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From: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New network config for baselayout-ng
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:24:22
Message-Id: 45CB3148.6010802@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] New network config for baselayout-ng by frilled
1 frilled wrote:
2 >>> Which is all very well, but not sufficient reason to screw up a project
3 >>> that is developed and used by a lot of people.
4 >>>
5 >> As if we were all gonna die without bash arrays in our config files.
6 >>
7 >
8 >
9 > And once again nobody thinks of the user base. Changing configuration
10 > file syntax means admins have to edit stuff with _no_ apparent benefit
11 > on the user side. It costs time and opens up new opportunities for
12 > problems. Maybe you don't mind doing it on a handful of home boxes. If
13 > you manage a lot of servers, you'll probably think different.
14 > Personally, constantly having to change stuff that does not benefit me
15 > is a hell of an annoyance to me.
16 >
17 > Regards,
18 >
19 > frilled
20 >
21
22 Once again, he said the old config would work and there would be a newer
23 format that would not require bash as well. So the user base is handled.
24 Stop joining the FUD bandwagon.
25
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27 --
28 Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o>
29 http://dev.gentoo.org/~cardoe/

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