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From: jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly)
To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
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Subject: Re: Stackable storage Alpha release
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 20:03:30 GMT
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On Sat, 29 Nov 1997 21:38:36 -0800 (PST), Julian Elischer
<julian@whistle.com> wrote:

>One of the things that I really didn't like about UNiX when I first
>started using it was the 'disconnection' between the contents of /dev and
>reality. To this end I have been working in the background on DEVFS. A
>device filesystem which allows (in fact requires) the device drivers to
>keep the exported picture of available devices in sync with what is
>actually attached.

Being relatively new, I don't know much about DEVFS.  Can you explain
the advantages of the above?

John