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Subject: Re: [9fans] everything is a directory
From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:05:56 -0400
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> You can't argue against the principle, we take files as directories all 
> the time and one level or another.
> So, for me, it's botched implementation. Just wait for extended 
> attribute directories to be added on with something like 
> file.txt:meta.zip (but not zip files, something new [that's like zip but 
> slightly different - maybe even encrypted])
> They already have synthetic file systems built into NT!

i think it's worse thank that.  attributes and their ilk essentially
add methods to a filesystem.

if you want an object system, you probablly don't want plan 9,
windows or linux.

- erik