[DGD] Re: Alternatives to the Kernel model of security...

[Par Winzell]

Noah Gibbs wrote:
>   It's true that WebDAV might work well.  It's
> unfortunately also true that documenting the steps
> people have given here for Win32 will require (at
> least) one of those pages showing how to go through
> the dialog boxes with all the pictures in between. 
> That's just as minimal documentation.  God help me if
> I want to get random linux users to build and install
> a kernel module.
> 
>   Yes, yes, building kernel stuff isn't hard.  How
> many people do you know that have avoided it anyway,
> even if it was the only reasonable way to do
> something?  I know a depressingly large number, and
> many (such as a fellow who programs for a major
> studio) are extremely competent.

I don't really understand this concern. If you wanted a FTP-based 
filesystem (there -is- an ssh based one as I recall) you'd need to 
compile a kernel module too. WebDAV is just HTTP, right? It has no need 
for kernel modules. Filesystems do.

The 'cadaver' client, which Dworkin has already mentioned, is what you 
should compare FTP against.

Zell
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