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SubjectRe: Name change for /etc/conf.modules
Keith Owens wrote:
>
<snip>
> >
> >Why? Renaming conf.modules to modules.conf ist trivial, so why make
> >so much effort (and code) about it?
>
> Because there are distributions out there with their own tools that
> directly update conf.modules. Any name change has to leave time for
> other code to get into sync. You do not break important tools without
> first giving users plenty of warning. <interrupted>

cd /etc; ln -s conf.moules modules.conf

> This is not Microsoft.
>
see?

Marc

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