It's cool. Everyone gets a litle heated at times. We can throw some
cold water, lick our wounds, and go back after it again.
Your friend,
Jeff
Greg Maxwell wrote:
>
> "Jeff V. Merkey" wrote:
> >
> > Greg,
> >
> > This is pretty simple from a "BUSINESS" perspective, and you can figure
> > it out with 8th grade math. Netware has 9,000,000 installed servers, of
> > which IDC (analysts) have stated that 17% are going to Linux, and 83%
> > are going to Windows 2000 over the next two years. Perhaps we should
> > just stick our heads in the sand, and let Microsoft take all the Netware
> > servers for upgrades? Pretty dumb, huh?
> > I'm doing NWFS as both a replacement file system for Linux, and to
> > position Linux to devour Novell's installed base. It's primary use will
> > be to allow customers to effortlessly upgrage Netware systems to Linux.
> > We are even writing in-place conversion software that will convert NWFS
> > into EXT2 on-disk formats (getting the picture now). Not to mention
> > that if you want to use the thing as a native linux file system, you get
> > mirroring, striping, failover, and mulitple namespace support for every
> > computer system on the planet in a consolidated set of utilities and
> > file system without needing end users to have a degree in astrophysics
> > to configue raid drivers, etc.
>
> Thanks for the very level headed responce, it makes me look like a fool.
> Thats okay, I deserve it. :)
>
> > Personally, I think the ReiserFS concepts are really cool, and very
> > clever, and I like their approach, but it isn't bringing over a huge
> > installed base to Linux.
>
> I still think you were quick to fud the license. :)
>
> > Wake up, dude!
>
> Yea yea.. I'm sorry. Consider me awake for the monment.
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