Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 12:05:13 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: John Birrell <jb@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> Cc: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert), hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel Config datafile... Message-ID: <199712130135.MAA00829@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 13 Dec 1997 12:10:29 %2B1100." <199712130110.MAA04088@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au>
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> 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: > > <quote> > 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. > </quote> > > 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
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