--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Jose Ildefonso Camargo Tolosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Jose Ildefonso Camargo Tolosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] What new feature are you waiting for? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: "John Drescher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net" > <bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 5:35 AM > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Hemant Shah > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 11/4/08, John Drescher > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: John Drescher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] What new feature are > you waiting for? > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: "junior.listas" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Frank Sweetser" > < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net" < > > bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 10:05 AM > > > > Converting it to an XML file would not pose > the > > > problems specified in the above wiki, there are > lots of > > > tools to create/parse XML files tha could be > useful. > > > > > > > I would vote against this if I could. I mean this > will make > > > it harder > > > for me to edit the configuration files through > ssh and to > > > me any gui > > > tools to edit the files will just get in the way > being that > > > I have 40+ > > > clients and about 75 different jobs. > > > > > > John > > > > How would it be difficult to edit file through ssh? > If you can edit the > > current config file you can edit any text (XML) file. > > > Nah, I don't like to edit XML files by hand. It is > prone to errors. Just > keep the config file format simple, it is easy to create a > program that can > parse the configuration format and let you edit it using a > web or desktop > interface, and it is even easier to edit/generate them > using a perl script. > I use/edit XML just about everyday and I do not find it difficult. Converting current config to XML should be pretty easy. Nowadays lots of web applications (e.g. SOA) exclusively use XML, so, if someone wants to create a web module to support XML there are lots of tools available. > > > > > > > Users who like GUI tools can use GUI tools, users like > me who prefer vim > > can still edit files using vim or any other text > editor. > > > > > > Hemant Shah > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's > > challenge > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin > SDK & win great > > prizes > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > Hemant Shah E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
