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David W Noon wrote: |
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> On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:00:02 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote about |
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> Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files: |
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>> There is a simple rule in computing: |
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>> NEVER remove user created data |
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> That is utter rubbish. Obsolete data can be dangerous, so once it's |
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> genuinely obsolete it should be gone. |
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> If that were true, why would it even be possible to delete data? |
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>> that also applies to config files. |
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> And obsolete configuration files are even more likely to be dangerous |
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> than general data. |
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I think the rubbish is in your post. IF, big IF for a reason, the |
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config file is obsolete, the user should know that and can delete it |
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themselves. Also, if a package is updated and it is such a huge update, |
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the config tool is going to let the user know about the changes. Let's |
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see, openrc comes to mind on this one since it was recently done. Some |
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config files were moved, done away with and justs plain old changed. In |
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that case, portage told us what files could be deleted, what had to be |
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changed and such. . |
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I hope you realize that if the devs were to decide to do this that they |
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would also listen to the users. You seem to be the only one that wants |
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config files deleted by default. The devs are most likely to see it the |
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same as we do because they have a clear understanding of what Gentoo is |
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all about. In case you need a reminder, the person responsible for |
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administering their system sits in the chair. Portage just helps the |
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person in the chair. As far as I know, portage has never deleted user |
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data. Anything that is changed by the user becomes user data and the |
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user owns it from then on. As some already know, I been using Gentoo |
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since about 2003. It's not like I am new here. I don't recall portage |
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ever deleting a users data, ever. |
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I like the idea of having the option to remove config files but NOT by |
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default as you seem to suggest. If you take this to the devs to have |
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this added to portage's feature set, I would put in my $0.02 worth. I |
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would expect that they would have much more than $0.02 worth to add to |
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the idea. I feel requesting it as a default behavior would be the death |
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of the whole idea. Care to request it and see what happens? |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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