Re: The argument for fs assistance in handling archives

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2004-09-03T00:47:49Z

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> Oliver Neukum wrote:
> | Am Donnerstag, 2. September 2004 11:52 schrieb Spam:
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|>> Btw, version control for ordinary files would be a great feature. I
|>> think something like it is available through Windows 2000/3 server.
|>> Isn't it called "Shadow Copies". It works over network shares. :)
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|>> It allows you to restore previous versions of the file even if you
|>> delete or overwrite it.
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> | There's no need to do that in kernel, unless you want to be able
> | to force it unto users.

> And on apps. Should I teach OpenOffice.org to do version control?
> Seems a lot easier to just do it in the kernel, and teach everything to
> do version control in one fell swoop.

Do you mean in the kernel or as a filesystem/VFS plugin that would
extend the functionality to include version control?

~S