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authorNick Daly <Nick.M.Daly@gmail.com>2013-04-23 17:49:22 -0500
committerNick Daly <Nick.M.Daly@gmail.com>2013-04-23 17:49:22 -0500
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Merged with James's upstream.
Hope I did it right. If I screwed up, withsqlite is borked.
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@@ -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.