>> I think removing the ability to use link(2) or unlink(2) on directories
>> would hurt no-one and would make a few things easier.
>
>I'd be rather carful here, see the standards implications drafted in  
>4917742.

The standard gives permission to disallow unlink() on directories:

    "The path argument shall not name a directory unless the process has
    appropriate privileges and the implementation supports using unlink()
    on directories."

The ZFS implementation disallows it.

Casper
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