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On 2010-10-26 19:37:06 -0400, Andrew Reilly said:

> 
>> This is a future of no direct access to the file system
> 
> That's not a bad thing, necessarily.

Necessarily, no. As long as the OS provides other means for users to 
install whatever they wish, then have user data live in a database, or 
accessible only through applications is fine. But please appreciate 
that the lack of direct access to the file system is ripe for abuse of 
precisely the Walled Garden variety we're seing with Apple's iOS.

warmest regards,

Ralph


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Raffael Cavallaro