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authorArne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab@web.de>2008-11-02 15:58:21 +0100
committerArne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab@web.de>2008-11-02 15:58:21 +0100
commit4c8f84091018b2e7b06e82306010dd55fca2cc95 (patch)
tree0385c0b158684ec996636194f915dc8da02e140e /community/weblogs/ArneBab
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weblog: niches: fix: 'FUSE alternative' needs no coding.
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@@ -168,6 +168,19 @@ aren't possible.
- Tinkering for fun - need documentation about the fun things which can be done.
+- A more powerful alternative to FUSE filesystems: While FUSE is limited to standard
+filesystem semantics, while Hurd translators can implement whatever they
+want.
+It is possible to change the behaviour in any aspect, including the way
+file name lookup works. Admittedly the only specific use case I know is
+the possibility to implement namespace-based translator selection with a
+set of normal translators, without any changes to the Hurd itself.
+It is also possible to extend the filesystem interfaces, adding new RPCs
+and options as needed. This allows using the filesystem for
+communication, yet implementing domain-specific interfaces where
+standard filesystems are too unefficient or cumbersome. A sound server
+would be one possible use case.
+
### Need a few months of coding
- A filesystem-based package manager.
@@ -188,19 +201,6 @@ between computers). Maybe this should be placed in "need a lot of coding".
you (translators written in scripting laguages can make this easier - they could
also for example be taken to each computer on USB stick).
-- A more powerful alternative to FUSE filesystems: While FUSE is limited to standard
-filesystem semantics, while Hurd translators can implement whatever they
-want.
-It is possible to change the behaviour in any aspect, including the way
-file name lookup works. Admittedly the only specific use case I know is
-the possibility to implement namespace-based translator selection with a
-set of normal translators, without any changes to the Hurd itself.
-It is also possible to extend the filesystem interfaces, adding new RPCs
-and options as needed. This allows using the filesystem for
-communication, yet implementing domain-specific interfaces where
-standard filesystems are too unefficient or cumbersome. A sound server
-would be one possible use case.
-
- Namespace based translator selection (if you for example want to quickly check the
contents of an iso image, just look at them via 'ls image.iso,,iso9660fs').