>>>>> "Troy" == Troy Benjegerdes <hozer_at_hozed.org> writes:

    >> I still like the idea a lot, I'm just trying to be prepared and
    >> know all the problems that might show up before actually trying
    >> to implement something like this.

    Troy> I think a lot of the issues that got brought up will be
    Troy> handled by David Howell's cachefs. [...]
    Troy> Then we can keep Coda focused on the disconnected operation
    Troy> problem instead of getting lost in cache ;)

Say what?  In terms of the file contents, disconnected operation is
just a set of additional restrictions on cache semantics, no?  I would
be surprised if a general facility like cachefs will satisfy them out
of the box.  It's possible, but requires proof.  There's a pretty good
chance that proof itself will be on the order of difficulty of
generalizing venus.

-- 
Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences     http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp
University of Tsukuba                    Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN
               Ask not how you can "do" free software business;
              ask what your business can "do for" free software.