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

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From	Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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Subject	Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories!
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In message <ir0oiv0mcj@news5.newsguy.com>, Michael Wojcik wrote:

> 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.

That being the point, that the features concerned are specific to NTFS, and 
not available with any other filesystem under Windows.

>> But hey, what the hell do I know...
> 
> A better question might be "what the hell do the authors of random
> Wikipedia articles know?".

The fact that Wikipedia articles are subject to peer review, of course.

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  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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