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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [RFC] Ext2 Attribute KPropertiesDialog Plugin
From:       Alex Zepeda <jazepeda () pacbell ! net>
Date:       2002-04-07 21:42:09
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On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 02:06:58PM +0200, Matthias Welwarsky wrote:

> > I agree POSIX ACL support should be in kdebase.  However, given the wide
> > variety of attributes (system flags, extened attribs, etc) these should go
> > in fs specific plugins IMO.. kdeadmin wouldn't be much of a stretch, altho
> > I suppose kdeaddons isn't a bad place either.
> 
> Um, access to posix acl is not file system specific, afaik. Of course some 
> file systems support it, some not, but afaik there's a library with an 
> abstract interface that it not filesystem specific.
> 
> so I see no need to have acl support in a filesystem specific plugin

What I was TRYING to suggest was that the two things should be split up.  
One plugin for ACLs, one for the various FS specific attributes.  
Posix.1e ACLs belong in kdebase, the others don't.

- alex
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