Re: [Waba-spec] "Common File System or Database format" : need to make decisions

[Rony G. F. <Ron...@wu...>]

Guilherme Hazan wrote:

> >>
> - move the Catalog class to the Palm platform specific branch. This mean
>   it's available for the Palm implementation, but not necessary for
>   others.
> <<
>
>    Disagree. Catalog must be implemented in all platforms. Otherwise, no
> Palm programs will able to run other platforms without being modified.

*Strong* support.

It should be possible to retrofit the Palm catalog (together with attributes) on to any filesystem
of any other operating system. (It is for all practical means *impossible* to get the file notion
performant onto the Palm devices using Palm catalogs.)

(Super)Waba should be about programs to be written once and to be run on any *present*
PDA-platform.

Going the device-dependent route should be a *last* *resort* for extremely important
functionality. The largest market share of PDAs by all means, like it or not, is the Palm
segment; so that should be the premiere platform to be considered (but keeping an eye
on the devlopment of other platforms, of course).

Just my 2c.

---rony