I was expecting more discussion on this issues, since I believe they are the strongest to slow down Linux ecosystem evolution and user friendlyness. This one: > But IMHO, I can't > handle such a big mess of different configuration files and locations > anymore. And I can't handle to explain that to customers and business > software developers. They see Linux as a very confusing system. > Obviously, switching from plain text to a key namespace is not enough. > It must be adopted by higher level software, OS base configurations, > distros, an ecosystem. Then we'll stop having different flavors of > Linux, and something way more usable. And this: > Out there in the business world, developers (specially those who came > from a Windows environment) are thirsty for some registry-like > configuration store. Its easy to handle configurations (nobody wants > to write configuration file compilers). Its better to design software > that provides a plugin architecture (extensions integrate themselves > changing a few keys, instead of having to understand and regenerate > the whole configuration file). Current Linux (distro-specific) ad-hoc > for this is the configuration dir, where you drop your configuration > piece. And this: > I believe it is the distribution role to feel this market need and > include developer tools like Elektra. I'm not saying to patch > everything to a key database right now, but to just include it and let > the ecosystem (specially of commercial apps) grow. It doesn't have to > be Elektra, but for obvious reasons I believe it is the most > system-wide, simple, and close to what they already know (WRegistry). > BTW, Elektra API is also being ported to Windows, so a cross-platform > app will have the same source code to access configurations (namespace > is cross-plat too), and on Windows the API will fetch keys in the > Windows Registry. More about this architecture in this presentation (I > just uploaded an update): > > http://elektra.sourceforge.net/elektra.sxi or > http://elektra.sourceforge.net/presentation/elektra.html Regards, Avi
