On Sat, 3 Nov 2001, Paul Lussier wrote: > > Okay, what version of "mt" are you using, and where did it come from? > > # dpkg -S `which mt` > cpio: /bin/mt > # dpkg -l cpio
cpio? Huh? That's weird. What does "mt --version" show you? > Well, I don't see why running IRIX or not is an issue. It's a matter of > whether or not you trust the fs. No, it isn't. Filesystems are pretty low-level things; I would be very surprised if all Linux needed was to unpack the source and type "make". The filesystem design can be fine, but if the Linux implementation of it has a subtle bug in it somewhere, it might well trash everything. That code is as new as the code for ReiserFS or ext3. I'm not saying it is canned shit, just that it doesn't have the track record behind it that XFS for IRIX does. > Of course, I wouldn't try selling it to a customer if I weren't > comfortable with it in the first place. But of course, it's our job to > support what we sell to the customer. If we're not ready to support it > for them, we shouldn't sell it to them! Of course. Really, it's all about trust and support, regardless of who makes it or how long it's been around. > Lots of big sites using XFS under Linux, like SGI :) (SGI's site > probably has a list somewhere, I'm just too lazy to go looking :) I did go looking on SGI's site, and found this: http://www.sgi.com/newsroom/press_releases/2000/august/mission_critical I can see why you would have more experience with SGI XFS than ReiserFS or ext3. <grin> -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
