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Subject: Re: If we cannot trim subject lines...
From: Richard Gooch <rgooch () atnf ! csiro ! au>
Date: 1999-06-30 23:25:19
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david parsons writes:
> In article <linux.kernel.199906300532.PAA25771@vindaloo.atnf.csiro.au>,
> Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au> wrote:
>
> >This is a user space problem. No kernel hooks or even libc hacks
> >needed. Remember there are two classes of users. Power users who will
> >want to get raw access. Then there are GUI lusers who want easy
> >access. A scheme which puts the hacks into a special library allows
> >both classes of user to be accommodated.
>
> You're making the flaw of assuming that there's a 1-1 mapping between
> ``power users'' and a preference for the command line.
Nope, I didn't say or assume that. I've already pointed out that you
can provide new command-line utilities or add switches to existing
utilities that perform some kind of remapping for you.
I do assert that most developers will want the raw interface, but that
doesn't mean the cooked interface can only exist in a GUI.
> david parsons \bi/ magic directories should be kernel policy, where
> \/ they belong.
Definately not! It's a per-user (per-process) policy!
It's obvious why the kernel or libc should not cook albods: backups.
Regards,
Richard....
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