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Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Feb 2021, Jon Steinhart wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > So if y'all are up for it, I'd like to have a discussion on what 
> > abstractions would be appropriate in order to meet modern needs.  Any 
> > takers?
>
> Somebody once suggested a filesystem interface (it certainly fits the Unix 
> philosophy); I don't recall the exact details.
>
> -- Dave

And it was done, over 30 years ago; see Plan 9 from Bell Labs....

Arnold