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Date:      Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:23:15 -0400
From:      Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Helge Oldach <helge.oldach@atosorigin.com>
Cc:        rik@inse.ru, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, babkin@users.sourceforge.net, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, ru@FreeBSD.org, gad@FreeBSD.org, des@des.no
Subject:   Re: "Chatty" config files in /etc
Message-ID:  <20060831192315.0412e836.trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200608311258.OAA23536@galaxy.hbg.de.ao-srv.com>
References:  <44F6D3B2.5080903@inse.ru> <200608311258.OAA23536@galaxy.hbg.de.ao-srv.com>

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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:58:38 +0200 (MET DST)
Helge Oldach <helge.oldach@atosorigin.com> wrote:

> Roman Kurakin:
> >I suggest to make these files the way which would encourage peoples to keep
> >example part, for example, under working part. Example will be still in the
> >file, it will not bother admin, cause it do not cover essential part of 
> >the file,
> >and will simplify merging.
> 
> So, with the benefit of easing merging for committers, we end up with
> two separate files for the end users (and sysadmins) - one "example
> file" and one "tru config file". IMHO this sounds like complicating
> matters.
> 
> IMHO this whole problem and the discussion about it is a bit overkill.
> Why not just keep it as it is? What is so fundamentally broken with the
> current situation that we need important, POLA-breaking fixes?

I think you missed the point completely.  Please go back and re-read
the discussion.

-- 
Tom Rhodes



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