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Date:      Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:15:32 +0100
From:      void <float@firedrake.org>
To:        Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: import NetBSD rc system
Message-ID:  <20010611231532.A2348@firedrake.org>
In-Reply-To: <200106111854.f5BIsX728995@earth.backplane.com>; from dillon@earth.backplane.com on Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 11:54:33AM -0700
References:  <20010611174717.A77956@laptop.6bone.nl> <1795096378.20010611154930@163.net> <3B2484EA.B1F04812@DougBarton.net> <200106111800.f5BI0il25446@billy-club.village.org> <200106111854.f5BIsX728995@earth.backplane.com>

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On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 11:54:33AM -0700, Matt Dillon wrote:
> 
>     I kinda like our scheme... at least I like the single monolithic
>     /etc/rc.conf file.  It makes maintaining and installing machines 
>     utterly trivial whereas having a billion little files each with
>     one or two options in them makes maintaining and installing machines
>     rather difficult.  I sure hope nobody is advocating doing away with
>     the monolithic capabilities of /etc/rc.conf!

The NetBSD scheme puts code, not configuration, into separate files.
It uses rc.conf.

-- 
 Ben

"An art scene of delight
 I created this to be ..."		-- Sun Ra

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