Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:16:51 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Removal of /etc/skel, your opinions please Message-ID: <20071130101651.4h9nvpztkwcg8o84@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <17978.194.74.82.3.1196407530.squirrel@galain.elvandar.org> References: <17978.194.74.82.3.1196407530.squirrel@galain.elvandar.org>
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Quoting Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org> (from Fri, 30 Nov 2007 =20 08:25:30 +0100 (CET)): > > On Thu, November 29, 2007 10:47 am, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >> Quoting Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org> (from Wed, 28 Nov 2007 >> 22:21:06 +0100): >> >>> >>> Dear arch@ members, >>> >>> I would like to remove /etc/skel from the BSD.root.dist mtree file >>> since it is no longer being used and I would like to remove unused >>> items. >> Not an objection, just something to think about: Do we want to >> deprecate the use of "adduser -k /etc/skel"? I know you said you just >> want to remove the directory, and every admin is allowed to create it >> again, but by removing the directory from the mtree file, we give a >> signal into the direction of deprecation. > You do have a point there actually :-), what we can do in the install > phase (initially "make distribution", later on when the system is already > installed, manage this through "mergemaster") is install all files from > /usr/share/skel to /etc/skel and actually use it. > > If we dont want to do that, why should we keep on carrying the directory > then? I have a local patch to adduser which adds /usr/local/share/skel (so 2 =20 directories are used by default). Now I think it may be better to =20 change this to use /etc/skel instead, and to do it in a way that =20 /etc/skel overrides /usr/share/skel. Looks more usable to me. What do =20 you think? Bye, Alexander. --=20 The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance money. =09=09-- Sherlock Holmes http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137
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