> The > "getting dot-dot right" is precisely the problem that there are > multiple paths, and only one is valid for a classical dir tree and > you got to follow this one correct path back. Here, this multiplicity > is simultaneously valid, and all the paths are the correct answer.
The question here is how to enhance the Unix-like hierarchical directory to embrace multi-dimensionality. I have no doubt that the changes to 9P that will almost certainly be required for this will be fairly obvious and from there building synthetic fileservers will not be difficult. I have a feeling that assuming that Plan 9 already has the required silver bullet is a bad starting point. ++L
