Re: [9fans] blanks in file names

[Lucio De Re <lucio@proxima.alt.za>]

On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 04:57:18PM +0200, FJ Ballesteros wrote:
> > 
> > Some characters were just not meant to be in filenames, which would avoid the
> > above.
> 
> But they are, even in my system there're many files with blanks on their
> names
> (and I never choose such names).
> 
I prefer the suggested option of an open(2) (openv?) that takes a
strings vector instead of a slash-delimited path.  It seems to me
that such an approach is still viable as an objective and it would
be expedient to keep it in mind and avoid developments that might
defeat it.

What I'm saying, is that I'd like to target a kernel that is entirely
delimiter agnostic and promote each user application in the same
direction as a long-term project.  In the interim, constructs that
cast delimiters in stone should be removed wherever possible.

Of course, I may be talking about a completely different operating
system, but it strikes me that Plan 9 is the most suitable foundation
for such a thing and its developers' abilities certainly (in my
opinion) unmatched, so why not start there?

++L