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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KConfig SQL backend
From:       Gary Greene <greeneg () tolharadys ! net>
Date:       2008-07-22 9:13:44
Message-ID: 200807220213.47263.greeneg () tolharadys ! net
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On Tuesday 22 July 2008 02:06:27 am Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 July 2008, A.J. Venter wrote:
> > 2) Scripted configs would require additional binary support for the
> > specific type of SQL layer.
>
> these should be using kreadconfig and kwriteconfig if they are meant to
> work in a general setting.
>
> > 3) If this is even to be considered, I would say stick with SQLite or
> > some such as default - requiring a DB server just to run a desktop is....
> > scary.
>
> this wouldn't be the default. making backends pluggable is Good (tm) for
> this reason
>
> > 2) This could have VERY interesting uses for shared config profiles using
> > DB replication, but it would probably need SOME mechanism for local
> > override - so having say a central MySQL server from which initial
> > settings are loaded, and a local one, or SQLite DB in which overrides are
> > stored.
>
> this is probably the primary possible benefit. LDAP and Samba integration
> are probably bigger wins in this category imho.

Personally, I lean more towards the LDAP backend, since the distro I'm working 
on uses a local LDAP store for authentication data. Having the kconfig stuff 
in there too would be a big win for the stuff I'm doing with AltimatOS.

-- 
Gary L. Greene, Jr.
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