Marc Dequènes (Duck) wrote: > Note for the release team: as explained by Toots, a failed upgrade > cannot occur with a proper install. Then, we cannot guess what > filesystem changes the sysadm decided and react accordingly, so removing > the symlink, as it is first installed, is a mistake.
I'm not sure the admin modifying files in /etc, as he/she is supposed to be allowed to do by Policy (and the FHS), can be considered anything less than a proper install. Personally, I find the commitment (codified in 10.7.3) to treating /etc, and the system administrator's modifications to it, as sacred one of Debian's strongest points. It makes administering Debian boxes significantly more easy than distros which have taken other approaches[0]. And it's normally so well and consistently done that I'm quite surprised when it's violated. [0] Like, say, one involving hats of colors only worn by Dr. Suess characters. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
