Shuttleworth On Redefining File Systems

moteyalpha writes "Mark Shuttleworth described the beginnings of what could a great step forward in making file systems more usable. I've personally had the experience of trying to find a file for a customer who had just finished editing a critical report, saved it, and then couldn't locate it to deliver to their client. Quoting: 'My biggest concern on this front is that it be done in a way that every desktop environment can embrace. We need a consistent experience across GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice and Firefox so that content can flow from app to app in a seamless fashion and the user's expectations can be met no matter which app or environment they happen to use. If someone sends a file to me over Empathy, and I want to open it in Amarok, then I shouldn't have to work with two completely different mental models of content storage.'"

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Re:I think he failed to identify the problem

[ScrewMaster]

A lot of that goes to motivation: people learn some pretty damn complex activities when it comes to earning a driver's license, for example

That's because cars only have one level of user interface. If they were sometimes required to directly push the levers to turn right, cut the ignition wire to stop the car, or remove and disassemble the motor (and then rebuild it) to recharge fuel, they would all use taxis.

Look, are we talking about the Mac or Linux here?

Re:This would be easy

[Risen888]

Tracker. Strigi. Recoll. And on and on and fucking on. This has been a part of *nix desktops for years. Do some goddamn research. How many times will I make this same post in this thread? This makes twice, and I'm not even a third of the way down.