2013-09-28 in IRC for OpenZFS:
"… not very confortable using a 'well-developed alpha' for storing my data …"
"… alpha & beta are technical terms …"
"… https://github.com/zfs-osx describes what's there as alpha, experimental …"
"… since february, lol …"
"… I have not tested ZFS-OSX enough to say whether it's alpha or beta. Moreover it's for the developers to decide. … alpha is a suitably cautious description whilst testing is not as widespread as we'd like …"
"… .zfs directories are not present yet, it is technically alpha in that sense … connotation not denotation, and the connotation of alpha for those not very familiar with the technical definitions is very negative. …"
"… better to use neither the term alpha nor the term beta than to use the term alpha, alpha is simply terrible diction in this context"
"it's true that 'alpha' and 'data storage' don't go to well together, but better to be safe than sorry …"
"… brand perception of the term "alpha" by the public is "garbage' …"
"… OK so maybe avoid both phrases (mention neither "alpha" nor "beta") but I'll occasionally argue that a well-presented and well-supported alpha should not cause terror. …"
"… a chat app that is alpha is one thing, a filsystem implementation that is alpha is a whole other thing …"
"… if I would have seen the 'alpha' word there, I wouldn't have made the jump to OpenZFS, I'd probably be using the old MacZFS, at most … alpha may be attractive for developers, but it scares general public, like me …"
Würde bedeuten das ein normaler Mac zwischen 8-16 GB RAM haben müsste, besser 16 GB.
Die 5GB RAM für 1 TB ZFS Speicher sind durchaus realistisch
Atomares Schreiben" bei ZFS bedeutet, dass der Schreibvorgang einer Datei entweder ganz oder gar nicht stattfindet. Wenn du also den Stecker ziehst, hast du entweder den alten oder den neuen Zustand, aber keinen inkonsistenten Datenmüll.
ZFS zusätzlich zum eigenen Code erst einmal nur ca. 64kB je gemountetem FS um zu funktionieren und z.B. mindestens 64 MB für Log-Devices. Der Rest wird halt per default bis auf 1GB komplett als Cache verwendet und kann limitiert werden wenn es nötig ist, oder wird vom System bei Bedarf freigegeben.
Man KANN alle Features von ZFS nutzen MUSS man aber nicht.
Kérdés hogy miután (ha jól tudom) az Oracle visszazárta a Solarisban lévő ZFS kódját, mennyire marad kompatibilis a kettő. Tehát pl. Solaris 11 alatt létrehozott ZFS mennyire olvsható/írható egy ZFS on Linux-al, vagy FreeBSD alól.
2013-09-08 in IRC for MacZFS:
"… prototype is practically indistinguishable in connotation from vapourware …"
"… originated from a dtm description, an "alpha/beta prototype" (2013-06) …"
"… the production version of the prototype will be 100.0, with an even (stable) and odd (development) alternating number …"
"… The unnumbered version of MacZFS is *what*, if not a prototype? What, if not a developer preview? …"