Re: Top 5 things that aren't in Debian but should be :-)

[Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>]

David Nusinow wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 06:40:14PM -0300, Daniel Ruoso wrote:
>
> > I think that's missing an interactive mode for debconf. Debconf today
> > works like wizards and that's nice in installation, but it does not
> > provide a way for i.e. manage /etc/network/interfaces without
> > reconfiguring the entire package. Something like a "Debian Control
> > Panel".
>
> That's my plan for configure-debian eventually, if I can ever get around
> to working on it (scheduled for post-sarge right now). Patches and ideas
> are accepted and ecouraged.

Why re-invent the wheel?  If it's gpl, then why not integrate what other 
distributions already have?  This can't be a new feature for linux 
distributions, so there has to be something ready to pick up.  Maybe 
even the different distribution's solutions into a single oss project...