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Re: [PLUG] apt-get / rpm freshmeat article
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> Windows has WORSE "text" config file problems than Linux does
>(IMHO). Combine the proliferation of ".ini" files (which are the
>actual text config files), with that evil Registry (which is really
>just a (poorly) structured hierarchical database of text) and look at
>the mess you get!
Well, the .ini files are more for Win 3.1 (Win16) compatability than anything else; very few 32-bit programs use them.
Altho that registry is VERY black magic, I'll grant ya that. :-)
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