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New Linux Petabyte-Scale Distributed File System

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A recent addition to Linux's impressive selection of file systems is Ceph, a distributed file system that incorporates replication and fault tolerance while maintaining POSIX compatibility. Explore the architecture of Ceph and learn how it provides fault tolerance and simplifies the management of massive amounts of data."

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  1. In soviet Russia by ds_online · · Score: 1, Funny

    but in soviet Russia file systems Distribute you

    1. Re:In soviet Russia by peaceful_bill · · Score: 1, Funny

      I for one, welcome our new petabyteFS

    2. Re:In soviet Russia by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

      I for one, welcome our new petabyteFS

      Let me guess - you work for the SEC and need it for your porn collection

    3. Re:In soviet Russia by ls671 · · Score: 3, Funny

      640 petabytes should be enough for everybody.

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    4. Re:In soviet Russia by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 3, Funny

      If you woke up one morning in Tokyo to discover that someone had blurred your genitalia during the night, I'd bet you would consider puking on someone too.

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  2. Re:History by MichaelSmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    Qualified applicants should send a plain text resume

    Ha! That'll cut down on the noise. I wonder how many job seekers have ever heard of plain text?

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  3. Thread titles vs Trolling by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would it hurt to at least change the title while you strive for visibility and relevance?

    Well you didn't change it

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  4. Re:History by John+Hasler · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Plain text". That's just a Microsoft Word document with no embedded images or graphs or anything, right?

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  5. Re:History by ae1294 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I sent mine in ANSI format so I could blink my contact info...

  6. Re:Is data integrity really necessary for large da by ae1294 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why? Is there something special about those?

    You must be new here!

  7. Re:Totally not ripped from a webcomic... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Not every Linux user is RMS. (And if they were, they probably wouldn't be Linux users.)

    Ahem ... That should be: "Not every GNU/Linux user is ... "