W.Kenworthy wrote: > ... > >> I have not dived in the Linux developers x Hans Reiser battle, so I >> don't know which side is right and which side is guilty, but think >> that either >> A) reiserfs is a good filesystem, but the battle between Hans Reiser >> and Linux developers caused people to dislike reiserfs for >> non-technical reasons. >> or >> B) reiserfs is a bad filesystem but for some reason a lot of reiserfs >> fans appeared in this thread >> >> > 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 that this will take forever to blow over, even with Hans out of > the picture. > > There is a huge amount out there on this. There are also may other > highly valued developers out there who may also be a little eccentric > (to be kind!). > > In the meantime, my opinion is that reiserfs3 is great, ext3 not quite > so good, and ext2/4 and reiserfs4 are for those who live on the edge :) > > BillK > > >
I'm not expecting a answer but along the lines of a viewpoint in a question form. Why is it that smart, I mean seriously smart, people have the worst social skills? They can invent a super fast CPU, memory chip, hard drive some new chemical, or some other ingenious thing but can't say a kind word if you give them a double dose of Prozac. Sort of strange huh? Dale :-) :-)
