Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 16 Mar 1996 01:47:04 -0500 (EST) | From | DUPRE Christophe <> | Subject | Re: Is anyone using EXT FS |
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On Thu, 14 Mar 1996 mrodin@imsa.edu wrote:
> > > 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.
If you don't care, just do not compile it in. The whole fs directory makes up for less than 0.05% of the kernel tree, so why no bear with it ? Beside, I'm sure it's very interesting for a lot of people...
Christophe Dupre Universite de Montreal Internet: duprec@jsp.umontreal.ca Qc, Canada Montreal, Qc, Canada "Nous ne sommes pas libres de ne pas etre libres, nous sommes obliges de l'etre" - Fernando Savater
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