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| author | James Vasile <james@jamesvasile.com> | 2013-02-07 12:24:19 -0500 |
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| committer | James Vasile <james@jamesvasile.com> | 2013-02-07 12:24:19 -0500 |
| commit | 0c1a79c2e72055bc2a365bc78cb72d37a15c5920 (patch) | |
| tree | b60931a02073c717190ed8c7a297e7506da1fba1 | |
| parent | 338a0684ba40a1503da19b8aa043db11cbb89a33 (diff) | |
remove some lies from README
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 19 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 13 deletions
@@ -36,19 +36,12 @@ to get newer, better shinier functions. The modules will automatically integrate into the existing menu system so you can control all of the box's parts from one central location. -The interface has a 'basic' and an 'expert' mode. In basic mode, much -of Plinth's configuration and capability are hidden. Sane defaults -are chosen whenever possible. In expert mode, you can get down into -the details and configure things the average user never thinks about. -For example, experts can turn off ntp or switch ntp servers. Basic -users should never even know those options exist. - -One caveat: expert mode is not as powerful as the commandline. We can -only do so much when translating free-form configuration files into -web forms. And if you manually change your configuration files, the -interface will overwrite those changes at first opportunity. This -interface is not a tool for super admins facing complex scenarios. It -is for home users to do a wide variety of basic tasks. +The interface will eventually have a 'basic' and an 'expert' mode. In +basic mode, much of Plinth's configuration and capability are hidden. +Sane defaults are chosen whenever possible. In expert mode, you can +get down into the details and configure things the average user never +thinks about. For example, experts can turn off ntp or switch ntp +servers. Basic users should never even know those options exist. See comments in exmachina/exmachina.py for more details about the configuration management process seperation scheme. |