Re: labels like those in gmail

[Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>]

I think that simple file and directory syntax provides what you need.

Just keep in mind that in reiser4, storing labels in files is effective 
to do.

Hans

Bedros Hanounik wrote:

>I use reiserfs but not familiar with the technical details. I'm
>wondering if it's possible to use meta tags in reiser4 fs to add
>labels to files.
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>for example, I could have labels: photo, work, personal, vacation....
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>then a jpg file from work would have the labels photo and work.
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>it allows searching my files easier. no need to create different
>directories for different subjects. All files are in the same
>directory and I could browse them using labels.
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>another advantage is that many files may fall in two categories and
>rather than have multiple copies one in each category, I just apply
>multiple labels for a single copy of the file.
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>if the answer is yes, does it require a core change to reiserfs or can
>be a plugin.
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>another question, is the meta tag structure is xml? should it be? XML
>documents waste a lot of space and require more cpu cycles to process,
>but they are extensible and I hope reiser4 tags are also extensible
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>Thanks,
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>-Bedros
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>btw, awesome work hans and all reiserfs developers.
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