Robert P. J. Day wrote: > i'm about to install f12 fresh on a new laptop and i thought it > would be fun to version control all of /etc since that's where all the > fun happens. anyone doing that? recommendations? a quick google > found this: > > http://aymanh.com/version-control-linux-configuration-files-etc-etckeeper > > i'm just curious if there's a strategy that's clearly superior to the > rest, or if this sort of thing is even worth it. > I'm a great believer in RCS for this: - all on the machine, no need to set up servers - easy to roll back if needed - easy to embed version, date, etc, in comments to be sure you have what you think you do. - right capability where multiple admins are not changing things all the time. Or at least the same things. - if you use the comments capability, leaves a good audit trail. Tools intended to solve multi-user development are more complex than they need to be. CVS, git, yady, yada, yada. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
