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Apple Looking at ZFS For Mac OS X

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the only-the-shadow-knows dept.

Udo Schmitz writes "Apples Filesystem Development Manager, Chris Emura, is looking into porting Sun Microsystems' file system ZFS to OS X. At least this is what Sun's Eric Kustarz states on the ZFS mailing list. Is this a glimpse of hope for all those of us who think HFS+ isn't up to par for a 21st century OS? Next thing you know and they'll rewrite the Finder ..."

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  1. unfounded opinions by dottedlinedesign · · Score: 3, Funny

    But Dvorak said Apple was switching to Windows! How could this possibly be true?

  2. Re:Think you'll get it? by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sorry BSD folks, maybe if you whined lounder, we might finally recognize your collective brilliance.

    I guess it worked.

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?