Re: [lopsa-discuss] cfengine vs. puppet vs. chef

[Matt Disney]

On Tue, 25 May 2010 09:04:52 -0400, Nick Silkey <n...@silkey.org> wrote:
> Maybe Im being obtuse, but isnt ALL cfg mgmt inherently declarative?
> I know that gets tossed around by the Puppet community as a unique win
> for it over others in the space.
> 
> NB: My background is cfengine{2,3}.

This might just be a semantic issue. But some configuration management
tools/strategies are more imperative in nature. Tools where you specify a
sequence of actions rather than a set of outcomes are the imperative kind. 

Matt
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