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Date:      Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:47:46 +0200
From:      Erwin Van de Velde <erwin.vandevelde@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Restarting services
Message-ID:  <200609251147.46990.erwin.vandevelde@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060925092647.GB94311@qlovarnika.bg.datamax>
References:  <200609251035.15484.erwin.vandevelde@ua.ac.be> <20060925092647.GB94311@qlovarnika.bg.datamax>

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On Monday 25 September 2006 11:26, Vasil Dimov wrote:
> IMHO in this case the administrator should be changed,
> not the way ports operate. Building idiot-proof system is impossible and
> leads to the:
>
> Shaw's Principle:
>         Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will
> want to use it.

This is not about being idiot-proof but being handy to use. It also reduces 
service downtime by immediately restarting the service after update instead 
of waiting for the administrator to restart it.

Best regards,
Erwin



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