Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@ClickyMcTicker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ClickyMcTicker</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.rrr.sh/@pearl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pearl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@geerlingguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geerlingguy</span></a></span> </p><p><em>From scratch</em> should (and would) be possible if said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/configuration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>configuration</span></a> isn't just proprietary bs but actually following a documented syntax akin to any proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/configuration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>configuration</span></a>.</p><ul><li>I assume this is <em>NOT</em> the case cuz otherwise you'd not offer said job.</li></ul><p>Not to mention <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vendors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendors</span></a> prefer <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/siloing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siloing</span></a> amd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittifying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittifying</span></a> products, so having <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InterchangeableFormats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterchangeableFormats</span></a> goes against their primary <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commercial</span></a> interests.</p><ul><li>We can see this peak with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cisco</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> pushing both proprietary <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> standards, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/patenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patenting</span></a> the implementation (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VRRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VRRP</span></a>) and sueing everyone who wants to implement them (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CARP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CARP</span></a> had to do a shitton of redundant work!) whilst also refusing to follow <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Standards</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Posix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Posix</span></a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new line</a> ) &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Conventions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conventions</span></a> (I've seen literal CISCO &lt;=&gt; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IETF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IETF</span></a> dictionaries!)...</li></ul><p>Sadly it's more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unrealistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unrealistic</span></a> to see such standardization to happen than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YAML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YAML</span></a> being replaced <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/YADL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YADL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YADL</span></a>...</p>