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From: njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk (Niall Smart)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:26:24 +0100
In-Reply-To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
       "Re: Adding a new user interface to FreeBSD administration" (Jun 23,  9:48pm)
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On Jun 23,  9:48pm, "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote:
} Subject: Re: Adding a new user interface to FreeBSD administration
> > So, the first step is to write scripts/programs to create/edit the
> > various config files: pppconfig, maybe some nice wrappers around pw,
> > syslogconf, even a profileconf and cshconf, heck, let's complicate things
> > more and make a rc.confconf.  Just find every config file that people
> 
> Eeek.  I think this might have been a transitional approach of value
> some 4-5 years ago, but nowadays we have namespace pollution and the
> fact that front-ending things in this fashion is something which
> proved its limitations and went out of fashion almost a decade ago.
> If we're going to do something now, let's stick with 90's techniques
> at least. :-)

What do you mean Jordan? A windows style registry? LDAP?

Niall

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