On Sep 04, 13 18:22:02 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote: [...]
SLE doesn't yet default to btrfs, though, does it?
[...] That's because SLE has not seen a major new code stream for 3 years now. And with SLE 11 GA btrfs was not in a state where it was fit as default filesystem ;) Meanwhile, this has changed, and we are currently planning to switch the default filesystem with SLE 12. As I'm one of the guys who will have to cope with that, I was carefully looking at the choices. And I don't think btrfs is a bad choice. (I agree that for some usage scenarios other filesystems are better suited. But that is expectable.) I've read a lot about "choice" and "free to choose" in this thread. For me, as a user, without the ability to fix filesystems as Jeff does, stability and reliability is important. If I get this by not activating all features of an application, or filesystem, then I'm happy. In my opinion, you can either regard it as "restricting" the filesystem if you have a parameter to activate the immature features. Or you can see it as "you get a stable reliable filesystem, and we give you the choice to use the developing parts, too, if you want!". All a matter of perspective, isn't it? ciao, Stefan -- Stefan Behlert, SUSE LINUX Project Manager Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany Phone +49-911-74053-173 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg; GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendoerffer, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org