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Apple Removes Nearly All Reference To ZFS
Roskolnikov writes "Apple has apparently decided that ZFS isn't really ready for prime time. We've been discussing Apple/ZFS rumors, denials, and sightings for some years now. Currently a search on Apple's site for ZFS yields only two hits, one of them probably an oversight in the ZFS-cleansing program and the other a reference to open source. Contrast this with an item from the Google cache regarding ZFS and Snow Leopard. Apple has done this kind of disappearing act in the past, but I was really hoping that this was one feature promise they would keep. I certainly hope this isn't the first foot in the grave for ZFS on OS X."
It made sense to pre-announce ZFS to head off the competition, but now that the cards are all face-up on the table, Apple doesn't want to be seen as overpromising and underdelivering. Once iFPGA in particular is out the door, nobody will remember this delay, or any of the other political snafus.
I didn't really think it was ready for an enterprise OS yet, either. The last time I checked, about a year ago, Sun still didn't support booting from a ZFS file system, and it only had performance benefits in a few specific situations. It had some great ideas in it, but it still wasn't ready for prime-time as general use file system, and I really didn't see what the attraction was for a Mac user, other than a novelty. If I were Apple, it wouldn't have been a number one priority for me to deliver, either.