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On 2024-02-05, J. Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org> wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 31, 2024 6:56:47 PM CET Rich Freeman wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 12:40 PM Thelma <thelma@sys-concept.com> wrote:
>> > If zfs file system is superior to ext4 and it seems to it is.
>> > Why hasn't it been adopted more widely in Linux?
>> 
>> The main barrier is that its license isn't GPL-compatible.  It is
>> FOSS, but the license was basically designed to keep it from being
>> incorporated into the mainline kernel.
>
> Which isn't as much of an issue as it sounds. You can still add it
> into the initramfs and can easily load the module.

What if you don't use an initrd?

I presume that boot/root on ext4 and home on ZFS would not require an
initrd?