On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 2:29 AM Anton Aylward <opensuse@antonaylward.com> wrote:
The BtrFS model is a good path to an implementation that IBM proved in the 1960s and onwards, a classical 'data centre' approach. For a single home user, SMB, entry level, I don't think it competes well with the more familiar file systems and backup/restore that people have long since got their minds around.
+1 We set up our systems with an OEM image that we build in KIWI. We have opted to stay with ext4 rather than btrfs. The primary reason is that our experience with btrfs shows that it requires care and feeding. I understand the benefits. But our user base are people who perform measurements. They are not people who manage computer systems. The fact that it is Linux and not Windows already required a bit of explanation. (As an aside, there are some interesting benefits in our use case: 1. the users are less likely to want to fiddle with things - which btrfs maintenance somewhat violates. 2. adding hardware is usually much more simple on Linux - the old hardware install woes were really addressed by Linux and the result is quite impressive, and 3. stability.) I just hope that an ext4-type layout as available via KIWI remains available. There is a serious user case for providing this. -- Roger Oberholtzer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org