Re: hans' case

[Christopher Chan <chrisfz@netvigator.com>]

David Masover wrote:
> Christopher Chan wrote:
> 
>> Then again, the quietness of the list could very well be a sign of the 
>> robustness of reiserfs :D
> 
> I only wish.
> 
> Partly out of respect, and partly out of cowardice, I've avoided posting 
> anything, especially bug reports. I'm attempting to solve the issues as 
> best I can, and maybe I'll have a pile of logs for Hans if he gets back.
> 
> Also, I'm afraid of referring to Hans in the past tense, but the impulse 
> to do that is strong enough that I know I'll do it unconsciously unless 
> I avoid posting.

If Hans is reiser4 then I see little hope on the filesystem side of 
things in Linux.

> 
> Also, I don't often start threads, and nobody's talking right now.
> 
> Personally, I wish Hans the best, and I'd be praying for an acquittal if 
> I was religious. But regardless of the outcome, I'll continue to use 
> Reiser4 as long as I can -- I'm not afraid of a "tainted name". What I 
> am afraid of is whether the FS will be properly maintained. There's a 
> reason I use Linux instead of the more obscure OSes -- Linux has 
> horrible design, but it's actively supported.
> 
> I don't mean to imply that my data is more important than Hans' 
> situation, but I can't neglect my data, and I don't know what I can do 
> to help Hans.

Hans and his family have had it rough. One wonders whether all the 
resistance involved in getting reiserfs/reiser4 into Linux was partly to 
blame.