On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 11:03:28AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jul 2023, Dave Chinner wrote:
I suspect that this is one of those catch-22 situations: distros are going to enable every feature under the sun. That doesn't mean that anyone is actually _using_ them these days.
I think the value of filesystem code is not just a question of how often
it gets executed -- it's also about retaining access to the data collected
in archives, museums, galleries etc. that is inevitably held in old
formats.
t the very least, keep enough system around that the files in obsolete file-systems can be read and converted to current file-systems.
-- hendrik
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