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Date:      Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:42:11 -0700
From:      Avleen Vig <lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com>
To:        "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "Next Generation" kernel configuration?
Message-ID:  <20040722074211.GL99978@silverwraith.com>
In-Reply-To: <40FE66F7.2050006@sitetronics.com>
References:  <XFMail.20040720193931.conrads@cox.net> <20040721124345.GB99978@silverwraith.com> <40FE66F7.2050006@sitetronics.com>

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On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 02:52:07PM +0200, Devon H. O'Dell wrote:
> I wholly disagree. I think using an excuse ``people will let everything 
> else do the work for them and nobody will ever learn'' to discourage the 
> development of automation tools is very poor. Try applying that argument 
> to any utility that you use. You'd have to write your own bloody 
> operating system because ``learning's in your best interest''.
> I'm sure this will become another bikeshed, so I suggest whoever came up 
> with the idea to put up or shut up. People are interested in solutions, 
> not suggestions.

You confuse automation, with simplification.
Automation tools are good for frequently re-run tasks.
How often do you recompile your kernel?

.... exactly.

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Avleen Vig
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