On Thu, 2014-03-20 at 17:18 -0400, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
On the other hand, what justifiable reason was there for the massively increased complexity of grub2? And why do all configuration files suddenly *desperately* need to be xml?
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Always Learning wrote:
Because misguided fools believe XML is wundervol and they don't want simplicity of use.
On Sat, 2014-03-22 at 13:54 +1300, Cliff Pratt wrote:
The advantages of XML are that it is a common, mature standard, it is easily parseable by humans and computers.
Nothing is easier and simpler than
[any-section] parameter1=value1 parameter2=value2
Compare to XML (= the WEB PAGE 'new idea'), plain text is common, well established and a significantly more mature standard. Plain text is easier to read with vastly improve clarity, compared to XML, and no line indentations or angular brackets required.
I note your reference to XML being "common, mature standard" omits any praise for XML and also omits calling it "good" :-)