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SubjectRe: albods
Jamie Lokier writes:
> Richard Gooch wrote:
> > Secondly, we haven't seen a convincining argument as to why putting a
> > FS into a file provides a significant benefit.
>
> You know, you're right...

Just to clarify what I meant: I don't see why a FS-like structure
(directory) needs to be presented as a single (atomic) file.

> It is said that editing _huge_ files where only small part changes is
> really slow (if you move things in the file) or really inefficient (if
> you leave gaping holes like MS Word "Quick Save").
>
> This apparently happens when you edit compound documents, like the
> component-based KOffice documents (containing a figure which contains a
> spreadsheet which contains a database etc.)
>
> A fair point, though I haven't seen a convincing argument why a plain
> old directory isn't adequate for holding a compound document.

Exactly my point. Leave it as a directory. Let the GUI pretend that
it's really an atomic entity. Don't hack the kernel or libc to pretend
that some directories are in fact atomic files.

Regards,

Richard....

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