Re: A GNU Distribution

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   Hmm. I suppose it depends on the specifics of how this virtual file system 
would
   work. As I understand Nix people using the system can change their profile 
(and
   therefore their view of what programs are installed) on the fly, and the 
hashing
   scheme makes it easy to have multiple (and incompatible) versions of 
libraries
   and such installed and used by the same person. If this virtual file system 
were
   trying to represent everything in a traditional way it seems that this would
   become more difficult in that case.

It is a virtual file system, when you change profile, the file system
changes as well.  Why would it be more difficult in that case?