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Native ZFS Is Coming To Linux Next Month

Posted by timothy on from the is-it-as-magical-as-advertised? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Phoronix is reporting that an Indian technology company has been porting the ZFS filesystem to Linux and will be releasing it next month as a native kernel module without a dependence on FUSE. 'In terms of how native ZFS for Linux is being handled by this Indian company, they are releasing their ported ZFS code under the Common Development & Distribution License and will not be attempting to go for mainline integration. Instead, this company will just be releasing their CDDL source-code as a build-able kernel module for users and ensuring it does not use any GPL-only symbols where there would be license conflicts. KQ Infotech also seems confident that Oracle will not attempt to take any legal action against them for this work.'"

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  1. Hey if Phoronix says it, it has to be true! by Beelzebud · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hear that every install of ZFS for Linux comes with a pre-installed Steam client, and a free copy of Team Fortress 2 For Linux!

  2. ZFS recap by oldhack · · Score: 2, Funny

    We've heard much about ZFS, but being a slashdotter, I can't recklessly go on and RTFA. So, maybe someone here can recap its main benefits. Maybe a power point slide?

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    1. Re:ZFS recap by colinrichardday · · Score: 2, Funny

      But we're all slashdotters here, so who can read the article to do the recap? I believe this is a belling-the-cat problem.

  3. Re:If it comes out and works well by jedidiah · · Score: 2, Funny

    > If you think LVM + ext3 is better than NTFS sorry that speaks only to ignorance and possible Linux zealotry, not to knowledge.

    Too bad you spent all of that space and didn't actually come up with any real reasons to justify this position.

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  4. Re:Using SSD as an HD cache / ZFS L2ARC by foniksonik · · Score: 2, Funny

    I seriously doubt that mounting /. As your filesyatem will help in any way. You'd end up just reading and commenting on each post and forget TFA altogether.

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  5. Re:Freedom ain't free by Jaxoreth · · Score: 3, Funny

    What could be better than taking a sledgehammer to a disk drive without causing problems?

    Shooting it with a .45?

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  6. Re:Can I remove a disk from it yet? by catmistake · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sun has had this tutorial out for a couple years now.

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