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Date:      Wed, 24 Jun 1998 04:04:43 -0300 (EST)
From:      Joao Carlos Mendes Luis <jonny@jonny.eng.br>
To:        jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Cc:        fullermd@futuresouth.com, pvh@leftside.wcape.school.za, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Adding a new user interface to FreeBSD administration
Message-ID:  <199806240704.EAA23043@roma.coe.ufrj.br>
In-Reply-To: <8919.898663724@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Jun 23, 98 09:48:44 pm"

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// > So, the first step is to write scripts/programs to create/edit the
// > various config files: pppconfig, maybe some nice wrappers around pw,
// > syslogconf, even a profileconf and cshconf, heck, let's complicate things
// > more and make a rc.confconf.  Just find every config file that people
// 
// Eeek.  I think this might have been a transitional approach of value
// some 4-5 years ago, but nowadays we have namespace pollution and the
// fact that front-ending things in this fashion is something which
// proved its limitations and went out of fashion almost a decade ago.

This stinks to IBM's smit.  :)

// If we're going to do something now, let's stick with 90's techniques
// at least. :-)

Could you please elaborate on this ?  My preferred technique for
system configuration is vi.  Are there any others ?  :)))

					Jonny

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Joao Carlos Mendes Luis            M.Sc. Student
jonny@jonny.eng.br                 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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