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debconf's design
- design by Wichert Akkerman; fall 1998
- implemented by me at VA, mid 1999
- Wichert's spec was fairly vague
- gconf is also based on it
- but quite flexible
- allows for arbitrary backend databases
- database layering
- network access
- variety of user interfaces
- key concepts:
- templates for questions; rather like OO classes
- clients communicate with debconf via a simple,
SMTP-like language