linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH RFC 00/30] Ext4 snapshots

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Message-ID: <BANLkTin4iAn5bKJWX=hwkArw_TL+Rk8p+w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 7 Jun 2011 20:54:24 +0300
From:	"Amir G." <amir73il@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Sunil Mushran <sunil.mushran@...cle.com>
Cc:	Josef Bacik <josef@...hat.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	tytso@....edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 00/30] Ext4 snapshots - core patches

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Sunil Mushran <sunil.mushran@...cle.com> wrote:
> On 06/07/2011 09:46 AM, Amir G. wrote:
>>
>> I understand the bitterness in btrfs community regarding ext4 snapshot
>> feature. You might say the same things about ext4 64bit feature.
>> I think it is not up to us to decide how it rolls. it's the users
>> and companies involved that dictate where the development happens.
>
> Bitterness is not the issue. The issue is what happens when your
> _patron_ has had enough of the project and decides to stop funding.
>

My patron is not funding the project for the good of humanity
it has customers using the product and relying on the snapshot
feature.
This is what I meant by market forces driving the development
decisions.

> Are you going to spend your free time maintaining the entire file system?
>

Nope. But if we accept the premise that the ext4 snapshots feature
is something that can drive a business to more income, than I should
have no problem finding a new patron if it comes to that.

Cheers,
Amir.
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