Re: [RFC] FUSE permission modell (Was: fuse review bits)

[Jamie Lokier]

Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> > Indeed, if it can be done with namespaces _and_ mounting on a file
> > (that file-as-directory concept), _and_ automounting, then you could
> > cd into your tgz files and others could too :)
> 
> There's still that little problem of accessing the tgz file both as a
> file and a directory.  But yes.  Maybe in 10 years time :)

There was a thread a few months ago where file-as-directory was
discussed extensively, after Namesys implemented it.  That's where the
conversation on detachable mount points originated AFAIR.  It will
probably happen at some point.

A nice implemention of it in FUSE could push it along a bit :)

-- Jamie

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