Dan Williams wrote:
It's also easier to auto-update GConf with new settings. The horror that is autoupdating, say, /etc/pam.conf or httpd.conf. _Every_ distributor gets killed by trying to issue updates that might have to automatically change httpd.conf, even if it's just a few lines, (even Apple!).
This is a very strong argument and it shows one of the biggest weaknesses of the classic "edit by vi" model.
disclaimer: I'm a sysadmin ;-) -- Florin Andrei http://florin.myip.org/ -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list