Re: encapsulating directory operations

"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 May 2025 11:50:30 +1000, Paul Edwards wrote:
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"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 May 2025 09:48:46 +1000, Paul Edwards wrote:
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"people nowadays" don't speak with one voice.

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Nor with one language. Which is why we have Unicode.

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Which is one solution to the problem.
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Just not a solution I agree with.

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It's the one most of the nations of the world agree with.

They may not agree if they are suddenly exposed to resource constraints.

I prefer VISCII-like, possibly requiring a 9-bit char, and invalidating
all applications with POSIX assumptions.

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Are you going to set up your own UN as well? You could call it the "World
Series of Nations" ...

Sort of. I'm going to have the only understandable, maintainable
and maintained open source OS.

When the appropriate resource constraints kick in - including
the emerging lack of skilled programmers in Idiocracy, it will
be a race to the bottom, where PDOS serves as a backstop.
As designed.

BFN. Paul.