On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:54:02 +0100, Grant Williamson
<traxtopel fastmail fm> wrote:
Bill,
I mean just the basic config. i.e. for a network device ... update in
hwconf, alias of ethX in modules.conf & creation of ifcfg-ethX.
The problem I see with what you want is that setting defaults is an annoyance, from my POV. I really dislike it when some piece of software makes assumptions on what I want.
The biggest annoyance I can see is say you have a new NIC that you install, you start the machine, and then walk away. Kudzu will launch, see it, and configure it wiht defaults, which, since you arent present to counteract any of this is something like this:
onboot=yes bootproto=dhcp
insert correct module in modprobe.conf, etc...
so now when you come back and reboot the machine, bam, you sit for 15 minutes waiting while the NIC tries to grab a DHCP address from a nonexistant dhcp server (because you dont run DHCP on your network).
Another problem is what happens after the initial config? Given the same scenario, Kudzu configures the device, updates its tables, thats it. No reminders that it was configured automatically, and that you, the user, should go back and double check the settings to ensure that what Kudzu chose is what you want...
Personally, I see no real problem with what it is doing now... if it doesnt get any input, it just goes about its happy way, and I have to manually configure the device after booting. Less automatic assumptions = less chance for nastiness to occur... at least to some degree...
Just my opinion, take it for what its worth...
Jeff