>
> I'm probably not the first to suggest this idea, and it's probably not a
> very good idea, but here's my idea anyhow:
>
> You have a file "/usr/bin/emacs"
> with a metadata property in the overlaid namespace
> "/usr/bin/emacs/[[..]metas/]icon"
>
> According to some, this could cause some confusion. Howabout instead:
>
> You have a file "/usr/bin/emacs"
> with a metadata property in a slightly separated namespace
> "/metas/usr/bin/emacs/icon"
>
Timothy, see my similar proposal at
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=reiserfs&m=109511131923831&w=2
which viro vetoed. I suspect this horse is quite dead.
David