Re: abstract file (support multi-part)

[Mo McKinlay <mmckinlay _at_ gnu.org>]

Today, Clayton Weaver (cgweav _at_ eskimo.com) wrote:

  > So, in sum, "everything is a directory"?

While I agree with the majority of what you said, this leads to confusion;
multi-part files may have similar semantics to directories, but calling
them such complicates the issue.

I know I keep harping on about this, but it *is* important -- it's
difficult enough getting new users to use the correct terminology for
things without the people who develop the stuff getting it wrong too :)

Other than that nitpick, I thought your message summarised the situation
pretty well :)

-- 
Mo McKinlay             Chief Software Architect          inter/open Labs
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