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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: Does Dimdows Know What Time It Is?
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rbowman wrote this post; take it under advisement:

> On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 14:54:19 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> Microsoft is famous for taking processes that work well in text format
>> and converting them to binary so that binary tools are required to deal
>> with the format. A good example: the goddam Registry.
>
> It's been too long but prior to the registry wasn't there something like 5 
> different files you had to edit?
>
> Linux wasn't any better with xorg.conf and the rest. 

Actually that is preferable to an ever expanding database with legacy 32-bit
stuff plus 64-bit duplicate stuff (and don't get me started on the system32
directory).

To me, it's nice to have one small config file for each "application".

(However, in my own MIDI project, I have multiple files: .rc, .usr, .drums,
..playlist, .palette, and .ctrl to handle various aspects of the
configuration.  Also Qt .qss files if desired. I would not want to lump all
this stuff into one file. But that's just me.)

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