Nick Bachmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This was so funny that I had to share it: > "m0n0wall is probably *the first UNIX system that has its boot-time > configuration done with PHP*, rather than the usual shell scripts, and > that has *the entire system configuration stored in XML format*."
OK, that statement looks insane. My first reaction is "yup, when I saw those stupid zeros in the name, I though that it was some idiot "l33t k00l hax0r" project, better ignored, and this confirms it". However, it's taken out of context: Monowall is *not* a UNIX system, and the bit you quote is obviously tongue-in-cheek humor: | m0n0wall is a project aimed at creating a complete, embedded | firewall software package that, when used together with an embedded | PC, provides all the important features of commercial firewall boxes | (including ease of use) at a fraction of the price (free software). | | m0n0wall is based on a bare-bones version of FreeBSD, along with a web | server, PHP and a few other utilities. The entire system configuration | is stored in one single XML text file to keep things transparent. | | m0n0wall is probably the first UNIX system that has its boot-time | configuration done with PHP, rather than the usual shell scripts, | and that has the entire system configuration stored in XML format. It's a firewall designed for embedded hardware, not a UNIX system. It just happens to have a FreeBSD kernel at its core. That's something else entirely. In that context, the fact that the author has chosen to use PHP to tie everything together, instead of /bin/sh, and that he prefers XML for his configuration file format, is perfectly all right. On the other hand, a *UNIX* system with its boot time configuration done with PHP, and its entire system configuration stored as a single XML file, would be something I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. -tih -- Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway Hosting www.eunet.no T +47-22092958 M +47-93013940 F +47-22092901 FWD 484145 _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
