It turns out, that's exactly what I want in the world of a configuration management system like Puppet or Chef.
I don't want my package to try to be clever and configure itself or make lots of assumptions about how I intend to use it. I'll manage that myself through other means.
Some standardization in terms of configuration is OK, but you're totally right that you don't want a bunch of "clever" configuration done by a RPM or OS level package. I haven't come across many "clever" RPMs in my time though. :) Mostly I think OS packagers are doing a good job.
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It turns out, that's exactly what I want in the world of a configuration management system like Puppet or Chef.
I don't want my package to try to be clever and configure itself or make lots of assumptions about how I intend to use it. I'll manage that myself through other means.
Some standardization in terms of configuration is OK, but you're totally right that you don't want a bunch of "clever" configuration done by a RPM or OS level package. I haven't come across many "clever" RPMs in my time though. :) Mostly I think OS packagers are doing a good job.