Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Nov 2009 16:48 UTC
Linux continues to innovate in the area of file systems. It supports the largest variety of file systems of any operating system. It also provides cutting-edge file system technology. Two new file systems that are making their way into Linux include the NiLFS(2) log-structured file system and the exofs object-based storage system. Discover the purpose behind these two new file systems and the advantages that they bring.
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RE[3]: Why all the filesystems.
by segedunum on Wed 4th Nov 2009 21:13
in reply to "RE[2]: Why all the filesystems."
Member since:2005-07-06
I'm afraid there is no disconnect between the two statements in the way that you want.
A lot of different companies contribute developers and resources to the Linux kernel and they each work on things that make sense to them, so yes, they do volunteer for projects. They cannot be forced to work on anything by any central authority.
You've tried to argue this line before, and it usually boils down to you trying to insinuate that open source development is turning to some central proprietary development model simply because some people happen to be getting paid to write open source code within the most important projects. Not only is it wrong, it's also an argument that goes absolutely nowhere.
RE[4]: Why all the filesystems.
by strcpy on Thu 5th Nov 2009 05:04
in reply to "RE[3]: Why all the filesystems."
Member since:2009-05-20
You've tried to argue this line before, and it usually boils down to you trying to insinuate that open source development is turning to some central proprietary development model simply because some people happen to be getting paid to write open source code within the most important projects. Not only is it wrong, it's also an argument that goes absolutely nowhere.
Good that you noticed the overall point. I still try to argue on those lines, albeit my argument may not be that coherent.
The central point is that open source development in resembling more and more closed development, not because people get paid to write open source code, but because the agenda and weight that the big parties carry when decisions are made. Sad bad quite true.
Why is it wrong, if I may ask?
EDIT: typos.
Edited 2009-11-05 05:11 UTC
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First
Reading the article, these two filesystems appear to have been contributed by companies who presumably needed new filesystems for whatever reason. So it's not exactly productive to tell those people they should have been working on something else instead.
then
For better or worse, that's the open-source way - people work on whatever they want to work on. It's what you get, when all of your contributors are volunteers.
Nice play there. Big companies donate the code, but you get to keep the illusion of FOSS based on volunteer work.