Complex sentence: Since June 2009, however, NetworkManager no longer depends on HAL, and since 0.9.10 (ca.2014), neither does it require the D-Bus daemon to be running for root operation.
Split into simpler sentences: Since June 2009, however, NetworkManager no longer depends on HAL. Since 0.9.10 (~ 2014), NetworkManager doesn't require the D-Bus daemon to be running for root operation.