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Novell Moves Away From ReiserFS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-domino dept.

VSquared56 writes, "Novell announced a shift in the default filesystem from ReiserFS to ext3 for users of its SuSE Enterprise Linux. This news comes shortly after Hans Reiser's arrest, though Novell says the decision was being considered long before. Though Novell will continue supporting ReiserFS 3, it claims ext3 is more stable and will 'soon' match performance with the newer ReiserFS 4. What implications will this have for SuSE users, and ReiserFS's future as a whole?"

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  1. Just rename it by joe_n_bloe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As I said in another post, if you want to market it, just rename it "The Filesystem that Serves You Right." ServesYouRightFS anyone? :-/

  2. Re:Old news by Megane · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's also interesting how people now explain the blood on Reiser's shirt in this comic, while this comic also predates this whole arrest story. :-)

    Sheesh. Too Soon.

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  3. Re:Thins aren't looking up for Hans. by TheRaven64 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I don't know what kind of backwards country you live in, you you really should get them to upgrade their banking system. First, how do you get cash if not from an ATM? These days pretty much everyone is paid by standing order, and credit cards can be paid by direct debit so the money requires no intervention on your part to go from your employer to the credit card company.

    Why on earth would I hand over ID to make a credit card purchase? Why would I sign anything? Signatures haven't been valid for credit card payments for a while now (credit card companies accept no liability for fraud if the merchant accepts a signature, only if they enter their PIN), and entering the PIN takes seconds.

    Writing the charge down in a notebook? Now your grasping at straws. I can get a credit card statement and a list of recent transactions online (and download this in CSV format) from my card issuer, and if I want to check for errors I just pick up the receipt at the till.

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  4. Re:How about a nice cup of "Shut the fuck up"? by SaDan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I've had plenty of trouble with EXT2 and 3 on hardware that performed just fine with ReiserFS. I can say the same the other direction too. I prefer using ReiserFS, I've had very few issues recovering failed arrays and drives using ReiserFS. I've had more issues recovering EXT2/3 filesystems in what should have been less severe failures. Performance for the type of work the machines I support do is MUCH better under ReiserFS than EXT3, even after all the speed tweaks I could throw at EXT3.

    Go fuck yourself and the filesystem you rode in on. You've added nothing to discussion, anonymous dimwit.