On Thu 17 Mar 2022 at 09:33:30 (-0400), Stefan Monnier wrote: > > However, your post inspired me. The installed size of iwd is a fifth > > that of wpasuppicant. > > I'm curious what is the explanation for that size difference, since from > a casual look it appears that iwd provides pretty much a superset of the > functionality of wpa-supplicant (more specifically the extra feature is > DHCP client).
Perhaps because wpasupplicant, accoring to wikipedia, supports Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, QNX, AROS, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, OS/2 (including ArcaOS and eComStation) and Haiku. […] it also implements WPA and older wireless LAN security protocols. OTOH iwd supports Linux. And that's ignoring the "core goal of the project […] to optimize resource utilization: storage, runtime memory and link-time costs. Cheers, David.
