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Has any form of UNIX (ignoring POSTIX compliant OS's that have an internal
structure unrelated to Linix / BSD / Mach / ... like OS2 / etc..) ever had
any kind of registry (for the core OS, not the applications; system daemons
may be tracked by such a structure -- but not user daemons)?

The Apple OSX (but not really AIX) and RTOS variant QNX, as well as BEos are
about the only substantial deviations from Unix in the modern era.

Not a one has any kind of registry data structure that I am aware of.

With respect to modern Plug and Play issues, and some aspects of booting
up -- a very limited registry would have some utility. There may even be
some IEEE or ACM papers on variants of Unix that have tried this. I am not
suggesting the concept be applied to Unix (non Intel) workstations or
minicomputers.

I am not suggesting any design like anything in the Microsoft mold, just
something to make storing and recovering (if necessary) core OS states more
robust.

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On 2008-02-03, Max Power <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Has any form of UNIX (ignoring POSTIX compliant OS's that have an internal
> structure unrelated to Linix / BSD / Mach / ... like OS2 / etc..) ever had
> any kind of registry (for the core OS, not the applications; system daemons
> may be tracked by such a structure -- but not user daemons)?

Define registry.

Sysctl comes close:

- You can make settings changes to the system,
- read values from the system
- is is hierarchical.
- however it is not persistent, but built up from a script or config file.
OTOH, if you would allow only an editor for the config (that sets both
config and sysctl state) it would be pretty equivalent.

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:03:11 -0800, Max Power wrote:

> The Apple OSX (but not really AIX) and RTOS variant QNX, as well as BEos are
> about the only substantial deviations from Unix in the modern era.

Say what? Apple OSX *is* UNIX.

http://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/

> Not a one has any kind of registry data structure that I am aware of.

True.

> With respect to modern Plug and Play issues, and some aspects of booting
> up -- a very limited registry would have some utility.

Bullshit.

> I am not suggesting any design like anything in the Microsoft mold, just
> something to make storing and recovering (if necessary) core OS states more
> robust.

Do you mean something as "robust" as that piece of shit you used to post
this nonsense?

Max Power wrote:
>
> Has any form of UNIX (ignoring POSTIX compliant OS's that have an
> internal structure unrelated to Linix / BSD / Mach / ... like OS2 /
> etc..) ever had any kind of registry (for the core OS, not the
> applications; system daemons may be tracked by such a structure -- but
> not user daemons)?
>
> The Apple OSX (but not really AIX) and RTOS variant QNX, as well as BEos
> are about the only substantial deviations from Unix in the modern era.
>
> Not a one has any kind of