PRMA::Files As Metadata Format
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File structures with simple contents can be used instead of YAML, TOML or JSON. More effectively!

YAML and TOML suck. Long live the FAMF!

  • @mvirts@lemmy.world
    2•8 months ago

    I think a more clear name for this would be “filesystem data structures” since the key idea is editing structured data through the filesystem. I can imagine a FUSE driver that can map many types of data to this structure.

    • PermaOP
      3•8 months ago

      Yes. That is indeed a more interesting name. But think of the acronym.

      • FDS is not as easy to say FAMF.
      • FAMF already has an Urban Dictionary entry.
    • @Ferk@programming.dev
      3•8 months ago

      Yes… “metadata” is becoming an overused term. Not all data is metadata.

      My first thought when I read the title was about those .nfo files used by Kodi/Jellyfin and other media centers to keep information relative to the media files.