inari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 days agoJapan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervenedwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1641 cross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
arrow-up1641external-linkJapan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervenedwww.xda-developers.cominari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 days agomessage-square185fedilink cross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoThat sounds like hell. The .DS_store problem but 100 times worse.
minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-222 days agoEvery single mainstream operating system has metadata and index stores associated with its files and applications. Linux has locatedb and .desktop files, and many other files that determine how content is presented to you in a desktop environment. Windows has NTFS alternate data streams, the registry, multiple appdata folders, and a bunch of other kludges.
That sounds like hell. The .DS_store problem but 100 times worse.
Every single mainstream operating system has metadata and index stores associated with its files and applications.
Linux has locatedb and .desktop files, and many other files that determine how content is presented to you in a desktop environment.
Windows has NTFS alternate data streams, the registry, multiple appdata folders, and a bunch of other kludges.