From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher Chan Subject: Re: hans' case Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:39:23 +0800 Message-ID: <454719CB.70205@netvigator.com> References: <1535879158.20061031011524@wp.pl> <4546B9EE.9020607@netvigator.com> <45471396.70608@slaphack.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <45471396.70608@slaphack.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: reiserfs-list@namesys.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.