[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2000.02.23 13:08:34
>On Wednesday, February 23, "Noel L Yap" wrote:
>>
>> Opening the tank and controlling the pump and nozzle are analogous to using
>> CVS commands. They are not similar to having to set default settings. The
>> admin should be the one to do this. Perhaps a better analogy would be if
>> the driver had to adjust (ie configure) his tank upon getting a new car so
>> as to be prevented from filling up with diesel (assuming, of course, they
>> shouldn't use diesel).
>
>Hmm, I think choosing the right type of fuel, and the right amount on an
>auto-pay station, and doing the payments correctly, would be analogous to
>using CVS, and having certain "convenience" features by default. (Sorta
>like opening the gas tank from inside the car, etc)
I guess there really is no good gas-tank analogy since there's no such thing as
a gas-tank admin. A better analogy is having /etc/profile and ~/.profile. The
sysadmin configures /etc/profile while the user configures ~/.profile.
Noel
