> Fossil has always been a weak link, and probably will always be until > somebody replaces it. There was some idea of replacing it with a > version of ken's fs that uses a venti backend... > > Venti's rock solid design is the only thing that makes fossil > minimally tolerable despite its usual tendency of stepping on its hair > and falling on his face.
Interesting, you have first hand experience of this? I have found fossil and venti to be a completely reliable combination, running 24x7 on two machines for four years now. I have had three failures of fossil, all due to disks dying, and two of those where my own fault (over cooling). -Steve
