Michael Hamilton said the following on 03/28/2013 04:01 PM:
FUSE is about ease of coding and making anything pretend to be a filesystem, it is not about speed.
See also such exemplary "file systems" using FUSE as layered on top of SSH. And then we have https://github.com/goraxe/fuse-dns DNS uses fuse to create a directory structure using dns lookups and or zone files Not quite a file system OVER DNS as a channel, but never the less, don't expect it to be fast :-) See also: AS3FS IMAPFS NNTPFS and other 'useful' file systems. The point is that its much easier to use FUSE than write a kernel driver. -- A distracted figure with a huge bushy beard blunders in just as you speak the word of ancient magic. The man wears loose clothing, and an expression of intense concentration. He is clutching his frizzy hair with one hand; his other hand grips an intricate grid - the object of his attention. His eyes brighten the word you've spoken reaches his ears. "Yes! Yes! That's it!" he exclaims as he draws out a pen and fills in a row of squares. "Now my hyperconstrained, double-acrostic, cryptic crossword is complete, and ready to puzzle others. That was all I needed - just a simple five-letter word, composed only of the letters 'X' 'Y' and 'Z,' that would fit here!" He grips your hand and shakes it fervently. "Thank you! Now that I've finished with that, I can get on to those other things I've been meaning to do, such as monkey-wrenching the demolition and saving recreational linguistics for future generations." He turns away and mutters, just before he departs, "I hope none of that will involve lying in front of a bulldozer..." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org