[sclug] Linux Registry [formally: (no subject)]

[Tim Sutton]

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Gnome are implementing a registry type approach to the desktop config.This is 
called GConf  (see link below):

http://developer.gnome.org/feature/archive/gconf/gconf.html

I think you will find considerable resistance from *nix fans to a binary 
registry ala windows. Perhaps a modicum less resistance to an xml registry. 
That said, text file configurations are a tried and tested (and trusted) way 
of managing your config - you can even put all your config files in cvs if 
you feel so inclined!

Perhaps a more interesting project would be to implement a text file based 
configuration system to replace the registry in windows ? :-P

Tim

On Friday 09 May 2003 1:17 pm, Chirstopher West wrote:
> i hope that this will help in quoting i've turned of the html scripts.
> there are two things;
> 1) would a system that could handle both be any good?
> 2) im looking for a project to start to do with the kernel due to me
> recently getting into programming and im trying to find a project in this
> area to learn from because im hopefully :) going to reading university to
> do electronic engineering and cybernetics and this would be very relevant
> for me
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