Paths in a file system may dissappear as metadata based file systems
emerge (Microsoft is working on one) in preference of queries with
predicates, and asking for items which match a query instead of being on
a certain "channel" seems like an analagous idea (daypop does this as a
simple example).
Agreed 100% (though I wasn't aware of ongoing work at MS). The simple
ability to have the same item in several different folders is a big step
forward. Unfortunately XML has probably had a detrimental effect on this
idea, as the predominantly (single-)hierarchical 'outline' kind of approach
leans towards trees rather than more general graphs. The way RDF subtly
shifts the emphasis from locators to identifiers is IMHO full of potential
(which of course I intend to exploit in my apps ;-)
There's been some related work done at Xerox Parc 'Placeless Documents' :
http://www2.parc.com/csl/projects/placeless/
Cheers,
Danny
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