Filesystem using tags, not folders?

[Martin Tournoy]

On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:40:06 -0000, Kyrre Nygard <kyrreny at broadpark.no>  
wrote:

>
> Hello!
>
> Just a wild thought here ...
>
> After noticing how much simpler it is using tags, for instance
> with my bookmarks at http://del.icio.us -- compared to hours of
> frustration trying find the right combination of folders and
> sub folders in my Firefox' bookmarks.html, I was wondering
> if the same approach could be used to arrange the UNIX filesystem
> hierarchy, from the root and up. This is just a radical thought,
> not yet an idea even -- but if somebody would be willing to think
> with me -- maybe we could make a big change.
>
> All the best,
> Kyrre
>

I suppose it could work, then again, folders also work, and having tags  
would basicly be the same as having folders.
I don't really see any advantage...

I believe microsoft is planning something like this for their new  
filesystem, winfs....