linux-kernel - Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion

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Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:32:09 +0200
From:	Adrian Ulrich <reiser4@...nkenlights.ch>
To:	Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@....de>
Cc:	matthias.andree@....de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	reiserfs-list@...esys.com
Subject: Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org
 regarding reiser4 inclusion

> All the more important to think about FS requirements *before*
> newfs-ing if a quick "one day for rsync/star/dump+restore" isn't
> available. If you're hitting, for instance, the hash collision problem
> in reiser3, you're as dead as with a FS without inodes.

Quoting myself:
>> Let's face it: Shit happens and nobody is perfect. A filesystem should
>> be flexible (modern..) and support Admin/User-needs.

Of COURSE you should think BEFORE creating the filesystem.
But if you somehow failed to do it 'the right thing' your filesystem
shouldn't let you down.
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