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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: isofs unhide option:  troubles with Wine
Date: 3 Jun 2002 11:40:31 -0700
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Followup to:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0206031204540.3833-100000@hawkeye.luckynet.adm>
By author:    Thunder from the hill <thunder@ngforever.de>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hi,
> 
> On 3 Jun 2002, Jeremy White wrote:
> > possible rather than impossible. Question is - why was hide the default
> > and what was that decision based upon ?
> 
> Supposedly, someone wanted it _really_ hidden. I can't currently think of 
> another sane reason, I don't know if you can and it's just these 
> headaches. However, what's the advantage in disappearing files?
> 
> I suggest making them readable, but not listed.
> 

No, I think that's a bad idea.  Make them listed, but make it possible
to query the attribute flags.

	-hpa
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