Re: "a tool Microsoft uses to hide its source code from being copied"
"It appears that you are asserting that the registry is a good option because file systems are shit at handling small files..."
Nope, that's your assertion. I'm just trying to imagine what would happen to the file system of a regular Windows PC if it had to deal with its configuration as a billion tiny files instead of the big hulking mess that the registry is. Neither option seems satisfactory, but since Windows is extremely limited in what it understands as a file system, the registry is probably the better option there, for now at least. This doesn't mean it is a good option, and great file systems on other platforms are not particularly relevant if they're on other platforms and not where they're needed...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
