On Sunday, 3 March 2002 at 15:00:38 +0300, Hans Reiser wrote: > Bradley Kite wrote: > >> Hi there. >> >> I currently have too much time on my hands and am looking >> into the possibilities (and feasibility) of implementing ReiserFS >> on FreeBSD. >> >> Does any body know if someone is currently doing this? I dont want to >> duplicate the effort involved, and would much rather join an >> existing project that is trying to achieve the same thing. >> >> Also, (correct me if I am wrong), I believe that the main ReiserFS >> code can remain pritty much the same, and only the parts where it >> interfaces with the VFS, and low-level device drivers would need >> to be changed in order to port it over to FreeBSD. This is just a guess >> tho, as I havent really had a propper look at the reiserFS code yet. >> >> Any guidance/advice will be much appreciated. > > No one is doing it. Be aware that ReiserFS is GPL'd, and that you > need to maintain the GPL when doing the port.
Yes, we've discussed this already wrt jfs. The requirements are relatively easy to fulfil. > It is a very large job you are taking on. Are you sure you want to > commit that much time without a commercial sponsor paying for it? > (We have not done the port ourselves because no one will pay for > it.) Agreed, this is not a task to be taken lightly. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers
