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SubjectRe: [was: ext2 question] XFS opensourced!
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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