Do you know difference between two words: "need" and "want"?

Posted Mar 26, 2009 8:41 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: Simplicity is better than complexity. by k8to
Parent article: Wheeler: Fixing Unix/Linux/POSIX Filenames

you have no clue about my software or the project but you claim to know what is correct and incorrect.

I don't have a clue. And I don't need it to know anything about your project to know you are lying. Any project can be implemented with exactly two filenames: "0" and "1". You'll need infinite depth of directory structure to do so, true, but thankfully there are no practical limitations in Linux. Is it feasible? Probably no. Is it possible? Of course. And if we'll start with the position that your software does not need these filenames but you current design needs these suddenly you have much weaker argument: you are reducing complexity of your software by increasing complexity of everyone's else's software. Is it good trade-off? May be yes, may be no. But it's weak argument at best - no matter what your project is and what it needs to be done.