Bruce Endries wrote:
>
> Here's my "two cents worth":
>
> One of the main reasons I can't really recommend Linux to my
> customers as a solution is because of Linux's inability to gracefully
> recover from not being shut down properly.
>
> I would like to see someone set up a distribution that, when shut
> off without the "shutdown" command (as in a power failure, or user
> stupidity), will recover reasonably.
>
> I have on too many occasions seen Linux machines shut off
> improperly and never run again until the OS is re-installed.
>
> I admit, sometimes, it will do it. But sometimes isn't good enough.
Here's how I solve this problem =)
I put a physical barrier over the power switch. It's not the operating
system's fault if people are too dense to know better.
=)
Hang tight for ext3, it will be more robust -- but frankly, I think that
is a little bit of Windows thinking creeping into Linux. Linux (or other
versions of Unix, for that matter) is solid -- once properly set-up it
almost never needs to be rebooted. Windows NEEDS a journaling filesystem
because it is constantly locking up or crashing. The only legitimate
reason I can see for ext3 is the possibility of power failure.
ext2 is fast for a reason. I won't be too quick to give it up.
-Stephen-
