I don't mind tools editing the standard conf files.
I do mind some craptastic distro burying the setting in an obscure
directory and then making it hard to script (or hand edit) a change.
On Aug 10, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Dan Lund wrote:
> This argument has gone on since the beginning of Red Hat being the
> "Windows" of Linux. Thankfully Red Hat has done a bit of shifting in
> their strategy and become less like that.
> It smacks of remnants of that argument, just completely backwards...
> back then it was people saying that it's better to edit the files
> directly versus using a tool. Now we have someone saying that there's
> not enough tools?
> lol
>
>
> On 8/9/07, Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 16:03 -0700, Kurt Granroth wrote:
>>> Craig White wrote:
>>>> Shame on you Kurt for thinking that Red Hat should pander to
>>>> your SuSE
>>>> driven expectations.
>>>
>>> Yes, shame on me for expecting that Red Hat behave like an OS
>>> worthy of
>>> being the class leader.
>> ----
>> somewhat argumentative considering that you are not using an
>> installer
>> but rather an image created by others. The reality is, changing
>> hostname, etc. is a rather simple process for those who know Red Hat
>> topology and for those who are reduced to Linux server management via
>> Yast, it's going to be painful. From your perspective, I can see
>> where
>> you're coming from. From a Red Hat perspective, you bring a limited
>> skill set that they are unlikely to satisfy regardless of their
>> efforts.
>> Installing X and the various system-config-*utils* or Webmin are the
>> most reasonable options.
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