Gregory Seidman wrote: > > Paul Johnson sez: > } On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 06:18:52AM -0400, Gregory Seidman wrote: > } > configs files alone (e.g. Slackware) or layer it away so thoroughly that > } > changing something in a config file may or may not be sufficient to > } > change the behavior (e.g. RedHat). Debian is a nice middle ground. > } > } Compounding this, I've heard rumors that RH is going to borrow a > } brain-damaged idea from Microsoft: The system registry. > > The idea of the system registry is not brain-damaged, just Microsoft's > implementation and policies. MacOS X uses something a lot like a system > registry (combination of NetInfo and various preferences files), which > is almost a good implementation (preferences and NetInfo should have > better integration, and apps should have a way of publishing what they > care about). The Xt app-defaults system is also reminiscent of a > registry system, though it is rather domain-specific (just GUI apps). > > A system registry is about having a unified concept of configuration and > preferences. In general, it is a good thing. I look forward to a solid > implementation thereof. I'm betting on Apple doing it first.
IMHO, a registry would be ok if it was ascii/human readable, you could tell applications to ignore it, and no applications are forced or required to know about it. A set of utilities for examining and manipulating it would be useful too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
