Re: common configuration format

To: tech-install%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: common configuration format
From: "Aaron J. Grier" <agrier%poofygoof.com@localhost>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:46:34 -0800

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:42:34PM +0000, Alexander Nasonov wrote:
> Jokes aside, I agree with pros of the common format but I don't think
> XML is a good choice.

XML, proplists, json, lua -- the actual file format is an implementation
detail that the implementor gets to decide.

so long as configuration files and installation scripts are losslessly
transformable between multiple formats, everybody wins.

-- 
  Aaron J. Grier | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | 
agrier%poofygoof.com@localhost

References:
- sysinst split project - The Configuration File
  - From: Silas Silva
- Re: sysinst split project - The Configuration File
  - From: David Young
- common configuration format (was Re: sysinst split project - The Configuration File)
  - From: David Young
- Re: common configuration format (was Re: sysinst split project - The Configuration File)
  - From: Alexander Nasonov

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