____/ Rick on Monday 16 July 2007 01:37 : \____
> On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:49:47 -0700, John Bailo wrote:
>
>> http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15-07/ff_hansreiser?
> currentPage=all
>>
>>
>> And so I shake his shackled hand and ask my first question.
>>
>> "Tell me about your file system."
>>
>> + /* initialize transaction manager */ + init_txnmgr(&sbinfo->tmgr); †
>>
>> A file system organizes data on a computer. When you double-click a
>> Microsoft Word document on your desktop, for instance, the file system
>> tells the processor where to find the data. When you upload a picture
>> from your camera, the file system decides how to place the information
>> on your hard drive. Every bit and byte — including the operating system
>> itself — has its place in the layers upon layers of branching
>> directories. "A file system represents the roads and waterways of the
>> OS," Reiser tells me.
>> <<<
>
> Are you trying to make some kind of point?
It makes you wonder why Bailo posted this. It's an old(ish) interview, among
two IIRC.
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