File specification regularity (Was: Re: VMS vs. UNIX file system)

[Doug Gwyn]

In article <4243 at bsu-cs.UUCP> cfchiesa at bsu-cs.UUCP (Christopher Chiesa) writes:
>but isn't it really just a matter of calming down and paying attention to 
>what you're doing, rather than quibbling about notation?

No, a well-chosen notation can make possible things that one wouldn't
dream of doing under other circumstances.  A uniform hierarchical
naming scheme offers opportunities for simple grafting on of subsystems,
generalized mounts, etc. that an erratic naming scheme does not.