>Ken.  You are not listening to what I was objecting to.  rc.d I can deal
>with.

>What I can't deal with is the splintering of rc.*conf* into rc.*conf*.d,
>with some codgered-up tool like "virc".

For what its worth, I don't know that anyone is claiming that rc.*conf*.d
is a winner.  Certainly nothing has been committed yet, so pls don't
assume (yet) that this is being shoved down your throat.  

Personally I think its a total lose to _have_ to edit rc.conf to "enable" 
the script you just dumped in rc.d, and like many others I'd have 
prefered a separate init.d and rc.d with presence in rc.d being the 
enabler.  And frankly I think that the Snnn Knnn approach is
so simple and more than up to the simple job of booting a system, that
I'd have preferred that too.

BUT all that does not add up to saying that rc.conf should go away.
[I know I did say that some time back - but I was only refering to the 
"enable" rc.d/foo aspect.]

FWIW I think I read your proposal on this subject and while I can't 
recall the details (or find the message right now) I'm pretty sure I did 
not violetly object to it.  Personally I've not made up my mind what
the solution is, though it should include not needing to edit files.
 
Perhaps a change of subject (line) would help everyone's stress levels.

--sjg