[plug] What does public opion feel about Riser FS?

[Bernd Felsche]

On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 03:36:56PM +0800, Andrew Pamment wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-05-21 at 15:30, Craig Ringer wrote:
> > > for a file system ?
> > 
> > There's a fair bit in the archives on this topic, I think. Everybody has 
> > their own opinions, running the scale from 'its the only FS you shoudl 
> > use' right through to 'it will eat your data'.
> 
> I don't know abour riserfs. Sounds like a cheap imitation of reiserfs.
> Wouldn't trust it.

> ReiserFS however is definitely the greatest file system in the known
> universe, people should use it simply for the coolness of it's name.
> Reiser. It sounds German, and Germans make really cool stuff. Like
> volkswagons. It makes you think of leather jackets and expensive cigars.

And Germans know how to spell Volkswagen. :-)

> obviously this means it's good. Plus it's sponsored by suse and the
> government. and also by the judean people's liberation front, but that's
> not common knowledge.

ext2/ext3 have their strengths... one being able to handle large files
efficiently.

I'm still stunned by the speed of ReiserFS on huge filesystems
filled with lots of small files. Put your squid cache and web site
on ReiserFS and it zooms along.

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