Re: New C 9P2000(.u) Client/Server Library

[Kris Maglione]

In reply to Uriel, Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:56:12 +0200:
>I would only note that .u is mostly deprecated and its use is
>discouraged, so I would not bother much with working on it.

I personally encourage .u, namely because 9p.ko supports it, and
thus filesystem servers can provide things Unix users expect
(e.g., symlinks). The whole uid/gid number thing, though, should
definately go. They cause way more trouble than they're worth in
a networked environment.

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Kris Maglione

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