From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 12 20:03:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA21585 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:03:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from d198-232.uoregon.edu (d198-232.uoregon.edu [128.223.198.232]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA21580 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:03:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mini@d198-232.uoregon.edu) Received: (from mini@localhost) by d198-232.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA20137; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:03:01 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19971212200300.57580@micron.mini.net> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:03:00 -0800 From: Jonathan Mini To: Terry Lambert Cc: Jacques Vidrine , dnelson@emsphone.com, j_mini@efn.org, AdamT@smginc.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel Config datafile... Reply-To: Jonathan Mini References: <199712130006.SAA00398@kai.communique.net> <199712130041.RAA19766@usr04.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <199712130041.RAA19766@usr04.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Sat, Dec 13, 1997 at 12:41:12AM +0000 X-files: The Truth is Out There Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > Instead of reinventing Windows 3.1 .INI files, why down't we just > jump straight to reinventing the the Windows 95 registry? I'm looking for a long-term solution here. Once I write this, I don't want to have to touch it again forever. Perhaps we should follow what I said before and start talking about the STRUCTURE we want rather than the way we write it down in a file. Terry? I'd like one of those ten page documents about what we need here. :) > > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. -- Jonathan Mini Ingenious Productions Software Development P.O. Box 5693, Eugene, Or. 97405 "A child of five could understand this! Quick -- Fetch me a child of five."