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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:

> So if we do end up doing a "tracked config file", I'd personally very much 
> prefer it be limited in some way. For example, we obviously track the 
> .gitignore and .gitattributes files, but they are much more limited in 
> their effects. Maybe we could have a "limited config file" that allows for 
> *some* config options to be set?

Yes, that's all what I have been trying to say ;-)