Corevisions wrote:
>
> > The startup configuration should only be specified at install time.
> > After that, all driver changes should be made through tools that access
> > the registry. I see no point for a startup configuration change unless
> > it is to use a minimal configuration (like Windows safe mode).
>
> i fear that this method will get out of control like in linux (my opinion) and that
> everything is
> configured by it's own text file .. i dont think this is good for a customer os
> maybe for
> an expert os like unix ..
> that's the reason why i think that linux will never beat windoze unless somebody
> invents a
> customer linux (or JOS ;) )
>
I don't see where the worry you have comes from. A registry-based
configuration system, if well designed, is amenable to beginning users
as well as advanced ones. Beginning users will like the pretty user
interfaces for configuring their devices and other system components.
Advanced users will appreciate that the registry is well organized and
complete. Even Windows, which largely uses a registry, still holds onto
INI files and the like. Linux (and other versions of UNIX), which has
no central registry, is even worse, spreading its configuration over
multiple files and directories. JOS will probably be initially aimed at
power users, but as the included tools and features mature, it will be
easily scalable to a novice.
Sean Cribbs
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