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I think saagarjha's point was that an even simpler standard would be for the creating application to use file metadata to annotate the files. And a simpler sta
by wool_gather 8y ago
I think saagarjha's point was that an even simpler standard would be for the creating application to use file metadata to annotate the files. And a simpler standard is generally more likely to be followed, especially if it's unilateral.
This doesn't help with installation, obviously, but it helps with cleanup.
- masklinn 8y agoThe classic MacOS had exactly this concept: Creator Code[0], similar to the Type Code[1] but storing a file's creator rather than its "mimetype". [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creator_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creator_code [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_code
- wool_gather 8y agoGood point, I had almost forgotten about those!