Re: links

[atai ece ucsd edu (Andy Tai)]

> 
> I agree.  If you want it to be robust, this is the way to go,
> a more sophisticated filesystem, able to assign attributes
> to file sytem objects.  The Windows implementation
> is pretty flaky.  I hope we don't copy them too closely.
> Updating every program to be EA-aware or .*lnk-aware
> would be just *asking* for trouble.
> 
> Dean

It is impossible to do so.  GNOME's scope does not cover file systems.   You
cannot ask every Linux users to reformat their drives just to run GNOME.  Not
to mention other Unices.

GNOME cannot also go this route, for the reasons of keeping compatibility with
existing systems.   GNOME won't be accepted if it demands such "enhancement."


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