Re: the netbase/inetd conspiracy
Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes:
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 09:06:25PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > > Why not stop wasting my time on something so utterly pointless? (seriously)
> > Either the packages or policy should be changed. Do you not agree?
>
> No, not really. Policy's not precisely defined, and trying to pretend that
> you can read it without having to think about whether it's recommendations
> are actually beneficial is just going to lead you into trouble.
Nobody claims that. But when people *are* disagreeing about the
proper reading, it seems appropriate to clarify it.
Nobody is saying that all ambiguities should be removed. But surely
those that turn out to be actual disagreements should be settled.
> And, heck, I've seen a lot more problems caused by dpkg's reluctance
> to reinstate removed conffiles, than problems caused by config files
> magically reappearing.
Ah, then you think policy should be fixed.
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