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From: "Christian MICHON" <christian.michon@gmail.com>
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On 10/22/06, Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> wrote:
> As a random end-user, I really like being able to run qemu without a config
> file, configuring it entirely on the command line.  I'd be highly
> disappointed if qemu turned into another Wine.
>
> Rob

we've a lot to gain from it. Think twice: the shell and the host you use
behaves in a certain way because of the way you write the command line.

Migrate to a different OS for the host and you might be done for: I
believe the config file support will help solving problems and debug,
but most important will help promote qemu usage to the rest of
the community (understand: non-developpers).

Rob: you're far from being a random user, right ? :)

-- 
Christian