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From: evan@plx.UUCP (Evan Bigall)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: What kinds of things would you want in the GNU OS?
Keywords: GNU OS features kernel fun!
Message-ID: <1952@plx.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 89 15:25:48 GMT
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Reply-To: evan@plx.UUCP (Evan Bigall)
Organization: Plexus Computers; San Jose, CA
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In article <157@paix.ikp.liu.se> pekka@paix.ikp.liu.se (Pekka Akselin [The Mad Midnight Hacker]) writes:
>I too *HATE* arbitrary limits, it's so restrictive!
>
>Why don't make the filename length dynamic!?

If name lengths are dynamic with no upper bound how large a buffer would you
allocate for them in programs?
-- 
Evan Bigall, Plexus Computers, San Jose, CA (408)943-2283 ...!sun!plx!evan
"I barely have the authority to speak for myself, certainly not anybody else"