Re: Polished FileSystem API proposal

> Having the full path within the filesystem removes some of the
> security benefit of not allowing "..", doesn't it?
>
There's no problem if it's just an implementation detail.

> Conversely, is the
> path useful if you can't use it to manipulate anything above the
> current dir in the tree?

It's useful to isolate it as a sandbox. Maybe we are talking about
"mount points" that expose the root of a user selected filesystem
subtree (I hope answer is yes... :-) )?


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Unix."
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Received on Tuesday, 16 July 2013 16:01:08 UTC