Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 May 96 14:33 BST | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: An idea: a database of modules settings |
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>>>>> "Kees" == Kees van Reeuwijk <reeuwijk@cp.tn.tudelft.nl> writes:
Kees> This sounds awfully similar to the 'registry' of Microsoft Kees> Windows 95 and Windows NT. As far as I can tell, they have Kees> designed this quite well, and for a similar purpose, so why Kees> not steal part or all of their design? Their particular Kees> organization in the hierarchy looks a bit weird to me, but Kees> that doesn't mean the basic idea isn't sound.
Kees> In particular, their hierarchy of access keys would fit quite Kees> well in the wosisname filing system of Linux that contains all Kees> this kernel information. (Sorry, the name escapes me for the Kees> moment.)
Kees> Most info on the registry can probably be found on the web. By Kees> request I can do some digging there myself.
This is overlapping with discussions about general Linux software configuration and, er, registries and things like that.
If you are interested, there is a mailing list covering such things (though they won't agree on calling it a registry yet ;-). To join, mail `linux-conf-request@tm.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de' with the subject `subscribe' and no message.
Enjoy, -- Jamie Lokier
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