Others wrote:

MB> this is a job of the OS.
KH> Well, it could be argued that it belongs somewhere in the filesystem,

That's a good point, Kurt.

MB> do not assume that just because you have a solution that appears to work
MB> that it is the correct one, and others are wrong.

Sometimes the hassle of switching to a "new improved" system is too much
because the old system is too ingrained. Too many wheels to re-invent.

MB> BeOS so far is the only one to get it right.

In the file attributes? That would work.

MB> Mac OS got close but it makes the mistake of giving the
MB> file creator precedence over the file type.

They could fix that without too much re-work.

Yuri

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