Re: Removal of /etc/skel, your opinions please

Quoting Remko Lodder <remko@xxxxxxxxxxx> (from Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:21:06 +0100):


Dear arch@ members,

I would like to remove /etc/skel from the BSD.root.dist mtree file
since it is no longer being used and I would like to remove unused
items.

I understood from a PR (46062) that there are no references to this
directory any longer. There is a proposal to symlink this; but I dont
want to keep this alive at all where possible..

Does anyone have objections to this change? If so, please let me know
why you have these objections so that I can take them into account.

Not an objection, just something to think about: Do we want to deprecate the use of "adduser -k /etc/skel"? I know you said you just want to remove the directory, and every admin is allowed to create it again, but by removing the directory from the mtree file, we give a signal into the direction of deprecation.

Bye,
Alexander.

--
I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats.
I tell them the truth and they never believe me.
-- Camillo Di Cavour

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