What kinds of things would you want in the GNU OS?

[Doug Gwyn]

In article <7439 at bsu-cs.bsu.edu> dhesi at bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>I suggest finding a better syntax for root than "/".

[Obviously we're no longer talking about backward compatibility with UNIX.]
I don't think there should be a namesystem root.  I recently sent DMR some
notes about a new concept that would permit us to get rid of namesystem root,
among other things.  I don't know whether anything will come of it..