Bug#92594: configuration files should be moved to /etc

[Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr>]

Hi,

frank@kuesterei.ch (Frank Küster) wrote:

> - /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/babel/frenchb.cfg
>
>   all customization can be done in preamble, and it's better to do so
>   according to documentation. This is formally a configuration file, but
>   it seems the authors prefer it not to be changed.

The reason behind their advice is simple: if you rely on the
configuration file, you'll write documents that are not portable since
others won't necessarily have the same options enabled. This problem is
easily avoided by activating the options you need directly in your
documents.

-- 
Florent