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From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly)
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>>>>> "Terry" == Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> writes:

    Terry> The UNIX desktop was not "lost", it was "conceded without a
    Terry> fight".

Whatever.  There's still probably going to be little return (in our
project, I suppose that's measured by the size of the user base) on
any investment put into completely automating package installation
that requires system configuration.

    Terry> If /etc is read-only, well, then you're SOL.

But the more experienced user who's given himself a read-only /etc
should know what to do.

-- 
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA

TASK: Shoot yourself in the foot.  In FORTH: Foot in yourself shoot.