on /etc/sysconfig

[Jon Ciesla]

> On Mon, 18 Jul 2011, Lennart Poettering wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 18.07.11 15:13, Simo Sorce (simo at redhat.com) wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, 2011-07-18 at 20:57 +0200, Lennart Poettering wrote:
>> > > On Mon, 18.07.11 20:54, Michał Piotrowski (mkkp4x4 at gmail.com)
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Hi,
>> > > >
>> > > > 2011/7/18 Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com>:
>> > > > > This article recommends ending /etc/sysconfig
>> > > > >
>> > > > > http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/on-etc-sysinit.html
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Generally speaking I like the idea of dropping /etc/sysconfig. I
>> think
>> > > > the right way it keeping minimal, standardized configuration in
>> > > > /etc/services.conf/ or something like that.
>> > >
>> > > No. There is no need for a directory that replaces /etc/sysconfig.
>> It's
>> > > borked. If a daemon has not configuration file but should have one,
>> then
>> > > fix the daemon, don't fake a configuration file.
>> >
>> > Some daemons cannot be "fixed", get over with this mantra that daemons
>> > need be fixed Lennart.
>>
>> Hmm? Which ones in fedora can't? Are you suggesting we are shipping
>> software that cannot be modified? If so, please explain which one that
>> is, since we need to remove it from the distro then. Fedora only
>> includess Free Software, and software that cannot be modified would not
>> qualify as that.
>>
>
> I'd suggest we're shipping software that doesn't need to be modified,
> doesn't need to be "fixed".  Saying those daemons need to be fixed is like
> saying a pregnant woman need to go to the hospital to be cured.
> Pregnancy and /etc/sysconfig are perfectly natural and healthy.  Pregnant
> women and /etc/sysconfig both have perfectly valid use cases and do not
> need to be "fixed" :)

Yes, but pregnancy is of finite duration.  Thank $_DEITY.  I think the
point is that some sort of gentle sunset for /etc/sysconfig is desirable.
I agree with that.  Forced migration?  Madness.

-J

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