IFIX Computer Solutions wrote:
> Hi,
>
Not sure what rumor mill you are listening to but I'm sure as all rumors
they
are mostly wild speculation. We have had no indications of the plug being
pulled on XFS in terms of an open source project.
Will it would be impossible and inappropriate for me to comment on what
upper management will decide as far as funding for open source projects. in
the future ,
bug what is clear is that SGI is committed and relying linux for their ia64
based machines.
Which means XFS will be alive and kicking on linux for as long as ia64
lives as SGI.
I wouldn't worry about XFS not having being supported in the future, I
would say that
even for some very obscure reason SGI drops the ball, somebody will
recognize the
value of XFS and pick it up.
>
> I've heard some bad rumours about SGI's possible long term commitment to
> XFS on Linux.... Do you have any sort of statement or position with
> respect to the commitment to support Linux XFS into the future?
>
> My colleagues and I are currently evaluating the use of either XFS or
> Reiser FS on Linux, and we require as much of a commitment as possible
> that SGI will continue to actively support Linux XFS into the future.
> Unfortunately, whilst XFS is a superior journalling FS for Linux, its
> development has not yet been very actively worked on by people other
> than SGI employees, so its usefulness could be affected by any SGI cuts
> in open source development (which would be a great shame).
>
> Please give me some good news or positive response so I can re-assure a
> few people I know. :-) Anyway, fantastic work on getting 1.0 out. I've
> heard only good things and plan to test it in the next week...
>
> Best Regards and TIA,
>
> DS..
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Russell Cattelan
--
Digital Elves inc. -- Currently on loan to SGI
Linux XFS core developer.
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