This sounds like an outstanding idea! Maybe you should also make sure that it reads win.ini, system.ini, config.sys, autoexec.bat, etc. There are still lots of machines out there that use these files for some of their setup, devices, drivers and even apps. Dave > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools > > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20010203022113) > > > > Chris Drake writes "I had a stunning idea that could possibly > > destroy Microsoft's attude towards linux. Why not simply write a > > program that reads Windows' registry and converts the configuration > > into linux config files and even install packages based on the > > registry (very early plan). For those who don't know much about > > windows. EVERY bit of configuration is stored somewhere within the > > registry. So a possible example of something we could do is read > > TCP/IP information eg. IP ADDRESS, masks, DNS config > > nd so much more and convert it into linux configuration files. > > > Myself and my firends are currently in the process of writing this > > very program. We are still in the middle of the alpha code. It is > > codenamed "Die". > > > > We would like to see some comments to see what you think about our > > program, "Die". We are willing to take a risk in changing the name > > if people don't like it. > > > > We are estimating it to be a very usefull tool when fully > > operational. " -- Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
