BeOS (and Haiku) has a very powerful filesystem, thanks mostly to its extensive use of attributes and live queries to search through these attributes. In order to access these powerful features over a network, you need a network file system that also supports attributes and queries - cue BeServed, Kevin Musick's network file system. A few weeks ago, the code to BeServed was donated to the Haiku project as open source under a MIT license, so HaikuNews and OSNews decided to interview Kevin Musick together. In addition, Haiku launched the Haiku Code Drive 2008.
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While it's great to see Haiku news, shouldn't the "Haiku Code Drive 2008" article get some publicly here? It's a rather commendable goal... bringing on students that didn't quite get accepted as part of the Google Summer of Code event.
How about you try again and get it right this time Thom? 
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Looking at the current front page, only two newsitems use the word 'cue'. So, your point...?
Oh, and technically, there's nothing wrong with using 'cue' in the way that I did in those two items. In most contexts, a 'cue' is a signal for something to begin, words to be spoken, or actions to be taken. In this particular item, for instance, the need for a network filesystem is the cue for BeServed to come on stage - cue BeServed. The need for a NFS cues BeServed to come on stage.
Edited 2008-05-18 10:21 UTC
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Dictionary.com
1. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter.
2. anything that excites to action; stimulus.
3. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
4. the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
5. a sensory signal used to identify experiences, facilitate memory, or organize responses.
6. Archaic. frame of mind; mood.
- verb (used with object)
7. to provide with a cue or indication; give a cue to; prompt: Will you cue me on my lines?
8. to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a musical or dramatic performance (usually fol. by in or into): to cue in a lighting effect.
9. to search for and reach (a specific track on a recording) (sometimes fol. by up).
IMHO Thom's use falls under #1 and #4, possible #8 - the first sentance sets up the scenario, which is the indication for the item after to 'enter the stage'... on top of which it is written in conversational prose, where such uses are commonplace and acceptable.
Dictionary man, dictionary. I would suggest the use one instead of google 'define' - combined with a understanding of grammatical prose styles - before complaining about someone elses command of the language.
I mean hell, at least it wasn't "speaking the engrish moist goodry" like most sites and posters these days.
Edited 2008-05-20 18:16 UTC
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I think that it is a great idea. Hopefully progress will be made to add the code in and make a better FS for Be/Haiku.
I just hope that lots of people donate for the funding of the Haiku Code Drive.
I have to admit, i have not use BeOS since BeOS MAX was around, although for about 1 year i had hardware that was so old even the best of Linux distros would seem slow on it, so i through BeOS MAX on it and the hardware responded well to it.
that is to say, it could boot, i could do reports on it, and sure the internet with a firefox build.
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> 4. Do you see a possible solution for the attribute problem (where other operating systems disregard BFS attributes)?
Actually most of the time (when some fool didn't disable it) xattr support is enabled in Linux. And NTFS also supports them (just even Microsoft forgot about it).
But they aren't compatible with BFS ones, so a mapping must be designed, that is stable with respect to calling itself (idempotent, ie. coying back to BFS whatever the way doesn't deviate from the original ones).
Edited 2008-05-18 22:41 UTC
