Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 03:42:00 -0500 (EST) From: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@TheWorld.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Junior Annoying Hacker Task Message-ID: <200202020842.DAA11096920@shell.TheWorld.com> References: <5F46C986-16DB-11D6-8CEC-00039359034A@mac.com>
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>Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 16:26:13 -0800 >From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> >To: Paul Fardy <pdfardy@mac.com> >Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Junior Annoying Hacker Task >References: <5F46C986-16DB-11D6-8CEC-00039359034A@mac.com> > >> >> foo_enable="NO" >> > ipfilter_enable="YES" >> > firewall_enable="NO" >> natd_enable="NO" >> natd_interface="fxp0" >> inetd_enable="NO" >> inetd_program="/usr/sbin/inetd" >> foo_enable="YES/NO" >> foo_enable="NO" > >Who is a GTK hacker? > >Does someone want to write a "registry editor" program? > >The point of the program would be to edit the "FreeBSD >Registry", rc.conf, and make it look just like the Windows >Registry in the editor, using "_" as the implied path >component/terminal component (key) seperator. *Very* bad idea. OSes such as FreeBSD (or Unix in general, for that matter) should *not* be made-up to "look-like" something they're not, *especially* Windows. Learning curve? Hey, learn the OS, not some hack to make it look like some other OS. >Then we can all be honest with ourselves that the only >difference between it an the Windows Registry is that >the Windows registry is accessible/modifiable from >kernel mode, and the path component and key names. > >You can start with: > >My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\natd > > Name Data > ----------- --------------------------------- > enable NO > interface fxp0 > >My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\inetd > > Name Data > ----------- --------------------------------- > enable NO > program /usr/sbin/inetd > >etc. No. No. No. No. No! >Sure, people would be annoyed to find out that they had been >moving towards an idea that Microsoft had developed, but >wouldn't this be a fun tweak to people's tails? > >8-) 8-) 8-) > >-- Terry And this thread *certainly* does *not* belong in -stable. Lately the s/n ration of this list has been just awful. Messages of this nature belong in -chat, or -arch, or -hackers (subject to their rules). Heh, thanks! :) (Sorry for my rant.) -kc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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