On 2009-08-11, Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Homer belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>>
>>> If anything will drive people to Linux, it will be this Registry
>>> centric architecture of Windows. Linux does not use this concept,
>>> although some maniacs are promoting the idea for some unknown
>>> reason.
>>>
>>> Who? The Mono guys? (I'm just wondering, not claiming anything.)
>>
>> He's talking about another of Gnome's Windows-esque concepts, the GConf
>> Registry, whose schemas are not entirely unlike its Windows namesake.
>>
>> http://www.linuxinsight.com/how-to-cleanup-your-gnome-registry.html
>
> Meet GConf Cleaner
>
> The tool is still in early stages of development (version 0.0.2), but
> I've successfully run it on my desktop and was amazed how many old
> entries it found. Typically, if you install some GNOME application, play
> with it a little bit and later decide to delete it, it's configuration
> settings will remain in the GConf database. So your registry will only
> grow in time.
>
> Ye bloody gods!
Erk! Microsoft for Linux.
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Regards,
Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power
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