I am forwarding this with Chip's permission.
Chip wrote:
> >... I have an off-line question: Are you
> > open to creating something with a ClearCase-like filesystem interface?
> > Because I have a serious jones for ClearCase, and I've been pondering
> > that as soon as I'm done with Perl 6 I want to create a ClearCase-alike.
I replied:
> In a word, "no". The problem is that file system interfaces are not
stable.
> They change radically across operating systems and even across OS
versions.
> It's just too much to do. Also, some of the things that people want to
> manage aren't files.
>
> That said, however, there is absolutely no reason for the user agent I am
> building to be the only one. I'm trying to maintain a clear cut between
the
> user agent and the repository manager, and I see no reason why a
> filesystem-oriented user agent could not be constructed by someone with a
> "jones" to do so.... :-)
>
> Let's get the simple one working first so we are sure we have a workable
> model, and then look at this.
>
> Also, do you mind if I post this to the list? It's very much on-topic at
the
> moment.
>
> shap