When a massively distributed file system[1] was introduced into the Linux kernel circa Y2K, there was what I remember as a lot of hype.<p>Nobody, but <i>nobody</i> wanted it then (or since, it&#x27;s still part of the kernel), and I would be surprised if anybody wanted something similar today.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Andrew_File_System" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Andrew_File_System</a>