• alsimoneau@lemmy.ca
    11·
    9 months ago

    Kids today barely know what a file is. I have to regularly explain folders and file types. When I asked them where they saved a thing, they answer “On the computer” and look at me like I’m crazy for asking that.

    • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      yes, because folders are not something thats really worthwhile in a filesystem. they’re a vestige of an earlier time.

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
        5·
        9 months ago

        Folders, or directories, really, may not be worthwhile, but when you have more than fifteen files, they’re quite convenient.

        • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Userspace concept is my point dont need them in the file system itself

          • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
            2·
            9 months ago

            In that case you’re left with applications implementing it, and hoping for something homogeneous. Which may or may not happen.
            I wouldn’t trust it.

            • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              11·
              9 months ago

              sounds like a you problem. if you think longer on it maybe you’ll come up with the obvious layer to implement it at that isn’t the kernel.

                • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  1·
                  9 months ago

                  See desktop portals, and desktop environments you dont need to use the kernel for the folder structure. And shared implantations for adding them in are fairly trivial.

                  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
                    1·
                    9 months ago

                    I think you’re confusing user interfaces and API structures there.

                    Also file systems don’t have to be in the kernel. User space file systems are a thing and work fine.

        • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Indeed they are! Just don’t need them in the filesystem itself