From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lucio De Re To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] WebDAV file system Message-ID: <20021030152717.W14251@cackle.proxima.alt.za> References: <1082689.1035965861@[192.168.1.101]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1082689.1035965861@[192.168.1.101]>; from rob pike on Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 08:17:42AM -0500 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:27:17 +0200 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1210ffb4-eacb-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 08:17:42AM -0500, rob pike wrote: > > An infinite number. Every year or two someone figures out that, > hey, we can use fad-of-moment to write a remote file system protocol, > without thinking that a) it's only fad-of-moment, not inherently > valuable and that b) knowing nothing about how to write a file > system protocol should stop me from barging ahead willy-nilly. > The sad thing is, some of these catch on like wild fire and prove just how fashion-driven the marketplace is. So your hot button is perfectly justified. ++L