Messages in this thread | | | From | mrodin@imsa ... | Subject | Re: Is anyone using EXT FS | Date | Thu, 14 Mar 1996 23:19:28 -0600 (CST) |
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> > Can we get rid of the ext fs? > > We can, but we shouldn't. > > The ext filesystem is useful as a reference, to show where ext2 came > from, and illustrate what to avoid when creating a filesystem. >
that is true, but there is a question of whether every academically interesting or useful to kernel programmers should be included in the stable production kernel source. if linux is to be truly successful, there has to be some consideration of what actual users are interested in. and as interesting and useful as the ext fs may be from a programming perspective, the general public does not, in short, care.
no one is suggesting that the ext fs should be thrown away permanently or any such nonsense. in fact, there is no reason why all the old kernel segments shouldn't still be available somewhere. but the source distribution doesn't need to include them all.
matt
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