Re: Define primary MAC address based on device sticker

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On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 7:25 AM <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Old school real-OF systems used simply "net" for the main network
> > adapter.  You could re-use that here as well, I think.
>
> Hi,
>
> thanks for all the feedback.
>
> From my personal point of view, ideas narrow down to two possible names:
> 1. label-mac-device

I'm good with this one.

Rob

> 2. net
>
> I excluded any of the examples implying an ordering of devices (also my initial primary-mac-address) due to the reasons named in my earlier e-mail (label address is arbitrary, no ordering implied ...)
> Despite that, I've come to the opinion that one should not call it *mac-address, as it refers to a device. The *mac-address name should be reserved in case someone will actually refer to an address in the future.
>
> For the two remaining candidates, I can live well with both and still don't consider one really great.
> If I had to decide, I would choose the first with a weak 60:40 preference.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Best
>
> Adrian
>



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