[OT] Debian mailinglists [was: RE: Debian or Ubuntu?]

[Mike Bird]

On Tue May 20 2008 09:08:25 Derek Broughton wrote:
> Still everybody is thinking in terms of particular deficient tools they've
> seen.  Of _course_ the config tool needs to be part of the package
> providing the application, and so must always be in sync.  Given that
> assumption, it's really rather trivial to ensure that the tool is always
> capable of modifying every possible configuration setting with every
> possible value (though rather harder to ensure that it only permits certain
> combinations).

This thread is degenerating into hyperbole about virtual worlds.

Time to show us the source Derek.  Please post a couple of tools
that you've written that can be used in the manner you advocate
to maintain my Apache and Postfix configs.

Thanks,

--Mike Bird