"Next Generation" kernel configuration?

Avleen Vig lists-freebsd at silverwraith.com
Thu Jul 22 00:42:15 PDT 2004


On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 02:52:07PM +0200, Devon H. O'Dell wrote:
> I wholly disagree. I think using an excuse ``people will let everything 
> else do the work for them and nobody will ever learn'' to discourage the 
> development of automation tools is very poor. Try applying that argument 
> to any utility that you use. You'd have to write your own bloody 
> operating system because ``learning's in your best interest''.
> I'm sure this will become another bikeshed, so I suggest whoever came up 
> with the idea to put up or shut up. People are interested in solutions, 
> not suggestions.

You confuse automation, with simplification.
Automation tools are good for frequently re-run tasks.
How often do you recompile your kernel?

.... exactly.

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