Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261176AbTKTAqR (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:46:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261226AbTKTAqR (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:46:17 -0500 Received: from dslb138.fsr.net ([12.7.7.138]:3046 "EHLO sandall.us") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261176AbTKTAqP (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:46:15 -0500 Message-ID: <1069289154.3fbc0ec2a9b6e@horde.sandall.us> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:45:54 -0800 From: Eric Sandall To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: Wilmer van der Gaast , James Morris , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Configuration help texts for IPsec References: <20031115150841.GA4854@gaast.net> <20031117145723.GB1268@gaast.net> <200311171507.hAHF7INt007210@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <200311171507.hAHF7INt007210@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.2 X-Originating-IP: 192.168.0.2 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1838 Lines: 41 Quoting Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu: > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:57:23 +0100, Wilmer van der Gaast said: > > > Shouldn't the text "If unsure, say Y." be more like "If you want to use > > IPsec, you need this."? Possibly with an addition like "If you don't > > know what IPsec is, you don't need it."? > > A lot of people don't have the foggiest idea what IPsec is, but do > know they're trying to use a VPN. Probably need to include that in there, > if you're trying to do anything with the help text. Agreed with both of the above, as many people don't need IPsec, so why should they be incouraged (or rather, told to use) IPsec (note that the knowledgable ones will probably know that they /don't/ need it, and so remove it, but that's my point ;)). -sandalle -- PGP Key Fingerprint: FCFF 26A1 BE21 08F4 BB91 FAED 1D7B 7D74 A8EF DD61 http://search.keyserver.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA8EFDD61 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/E/IT$ d-- s++:+>: a-- C++(+++) BL++++VIS>$ P+(++) L+++ E-(---) W++ N+@ o? K? w++++>-- O M-@ V-- PS+(+++) PE(-) Y++(+) PGP++(+) t+() 5++ X(+) R+(++) tv(--)b++(+++) DI+@ D++(+++) G>+++ e>+++ h---(++) r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Eric Sandall | Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer eric@sandall.us | http://www.sourcemage.org/ http://eric.sandall.us/ | SysAdmin @ Inst. Shock Physics @ WSU http://counter.li.org/ #196285 | http://www.shock.wsu.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/