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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: bde@zeta.org.au, jkh@time.cdrom.com
Subject: Re: /usr/src/etc/Makefile install rule.
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>> rc.serial is supposed to be customized.  Installing the others would
>> be Wrong.  You could do a `cmp -s ...' or `diff ... | grep -q Id' and
>
>Why?  I can see why rc.serial and rc.firewall are poor choices,
>but this doesn't explain your aversion to installing the other
>files.

It would break years of tradition and subject /etc to patch-of-the-day
syndrome.

Bruce