Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:34:48 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: syslog.conf syntax change (multiple program/host specifications) Message-ID: <20030212233448.GA12939@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <200302121521.33506.wes@softweyr.com> References: <20030210114930.GB90800@melusine.cuivre.fr.eu.org> <200302120632.36583.wes@softweyr.com> <200302121411.h1CEBRSe025071@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> <200302121521.33506.wes@softweyr.com>
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On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 03:21:33PM +0000, Wes Peters wrote: > > > > I don't think either of these is truly a useful answer, particularly > > for something like syslog which is already straining for a more > > expressive syntax. There are just too many little languages in the > > system already, each one subtly different in syntax, such that it's > > nearly impossible to do anything programmatic with them that isn't > > built in to the program that they configure. > > So you're preferring the software over the human operator. In my world > view, that is completely whacked. Not in mine. Human operators don't share the same preferences and/or opinions. One cannot ever create something that is liked by all human operators. The inherent contradiction makes it a very difficult (dare I say impossible) group to please. I therefore prefer something that people can use as a building block, which automaticly gives preference to software and/or automation... -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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