linux-kernel - Re: Thinking outside the box on file systems

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Message-ID: <46C9A542.7020902@cfl.rr.com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:29:22 -0400
From:	Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com>
To:	Marc Perkel <mperkel@...oo.com>
CC:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	Michael Tharp <gxti@...tiallystapled.com>,
	alan <alan@...eserver.org>,
	LKML Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@...lub.uwaterloo.ca>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Thinking outside the box on file systems

Marc Perkel wrote:
> No Al, there isn't any shortage of arrogance here.
> 
> Let me try to repeat what I'm talking about as simply
> as I can.
> 
> First - I'm describing a kind of functionality and
> suggesting Linux should have it. I know a lot of it
> can be done because much of what I'm suggesting is
> already working in Windows and Netware.

Let's not get confused here... ._I_ am suggesting a feature that windows 
and netware have done already, that being inheritable acls.  YOU 
suggested that permissions be configurable based on pattern matching on 
the name of the file.

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