RE: GNOME registry

["Fox, Kevin M" <kmfox bhi010 bhi-erc com>]

If a modular config library is written, there could be an XML module written
to save config settings.

It would be great to use XML on stand alone computers.

I would prefer to use LDAP on networks where there is more then a fiew
boxes.

Being able to choose it the greatest thing about Linux, Unix, GNOME, etc.

The idea is to be able to change what format you want with out changeing any
code.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Michael Hall [SMTP:mhall@riverside.org]
> Sent:	Thursday, December 31, 1998 12:06 PM
> To:	gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject:	Re: GNOME registry
> 
> On Thu, Dec 31, 1998 at 08:45:16PM +0100, Rowan van der Molen wrote:
> 
> > At 09:45 31-12-98 -0700, you wrote:
> > >At 08:08 AM 12/31/98 -0800, you wrote:
> > >>All I am saying, is if we want to implament something like the
> registry, it
> > >>would be "a good thing" to be able to configure sendmail, ftp, apache,
> and
> > >>other non gnome programs the same way. A standard "everything" config
> > >>library would work well for this.
> > >
> > >How about we not worry about how the information is stored (all though
> > provide
> > >a generic method or two), and instead work on a CORBA interface that
> all 
> > >applications give some unified way to switch settings. 
> > >
> > >The reason for that is two fold:
> > >
> > >-) Sendmail has vastly different configuration information (and needs)
> then 
> > >say .xmodmap or gmc. 
> > >
> > >-) The power users will get ticked off if we remove text interfaces ;-)
> > >
> > Why can't we use some XML-like standard for the config files? I want 
> > to be able editing everything with my old-school vi.
> 
>   Amen, I second that, its the unix way.
> 
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> 
> Mike Hall <mhall@riverside.org>, (MH993)   -    http://www.riverside.org
> System Administrator (*nix, Perl, CGI hacker, certified OS/2 Specialist)
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