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Lenz Grimmer <grimmer@suse.de> writes:
But I must agree - ReiserFS is great. I have converted all my boxes (private and at work) to it and it runs flawlessly.
I would presume there is some decrease in speed. May I ask you, who are using it, if you found the decrease significantly noticeable? Did you find any other disadvantage? Better ask others who dived and tried, than discover the disadvantages ourselves, given the investment needed in reformatting and moving partitions around. Yet, to be more precise, most of the time is for reading documents, studying things, and taking preventive actions for being able to switch back in case we are not satisfied. How committed are the ReiserFS developers to stay back compatible with the current state, as the format evolves? If they are, this is a good incentive for trying it now. If not, this is an indication that we should wait. I just saw `ext3' mentioned, and have no more information. If someone happen to know, could the main features be sketched? Is `ext3' in the evolutionary line set by ReiserFS, or are these to be competing directions? Such information might help us to decide when (and where!) to switch. -- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/