Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 15:00:38 +0300 From: Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com> To: Bradley Kite <bradley@deathsgate.demon.co.uk> Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com, freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [reiserfs-list] Reiserfs on Freebsd Message-ID: <3C821066.1030604@namesys.com> References: <20020301221306.A12425@deathsgate.demon.co.uk>
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Bradley Kite wrote: >Hi there. > >I currently have too much time on my hands and am looking >into the possibilities (and feasibility) of implementing ReiserFS >on FreeBSD. > >Does any body know if someone is currently doing this? I dont want to >duplicate the effort involved, and would much rather join an >existing project that is trying to achieve the same thing. > >Also, (correct me if I am wrong), I believe that the main ReiserFS >code can remain pritty much the same, and only the parts where it >interfaces with the VFS, and low-level device drivers would need >to be changed in order to port it over to FreeBSD. This is just a guess >tho, as I havent really had a propper look at the reiserFS code yet. > >Any guidance/advice will be much appreciated. > >-- >Bradley Kite. > > No one is doing it. Be aware that ReiserFS is GPL'd, and that you need to maintain the GPL when doing the port. It is a very large job you are taking on. Are you sure you want to commit that much time without a commercial sponsor paying for it? (We have not done the port ourselves because no one will pay for it.) Hans To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-fs" in the body of the message
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