To: evand AT scn DOT org
Cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: A few FS notions
Message-ID: <19970501.210827.13863.1.chambersb@juno.com>
References: <Pine DOT OSF DOT 3 DOT 95 DOT 970501094820 DOT 20452B-100000 AT unicorn DOT it DOT wsu DOT edu>
From: chambersb AT juno DOT com (Benjamin D Chambers)
Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 00:01:39 EDT
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On Thu, 1 May 1997 10:00:53 -0700 (PDT) Evan Dickinson
<evand AT wsunix DOT wsu DOT edu> writes:
>On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Benjamin D Chambers wrote:
>
>[snip]
>> What I would like to request is:
>> - Node tree (versus FAT)
>> - Case sensitivity
>
>Not being much of an UNIX user myself, I have to ask:  Why is a case
>sensitive filesystem an advantage?  I get frustrated when *.zip won't
>match SOMETHING.ZIP; I'm sure lots of other DOS users would, too.
>
>[more snip]
>
>

I guess it's just personal preference...  I would rather have the
sensitivity in, because I'm used to using mixed case in my namings and
get frustrated when something like MyStuff.any gets changed to
MYSTUFF.ANY
I guess it doesn't really make a difference, but I would appreciate it.

...Chambers