Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:48:46 -0500 From: Derek Funk <dfunk6@cox.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Filesystems Message-ID: <4C9DE19E.7000802@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <4C9DA891.7030706@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <4C9D0499.3050908@cox.net> <4C9D146C.10009@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4C9DA5AA.4020606@boosten.org> <4C9DA891.7030706@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On 9/25/2010 2:45 AM, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 25/09/2010 08:32:58, Peter Boosten wrote: > >> On 24-9-2010 23:13, Matthew Seaman wrote: >> >>> On 24/09/2010 21:05:45, Derek Funk wrote: >>> >>>> There was a post some time ago someone was complaining that FreeBSD >>>> still uses and archaic filesystem and not a new FS like ext4. Some >>>> replied, seeming like a code contributor, with a very sounded reply. >>>> What is that reply? >>>> >>> ZFS >>> >>> or words to that effect. Linux has nothing comparable. >>> >>> >> http://www.osnews.com/story/23416/Native_ZFS_Port_for_Linux >> >> :-) >> > Yes. Quoting that very page: > > "There's still some major work to be done, so this is not > production-ready code. The ZFS Posix Layer has not been implemented yet, > therefore mounting file systems is not yet possible; direct database > access, however, is. Supposedly, KQ Infotech is working on this, but it > has been rather quiet around those parts for a while now." > > What use is a filesystem you can't mount? It might be a work in > progress, but it isn't anywhere near done yet. The fact that there is > so much enthusiasm for porting the FS despite the license > incompatability just underlines the basic contention, that Linux has > nothing comparable. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > Thank you both for the replies. I think I remember the response from a time ago as he stated something like: FreeBSD primary focus is server mostly Web and Router builds and a newer pooling journalize FS does not fit with FreeBSD's core of being the most stable and reliable while maintaining security. Derek
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