> > > skripts, that generate configurationfiles, for everything they see and > > keep it forever > > - better tested (community is there to help, some unixers would like > > easy-to-maintain systems for ther families too) > > But it is already tested a lot and it is easy to maintain for > families, there are lot of stories about grandma using Ubuntu floating > around. > > > - A centralized configuration that is under /etc/ and not too often > > changed by scripts, only if that is explicitly necessary. > > It is already done, as a basic principle of Debian and therefore Ubuntu too. > > > And a bit more tidied-up configuration-tools that really use /etc/ > > like the admin does. > > Yes, I agree, some nice guis for some uncovered system settings would be nice. > > > Ubuntu was so nice and tidy, because of its debian-flavour in the > > beginnig and now its too much affected by many skript-features, that > > make your life hard. >
Just an example that I was arguing with yesterday: /etc/resolv.conf. It's auto-generated by NetworkManager. I like NM; don't get me wrong, but if you need to change the DNS (or other) settings from the command prompt, it's really a pain. --Dane -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
