Re: Implementing Meta File information in Linux

Chris Wedgwood (chris@cybernet.co.nz)
Thu, 3 Sep 1998 12:27:39 +1200


On Wed, Sep 02, 1998 at 08:25:12PM -0300, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:

> The OLE API isn't the question; OLE implementation via magic forks
> in the filesystem (essentially, the very thing we've been
> discussing re: Linux) is.

To clarify - I think an abtractied library interface is a good idea,
and it can then `know' and be smart about the low-level semantics of
stuff, whether this be ext2fs directory, reiserfs forks, hfs forks,
etc.

-cw

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