• alsimoneau@lemmy.ca
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      2 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.

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        2 months ago

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

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

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              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.

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                2 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.

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                    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.