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Subject: Re: conf/19573: Dot Files for Optional Shells
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Synopsis: Dot Files for Optional Shells

State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
State-Changed-By: sheldonh
State-Changed-When: Mon Jul 10 05:37:34 PDT 2000
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> Why not provide dot files to be placed in /usr/local/share/skel,
> and alter adduser to provide the option [...]

Indeed, why not? :-)

If I were you, I'd produce patches that abstain from actually
introducing any new dot files.  Just add the machanism to
handle them.

That way, your idea (which is good) is not lost in a religious war
about what should be in dot files. :-)


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