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+# net-predictable: Predictable interface naming for everyone
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+This project exists because udev is mostly a black-box which doesn't allow others to use it's beneficial features. Some servers do fine with mdev(d) and such. This project aims to fill that gap by attempting to get close but not necessarily be a drop-in replacement for udev/systemd net-naming-scheme.