Common spec/interface for file metadata

[Jamie McCracken]

Nicolai Haehnle wrote:

> Since your concern seems to be performance, why not define a *plugin* 
> interface for dynamically loaded shared objects instead of doing IPC? This 
> allows you to avoid some overhead while still providing interoperability.
> 

unfortunately it wont buy you anything at the moment. If KDE4/Kat/Tenor 
use postgres - you lose cause postgres itself is out of process (its a 
daemon only). If you use my tracker it has to be out of process cause 
mysql is GPL and for Beagle its out of process too as its managed code!

(not to mention the other showstopper like no async access for Nautilus 
with plugins)


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Mr Jamie McCracken
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