2 years before bytfs is the default filesystem? [LWN.net]

2 years before bytfs is the default filesystem?

Posted Aug 10, 2009 14:51 UTC (Mon) by stanrbt (guest, #60166)
In reply to: 2 years before bytfs is the default filesystem? by tytso
Parent article: A short history of btrfs

Quite a spiteful & exposing comment, I think. What is evolution ? Improvement of processes. In other words it is not only possible to build & construct much faster and more efficiently today than say 10 years ago, it is mandatory if we are really trying to improve/advance/develop.

Maybe tytso is getting old ? Maybe he does not have the needed analytical skills to understand that Oracle is currently the only IT company which has resources to act pro-actively in this environment, everyone else is acting re-actively and things in the industry worsen by the day.

It is not the amount of money you throw at a project which makes it successful. Sure, you need some "minimum amount of money" but the approach & the skills you apply are much more important. The "approach" part is the critical one.

I absolutely agree that the success of btrfs depends on much more than just Oracle's muscle but this is what Leadership is all about - give the example, break the ice, change the reality. All of us can talk spiteful rubbish.

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2 years before bytfs is the default filesystem?

Posted Aug 10, 2009 15:23 UTC (Mon) by stanrbt (guest, #60166) [Link]

And I forgot to add that the Linux "leadership" can help speed up the maturing of btrfs, the question is do you want to do so ?

Or do you prefer to play the "Cat on a hot tin roof" game ? Please do not try digging in the IBM/Microsoft way - evolution will swipe you away since you are lacking their backers.

Just to avoid any speculation - I have nothing to do with Oracle. I am simply a manager who has been crazy about open source for a looong time (not just squeezing money out of it). Not many of us around, right ? Have you ever wondered why ?