> Also consider other networking protocols besides NFS: AFS, FTP, HTTP,
> etc. Implementing metadata really is a non-trivial exercise
The Amiga Workbench used separate files with the extension .info in their
names. That scheme is already compatible with everything you mention.
Microsoft Windows uses a similar technique with its .pif (program
information file) and .ico (icon) files, except that the Microsoft
arrangement doesn't use them for hinting at which application should be
used to operate on a data file--for that, the Windows shell keeps a list
of applications, cross-referenced to the extensions usually given to the
names of data files they generate.
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Trevor Johnson
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