Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 11:03:30 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Paul Fardy <pdfardy@mac.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Junior Annoying Hacker Task Message-ID: <20020202110330.C16801@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <3C5B3225.F04B9B18@mindspring.com>; from tlambert2@mindspring.com on Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 04:26:13PM -0800 References: <5F46C986-16DB-11D6-8CEC-00039359034A@mac.com> <3C5B3225.F04B9B18@mindspring.com>
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On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 04:26:13PM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote: > > >> 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. > > 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. I would add differences like: the M$ registry is bound to be corrupted, is only accessible by obscure tools, is for the best part not documented In other words why should FreeBSD adopt something like that? -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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