also sprach Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.03.16.0050 +0100]: > Then they should backup them before purging the package.
Sure. > > If you've ever administered a production machine with hundreds > > of users, you'll treat log files as valuable data. You'll kick > > and scream if they get removed from under your fingers. > But when I purge a package I expect that log files will be > deleted. Hard to argue against that. This issue is becoming more minor the more I think about it. The main two problematic areas are mail and web. Removing the MTA will not purge mail.log, and any sensible web setup will have separate log files for virtual hosts, so it's less likely to affect people. Sorry, but the thought did strike me at the time I wrote the message, especially after seeing #355443 and remembering talking to Lars precisely about this issue at FOSDEM. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian developer and author: http://debiansystem.info `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP (sub)keys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! "it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- aristoteles
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