cause this to break frequently.  For example, XpressConnect works on a
> freshly installed Fedora 20, but not one updated with the latest
> package updates.

The NetworkManager D-Bus API is stable. While we do add new
properties/methods to it as needed, existing released API should never
change. If it does, please file a bug.

-- Dan