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MetaData is already built-in to most modern file systems. On OSX (HFS Plus) you have the xattr command, and there are things for ext2, ext3, XFS, ReiserFS...
by lnanek2 13y ago
MetaData is already built-in to most modern file systems. On OSX (HFS Plus) you have the xattr command, and there are things for ext2, ext3, XFS, ReiserFS...
- rhythmvs 13y agoSure, but it’s neither portable across platforms, nor user friendly (for non-techies). Imagine managing a collection of photos (or a mixed collection of multiple file formats, like scans of receipts, and pdfs with invoices) in something like Dropbox: no access to hidden low-level metadata blocks, etc., let alone easy editing. Not to speak of cross-platform support. File names are always visible and editable, and they’re easily parsable. I discussed such objections here: https://gist.github.com/rhythmus/11118629#problem-metadata-portability https://gist.github.com/rhythmus/11118629#problem-metadata-p...