From: Sunil Mushran Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 00/30] Ext4 snapshots - core patches Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:14:27 -0700 Message-ID: <4DEE5C73.806@oracle.com> References: <1304959308-11122-1-git-send-email-amir73il@users.sourceforge.net> <4DEE4333.9@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Josef Bacik , linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, tytso@mit.edu To: "Amir G." Return-path: Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]:51326 "EHLO rcsinet10.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751348Ab1FGRO5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Jun 2011 13:14:57 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 06/07/2011 09:46 AM, Amir G. wrote: > I understand the bitterness in btrfs community regarding ext4 snapshot > feature. You might say the same things about ext4 64bit feature. > I think it is not up to us to decide how it rolls. it's the users > and companies involved that dictate where the development happens. Bitterness is not the issue. The issue is what happens when your _patron_ has had enough of the project and decides to stop funding. Are you going to spend your free time maintaining the entire file system?