Re: delete-file to trash

[Adrian Robert]

On May 22, 2010, at 4:03 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> (And if you want to try out what this hypothetical Gnome VCS situation
>> might be like, you can use a Mac running Time Machine.
> 
> I have no intention to use such a proprietary software, and encourage
> other people to stay away from it as well, especially as a form of
> archival since that traps you into this proprietary platform.

I apologize, I should have thought before tossing this comment off.  I did not 
mean to advocate use of Mac OS in general, just point out that it could be a 
testbed for evaluating a feature that was being implemented or considered for 
implementation on a free platform.  Or not even using it, but just reading what 
others say about it positive or negative.

Regarding trapping, Time Machine uses standard unix hard links, and the default 
FS format for Mac OS is HFS+, the specs for which are published here 
(http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn/tn1150.html); a GNU/linux 
driver has been developed.


-Adrian