From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 12 17:41:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA14349 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:41:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp5.portal.net.au [202.12.71.105]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA14339 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:40:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA00829; Sat, 13 Dec 1997 12:05:13 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199712130135.MAA00829@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: John Birrell cc: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert), hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel Config datafile... In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 13 Dec 1997 12:10:29 +1100." <199712130110.MAA04088@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 12:05:13 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Terry Lambert wrote: > > Instead of reinventing Windows 3.1 .INI files, why down't we just > > jump straight to reinventing the the Windows 95 registry? > > Oh yeah, then we can say: > > > WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide > problems that may require you to reinstall FreeBSD to correct them. > FreeBSD cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of > Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk. > > > 8-) *chuckle* Actually, every time someone mentions the Windows Registry my hackles come up at the suggestion that Microsoft somehow invented the concept, or even got the bloody thing halfway *right*. Apollo did it *much* better, and it's beginning to sound like LDAP will inherit the mantle. mike