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On Fri, 16 May 2014 14:35:08 +0200, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: |
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> zfs on linux ... it works fine for me on one server, but I never |
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> really wanted it on my main machines (desktop and laptops) although I |
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> once even wrote some "how to use zfs on your fully encrypted laptop" |
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> for a magazine. It always feels like "suboptimal because it is not in |
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> the kernel" to me (think licensing issues here). |
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That's why I'm looking at btrfs. ZFS is great, it does all I want it to. |
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But it is not in the kernel, which is not a major issue. More important |
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is that it is based on an old version of ZFS, later versions are still |
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closed source. That's a shame, because they support neat things like |
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encryption (yet another separate layer got rid of) and it means ZFS on |
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Linux can't really go anywhere beyond bug fixes and minor tweaks. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking |
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like an idiot. |
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