Re: Thinking outside the box on file systems
- From: Marc Perkel <mperkel@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:59:12 -0700 (PDT)
--- Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Aug 15, 2007, at 13:19:16, Marc Perkel wrote:
One of the problems with the Unix/Linux world isthat your minds
are locked into this one model. In order to do itright it requires
the mental discipline to break out of that.
The major thing that you are missing is that this
"one model" has
been very heavily tested over the years. People
understand it, know
how to use it and write software for it, and grok
its limitations.
There's also a vast amount of *existing* code that
you can't just
"deprecate" overnight; the world just doesn't work
that way. The
real way to get there (IE: a new model) from here
(IE: the old model)
is the way all Linux development is done with a lot
of sensible easy-
to-understand changes and refactorings.
With that said, if you actually want to sit down and
start writing
*code* for your model, go ahead. If it turns out to
be better than
our existing model then I owe you a bottle of your
favorite beverage.
Cheers,
Kyle Moffett
When one thinks outside the box one has to think about
evolving beyond what you are used to. When I moved
beyond DOS I have to give up the idea of 8.3 file
names. The idea here is to come up with a model that
can emulate the existing system for backwards
compatibility.
The concept behind my model is to create a new layer
where you can do ANYTHING with file names and
permissions and create models that emulate Linux, DOS,
Windows, Mac, or anything else you can dream of. Then
you can create a Linux/Windows/Mac template to emulate
what you are used to.
Marc Perkel
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