What if the developer was convicted? His private life is different from his tech side. Peace!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerome Gotangco Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List Subject: Re: [plug] The use of ReiserFS On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Victor Berdin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know, but I'll stay away from ReiserFS if I were you guys. Knowing that Hans Reiser is finally convicted (admitted to murdering his wife: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Reiser), I am not sure if developing my projects with a technology that *may* likewise end up "locked up" is a good idea. > The choice of a journalized FS, if that is what you guys are after, is also influenced by the device' hardware media. > So better do some homework before deciding on which FS to base your project/s with. ReiserFS still uses Giant Lock in the kernel which doesn't work nicely with SMP systems. -- Jerome G. Website: http://www.gotangco.com Blog: http://engage.wordpress.com _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
