Re: [Summary] Meta-data/filesystem-encapsulation

[Christopher Curtis <ccurtis ee fit edu>]

On 17 Aug 1998, Elliot Lee wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:50:26 -0400 (EDT), ccurtis@ee.fit.edu
> <ChristopherCurtis> wrote:
> 
> >Perhaps the solution is a GNOME-{fs,ea} daemon?  Setup a GNOME daemon that
> >can be queried for ea data (like xfs for instance).  It can then interface
> >to a filesystem (raw or db) or even to a SQL or ODBC server.
> 
> I don't suppose anyone cares about performance any more.

I never said I *liked* this solution -- I explicitly wrote "Ugh" after it
-- however, it seems the only way to access "hidden" data on a NFS server,
without hacking NFS to support GNOME.

With proper caching it may not even be all bad.  <shrug>

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