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Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica)

Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica)

Posted Dec 28, 2010 15:59 UTC (Tue) by clump (subscriber, #27801)
In reply to: Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica) by petegn
Parent article: Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica)

The ext* filesystems have worked very well for me, especially since ext3. Your experience with ext4 will likely be very different with a dedicated device. Hopefully you'd not pass over a Linux device merely because of its filesystem.


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Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica)

Posted Dec 28, 2010 16:55 UTC (Tue) by Los__D (guest, #15263) [Link]

Don't take anything Petegn writes too seriously. google "petegn site:lwn.net" for (a long list of) reasons.

Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica)

Posted Dec 28, 2010 18:17 UTC (Tue) by SEJeff (subscriber, #51588) [Link]

Thanks for the heads up, +1 to my blocklist

Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica)

Posted Dec 28, 2010 23:55 UTC (Tue) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]

A lot of people lost data to ext4's unexpected behavior, then lost confidence from Ted's unfortunate initial response.

petegn may have chosen a bad way of expressing himself but, in this case, he's not alone.

Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss (ars technica)

Posted Dec 28, 2010 20:37 UTC (Tue) by clump (subscriber, #27801) [Link]

Well, it's not entirely clear petegn is a troll. He/she may just be a little slow.

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