+++ Moz [2009-04-03 21:17:14]: > Choosing a filesystem because it's "power outage resistant" is not > logical at all. No file system is geared for power outages which is a > physical failure. So singling out ext4 is bad because you can suffer > just as bad a corruption on a power outage on any filessytem. > > Sure, I understand that. I have never said that ext4 is bad. In fact, what > is bad is that I can not use it. Would you point out where I have said ext4 > is bad?
I said "singling out ext4 is bad" ... very different from what you construed
it as.
> Very true. And in addition to the UPS, I have solar energy and a
> windturbine providing me backups. However, in spite of these, power can
> fail. And does fail once in a year or some times more frequently. Perhaps
> that is not an issue for you, but it is for me. And so I remain with ext3,
> and yes, I do realise that this also may fail some time and I might loose
> data...
Your PC can talk to the UPS and go for a clean shutdown when they are running
low on charge.
Kingsly
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