Messages in this thread | | | From | (david parsons) | Subject | Re: Implementing Meta File information in Linux | Date | 9 Sep 1998 00:18:41 -0700 |
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In article <linux.kernel.6t0rtm$9ao$1@work.noris.de>, Matthias Urlichs <smurf@noris.de> wrote:
>IMHO, we should start with specifying what the solution should look like. > >- access to normal files must be identical whether or not the file has > attributes or whatever (i.e. no AppleSingle solution where the metadata > for a file reside at the beginning of said file, no "the file's data are > really in the file 'filename/data'"), >- a normal recursive directory copy (via NFS, or whatever) will also copy > the metadata >- there should be no visual clutter (i.e., no AppleDouble solution, where > the metadata for "foo" reside in "%foo" or "foo.res") >- no kernel hack, because the solution needs to work on systems where we > cannot _do_ any kernel hacks.
I dunno. A _well done_ kernel hack would be an encouragement to the others.
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