[KLUG Advocacy] Linux turning into Windows?

[Greg Mason]

is this registry going to be human-editable? I mean, it would be a big  
step backwards if it isn't.

Just brings memories of 15-meg registry files back when I used windoze.  
Also, does it have to be called "Registry"?

Just seems to me a bad idea to have user config data in the same place  
as system config data. Maybe each user gets their own registry, and the  
system has a separate registry? IMO, that would be MUCH more secure...

also, what other operating systems have a registry other than win9x/nt?

-Greg


On Mar 8, 2004, at 2:59 PM, Bruce Smith wrote:

> I can't decide if this is a good idea or a bad one.  They make a good
> case for converting all program configs into a registry, but the  
> Windows
> registry left such a bad taste in my mouth, I don't know if I can
> stomach such a change.  Thoughts?
>
>  - BS
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> http://freshmeat.net/projects/registry/? 
> branch_id=48188&release_id=153479
> http://registry.sourceforge.net/
> http://registry.sourceforge.net/spec/html/registry.html
>
> The Linux Registry 0.0.9 (Default)
>
> About:
> The Linux Registry is an alternative back-end for text configuration
> files.  Instead of each program having its own text configuration  
> files,
> the Registry tries to provide a universal and secure framework for
> configuration parameters in a hierarchical key-value pair mechanism.
> This way, any program can read and save its configuration using a
> consistent API and can be aware of other applications configurations,
> permitting easy application integration.
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