Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 8th Jun 2006 13:03 UTC
"DebConf is best known as an annual gathering of Debian developers. But the Debian project likes the name so much that it uses it - give or take a capital 'C' - for the system used to configure Debian packages. Just as the conference is central to the social aspects of Debian, so the program is central to the package management system that is one of Debian's main technical advantages. Debconf gives users as fine a degree of control during configuration as they choose."
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RE[7]: I hate debconf more then /me
by da_Chicken on Fri 9th Jun 2006 12:15
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RE[8]: I hate debconf more then /me
by Jarek Poplawski on Fri 9th Jun 2006 13:28
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OK, it's quite possible that there is (or has been) a bug in debconf. But it has never hit me, that's all I'm saying.
My real point is that even if debconf has no bugs, is not overwriting anything and is perfect, I don't like this idea of helping at any price and I feel Debian is not one who should do that the best.
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2006-06-09
But I still think you have specifically asked debconf to overwrite your own settings. Debconf has never overwritten any of my settings without asking my permission first. And I've been using Debian for some years now, so I'm pretty sure that this is the default debconf behaviour.
And I think we are living in great times - people have more confidence in a program then in other human!