Re: Mounting XFS

["Ken Cross" <kcross@ntown.com>]

Don't count on XFS in FreeBSD anytime soon -- I suspect that there are
licensing issues that probably eclipse the technical ones.

Ken


----- Original Message -----
From: "James" <brojohnson@home.com>
To: "Ken Seefried" <ken@seefried.com>
Cc: <linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 12:35 AM
Subject: Re: Mounting XFS


> true, I do got another PC, I'll load or bring the HD over to it and ftp
the
> files over.
> I knew I'll get the answer :-)
> So do the XFS need to be ported over so FreeBSD will have a XFS filesystem
> or Support for XFS (reading and writing to) need to be ported over? Sorry
> I'm not a UNIX guru but I'm learning. But I am a Sun Field Engineer so I'm
> not too stupid LoL.
> James
> PS. I did seen post dealing with FreeBSD and XFS
> So I'm not trying to start a repeat of what was said.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Seefried" <ken@seefried.com>
> To: "James" <brojohnson@home.com>
> Cc: <linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Mounting XFS
>
>
> > James writes:
> > > Is there anyway to mount a hardrive from a IRIX box, using Freebsd?
> cause
> > > if so its the same filesystem.
> >
> > No.  At least, not until the FreeBSD folks port XFS.
> >
> > Of course, it's really quite easy to load Linux+XFS, if you've got a
spare
> > PC laying about.
> >
> > Ken
> >