[systemd-devel] Query regarding "EnvironmentFile"

[Jóhann B. Guðmundsson]

On 12/23/2015 12:43 AM, Lennart Poettering wrote:
> Just to clarify that. I think EnvironmentFile= was a mistake, and I
> explained why. But then again, I am not planning to remove it, and I
> never suggested that.

What usescases do you see for it's existence.

FYI the longer you take fixing your mistakes the harder it will get.

Arguably you should have a deprecation policy that is aligned on par 
with the feature introduction otherwise it can get nearly impossible 
longer down the line with the building blocks of the core/baseOS to 
deprecate anything.

Especially if you have fallen into the trap of "waiting for the right 
time" since there exist no such thing.

JBG