True. I use GNU stow to symlink config files from my centralised "dotfile" repo which is version controlled and distributed via git which overcomes the scattere

True. I use GNU stow to symlink config files from my centralised "dotfile" repo which is version controlled and distributed via git which overcomes the scattered aspect. Different formats don't annoy me too much because some programs have a legitimate reason for using particular configuration formats and it's better than trying to shoehorn domain specific languages into YAML, for example. It would be nice to have the whole system configured in a language like Lisp or Python, though.