F18: why isn't /etc/sysconfig/i18n (and why '/etc/locale.conf')?

[Rahul Sundaram]

Hi


On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net>wrote:

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> Am 25.02.2013 22:09, schrieb Rahul Sundaram:
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> > I am not sure why the stock quote is consider a useful argument here.
>  Distributions are already adopting this.
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> and why "they" are not adopting /etc/sysconfig?
>

You will have to ask them for specific reasons.  As a general trend,
different distributions have over a period of time come up with various
configuration files and formats to do the same thing which leads to
pointless differences and makes it a fragile development platform for any
third party developer.  Adoption to a neutral location is easier than
asking them to buy into /etc/sysconfig on the whole because of the legacy
involved, for both technical (non extensible file formats, distro specific
quirks) and political reasons (why should we adopt a Red Hat or SUSE
decision etc).  For distributions using systemd, a change like this is
easier to adopt now because they have already bought into the benefits of
systemd and compatibility has been maintained during the transition
period.

Rahul
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