In some email I received from Perry E. Metzger, sie wrote:
> 
> Well, of course -- the directory is created (empty) by mtree(8). There
> wasn't any need for files to initialize it from because it was
> supposed to be used only by the end user. (I think we're all in
> complete agreement here except for Darren.)

why would an end user want to create & use that file when they can
just edit rc.conf ?

if we did a survey, today, of how many 1.5 systems used that style
of rc configuration, what % do you suppose would answer affirmitively ?
do you think the number would make single digits ?