developer is officially maintaining the package.
The rationale for changing this from "tech-pkg" to "pkgsrc-users" is
that it implies that any user can try to maintain the package (by
submitting patches to the mailing list). Since the folks most likely
to care about the package are the folks that want to use it or are
already using it, this would leverage the energy of users who aren't
developers.
VDE is a virtual network that can be spawned over a set of physical
computers over the Internet.
VDE connects together: (1) real GNU-linux boxes (tuntap) (2) virtual
machines: UML-User Mode Linux, qemu, bochs, MPS.
VDE can be used:
- to create a general purpose tunnel (every protocol that runs on
Ethernet can be put into the tunnel)
- to connect a set of virtual machine to the Internet with no need of
free access of tuntap
- to support mobility: a VDE can stay interconnected despite of the
change of virtual cables, i.e. the change of IP addresses and
interface in the real world
