Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4165 mails)

["Nicholas Parsons" <napt256@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Charles/List,

>No problem, don't forget to checkout my other post- there are two >more links 
>there that I forgot.

Ok, I will.

>> So, is ext3/ext2 the standard file system for GNU/linux?

>ext2 was the standard, but now-a-days the default FS is dependent on >the 
>preference of your distro. For example SuSE defaults to ReiserFS and >SuSE, 
>ReiserFS. 

You are correct.  I think SuSE has used reiser FS as its default
almost since SuSE's inception as a linux distro.

>> If so, why spend so much time developing other kinds of
>> filesystems like Reiser FS, XFS, JFS? A file system is
>> critical to any operating system and I think it would be
>> much better if everyone could just focus their efforts on
>> improving one file system. 

>> This "multiplicity" approach hurts linux as a whole. 

>It is a double edged sword, To some people it is confusing, but to >others, 
>like myself, it is freedom.

Ah. Freedom to choose.   

>> Linux software
>> as a whole should not compete against other linux software but
>> should compete against other OS's software.

>Look at it another way- The competition between projects is actually >quite 
>healthy and promotes better software. This is basic Darwinism 101. 

What is the competition between two linux products that abide 
by the GPL?  Should there be competition here?  Usually there 
are features in one that lack in the other and vice-versa.  If there
was only 1 choice this would not be the case.  If a project dies 
in this scenerio, I think that is caused by lack of interest in 
the "head" developer and that person just wants to get out for 
one reason or another.  I don't think that one GPL program can 
drive another GPL program out of business. :-)


~~Nick







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