New Linux Kernel Configuration System

An anonymous reader writes "When Eric S. Raymond tried to replace the Linux kernel's configuration system with "something better", he got booed off the stage. Now Roman Zippel is bravely having his own go at it. Here's an interview with Roman and a look at his new configuration system, aimed for inclusion into the 2.5 development kernel. Also, find some screenshots of his new graphical configuration frontend."

Comments

no wonder

[Anonymous Coward]

It's running on mysql. Get a real Dbase like Oracle or Sql 2000(if you can afford it)

Re:poor guy

[t0ny]

just another example of linux dogma, or the 'linux party line' as I like to call it.

The reason Linux is a non-comercial product is because it is being made by non-professionals. So just like everything made for 'the community', it ends up being self defeating, just like the community.

Now I have no problem with innovation, but there is definitely an undercurrent of people within the linux community (as evidenced by 75% of /. posts) that enjoy Linux just because its "alternative". If Linux every became a mainstream OS (unlikely at best, but for example) I bet most of these people would switch to some other "alternative" OS. If you cant be interesting, you can at least be different, right?