VMS vs. UNIX file system

[Dominick Samperi]

Can people who have had experience working with both VMS files (at the
FDL level) and UNIX files (at the inode level, say) comment on the
advantages and disadvantages of the file systems used by these operating
systems? My experience is mostly with the UNIX file system, so I was a
little surprised when I discovered recently that VMS text files, object
code files, and executable files all have different record structures.
What does the added complexity of having to deal with RMS, FDL, CONVERT,
etc., buy?
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