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Tom's Hardware Looks At WinFS
Alizarin Erythrosin writes "Tom's Hardware Guide has an article about the new WinFS file system. The article talks first about some of the problems and advantages with FAT[16|32] and NTFS, then talks briefly about WinFS. Here is the summary: 'Microsoft is breaking new ground with Longhorn, successor to XP. The upcoming WinFS file system will be the first to be context-dependent, and promises to make long search times and wasted memory a thing of the past. Today, THG compares it to FAT and NTFS.' Personally, I still have reservations about using a relational database to keep track of files. Unless they can keep the overhead to a minimum, I can't see it being as efficient as a file system should be."
Although I do take issue with the discussion of NTFS. Where's the references back to HPFS?
LinFS based on MySQL? lol.. no MySQL is lousy piece of junk. Sorry. If Linux desires to have similar file system support as in Yukon, it needs to start from scratch. MySQL is not the way to go.
How do you easily back-up 80gb anyway?
simple I use my DLT tape drive. Compression on and use DLT-VII tapes... 80Gb fits easily baby! and it is really stinking easy... insert tape, click backup and go to bed.
Oh wait, my drive costs more than the most expensive workstation you have ever owned...so that might be a drawback to some people... I guess it's how much your data is worth.. Mine is worth > $15,000.00 so I happily spent the $3500.00 for the drive and $120.00 each for the tapes.(I got a real deal on the tapes!!)
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.