[openbeos] Re: For R1 or R2: /home on separate partition?
- From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:03:57 -0500
This is really more appropriate on the Glass Elevator list.
There will *NOT* be a preferences server in R5.
If you get to do cool, new stuff, so do I. And do does everyone else.
And then we don't finish R1 until 2050.
I don't like it any more than you do. But I think that it is the wise choice.
>>> So you are against the idea of starting by having a R5 equivalent?
>>
>>No no, don't get me wrong, I just wanted to consider alternatives that
>>won't take more time to implement than the original behaviour.
>
>Personally I believe a Pref_Server of some kind, along with a decent
>XML-Format for storing an Applications
>settings should not be that hard to implement (although it might underestimate
>the XML-Part here). Including one in
>the initial release and having the Preference Apps replacements used when
>approiate, while staying compatible to
>the old way of storing (if possible) should not be huge task.
>
>>Some kind of "Forward thinking", but perhaps it takes to much time to
>>discuss the viable alternatives, so just do it later :-)
>
>Well, whoever wants to write a simple Pref_Server and define that
>Settings-DTD, sure why not. If it is going to be
>included in R1 or not, we`ll see.
>As I personally like that idea, I propose whoever is interested in actual
>doing something, mails me off-list, and we`ll
>discuss further proceedings. I just don´t want another "We definetly need this
>almost-unrelated-feature fast"-
>Thread emerge.
>
>Tschoe,
>
> Olli
>
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