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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Opinions regarding kioslaves
From:       Mark Deneen <deneen () gmx ! net>
Date:       2002-09-05 20:54:34
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David F. Newman wrote:

>>Well, it's a virtual file system that doesn't support the listing of
>>directories. But some protocols (like the one that the OP wants to make)
>>would produce a virtual file system that doesn't support any aspect of a
>>file system at all, and that's what I don't like. It sound like abuse of
>>kioslaves to me.
>>    
>>
>
>What about the gzip and bzip2 slaves?  All they do is compress / 
>decompress byte streams.  Would you consider that slave abuse?
>
>- -Dave
>  
>
I think gzip and bzip2 slaves are really filters.

-M


 
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