Re: [PATCH 0/7] OMFS filesystem version 3

[Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com>]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 04:10:14PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:49:20 +0100 Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> > > 	This filesystem has only 20 users.
> 
> None of that means that merging this filesystem is the best decision.

Well, 20 may have been aiming just a tad low.  I'd never make it in sales.
Here are the stats from linux-karma.sf.net:

 - most recent release, for 2.6.25: 36 downloads since 3/16/08
 - # subscribers on mailing list: 39 [1]
 - most # of downloads of a given release: 252 (May-Oct 2007) [2]

[1] Some subscribers may not use the FS at all since there is also
software for using the ethernet interface.  Both are discussed on 
the list.

[2] I doubt that 252 d/ls translates to that many _current_ users; a
year is a long time in consumer electronics.  I don't have stats on 
unique IPs.

I'm unaware of ReplayTV users - one guy contacted me once and then
disappeared.

> Merging a new filesystem has costs - I don't need to enumerate them.  Do
> the benefits of OMFS exceed them?

You guys would know best.  I can see both arguments...

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