| Disclaimer: original RedHat investor here. My home lab requires: * Option 42 (custom NTP configuration) * Option 66/67 (TFTP/PXE boot) * Option 119 (Domain Search List) * Vendor-specific options (43) * Option 121 (Classless Static Routes) * Custom enterprise options + DNS name Regex replacement (iPod/WII/Lucent DSLAM) In RedHat dominated network, NetworkManager remains the dominant choice for: * Enterprise desktops * Laptops * Many enterprise servers * Complex managed networking in the Red Hat ecosystem RedHat is still struggling to replace my network-manager's ultimate stackable network interfaces (VxLAN-VLAN-Bond-GRE-IPSec). Furthermore, it isn't about hate. It is about KISS: it is about keeping PID 1 as simple as possible, something that all embedded systems and secured system should still aspire to do. PId 1 should be pro forma and semantically secured as possible with minimal dependencies. And process certainly should not be default all-privilege. Simplicity of integration over complexity. |