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From: William Josephson <jkw@eec...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Python filesystem
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 22:10:16 -0500

On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 04:11:31PM -0800, geoff@col... wrote:
> An afterthought on Tenex-style version numbers: I don't believe any
> implementations of file version numbers permit directories to have
> versions, only plain files.  If directories had versions, and they
> were kept around for a lot longer than a day, these systems would be
> more usable (except for the added clutter of the directory versions)
> and you probably wouldn't want nor need version numbers on plain
> files.
 
> I understand that people are proposing active file servers based on
> Tenex-style version numbers, but I would propose to start from a solid
> foundation rather than the shakey house of cards that is file version
> numbers.

There's always Elephant.... ;-/

  -WJ