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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes
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zander |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes |
Date: |
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:48:54 +0100 |
On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 10:17:47AM -0800, Tom Lord wrote:
> > From: Thomas Zander <address@hidden>
> >> ACLs are something entirely different. Unlike extended
> >> attributes in general, they have a very specific semantics --
> >> just like permission bits in an inode.
>
> > According to that reasoning a field like 'mime-type' being
> > specified & registered for general usage would also not be EAs.
> > Seems like a wierd definition to me.
>
> To be more specific: ACLs have a semantics which permits them to be
> treated correctly by standard unix filesystem calls. A mime-type
> attribute would not.
Having a special call in the filesystem makes it ok, thats nice. Good one,
to change definitions to account for the problematic example.
Anyway; Since ACLs are OK, will they be revision-managed by tla?
--
Thomas Zander
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Andrew Suffield, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Tom Lord, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Andrew Suffield, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Thomas Zander, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Tom Lord, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Florian Weimer, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Tom Lord, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes,
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- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Tom Lord, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Tom Lord, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Colin Walters, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Tom Lord, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Chris Mason, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Andrew Suffield, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Chris Mason, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Tom Lord, 2004/01/06
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Chris Mason, 2004/01/07
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] extended attributes, Aaron Bentley, 2004/01/07