Bug#1091330: Clarify that only editable configuration files need be in /etc

2024-12-24 Thread Bill Allombert
On Tue, Dec 24, 2024 at 06:29:12PM +, Sean Whitton wrote: > Hello, > > Indeed, this isn't great text both for all the not-intended-to-be-edited > stuff we have shipped there, plus the /usr-and-overrides thing more > recently. Thanks for the write-up. ... which by the way is not particularly

Bug#1091330: Clarify that only editable configuration files need be in /etc

2024-12-24 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Mon 23 Dec 2024 at 01:32pm -08, Russ Allbery wrote: > Policy defines configuration files as: > > A file that affects the operation of a program, or provides site- or > host-specific information, or otherwise customizes the behavior of a > program. Typically, configuration fi

Bug#1091330: Clarify that only editable configuration files need be in /etc

2024-12-23 Thread Russ Allbery
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.7.0.1 Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: r...@debian.org Policy defines configuration files as: A file that affects the operation of a program, or provides site- or host-specific information, or otherwise customizes the behavior of a program. Typically, c