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Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 16:45:53 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Rui Martins wrote:
> Why don't we just define filenames are case-sensitive, and allow for an
> option to treat them differently (case-insensitive) if someone requires
> it ?
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> we should look in to the future, every OS will tend to be case-sensitive,
> windows hasn't made the change iet, because of it's DOS legacy. But
> someday they will.
I doubt that future OS's will be case-sensitive. If anything, I expect future
OS's to be case-INsensitive.
Most people (esp. non-geeks) don't see that FILE.doc as different from file.DOC,
and it is counter-intuitive for the filesystem to use letter-case as part of the
uniqueness of filenames.
Steve
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