From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l1LGrLfE008660 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:53:21 -0500 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.170]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l1LGrGwP025773 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:53:17 -0500 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id x30so1022869ugc for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:53:13 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <87f94c370702210853i643ef08co7667e9bf5e77f126@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:53:13 -0500 From: "Greg Freemyer" Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM - History In-Reply-To: <628454.24513.qm@web32913.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline References: <628454.24513.qm@web32913.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: LVM general discussion and development On 2/20/07, k wrote: > History of LVM > > I am researching about LVM, and looking for historical > data, such as; how did it get started, who was > involved, information about the functionality of the > first release ( Was it supporting raid, Size > restrictions, etc=EF=BF=BD), and any other historical data. > > I appreciate any suggestions you might have. > > Thanks! > Shi kam A key point was 3 years ago when Redhat bought Sistina. See http://www.open-mag.com/features/Vol_90/Sistina/Sistina.htm. Also see http://lwn.net/2000/0224/kernel.php3 for when it first got into the vanilla kernel. Greg --=20 Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century