linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] OMFS filesystem version 3

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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:21:15 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>
Cc:	jeff@...zik.org, hch@...radead.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, miklos@...redi.hu, me@...copeland.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] OMFS filesystem version 3

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:32:31 +0400
Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru> wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 02:11:39PM -0700, Andrew Morton (akpm@...ux-foundation.org) wrote:
> > A new filesystem such as the one he's working on would, one hopes, be used
> > by an increasing number of people.  Whereas I expect that the already-tiny
> > number of people who use OMFS will *fall* over time.
> 
> It is not about pohmelfs, but any other. When did you look at fs/kconfig
> last time? There are lots of filesystems which were obsoleted way before
> I first time started using computer. Hope you saw with pdp-11 in action
> (I only on pictures), since sysv filesystem is very unlikely to get new
> users today. Or befs - beos is very widely distributed os. Others?

This has already been addressed.

> > Guys, a few years ago Linus's rule of thumb for merging an FS was,
> > approximately, "it is already being shipped by distros".  The bar is _much_
> > lower than that now.  Largely because I personally think that it should be.
> 
> And Linus was wrong. This can not happen? He can not change his opinion?
> Btw, which distro shipped ext4 before it was included (splitted) into
> mainline?
> 
> Just say no to double standards!

I've already told you that we no longer apply such a strict test.

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