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authorB. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>2022-03-14 03:08:21 -0400
committerB. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>2022-03-14 03:08:21 -0400
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network/openvswitch-utils: Wrap README at 72 columns.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
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Open vSwitch is a multilayer software switch licensed under the open
source Apache 2 license. The goal is to implement a production quality
-switch platform that supports standard management interfaces and opens the
-forwarding functions to programmatic extension and control.
+switch platform that supports standard management interfaces and opens
+the forwarding functions to programmatic extension and control.
Open vSwitch is well suited to function as a virtual switch in VM
environments. In addition to exposing standard control and visibility
-interfaces to the virtual networking layer, it was designed to support
-distribution across multiple physical servers. Open vSwitch supports
-multiple Linux-based virtualization technologies including Xen/XenServer,
-KVM, and VirtualBox.
+interfaces to the virtual networking layer, it was designed to
+support distribution across multiple physical servers. Open vSwitch
+supports multiple Linux-based virtualization technologies including
+Xen/XenServer, KVM, and VirtualBox.
-Note: This package builds only the Open vSwitch userspace utilities, and
-it is incompatible with 'openvswitch' package found on SlackBuilds.org
-website. The stock Slackware kernel has been shipping Open vSwitch support
-for a while now, and these utilities take this advantage into account
-while providing a different approach to Open vSwitch management.
+Note: This package builds only the Open vSwitch userspace
+utilities, and it is incompatible with 'openvswitch' package found on
+SlackBuilds.org website. The stock Slackware kernel has been shipping
+Open vSwitch support for a while now, and these utilities take this
+advantage into account while providing a different approach to Open
+vSwitch management.
See README.SLACKWARE (which is also installed with the package docs) for
setup, configuration, and usage hints.