On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Paul Gress <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> There are many reasons why this doesn't fly: >>> >>> - First of all you will need to build away to easily, automatically >>> import and export removable ZFS pools >>> >>> - Installed base (windows, USB, cameras) >>> >>> - "pcfs" uses about 1/10 of the code needed for support zfs and >>> it doesn't need as much memory as zfs does. >>> >>> - Microsoft owns pcfs, so there's no point for them to change >>> windows >>> >>> - Porting a filesystem is a lot more difficult. >>> >>> > > I have to disagree with this in part. Yes, with all consumer devices you > currently need the pcfs. But for computers no. What I don't understand is > why Sun won't port the ZFS to Windows and sell it for creation and free for > reading. This way I can use it exclusively for storage on all PC's and > share with other people on Windows computers. > > It's clear Solaris is deficient in reading writing to the pc file system. I > have already put ZFS on memory sticks and like it very much. It gets even > better when you compress it and encrypt it. > > I see it completely taking over PC's and Servers using Windows, if it were > available. > > Paul
Hi, nice theory. I woul like something like that. However: Does Sun have the market power to make enough Windows users aware of ZFS's benefits? I mean, outside of big datacenters ..., to make normal "power-users" aware of it. -- %martin _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
