auto configuration systems

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Ralf Mardorf schreef op 12-04-2017 18:53:
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:37:26 -0400, Tom H wrote:
>> This is all illogical. Unless someone wants to use the exact defaults
>> of all upstreams, it's not more difficult to set your own configs when
>> using Ubuntu than when using Arch.
> 
> The OP doesn't want the default settings from upstream, but the OP
> wants to have much control with less work. So a real rolling release
> distro following upstream, _instead_ of providing distro specific
> patches,  _instead_ of splitting software to different packages from 
> one
> to the next release, _instead_ of auto-starting everything that could
> be auto-started, even for new, unneeded services of new hard
> dependencies _is much_, much easier with less work to customise, than
> Ubuntu.

No I agree with Tom.

The amount of extra detail going into using Arch would probably be much 
more -- AND you would still be customizing stuff.

You see what you say above only works if you would those "upstream" 
versions EVERYWHERE and never deviate from it; but even that is not the 
point, the point is that individual patches are meant to change 
upstream, whether they come from upstream or from a distro.

Particularly if it is just configuration; ie. you can have LDAP 
configuration or autofs configuration or whatever. You may require fixes 
here and there. The situation doesn't change just because you use Arch, 
it just becomes worse I think.

Regards.