I was on Windows for about 20 years and moved to Linux about a year ago. One thing I happen to like the most in Linux is file-based configuration. If you add a

I was on Windows for about 20 years and moved to Linux about a year ago. One thing I happen to like the most in Linux is file-based configuration. If you add a settings-database to Linux you would end up with the same mess that you find in Windows. In Windows you have the Registry (a giant database for OS and app settings) AND you have the config files. Great... settings are spread over a gigantic db AND the file-system. IMHO: a nightmare. If you add a db for settings there will still be config files, they won't go away and you end up with an additional (huge) layer of complexity..