Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 May 1999 00:54:57 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Stefan Mars <> | Subject | Re: [was: ext2 question] XFS opensourced! |
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On Mon, 24 May 1999, Stephen Frost wrote:
> One of the nice things about open-source code and such is that you > don't have to go reinventing the wheel in general, and I guess there is some > concern that if XFS has everything ext3 was planning to have, why develop > both? Of course, it depends on the licenses, and if/when xfs actually shows > up and such.
Well, yes, but inventing two wheels can actually be good. For me Linux is as much about having a choice as it is about a stable and secure OS.
/Stefan
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