RE: [HC Evolution] Re: libole2 -> gnomevfs backend?

[Will Newton <will misconception org uk>]

> Localizing Evolution and Wombat related data into a file makes things 
> easier for a user. They can move a file from one machine to another, and 
> they can back up that one file onto another machine. We're going for 
> ease of use here; a single file for storage says "I'm your Evolution 
> stuff", but a directory says "I have a million files in me, and I'm 
> complicated. Edit my files and you'll mess everything up. Explore me and 
> you'll get confused."

But how often does a user do that? Is it right to have, say, a 10% speed
penalty to ease an operation that happens once or twice a year?
I'm not sure. A tool could be made to package up all the relevant stuff
into a tgz or something if necessary.

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