File systems provide one of
the most familiar interfaces
end users know. Since
implementing a traditional
file system is extremely
complex and difficult,
presenting information
seamlessly through files and
folders has typically been
limited to a small set of
select programmers--often
kernel hackers who develop at
the lowes
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File systems provide one of
the most familiar interfaces
end users know. Since
implementing a traditional
file system is extremely
complex and difficult,
presenting information
seamlessly through files and
folders has typically been
limited to a small set of
select programmers--often
kernel hackers who develop at
the lowest layers of a system.
The MacFUSE mechanism breaks
this barrier on Mac OS X by
doing all the in-kernel hard
work once and for all and
leaving to the developer only
the file-system-specific
logic, which can be
implemented as a regular
user-space application.
MacFUSE, with its simple
programmer-visible API (same
as the Linux FUSE API) and
multiple language bindings,
almost trivializes the process
of making anything and
everything appear seamlessly
as a set of files and folders.
You can use it to blur the
line between the Macintosh
Desktop and the Web. In this
talk, you will hear the story
of MacFUSE from its creator.

Category Howto & DIY

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