> Sure it would be great if all configuration was written in a single configuration format. I think the root cause is there is and was no readily available sys

> Sure it would be great if all configuration was written in a single configuration format. I think the root cause is there is and was no readily available system standard/interface. I would claim that the majority of the files are doing boring things and could have, and would have, been made in some standard format, and possibly placed in some standard organization, if a system standard had existed. Or, perhaps I've too heavily discounting the desire for nerds to create something new, even when reasonable, but not perfect, alternatives already exist. Systemd showed me how homogenization and standards are generally disliked, when it comes to things around configuration files, even if there's absolutely massive utility.