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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: [Ext2-devel] [RFC 0/13] extents and 48bit ext3
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:45:16 -0400
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Gerrit Huizenga wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:51:55 EDT, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> PRECISELY.  So you should stop modifying a filesystem whose design is 
>> admittedly _not_ modern!
> 
> So just how long do you think it would take to get a modern filesystem
> into the hands of real users, supported by the distros?  From community
> building, through design, development, testing, delivery?

Start from a known working point, and keep it working...

	Jeff