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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by pjerem on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @01:45AM (#27351068)
Right, I love WebDAV too, it’s a really underrated protocol.

But tbh, it’s underrated because of the crappy Windows implementation causing explorer to hang as soon as a fly causes interference.

It’s sad because WebDAV could have been (with some added ergonomics) the missing link between the filesystem-desktop metaphor and the cloud apps.

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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by zzo38computer on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @01:54AM (#27351102)
There are some things that I don't really like about WebDAV, including the use of XML.

However, the HTTP directory listing specification that I made has been described as being like a simpler and better (in some ways) version of WebDAV by some of the other people who have seen it. (It does do a few more things than only directory listings, but directory listings is its main intention.)

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