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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby
In concept; the SQL database provides an abstraction of the file system, long one of the original goals of a "true" Operating system. If Kobo had it implemented to the potential of the concept, what would appear to the user as "a full blown file browser" would be the simplest of things to provide. The actual file structure, management and initial construction, would be irrelevant. (That being the point of the abstraction.) Please note that this argument works both ways, an efficient user managed file structure would not be an obstacle to the SQL based features.
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Considering the time and effort that has been tossed into database file systems, it may not be as easy as you think. Microsoft gave up on WinFS as one of the pillars of Windows Vista for example. The only company that seems to have managed to produce a usable product is IBM (see Fortress Rochester for more information). Apache's Hadoop and the very off the beaten track Google File System have some database file system concepts included in their design.
Regards,
David