linux-kernel - Re: new mailing list for union/overlay filesystems?

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Message-ID: <66941674.g6WvxqVh4a@xrated>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:12:35 +0200
From:	Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@...la.net>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	miklos@...redi.hu, dhowells@...hat.com, hooanon05g@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: new mailing list for union/overlay filesystems?

Dear David,

sorry for the late chime in.

On Mittwoch, 25. Juni 2014 15:54:59 David Miller wrote:
> From: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:36:50 +0200
> 
> > There's interest in having a mailing list specifically for "union
> > filesystem" like solutions (currently active projects are aufs,
> > union-mounts and overlayfs).
> > 
> > Would it be possible to create one on vger for this purpose?
> 
> I've created linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org

While this is a great move, it's also a little unfortunate, since it is the 
name of exactly one layered filesystem solution out of 4 existing ones 
(ignoring vaporware).

A neutral name would have been linux-layeredfs, and as long as nobody objects, 
I kindly ask you to rename it (as in creating such a ml, and silently phase 
out this one..). Given that 13 people are subscribed by now, that's hopefully 
acceptable for all participants.

BTW, all solutions organize the fs join by layering them. ;)

A layered fs user since about a decade,
Pete

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