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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. Hurm by OverlordQ · · Score: 5, Funny

    What implications will this have for SuSE users

    Well, just a guess . . . but they might have to use a new filesystem!

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  2. The Slashdot Way... by xquark · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think is to have a poll as to measure people's opinions
    about the guy's innocence. With options such as
    1. He is innocent
    2. He is guilty
    3. Cowboyneal did it etc..

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  3. You're forgetting by joe_n_bloe · · Score: 5, Funny

    4. The bitch set me up (Marion Barry)
    5. The glove's too tight (OJ)
    6. Is that Chewbacca here? (Chewbacca defense)

  4. Re:Let this be a lesson to you all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Crime does not pay!

    Ok, ReiserFS might be a bit on the slow and unstable side, but I would not actually call it a crime.

  5. Re:It's Deja Vu All over Again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    The name "reiserfs" is tainted, whether that's rational or not.


    Apparently it is to be called "icefs" in Etch.

    Something to do with Hans not being available to QA patches by the Debian kernel team.
  6. No one laughed last time... by Chapter80 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if Reiser 4 "file" system is hidden inside of a cake.

  7. Re:xfs for ever by jazman_777 · · Score: 5, Funny

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