From: "Thomas Bushnell, BSG" <tb+usenet@becket.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] correcting old failures, and NJ vs MA
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 09:10:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sncr7y7g.fsf@becket.becket.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011010130436.D697919A3E@mail.cse.psu.edu>
presotto@closedmind.org writes:
> Moving a directory doesn't fall into any of these categories, though
> some parts of the operation do. The move itself should be in a library
> if it's going to be used by more than one program.
Moving a directory can *NOT* be done in constant time without special
kernel support. Even a Version 7 style unlink/link if it allowed
links to directories would at least allow it to be possible (though
with additional race conditions).
> As for find, this isn't rocket science. Quit yapping and implement it
> if you want it.
Alas, while I'm interested in the design and ideas of Plan 9, I'm not
interested in contributing to someone's commercial (non-free-software)
project unless I get remunerated.
Thomas
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-11 9:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-10 13:04 presotto
2001-10-11 9:10 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG [this message]
2001-10-11 14:29 ` david presotto
2001-10-11 15:26 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-10-11 15:54 ` andrey mirtchovski
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-10-11 11:39 forsyth
2001-10-09 21:51 bwc
2001-10-09 21:44 forsyth
2001-10-09 17:43 anothy
2001-10-10 8:56 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2001-10-10 9:16 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-10-11 4:27 ` Alexander Viro
2001-10-11 9:11 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
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