Re: XML Vnc or Non-Regestry for windows??

[Adam M. <ada...@gm...>]

I think he was saying that he would like to see it discussed there as
it's an advocacy group.  In other words he is supporting your idea and
is giving you a group that might help you out.  By the way one BIG
reason that registry keys are important is because you can use adm
templates against them.  Much more manageable than an xml file.

On 7/25/05, Steve Bostedor <sbo...@vn...> wrote:
> This is relevant to VNC in that we are discussing how VNC should obtain
> settings.  I don't see why you are saying this is off topic.
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> - Steve Bostedor
> http://www.vncscan.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc...@li...
> [mailto:vnc...@li...] On Behalf Of Yury
> Averkiev
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 10:02 AM
> To: vnc...@li...
> Subject: RE: Re: [Offtopic] RE: XML Vnc or Non-Regestry for windows??
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> People,
> it's getting similar to Windows with Unix guys, and such debates will nev=
er
> ends.
> The bottom line is that the Registry serves his purpose perfectly well, a=
nd
> XML files handle their purpose even better.
> But they are different species and no need to mix them.
> Could you discuss this topic on some: news.rec.xml-advacates list please =
?
> :)
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> Best regards,
> Yury
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc...@li...
> > [mailto:vnc...@li...] On Behalf
> > Of Jason Dodson
> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 9:37 PM
> > To: vnc...@li...
> > Subject: Re: [Offtopic] RE: XML Vnc or Non-Regestry
> > for windows??
> >
> > Steve Bostedor wrote:
> > > Jason,
> > >
> > > All of the things that you listed below can be done using XML, also.
> >
> > You mean I can restrict/grant access to different settings
> > within the XML file per user? Nope.
> >
> > You mean, I can keep "Jerry" from being able to edit MY
> > settings, if he an write to HIS settings, within the same XML
> > file? Nope.
> >
> > While I agree this has no bearing on anything with VNC
> > anymore, I think it shows, at least me, that the
> > anti-"Anything MS" bias is a bit of a reach in this context.
> >
> > > In
> > > addition to that, there is much more that you can do with
> > XML that you
> > > can not do with a monolithic platform dependant registry.  I think
> > > that you guys are focusing in on the winvnc as opposed to
> > the VNC server in general.
> > > Conversion to XML has cross platform benefits that extend past the
> > > Windows version of VNC.
> > >
> >
> > I am specifically talking about VNC Server. If this was about
> > a client, I wouldn't even have spoken up. Too often do I see
> > crap come across bugtraq where some pretty serious exploit
> > was due to "Unforseen behavior by a user edited setting",
> > because crap like user settings AND server settings are
> > stored in /etc/whatever.conf.
> >
> > Is this about cross-platform REALLY? I mean, there is no
> > graphics handling in posix ... are you telling me that the
> > graphical engine is platform indepenent? I don't see an SDL
> > DLL anywhere on my system... and I certainly don't see an
> > OpenGL dependecy in this executable. Why isn't this written
> > in Java? As it is, the way VNC works for Windows and X is
> > different enough.
> >
> > > Just think of the benefits of having one set of code read
> > the config
> > > info for any platform instead of having one for reading the windows
> > > registry, one for the MAC, and one for Linux, and one for
> > ... you get the idea.
> > >
> >
> > This much, I can agree with. But security dictates it is the
> > poorest approach.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
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