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> I have not dived in the Linux developers x Hans Reiser battle, so I |
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> don't know which side is right and which side is guilty, but think |
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> that either |
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> A) reiserfs is a good filesystem, but the battle between Hans Reiser |
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> and Linux developers caused people to dislike reiserfs for |
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> non-technical reasons. |
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> or |
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> B) reiserfs is a bad filesystem but for some reason a lot of reiserfs |
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> fans appeared in this thread |
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A is the answer. Hans Reiser is by all accounts a brilliant, eccentric |
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but deeply flawed individual. He did not get on at a personal or |
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professional level with the world in general. It almost seems like |
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ext3/4 were developed to spite him and give alternatives so they would |
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not have to deal with him. Unprofessional words and actions were taken |
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on both sides, but the animosity caused by Hans (and others in response) |
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means that this will take forever to blow over, even with Hans out of |
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the picture. |
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There is a huge amount out there on this. There are also may other |
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highly valued developers out there who may also be a little eccentric |
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(to be kind!). |
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In the meantime, my opinion is that reiserfs3 is great, ext3 not quite |
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so good, and ext2/4 and reiserfs4 are for those who live on the edge :) |
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