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Ext3cow Versioning File System Released For 2.6

Posted by kdawson on from the have-a-cow-man dept.

Zachary Peterson writes "Ext3cow, an open-source versioning file system based on ext3, has been released for the 2.6 Linux kernel. Ext3cow allows users to view their file system as it appeared at any point in time through a natural, time-shifting interface. This is can be very useful for revision control, intrusion detection, preventing data loss, and meeting the requirements of data retention legislation. See the link for kernel patches and details."

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  1. CVS/Subversion replacement ? by BuR4N · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This might be far fetched but how far off is it to use these filesystems as a revision control system replacement ?

    Never tinkered with any of these filesystems, but wouldnt it be very comfortable for at least us developers to have a filesystem that worked something like Subversion. Just hook up something on the network and use it as the central code repository.

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