Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Stefan Monnier" <monnier+lists/linux/kernel/news/@tequila.cs.yale.edu> | | Subject | Re: If we cannot change file system semantics | | Date | 30 Jun 1999 13:16:50 -0400 |
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>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Underwood <steveu@netpage.com.hk> writes: > I think the only serious weakness of the plain old directory is the one > NextStep has - lack of discipline. Anyone can put irrelevant files in the
So, you're complaining that it is too convenient to use ? I see the same problem with Unix. It's just so bloody damn easy to move /etc/passwd to /var/spool/idiot/joeschmuck and screw up the whole thing. We really need some way to protect ourselves from ourselves.
I vote for brain surgery,
Stefan
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