[plug] Registry info

[Oliver White]

This was indeed what I meant. There was discussion of the concept on
lwn.net a few weeks back. I'm not certain it's a good idea, or even what
it is exactly. Some suggest that simply because Windows implement the
concept so badly, we should not abandon the concept. I'm interested in
the implications/advantages/disadvantages, and indeed a description, of
such a administration device in the GNU/linux system.

Mike Holland wrote:

> P.S. If you are thinking of a heirarchical database for system settings,
>   and ActiveX/OLE/COM, then may the Gods have mercy on your soul.
> 
> P.P.S. If you really do want a heirarchical database, note that a
> "filesystem" is basically just that. A file is a key value.

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Oliver White