On Fri, 16 May 2014 14:35:08 +0200, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:

> zfs on linux ... it works fine for me on one server, but I never
> really wanted it on my main machines (desktop and laptops) although I
> once even wrote some "how to use zfs on your fully encrypted laptop"
> for a magazine. It always feels like "suboptimal because it is not in
> the kernel" to me (think licensing issues here).

That's why I'm looking at btrfs. ZFS is great, it does all I want it to.
But it is not in the kernel, which is not a major issue. More important
is that it is based on an old version of ZFS, later versions are still
closed source. That's a shame, because they support neat things like
encryption (yet another separate layer got rid of) and it means ZFS on
Linux can't really go anywhere beyond bug fixes and minor tweaks.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking
like an idiot.