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Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories!

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Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message <iqbngb31epj@news1.newsguy.com>, Michael Wojcik wrote:
> 
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> There’s a fundamental problem, in that all these special features like
>>> “junctions” and so on are intimately tied up with NTFS. There is no
>>> virtual filesystem layer, like on Linux and other sanely-designed *nix
>>> systems— everything is tied into that one specific filesystem.
>> Bullshit. Windows has a virtual filesystem layer (the volume manager).
>> Any alternative filesystems for Windows could support reparse points.
> 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_junction_point>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_reparse_point>

Non-responsive, since neither of those address alternative filesystems.

> But hey, what the hell do I know...

A better question might be "what the hell do the authors of random
Wikipedia articles know?". But in this case it's irrelevant.

-- 
Michael Wojcik
Micro Focus
Rhetoric & Writing, Michigan State University

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Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-09 13:15 -0400
  Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-09 18:09 -0400
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-10 13:43 +1200
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-10 11:54 -0400
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-11 14:02 +1200
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-18 07:58 -0400
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-20 12:35 +1200
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-10 11:48 -0400
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-10 23:47 -0400
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-11 08:51 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-11 20:44 -0400
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! RichB <rich_barnsley@nowhere.com> - 2011-05-12 16:13 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Snorkmeier <snorkmeier._10b@gmail.invalid> - 2011-05-12 08:21 +0000
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-12 08:21 -0400
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Snorkmeier <snorkmeier._10c@gmail.invalid> - 2011-05-12 20:04 +0000
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-18 08:00 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-18 11:31 -0400
  Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-10 13:46 +1200
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-10 03:44 -0400
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-10 11:55 -0400
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-11 14:02 +1200
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-11 08:56 -0400
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-18 08:02 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-20 12:33 +1200

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