Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 02:25:50 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: zach@uffdaonline.net (Zach Heilig) Cc: leifn@neland.dk, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysinstall & rc.conf Message-ID: <199902200225.TAA21874@usr02.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <19990214030044.B3920@znh.org> from "Zach Heilig" at Feb 14, 99 03:00:44 am
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> > > > until I realized that /etc/rc.conf was empty. It's the anti-POLA! ;)
>
> > > That's "POMA" :)
>
> > Could somebody tell me the meaning of those acronyms?
>
> POLA -> Policy? Of Least Astonishment
> POMA -> " " Most " (seems jkh just made this one up :-)
>
> anyway, the intent should be clear now.
Principle.
It's an engineering rule of thumb. It's been attributedo various
sources, including being called a variation of the Hypocratic Oath
("Above all else, do no harm").
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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