btrfs is still in heavy development, don't expect it to go stable till at least 2.6.34
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Originally posted by JeanPaul145 View PostThat's something I've been wondering myself.
filesystems can be intruiging and exciting, "new" also means "not widely
tested". I'm sure the btrfs people will appreciate people testing, but I
would suggest that you go very very carefully (squashfs is read-only, so
it's presumably less likely to eat your data, but who knows - the
perversity of the universe is endless)." - Linus LKML
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Originally posted by some-guy View PostWell, 2.6.34 is in a little more than a year since there are about 4 kernel releases a year
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someone who knows these things better said 1 year
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Originally posted by CorbetBtrfs is intended to be the next-generation filesystem which, conceivably, could last us for the next 10-20 years. The filesystem found in 2.6.29 is not, yet, that filesystem, though; Btrfs remains under heavy development.
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Originally posted by Vighy View Postsomeone who knows these things better said 1 year
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so... this should be taken as most probable.
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