(Can we > declare this thread > dead already?) Many have already tried, but it seems to have a great deal of staying power. You, for example, have just contributed to its continued vitality.
> > Others seem to care. > > > *identical* to offer *comparable* value (i.e., they > each have > > different strengths and weaknesses and the net > result yields no clear > > winner - much as some of you would like to believe > otherwise). > > Interoperability counts for a lot for some people. Then you'd better work harder on resolving the licensing issues with Linux. > Fewer filesystems to > earn about can count too. And since ZFS differs significantly from its more conventional competitors, that's something of an impediment to acceptance. > > ZFS provides peace of mind that you tell us doesn't > matter. Sure it matters, if it gives that to you: just don't pretend that it's of any *objective* significance, because *that* requires actual quantification. And it's > actively developed and you and everyone else can see > that this is so, Sort of like ext2/3/4, and XFS/JFS (though the latter have the advantage of already being very mature, hence need somewhat less 'active' development). > and that recent ZFS improvements and others that are > in the pipe (and > discussed publicly) are very good improvements, which > all portends an > even better future for ZFS down the line. Hey, it could even become a leadership product someday. Or not - time will tell. > > Whatever you do not like about ZFS today may be fixed > tomorrow, There'd be more hope for that if its developers and users seemed less obtuse. except > for the parts about it being ZFS, opensource, > Sun-developed, ..., the > parts that really seem to bother you. Specific citations of material that I've posted that gave you that impression would be useful: otherwise, you just look like another self-professed psychic (is this a general characteristic of Sun worshipers, or just of ZFS fanboys?). - bill This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
