081126 W.Kenworthy wrote: >> A) reiserfs is a good filesystem, >> but the battle between Hans Reiser and Linux developers >> caused people to dislike reiserfs for non-technical reasons. > A is the answer. Hans Reiser is by all accounts a brilliant, > eccentric but deeply flawed individual. He did not get on > at a personal or professional level with the world in general. > It almost seems like ext3/4 were developed to spite him > and give alternatives so they would not have to deal with him. > Unprofessional words and actions were taken on both sides, > but the animosity caused by Hans and others in response means > this will take forever to blow over, even with Hans out of the picture.
Yes, very much my own take on the story. I used Reiserfs in the computers I built in 2003 & 2007 & have never had any problems with either installation. My CAD 0,02 . -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
