the registry

[Jeff Vian]

On Fri, 2005-03-11 at 05:03 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:54:39 -0700, Kenneth Porter
> <shiva at sewingwitch.com> wrote:
> > --On Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:09 AM +0800 Edward
> > <edward at tripled.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> > 
> > > You cannot be serious. The day Linux makes me look for some obscure
> > > setting under {079ACDF2-9218-45CC-B735-AF459E25BC67}\00 is the day I give
> > > up on computers.
> > 
> > Not too many settings are stored under GUIDs. Most of the useful stuff
> > would be under something like SOFTWARE/Vendor/Product, just like it would
> > be under /etc.
> 
> 
> Big difference is that registry is a binary blob which mixes all kinds
> of information and requires special tools to edit them

Another big difference is obfuscation.  Hiding what the key
is/does/enables from all but those (none) who think in computerese.

Linux configuration files leave it in the hands of the user.

> -- 
> Regards,
> Rahul Sundaram
>