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1	FEATURE	VFS API	Extracted VFS API	RESOURCE API
2	access files inside zip via `fs` API	yes (with caveats)	yes	no (Intentional)
3	execute child processes inside of zip	no	yes	no
4	does not pollute the fs on forced death	yes	no	yes
5	can allow mutation of inner files	no	yes	no (Intentional)
6	can share fd with C++	no (sometimes able to be compatible)	yes	no (Intentional)
7	avoid filesystem mapping for each `fs` call	yes	no	yes
8	avoid arguments mapping for each `child_process` call	yes (incompatible)	no	yes (incompatible)
9	avoid path mapping for each `path` call	yes	no	yes
10	can be treated as a single resource at all times for code signing	if we turn of all mutation inside the VFS	no	yes
11	avoids compatibility problems in `fs` api for different directories	no	no	yes
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