13 Dec
2011
13 Dec
'11
5:40 p.m.
On 12/12/11 10:33 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 12/12/2011 07:26 PM, David Riley wrote:
Whew, that's a real head-shaker. To steal a phrase from my friend
Jon...there are lots of people in this industry who would be better
suited to making sure my burger is cooked thoroughly.
I tried to compose a reply, but had to give up. Incoherence begets
incoherence. :)
--T
It was
even a horrible pain back in NeXTSTEP. Apparently Netinfo had
a hardcore devotee (I don't recall who it was) within Apple who just
Would Not Let It Go for way too long.
It was a bad idea in NeXTSTEP, and an even worse idea in OS X. Good
riddance.
I think my biggest problem with it was that it reminded me too much of
Windows' registry. There are apparently a lot of people who think
that's a good idea, too.
-Dave