Re: Release plan for 0.12.0

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On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 09:17:15AM -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> Looks like Or has abandoned it.  I have an updated version which works
>> with new APIs, etc.  Let me post it and we'll go from there.
>>
>>   
>>> I'm generally inclined to oppose the functionality as I don't think 
>>> it  offers any advantages over the existing backends.
>>>     
>>
>> I patch it in and use it all the time.  It's much easier to setup
>> on a random machine than a bridged config.
>>   
>
> Having two things that do the same thing is just going to lead to user  
> confusion.

They do not do the same thing. With raw socket you can use windows
update without a bridge in the host, with tap you can't.

> If the problem is tap is too hard to setup, we should try to  
> simplify tap configuration.

The problem is bridge is too hard to setup.
Simplifying that is a good idea, but outside the scope
of the qemu project.


> Regards,
>
> Anthony Liguori
>
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