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On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:00:01 +0200, Peter Humphrey wrote about Re: |
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[gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files: |
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>On Wednesday 01 June 2011 00:14:04 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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[snip] |
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>> A customised file contains an investment of the user's time, a |
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>> generic file does not. That investment may be small or great, but it |
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>> is not for portage to determine that value and remove the file |
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>> without the user's consent. |
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>Personally, I'd be livid if portage were to remove my carefully |
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>crafted work from time immemorial, without so much as a by-your-leave. |
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>Anyone who wants to delete his own work is free to do so, but the rest |
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>of us ought not to be required to suffer it. |
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We are talking about the deletion of an entire package, not an upgrade |
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or rebuild. Why do you want to keep customized configuration files |
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from a package that you are deleting? |
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Moreover, we are considering it as an on/off option. You can set yours |
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to "off" if you want. |
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Regards, |
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Dave [RLU #314465] |
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dwnoon@××××××××.com (David W Noon) |
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