On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 20:02 +0100, Uriel wrote: > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:43 AM, Roman V. Shaposhnik <r...@sun.com> wrote: > > Sure, but I can't really use venti without using > > fossil (again: we are talking about a typical setup > > here not something like vac/vacfs), can I? > > > > If I can NOT than fossil becomes a weak link that > > can let corrupted data go undetected all the way > > to a venti store. > > 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.
After spending sometime reading the sources and grokking fossil I don't think it is a walking disaster. Far from it. There are a couple of places where things can be improved, to make *me* happier (YMMV), and I'll try to focus on these in replying to Andrei's email. Just to get some closure on this discussion. Thanks, Roman.
