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One of my current computer-related projects is to write a Linux filesystem module ('ToyFS') and then try to implement a 'union' filesystem (like in Plan 9). Anyone else interested in this? If I'm successful I'll try to write a 'linux filesystem module how-to'.

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Neither OCF nor CSUA accounts expire. If go to Heller Lounge (OCF) or Soda Hall (CSUA) you can get the password changed.

I'm sure we could find a good backronym for `toy'.

Additional filesystems can be written entirely as modules, so that you compile them, then just type "insmod toyfs", and presto-magico, the filesystem is installed.

The way Plan 9 uses the filesystem namespace is incredibly cool. For instance, rio, the windowing environment (equivalent to X), opens up /dev/console, dev/mouse, etc, and it presents exactly the same interface inside each of its windows. So, you can actually run rio inside of a rio window, ad infinitim. it's very cool.

Vacation?