Always in /etc? (was RE: configuration file placement)
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Shaleh wrote:
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> Personally I do not think EVERY package belongs in /etc. Sytem control, sure.
> But small things, no. I am aware of the current policy, but I think a strict
> "everything goes here" is bound to have problems.
I disagree. One of the good things about Debian is its logical fs
structure. I _like_ knowing that package foobar's config file will be
/etc/foobar . I don't think we should change that.
Matthew
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