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bnarf
11y ago
passwd is accessed by multiple programs and fast lookups are a reason to implement binary formats. Same for termcap, timezones, etc (though I wouldn't call those configuration files...). Postfix might also need fast lookups and doesn&
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bnarf
11y ago
Mmh, binary configuration blobs. No, thanks.