Re: Package configuration philosophy
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
>
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> >
> > > > If someone is going to evaluate an entire distribution on a prompt
> > > > (even if there are other factors), I'm not going to be upset if they
> > > > don't choose Debian.
> > >
> > > I'm no talking about just the prompt. We're talking about good and
> > > comfortable defaults, default settings should be like suggestions
> > > of how things can be done. Good defaults is very important in a
> > > distribution, IMHO.
> >
> > IMO, debian HAS good defaults. clean & simple without a lot of stuff to
> > undo when you want to customise it to YOUR preferred settings.
> >
> > Making default settings too pretty/complex tends to stifle both learning
> > & creativity...instead of just one thing to learn/change at a time, you
> > have to undo a lot of changes (or at least learn what they do) or risk
> > breaking a working setup.
>
> I wonder if it would be possible to make a package that included a good
> degree of the typical customizations? I have setup 3 debian machines right
> from the ftp server in the past month and there are things I change right
> off the bat, the prompt is one, the .inputrc (to include home/end keys)
> some of the aliases, enable color ls etc
>
The problem with this is that the defaults the package developer likes are
unlikely to conform to the particular taste of every user. This sounds
like a good option for an individual to create for their particular
needs. Might be a neat idea... It would certainly speed the process up
when doing installations on multiple machines.
> Stifling learning is one thing, but having to do the same setup again and
> again is pain -- which is why I wonder if a package could be made?
>
> Jason
>
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