hard links to files on other filesystems disallowed: why?

From: Rahul <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:14:08 +0000 (UTC)

Linux only allows hard-links to be made to files on the same filesystem. Is
there a structural reason for this or just legacy of the "founding
fathers"? Just curious.

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Rahul
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