Basically a network/local/user specific configuration database. Playing with it can break apps that expect their config to be in it, or to be of the type expected, even though they shouldn’t.
This about:config on Firefox but system wide. It’s your ~/.config and /etc/ folders in one database format, also manageable with AD and proper permissions.
When the developers don’t abuse it, it’s a central place where all the settings and configuration parameters should be.
There’s no main advantage, it’s just a different concept.
Linux sysadmin for the past 25 years here that also has to work with Windows servers.
Basically a network/local/user specific configuration database. Playing with it can break apps that expect their config to be in it, or to be of the type expected, even though they shouldn’t.
This about:config on Firefox but system wide. It’s your
~/.configand/etc/folders in one database format, also manageable with AD and proper permissions.