very simple datastore reimplementation

[C. Scott Ananian]

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:43 PM, C. Scott Ananian <cscott at laptop.org> wrote:
> Again, in the olpcfs design we provide a vfat-like metadata structure
> (mounted via FUSE) so that the filesystem on the USB key appears to
> the journal code just like the flash does.  No FUSE is necessary to
> see the files on the Windows box, although if you want to see all the
> metadata then you need some tool.  If you're transferring the file to
> another XO, then the metadata comes along with you.
>
> I'll write this up properly on the Olpcfs page so I don't have to keep
> repeating it.

Done: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpcfs#Implementation_on_removable_media
 --scott

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