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The Future of ReiserFS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the strange-days dept.

lisah writes "With the announcement of Hans Reiser's arrest this week, many people have been wondering what this will mean for his company, Namesys, and the future of his filesystem work. According to a report at Linux.com, employees at Namesys are circling their wagons and plan to continue working on the project 'in the short term.' One employee admits, 'we are rather shaken and stressed at the moment, although I cannot say we didn't see it coming.'"

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  1. Some Related Reading by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've been reading a bit, trying to get a handle on what's been happening and what may be next for the people involved in this (I trust the filesystem will be fine). Here are the most interesting parts of what I've read:

    AUTHORITIES SEARCH HOME OF MISSING WOMAN'S HUSBAND

    ATTORNEY: HANS REISER 'DISTRUSTFUL' OF OAKLAND POLICE

    UPDATE: POLICE CHARGE HANS REISER WITH MURDER

    Missing woman's blood found in husband's house

    All in all, it's very disturbing. I get the impression at least one of the people involved in this is completely insane.

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    Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
  2. Re:Life outside of coding by iBod · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think there's truth there.

    Working intensly on one single thing (esp. software) just fucks your brain eventually.

    Your partner, kids, family and friends should be the biggest kick in your life, not some stupid pile of fucking code.

    I used to be really proud to be a software designer, thinking software apps were a big boon to mankind. The more I look around me, the more I think that computer tech (and particularly the web) is isolating and dehumanising us all.