Re: CML2 design philosophy heads-up

From: Eric S. Raymond (esr@thyrsus.com)
Date: Fri May 18 2001 - 10:49:22 EST


Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>:
> Don't get me wrong. I'm NOT opposed to having a config tool everyone and
> their aunt can use. I'm opposed to that tool taking away the options expert
> users have to do what they know is right for them.

I'll take that as a vote for (b), to handle even perverse configurations
even if it means adding a lot of complexity to the ruleset.

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