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minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·20 hours agoKids today barely know what a file is. I have to regularly explain folders and file types. When I asked them where they saved a thing, they answer “On the computer” and look at me like I’m crazy for asking that.
minus-squarejatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·16 hours agoyes, because folders are not something thats really worthwhile in a filesystem. they’re a vestige of an earlier time.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours agoFolders, or directories, really, may not be worthwhile, but when you have more than fifteen files, they’re quite convenient.
minus-squarejatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoUserspace concept is my point dont need them in the file system itself
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 hours agoIn that case you’re left with applications implementing it, and hoping for something homogeneous. Which may or may not happen. I wouldn’t trust it.
minus-squarejatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agosounds like a you problem. if you think longer on it maybe you’ll come up with the obvious layer to implement it at that isn’t the kernel.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 hours agofolders are a convenient organization strategy
minus-squarejatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoIndeed they are! Just don’t need them in the filesystem itself
Kids today barely know what a file is. I have to regularly explain folders and file types. When I asked them where they saved a thing, they answer “On the computer” and look at me like I’m crazy for asking that.
yes, because folders are not something thats really worthwhile in a filesystem. they’re a vestige of an earlier time.
Folders, or directories, really, may not be worthwhile, but when you have more than fifteen files, they’re quite convenient.
Userspace concept is my point dont need them in the file system itself
In that case you’re left with applications implementing it, and hoping for something homogeneous. Which may or may not happen.
I wouldn’t trust it.
sounds like a you problem. if you think longer on it maybe you’ll come up with the obvious layer to implement it at that isn’t the kernel.
folders are a convenient organization strategy
Indeed they are! Just don’t need them in the filesystem itself