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Subject: Re: on the subject of changes to -RELEASEs... 
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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 05:36:53 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> 	2. edit /etc/sysconfig to contain shell HERE documents.
> 	   if a shell variable is set (CONFIGETC ?) then and only then
> 	   are the HERE documents used to replace the contents of the
> 	   files in /etc.   the location _does_not_chnage_.

Maybe it's time for a proof-of-concept implementation, so we can
stop arguing about intangibles (which are always the easiest things
to argue about :-).

					Jordan