'Storage' to Replace Traditional Filesystems?

JigSaw writes "OSNews is reporting on Storage, an innovative project which aims to replace the traditional hierarchical filesystems with a new document store which is database-based (PostgreSQL). The current implementation, built under Gnome 2.x for now, offers natural language access, network transparency, and a number of other features. The project is currently in alpha (screenshots already available), and it is part of the next major generation of Gnome. It is currently developed by Seth Nickell, the person responsible for the enhanced Gnome usability on 2.x and its HIG, among other things."

Replacement for ls

[Anonymous Coward]

SELECT * FROM MY_FILES

I can see it now.

[Sphere1952]

Command: please run current microsoft worm.
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Re:Screenshots ?

[tsetem]

> I know, I'm the first to look for screenshots, but antialiased filesystems are a bit too much, maybe.

Reminds me of an internal joke we have here. Our ClearCase file server was an SGI.

Why?

Because the filenames were rendered so much prettier than on a Linux or Sun box...

Re:How does the metadata get into the database?

[henbane]

"It's like CD collections, or books; libraries have nicely catalogued and ordered collections. Private individuals don't; they have roughly ordered collections on the shelf, and don't bother keeping them in any better order"

Call yourself a geek? How can you possibly but something on a shelf without first checking to see that it's in a proper place observing the subtle cross reference system that backs up the obvious system. Man, I hate it when people move my stuff.

Re:Screenshots ?

[Xenoproctologist]

Antialiased filesystem? Is this eight bits to describe 128 shades of "0" and 128 shades of "1", or is it one binary bit plus an eight-bit alpha channel?

Damn, I knew this hard drive space "age of plenty" was too good to last. Curse you, Moore's Law, for taunting me so!

leisure suit larry reborn?

[steffl]

great, so now navigating the data will be like playing leisure suit larry! at least that's what I was reminded of when I read the queries in screeshots...

erik

Re:Obvious advantages

[Anonymous Coward]

You are obviously too stupid to understand the technology being covered in this thread. Please refrain from further posting.

Random thought for the day...

[fluxrad]

Am I the only one that isn't totally into the idea of "googling" data on my hard drive?

Granted, it's mostly pr0n on there, so it's almost the same thing, but still...

Re:Windows?

[Anonymous Coward]

SELECT * FROM videos WHERE name LIKE '%porn%'

Re:i think-Oracle.

[Tirel]

listen here bud, we're just trying to whore some honest karma, don't go at it with your "facts" and shit.

thanks for understanding.

Re:Replacement for ls

[Mwongozi]

SELECT * FROM Users WHERE Clue > 0
0 rows returned

Ah, humour.

Re:Who has so many files anyway?

[Anonymous Coward]

Would someone who has 100,000 files please provide us with examples of what kind of files they are? I simply cannot imagine why anyone would have such a great number. Without examples it is nearly impossible to imagine any use for such a filesystem.

Pr0n, of course!

Re:Replacement for ls

[sharkey]

SELECT * FROM MY_FILES
WHERE TYPE = 'video/x-mpeg'
AND TITLE IS LIKE ('*tit*, *blonde*)
ORDER BY PERV_RANK

Re:Microsoft Attempts for decade,GNOME Does in mon

[spektr]

Alarm bells ringing at Redmond: now they are even copying our vaporware! Push back the release dates, hire some programmers, we have to actually implement this stuff!

Re:Windows' filesystem

[simonecaldana]

> The filesystem will be based on SQL Server 2003, but it won't be a fully functional version of SQL Server.

you mean it will be a standard version of SQL server? :)

Re:How does the metadata get into the database?

[hoggoth]

> Organizing by color works better with CDs than books

Geez, do you have to count how many times you wash your hands? Do you make sure your right turns always equal your left turns?

Try this:
Leave a big cardboard box on the floor. Dump all your CDs into it. When you want to listen to music, fish around and enjoy the surprise at what you find.
Enjoy the extra free time you have now that you are not obsessively organizing your collection.

Re:Windows?

[__past__]

Why don't these people just put some effort in reiserFS?

• Because some people value their data
• Because some people think "free software" doesn't mean "software you are free to modify as long as it doesn't interfere with Hans Reisers business interests"