Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 26 Dec 2004 18:43:46 -0800 | From | Larry McVoy <> | Subject | Re: lease.openlogging.org is unreachable |
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On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 03:40:38AM +0100, Martin Dalecki wrote: > Citing from: > http://www.time-travellers.org/shane/papers/NFS_considered_harmful.html > > "NFS fails at the goal of allowing a computer to access files over a > network as if they were on a local disk. In many ways, NFS comes close > to the objective, and in certain circumstances (detailed later), this > is acceptable. However, the subtle differences can cause subtle bugs > and greater system issues. The widespread misconception about the > compatibility and transparency of NFS means that it is often used > inappropriately, and often put into production when better, more > acceptable solutions exist." > > I don't know of a proper solution, other then writing in big letters > in the documentation about the circumstances under which you can shoot > yourself in > the feet.
And that, my friends, is the difference between a project which is a hobby and a project which is a product. We don't have the option of saying "this doesn't work". -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitkeeper.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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