XML based startup scripts
Jeremy Messenger
mezz7 at cox.net
Thu Mar 10 20:55:31 PST 2005
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 04:39:31 +0000, Marcin Jessa wrote:
> Thanks James.
>
> I can see most of the people in the thread disagree with the idea.
> I am just curious about MacOS X, how come it can do this so gracefully ?
I guess, I am stick with my same old answer.
http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2003-12/msg00270.html
Most of users never knew that those files are in XML, because they use
GUI to do the work.
Cheers,
Mezz
> I do not have a Mac myself but I hear everyone who has one loves it.
> It can't be all that bad if it works so well for others... ?
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:13:42 -0600
> James Frazer <jfrazer at xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I think this has been discussed before with no discernible outcome.
>>
>> To link you to a thread I started a long time ago:
>>
>> http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2003-12/msg00232.html
>>
>> I started the thread about XML for general configuration files, but I
>> believe part of it touches upon the RC system. You might want to give
>> it a look.
>>
>>
>> --James
>>
>>
>>
>> Marcin Jessa wrote:
>> > Hi guys.
>> >
>> > Any of you ever thought of replacing the "antient" startup shell scripts with something more flexible ala MacOS X/Darwin XML based solution?
>> >
>> >
>> >
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