Re: file as a directory

[Hans Reiser]

Horst von Brand wrote:

> Hans Reiser <reiser@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>  
>
> > Horst von Brand wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > Peter Foldiak <Peter.Foldiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > >      
>
>  
>
> > > [...]
> > >      
>
>  
>
> > > > Perhaps a better way to think about this is that instead of talking
> > > > about directories and files, we just talk about objects.
> > > >        
>
>  
>
> > > Then you have a collection of interrelated objects, i.e., a database.
> > > Operating systems that work on databases (no filesystem) have been done,
> > > and are a nice idea... but are far, far away from Unix.
> > >      
>
>  
>
> > A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
> >    
>
> Right.  But you need to know where you are going, and why.
>
>  
>
> > Actually, databases are the wrong solution because they are relational, 
> >    
>
> Says who?
>  
Read the

www.namesys.com/future_vision.html

paper for why relational is the wrong model.

>  
>
> > and what is needed is a semi-structured query language that is upwardly 
> > compatible with Unix hierarchical semantics, ala 
> > www.namesys.com/future_vision.html
> >    

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/