Re: configure a program -- debconf abuse?

[Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org>]

On Mon, 04 Jul 2005, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:

> [Joerg Sommer]
> > can I use debconf to ask the admin what should be the default look and
> > feel for the editor jed? The developers-reference manual tells us to not
> > abuse debconf. Is this an abuse?
> 
> This depends on how you use it.

OTOH, if there is a sensible default (and there is for jed), just pick
one and be done with it.  No need to burden the admin with yet another
question.

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