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[-] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Kids today barely know what a file is. I have to regularly explain folders and file types. When I asked them where they saved a thing, they answer "On the computer" and look at me like I'm crazy for asking that.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

yes, because folders are not something thats really worthwhile in a filesystem. they're a vestige of an earlier time.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Folders, or directories, really, may not be worthwhile, but when you have more than fifteen files, they're quite convenient.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Userspace concept is my point dont need them in the file system itself

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

In that case you're left with applications implementing it, and hoping for something homogeneous. Which may or may not happen.
I wouldn't trust it.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 days ago

sounds like a you problem. if you think longer on it maybe you'll come up with the obvious layer to implement it at that isn't the kernel.

[-] hex@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

Enlighten us instead of being a dick lol

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

See desktop portals, and desktop environments you dont need to use the kernel for the folder structure. And shared implantations for adding them in are fairly trivial.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think you're confusing user interfaces and API structures there.

Also file systems don't have to be in the kernel. User space file systems are a thing and work fine.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

??? Im not confusing those at all. You literally just repeated what i said.

[-] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 days ago

folders are a convenient organization strategy

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Indeed they are! Just don't need them in the filesystem itself

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