Re: Can't hardlink in different dirs. (BUG#826)

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:17:34 -0500 (EST)


On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:

> On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Richard Gooch wrote:
>
> >A hard link is the ideal solution. Many users can "lock" the file so
> >that they will retain access to it without consuming more space. When
> >each user has lost interest, the space is reclaimed.
>
> You could continue to take advantage of the hardlink by using the unix
> groups.

Andrea, WHAT FOR? Give a rationale for your change, other than "let's
change it". Name a single benefit of proposed semantics.

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