An ACL is weird because users expect their files to be kept securely,
so you have to be careful to propagate the ACL in "the right way". For
example, "tar -p". With other metadata you could imagine ways of
moving the data around that wouldn't always propagate the metadata.
> > I have used Macintoshes and I have dealt with the problems caused by
> > file forks. And I came to a different conclusion than you did. Perhaps
> > you should try to argue your point based on more facts and less on
> > authority.
>
> Uh, using a Macintosh is different than programming it, right ?
I don't care. Look, this is a well known religious issue. All I'm
saying is that there is more than one opinion about this, and that
it's been argued for decades without resolution.
-- g
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