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The combination of distributions existing and believing they “own” parts of the system, and users needing to override settings means it is as simple as possible
by jen20 3y ago
The combination of distributions existing and believing they “own” parts of the system, and users needing to override settings means it is as simple as possible, and no simpler.
- TheNewsIsHere 3y agoPut more generically, I think we could add: “unless you build it all yourself, you’re going to have to work with other peoples decisions.”
- rocqua 3y agoA distribution 'owning' a directory means that the package manager is allowed to change files in there, and allowed to assume nothing major was changed from what it installed. A distribution that doesn't own any directories like this effectively can't make any changes. It's like writing a class without private fields.