Re: NTFS-like streams?

From: Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Date: Sun Aug 13 2000 - 18:35:46 EST


On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, James Sutherland wrote:

> > BTW, "same inode" thing is obviously wrong, but who says that we
> > must go for that?
>
> That whole concept had me reaching for the sickbag. I'd just drop the
> whole "files == directories == mount-points == some sort of magic thing
> which breaks everything" crap.

FWIW, the only part that makes me sick is "files == directories". _That_
sucks. "mountpoint" is not a problem. "breaks everything" is mostly due to
reusing the inumber and I _really_ don't see any reasons to do that.
Now, having the names that travel along _is_ sick.

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