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   Dan Cross to anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi   
   Re: =?utf-8?B?4oCcUm9jay1Tb2xpZOKAnQ==?=   
   22 Jan 26 14:14:05   
   
   From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net   
      
   In article ,   
   Anssi Saari   wrote:   
   >Rich  writes:   
   >   
   >> It is an "out of kernel" blob of code.  So any kernel change /could/   
   >> break it (and the kernel developers won't help fix the breakage because   
   >> it is "out of kernel" code.   
   >>   
   >> So fragile -- yes, any kernel upgrade could cause ZFS to not compile so   
   >> you'd have no ZFS until you download the updated ZFS compatible with   
   >> the new kernel.   
   >   
   >If one uses a little caution and checks ZFS compatibility before   
   >updating the kernel then this is avoided.   
      
   ...or you could just run FreeBSD and avoid the whole issue.  Why   
   bother with Linux?  What's so special about it that people feel   
   _compelled_ to run it?   
      
   	- Dan C.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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