I can't really see the need for it in a single machine environment - nice touch, but unnecessary.
Where I see the real benefit for this type of file system is when it's networked. Then the whole idea of thin network clients starts to come into it's own. Not only does the end user naturally then have to save all his/her work onto the SAN (easily doable today with other methods), but they transparently do it in a way that means other people can easily find what they've done. They'd also naturally have access to shared resources without having to consciously search through shared drives etc. Just an idea, but it could be an absolute boon for collaborative working, if done correctly...
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I can't really see the need for it in a single machine environment - nice touch, but unnecessary.
Where I see the real benefit for this type of file system is when it's networked. Then the whole idea of thin network clients starts to come into it's own. Not only does the end user naturally then have to save all his/her work onto the SAN (easily doable today with other methods), but they transparently do it in a way that means other people can easily find what they've done. They'd also naturally have access to shared resources without having to consciously search through shared drives etc. Just an idea, but it could be an absolute boon for collaborative working, if done correctly...
Bring the network storage right into the opsys!