Longhorn leak

[MPR]

There is no way that I'm going to let MS decide where and how to store my files.

[Jammrock]

sounds like a nightmare if the system is hacked.

Jammrock

[Paddy]

yup.

Let's see... I want to search for "Jammrock's bank details"

[Pace]

Originally posted by Nuno
You have to be really brave or have a spare system to try a beta leaked OS from MS

I ran Win2000 Beta 3 and XP Beta 1 I think (when it was still Whistler and had the nice interface ).

Originally posted by Jammrock
sounds like a nightmare if the system is hacked.

Don't see why this would make any difference - the current filing system used by Windows is getting hard to cope anyway. Files aren't always suited to the tree-structure. Say I download GIMP - does that go in my 'Unix' or 'Graphics' directories...well, it's really both. Unix can put it in both of course, but just having keywords that you can search by (Unix+Graphics) would be nice.

Also, think of MP3s...there's a better example. Should I split my collection by first initial? Second initial? Artist? Year? SQL lets you do all of this (although ID3 tags don't split names into given/family).

[Sethos]

I have to admit that it sounds kinda neat, once I'm done with my sapare sys I might give it a try...I have a friend who has it, I'll probably get a copy form him. I'm still using my other three os's as my mains though!

~Sethos

[Kooldino]

Originally posted by Nuno
You have to be really brave or have a spare system to try a beta leaked OS from MS

Especially when it's an alpha!

[Kooldino]

Originally posted by Pace
I ran Win2000 Beta 3 and XP Beta 1 I think (when it was still Whistler and had the nice interface ).Don't see why this would make any difference - the current filing system used by Windows is getting hard to cope anyway. Files aren't always suited to the tree-structure. Say I download GIMP - does that go in my 'Unix' or 'Graphics' directories...well, it's really both. Unix can put it in both of course, but just having keywords that you can search by (Unix+Graphics) would be nice.

Are you talking abour symbolic links? I don't think a similar technology would be hard to implement for Windows (if that's what you mean).

Also, think of MP3s...there's a better example. Should I split my collection by first initial? Second initial? Artist? Year? SQL lets you do all of this (although ID3 tags don't split names into given/family).

Yeah, but I can already right click in my mp3 folder and arrange by date created, modified, size, artist, album, name, etc etc.

[Pace|Work]

Yup, symbolic links.

As for MP3s...well, I have my collection split up into 26 directories...A - Z because to view them all takes a while The point was just to show you what's possible - imagine having those features for all documents and files. I've got things like a funny folder, where all good images, videos and jokes go - but should they not also go in my images directory? Digital camera 'spools'? Can I view every picture I took on the 25th of December? What about pictures that had the pets in them? Obviously this takes work on the users part - adding meta-info for each document, but I like the sound of it. It would save me tidying up my hard drive constantly I usually end up searching for files anyway...

[DGhost]

NTFS has symbolic links. however, i think you have to be using one of the server products to use it.

[Kooldino]

Originally posted by Pace|Work
Yup, symbolic links.

As for MP3s...well, I have my collection split up into 26 directories...A - Z because to view them all takes a while The point was just to show you what's possible - imagine having those features for all documents and files. I've got things like a funny folder, where all good images, videos and jokes go - but should they not also go in my images directory? Digital camera 'spools'? Can I view every picture I took on the 25th of December? What about pictures that had the pets in them? Obviously this takes work on the users part - adding meta-info for each document, but I like the sound of it. It would save me tidying up my hard drive constantly I usually end up searching for files anyway...

Yeah, I guess that would be convenient. Personally, the photo album thing is always a pain for me. That would make finding pics much easier.

[Gurm]

Well, everyone stop being so paranoid. MS is hardly the first group to think of a DB-driven filesystem. IBM's been using it on their AS/400's for-****ing-ever.

If it's no slower than NTFS, it's a no-brainer.

At any rate, I wouldn't run this Longhorn for love nor money. It won't run jack schitt... the cool thing about the XP betas was that they ran all the win2k software, drivers were just a little bit of an issue.

- Gurm

[Zao]

Both 2k and XP has hard links.
They are just a pain in the ass to create without third-party programs.

I use the shell extention found at
http://vobsub.edensrising.com/shellext/shellext.html .

Just drag a file with the right mousebutton and select Make Hard Link Here.

[Gurm]

Nice piece of software, Zao - thanks!

- Gurm

[Jammrock]

Well, everyone stop being so paranoid. MS is hardly the first group to think of a DB-driven filesystem. IBM's been using it on their AS/400's for-****ing-ever.

Oracle has been working on one for forever.

Jammrock

[Kooldino]

Originally posted by Zao
Both 2k and XP has hard links.
They are just a pain in the ass to create without third-party programs.

I use the shell extention found at
http://vobsub.edensrising.com/shellext/shellext.html .

Just drag a file with the right mousebutton and select Make Hard Link Here.

Cool! SEems like a bit of a hassle though.