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From: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>
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Subject: Re: minor heads up - /etc/make.conf{,.local} being moved
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On Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 10:41:19PM +0000, Jason C. Wells wrote:
> Put me down as wanting two files. An extra file is just more shtuff to
> keep track of. I too am iffy on /etc/defaults. If the purpose of defaults
> is to keep "standard" things in isolation then lets do that. Begrudgingly,
> defaults do clean up /etc a bit. It makes mergemastering easier too. The
> defaults will be better when they become more complete.

The thing about the defaults/foo.conf, foo.conf, foo.conf.local scheme
is that you don't _have_ to use foo.conf.local if you don't want to.
Some of us have a use for it, such as putting site configuration in
foo.conf, and machine configuration in foo.conf.local.
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Christopher Masto         Senior Network Monkey      NetMonger Communications
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