linux-kernel - Re: reiser4 for 2.6.27-rc1

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Date:	Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:30:56 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	Tim Tassonis <timtas@...ic.ch>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: reiser4 for 2.6.27-rc1

> > Regardless of the murder conviction, I still believe that the guy
> > should get credit for his work.
> 
> Other filesystems are usually not named after people, e.g. ext2 is not 
> named cardfs2 and jffs2 is not named woodhousefs.

Up to the author really isn't it. And dwmw2fs would be hard to pronounce.

> > Does it really hurt to keep his name there?  I think it should just go as-is.
> 
> You can agree or disagree with Tim, but it's not a trollish suggestion.

Not however a sensible one - Hans Reiser is the architect of reiser4
regardless of what else he may be. Changing a label doesn't change that
fact.

Alan
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