Some points: * I don't find any statements from official site that btrfs is stable. The btrfs developers leave that to the users anyway (see https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Is_btrfs_stable.3F: The short answer might be outdated, but the long answer applies in general). The _disk format_ is considered stable and future changes are supposed to be backwards compatible<ref>https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page</ref>. For the rest - which makes the user experience - it is "under heavy development"<ref>https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page</ref> which implies possible future instability as well - which makes consideration about the current status obsolete in a way. * btrfs recommends a higher level of backups. Backups are recommended for all filesystems, but not as an absolute requirement for usage. The fact that companies use it on production systems<ref>https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Production_Users</ref> might be strongly related to that point - the average Ubuntu user won't have an enterprise grade backup system. * All support requests go exclusively through the btrfs mailing list and therefore is less supported by Ubuntu than e.g. ext4. A potential user should be informed about that.
OpenSUSE 13.2 uses btrfs as default<ref>http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTYzNjA</ref> without any feedback for the user as well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1406043 Title: add btrfs instability warning to installation routine To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1406043/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
