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Re: service helper package



On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:47:31 +0800
Thomas Goirand <thomas@goirand.fr> wrote:

> Stephen Gran wrote:
> > 
> > That's not quite true - many packages in debian use an enable/disable
> > variable in an /etc/default/package file.
> 
> Not talking about any policy, but I personally hate it. Why on earth
> would you want to have a package NOT to work if you install it? This is
> insane...

Disabled != not-working

Haven't you had to disable a service for testing purposes or whatever?

Or when comparing similar services . . .

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