@falkreon it is not human readable. openbsd config is human readable

@wxcafe @falkreon is it similar to the OpenSSH config?

@jleedev @falkreon yeah. it's similar to httpd config, and pf config, and openbgpd config, etc

@wxcafe @falkreon ok because i edited a sendmail.cf once and was a little concerned

@jleedev @falkreon openbsd uses opensmtpd: https://man.openbsd.org/smtpd.conf

@wxcafe @jleedev that is ridiculously easy to parse but fails the principle of least surprise

@falkreon @jleedev damn you're right we should go back to postfix config lol

@wxcafe @falkreon ah there's the sendmail, gives you an aneurysm

@jleedev @falkreon yeah I did configure a sendmail server once

@falkreon @jleedev honestly I don't think "readable english configuration" fails the principle of least surprise more than "json"

@falkreon @jleedev I mean otherwise we can also just give up on this linux thing, people are too surprised by how it works differently from windows, let's just use that

@wxcafe @jleedev accessibility is weird. there's nothing inherently more *data* about cf versus conf versus json. conf puts your config in reach for some linux nerds like you and me. json puts your config in reach for a huge ecosystem of people doing everything from fullstack web devs to amateur Minecraft modders.

@falkreon @jleedev yeah and I don't give a fuck about web devs and minecraft modders, my email server or virtualization stack should not be accessible to them

@wxcafe @jleedev I fundamentally disagree with that. and that's probably a good place to leave it at.

@falkreon @jleedev alright then

@wxcafe @jleedev and to add to the "accessibility is not a format" thing,
a config with simple, clear equals statements like "local_ip = 192.168.1.1" is valid .cf