Hans Reiser arrested [LWN.net]

Hans Reiser arrested

Posted Oct 13, 2006 4:52 UTC (Fri) by csawtell (guest, #986)
Parent article: Hans Reiser arrested

I just want to say:-

Please, let's not make any more tasteless remarks here. I hope we are all above that. Please go to /. if you cannot restrain yourself.
Let us all pray to our respective Deities, that the law enforcement authorities and courts of law find it within themselves to be honourable and just, and yet to be merciful. To that end, they need to be told that they are being watched from all over the world.
I use and have found the Reiser4 file-system to be as close to exemplary as is possible for computer software. I hope everybody concerned with its creation knows that they have at lest one admiring user - me.
I am very relieved to hear that the NameSys staff are prepared to carry on in the short term. A big thank-you!
Whilst Hans has been arrested, as of now, he has not been found to be guilty, and from what I have read in the press the circumstantial and forensic evidence seems pretty light-weight to me.
There is a pressing need for a defence fund irrespective of Hans' guilt or innocence. I hope to be able to make a modest contribution to it once it's been set up. I hope other people in the F(L)OSS community will also feel so motivated.
Finally, if it is to be renamed, may I suggest simply 'RFS4'? The 'R' standing for both Reiser and Russia.

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Hans Reiser arrested

Posted Oct 13, 2006 16:35 UTC (Fri) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link]

RFS is taken by Remote File System. RFS4 would look like version 4 of RFS.

I would suggest something that encompasses the main distinctive feature of ReiserFS. Is that "dancing trees"? Or maybe nsfs - NameSys filesystem.

Hans Reiser arrested

Posted Oct 14, 2006 18:27 UTC (Sat) by dirtyepic (subscriber, #30178) [Link]

how about Reiser4? what in hell's name does the name of a filesystem have to do with the unrelated and alleged actions of it's creator?

Hans Reiser arrested

Posted Oct 14, 2006 23:55 UTC (Sat) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link]

How about Hitler4? What in hell's name does the name of a filesystem have to do with the unrelated and alleged actions of the fascist dictator?

Hans Reiser arrested

Posted Oct 15, 2006 0:38 UTC (Sun) by dirtyepic (subscriber, #30178) [Link]

thank you ladies and gentlemen, and good night.

Hans Reiser arrested

Posted Oct 16, 2006 16:33 UTC (Mon) by rwmj (guest, #5474) [Link]

At this point we all have to shout something:

Godwin!

Rich.