Re: Can't hardlink in different dirs. (BUG#826)

[Alexander Viro]

On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:

> On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Richard Gooch wrote:
> 
> >A hard link is the ideal solution. Many users can "lock" the file so
> >that they will retain access to it without consuming more space. When
> >each user has lost interest, the space is reclaimed.
> 
> You could continue to take advantage of the hardlink by using the unix
> groups.

Andrea, WHAT FOR? Give a rationale for your change, other than "let's
change it". Name a single benefit of proposed semantics.