From: "Brian T.Schellenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:31 PM
> I don't see that at all--the most distinctive characteristic to me of the > Microsoft Windows Registry is that it tries to be a *single* place where > *all* configuration information--both system and application--is written. If > you ask Microsoft I'm pretty sure they'd tell you that's it's prime advantage > and I claim that it's prime drawback. Either way, that's what most Actually, if you ask them *now* they will tell you it's a pain in the ass. Which is why they are moving away from the registry with .NET to application-specific "manifests". Much like MDI, this is another great Microsoft 'innovation' that everyone copied until it became a de-facto standard... just in time for Micrsoft to declare it a failure. :x (Waiting for someone to suggest XML manifests for FreeBSD, and cringing). --K To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
