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Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) Now GPL

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 23, 2008 @07:51AM from the yet-another-convert dept.

melios writes "In a move that could help boost the scalability of Linux for grids and other advanced 64-bit multiprocessor applications, HP has released its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code to the open source community. Source code, design documentation, and test suites for AdvFS are available on SourceForge."

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Re:A new open file system? by east+coast · 2008-06-23 07:59 · Score: 0, Redundant

Hans Reiser is the developer of an open source file system but is currently jailed for murder.

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Re:What's the obsession with filesystems? by the_B0fh · 2008-06-23 10:25 · Score: 0, Redundant

And that's why SuSE sucks, it still defaults to reiser. WHY?! And I'm not talking about the founder's legal issues. There are serious technical issues with reiser.