On Tue, 19 May 2020 00:01:35 -0700
Rick Moen via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> Quoting Steve Litt (slitt@???):
>
> > Substitute the word "needlessly complex" for "overengineered" and I
> > don't like it either. But 1), I don't think you'd get anywhere near
> > universal agreement that by_path, by_id, etc is either
> > overengineered or needlessly complex, [...]
>
> One interesting fact about applying _local policy_ to system
> administration is that universal agreement (i.e., vetted by others
> elsewhere) is neither required nor useful.

I agree. The preceding sentence is the story of my life.

SteveT

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