Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 3 Sep 2004 04:44:48 +0100 | | From | Chris Dukes <> | | Subject | Re: The argument for fs assistance in handling archives |
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On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 08:28:20PM -0500, David Masover wrote: > > So implement a plugin which knows how to talk to a userland program > which knows about metadata. The plugin controls access to file-type. > > Maybe there ought to be a general-purpose userland plugin interface? So > that the only things left in the kernel are things that have to be there > for speed and/or sanity reasons? (Things like cryptocompress and > standard file/directory plugins.)
Ahem, Wasn't this the goal of GNU HURD?
I really think you should ask them why they haven't delivered something useful, then come back to this thread.
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