[openbeos] Re: Haiku - FreeDesktop.org cooperation proposal

> "François Revol" <revol@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > While we welcome the advances on GNU/Linux on the desktop, some of 
> > which were pioneered on the desktop by BeOS in its time[1] which 
> > made 
> > us like it, we believe Haiku also has a place to fit alongside GNU/
> > Linux and other Free Software OSes, in the great ensemble of the 
> > technodiversity. 
> > 
> > As such we believe Haiku shares some common interests with the 
> > fredesktop.org initiative, despite not using X11 for its GUI.
> 
> I'm not sure if that is really something we should have on our radar 
> now. Of course, having a standard for handling attributes would be 
> great, but beyond that, there is little Haiku could immediately 
> benefit 
> from IMO.

Having a common way of mapping attributes makes it possible to use 
linux-provided services, like samba, ... and (provided the kernel has 
xattr support) be sure they will be preserved correctly when moved 
around.

It's a long term goal, so better start early.

François.

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