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Apple Confirms No (Default) ZFS In Leopard

Posted by Zonk on from the zf-never dept.

javipas writes "Despite recent rumors about the possible inclusion of ZFS as the filesystem of choice for MacOS X 10.5 'Leopard', an Apple executive has denied this possibility. Brian Croll, senior director of product marketing for the Mac OS has as much as said 'ZFS is not happening ... Croll declined to comment on statements made last week by Sun Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz, who said the use of ZFS would be announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Upon further questioning, Croll would only confirm that Apple had never said ZFS would be a part of Leopard. A representative with Sun did not have any immediate comment.' Users of the future operating system will have to keep working with HFS+, a filesystem that is almost ten years old now." Update: 06/12 19:57 GMT by KD : An Apple spokesman contacted InformationWeek with a correction, which they ran as a comment on their original story: What Apple meant to say was, "ZFS would be available as a limited option, but not as the default file system."

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  1. Haven't you learned anything Sun? by dthirteen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nobody scoops Steve Jobs...

    1. Re:Haven't you learned anything Sun? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Just like any Mac user.

    2. Re:Haven't you learned anything Sun? by htakashiro · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think Jobs kinda knows what he's doing. We're the ones posting on Slashdot.

    3. Re:Haven't you learned anything Sun? by sootman · · Score: 2, Funny

      The first rule of ZFS is... you do not talk about ZFS!

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    4. Re:Haven't you learned anything Sun? by daybot · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think Jobs kinda knows what he's doing. We're the ones posting on Slashdot.

      Where do you think all those pro-Apple AC posts are coming from?

  2. Wow, 10 years old?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad NTFS is almost 15, and I heard FAT stopped counting (because of a technical limitation).

  3. Senior Director of Product Marketing by lbmouse · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do reporters insist on interviewing marketing goons to uncover tech specs? This guy probably thought the reporter was asking if Leopard was going to include Zurich Financial Services.

  4. Re:Ooookaaaay... by seebs · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have a point. I guess I'm just used to assuming that the thing at the end which makes no sense comes from Zonk. :)

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  5. Problems with old file systems by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    FAT stopped counting after a stroke. FAT can still write down a number, but can no longer verbalize them.

    Old file systems also have other problem. They are always repeating themselves and losing things, they get cranky all the time, and telling stories that go nowhere instead of simply reading and writing. And they start to get this weird smell.

  6. Re:HFS is older though by Winckle · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope Sun are paying you well Toby.

  7. Re:spelling by toadlife · · Score: 3, Funny

    The larger pattern of which this is one example seems to indicate that many people don't read, except Slashdot and other geek discussion forums, blogs, etc., In turn, this leads to a self-perpetuating defect. A meme, if you will... Their seems to be some merit to you're theory. The internet is causing us to loose a grip on the English language. It's to bad.
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  8. Re:spelling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe it comes from people using speech wreck ignition soft wear like I'm using write now.

  9. Re:spelling by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 2, Funny

    I could care less about the English language.

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