Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 01:22:57 +0100 From: Oliver Pinter <oliver.pntr@gmail.com> To: Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Return of config files to ^/etc Message-ID: <CAPjTQNH7uitFvvLxxB0DkuawGgdU0qbZ2PdSKY3M6=sQ67hR6Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CACNAnaE5kUuJiDOHtJSE357iiFrA2JQbNuEyLh5yZgU98X_t2g@mail.gmail.com>
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On Friday, February 14, 2020, Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I've organized a review[0] to return most config files back to etc/. > Many people were concerned about the mass exodus of etc/, and many > have expressed a desire (privately or otherwise) for these files to > return- some of these folks represent downstreams or consumer projects > that went through the painful move the first time and would happily go > through the pain again to restore the status quo. > > This does mean that we'd end up with a structure that's not compatible > with stable/12, but is compatible with every branch before it. > > If you have an opinion for or against. please speak up now. I'd like > to make sure we're moving in the correct direction as a developer > community. > > Thanks, > > Kyle Evans > > [0] https://reviews.freebsd.org/D23690 A very big yes. Please do it. It would be more straightforward and more backward compatible because the FreeBSD's repo is a monorepo. As far I remember, there was an mess around the password and groups file depending on the "default" shell. A sed magic or other black magic... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >help
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