I prefer Reiser FS since I see much better performance with it. There are numerous comparisons of the two available on The Net. You file system (Reiser or EXT3) really has no bearing on you accessing NTFS volumes on WinBlows machines or accessing your Linux file system from a WinBlows machine. --Moby They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me. -- Pastor Martin Niemöller Doug McGarrett wrote:
I will shortly receive SuSE 9.1. Assuming it allows me to choose between Reiser and Ext3 file systems, which should I choose, and why? (It would be useful to be able to access the Linux system files from Win XP, on the NTFS, if that can be done, and even more so, the reverse--i.e., access NTFS files from Linux.) I am not currently sharing my XP system with any other OS, so this will be a new installation in all respects. All comments and observations gratefully received.
--doug