The idea is to use xml/dtd/schemas for all the configuration files in a standard and if possible, human-readable format. Most of the applications and services have very similar configuration needs but very rarely share a common format. I have searched for information on this subject but found nothing relevant. The objective would be to have an organized configuration directory (/etc ?) where the files have a standard and dtd-compliant format. The most important benefits would be specially for system administrators that need to learn as many file formats as services needed... why are the configuration files for the different MTA applications so different? The same applies to web, ftp, database, etc... servers. This could also make the automatization much easier. There are plenty of XML parsers and checkers. And the checks can be very much customized using DTD/Schemas. It'd be much easier for applications like webmin. Thanks for your attention, Pedro Bezunartea López.
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I really don't think that this is possible - most configuration files come from upstream projects that are completely out of the control of Fedora. There are automation tools such as puppet, and the up and coming configuration management API's such as augeas (http://augeas.net) that may ease your burden. For now, I'll close this CANTFIX since it's really completely beyond our control.
I wanted to file a feature request. I guess I should contact the LSB people about this. I think it's an idea to consider for the future.