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Subject: Re: What kind of things would you wnat in the GNU OS
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Date: 4 Jun 89 07:13:50 GMT
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> Three things that should not be in an efficient OS:
>	1) virtual memory
>	2) symbolic links
>	3) long file names (BSD directories)

I disagree here.  An OS should be compatible with estensions and facilities
offered by other vendors/releases.  Since many other systems offer these
things, it would be nice to have them.  Long names are a pain when used on
systems which don't support them.  this makes using Makefiles and other
parts of PD software almost 'not worth the time' to port to these
short-name systems.

VM and Symbolic links are nice features.  I'd say put them in.  Let the
user determine whether to use them or not.  the fact that they are there
doesn't hurt an OS.  But, let the user, not the author, be the deciding
factor.


B.C. & Zot

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