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Keywords is an option, but then again if I send someone else my files what happens if there is a keyword conflict on their system? So we need namespaces or a way to track file origin/ownership across the entire planet? urgh.

Of course filesystem aren't the only way to organise data and there are applications that already do this. An example that springs to mind are playlists and media libraries.

The file/folder hierarchy is also pretty well ingrained in the web.



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