Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 12:29:49 +1100 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: bde@zeta.org.au, terry@lambert.org Cc: current@FreeBSD.org, julian@ref.tfs.com, phk@critter.tfs.com, scrappy@ki.net Subject: Re: PATCH: small, syntax changes for devfs Message-ID: <199603230129.MAA01156@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> I prefer a flat namespace. >Why? - it's easier to search. - existing programs depend on it. - it forces you to choose short unambiguous names in a consistent way. This is most important for tty names. I think a layered namespace would need to have zillions of links to a flat namespace to avoid these problems. Bruce
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