[Setup-tool-hackers] Re: 2.4 Proposed New Modules - System Tools

[Michael Meeks <michael ximian com>]

On Tue, 2003-05-27 at 14:41, Murray.Cumming@Comneon.com wrote:
> 2. Are they supposed to provide only system-wide preferences as opposed to
> per-user preferences in the current control panel?

	Yes.

> 3. Why do the gnome-system-tools require a backend abstraction more than the
> current control panels do?

	The desktop control panels typically just poke at gconf keys; the gst
tools backend abstraction is a nice, powerful architecture designed to
let you administer remote machines as well as local ones in the fullness
of time.

	HTH,

		Michael.

-- 
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