On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 12:12:56AM +0200, Tom Gundersen wrote: > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 12:06 AM, Fons Adriaensen <fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Sad to see rc.conf more or less being deprecated too. > > > > Yes, it was very convenient to have almost all essential > > configuration available in a single file. And it's sad > > that this is being abandoned not because that brings any > > benefit to the user but because 'upstream has decided'. > > I do not agree with this. The change does give more features, makes > things more reliable in the long run and reduces the maintenance > burden. If we did not agree with "upstream", we would not have to do > this. And I don't blame you for it ... Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow)
