Jules Bean writes ("Re: Propersel for standerd configuration system. "):
> --On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 7:53 am +0100 "Philip Hands" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >> The layout of the registry will be similar to Microsoft's windows
> >> registr
On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 at 12:29:41PM -0400, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 at 12:23:28AM -0400, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> >
> Second off
> data will be regually exported to text based backup files (say like
> every hour) so if something goes wrong it ca
Dan Jacobowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now, don't get me wrong...I hate windows registries just as badly as
> anyone else, and I've been using linuxconf on and off for ages. But
> this has one darn good idea to it: many programs using the same data
> source. For instance, I just installed th
Now, don't get me wrong...I hate windows registries just as badly as
anyone else, and I've been using linuxconf on and off for ages. But
this has one darn good idea to it: many programs using the same data
source. For instance, I just installed this machine with one hostname
before realizing that
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 at 12:23:28AM -0400, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
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> > One of the major problems with unix is that, for new users,
> > it is a bear to configure.
>
> I definitly agree (and am glad im not one of those "new users"). In fact
> most "new things" that one
On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 at 12:23:28AM -0400, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> One of the major problems with unix is that, for new users,
> it is a bear to configure.
I definitly agree (and am glad im not one of those "new users"). In fact
most "new things" that one has never configured before take a while
--On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 7:53 am +0100 "Philip Hands" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> The layout of the registry will be similar to Microsoft's windows
>> registry however it will be far more powerful.
> ...
>> So what do you think of this idea?
>
> IMHO The registry is the main reason that on Windo
> The layout of the registry will be similar to Microsoft's windows
> registry however it will be far more powerful.
...
> So what do you think of this idea?
IMHO The registry is the main reason that on Windows the solution to every
problem is ``re-install from scratch''.
What happens when you ge
After writing this I realized that I did not give any good reason for
while it is needed so here it is.
The Standard Configuration System solves the problem of the difficulty
in managing unix (and especially linux) machines forever.
Although there are many front end for configuring various parts
Although this is really a broader issue than just linux or debian
I thought I would present it to you guys and girls first.
One of the major problems with unix is that, for new users,
it is a bear to configure.
I was thinking about this this afternoon an an idea struck me
on a great way to solve
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