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by shaky-carrousel 1578 days ago
> There don't seem to be any fixes for user-spotted bugs since 2019. Does reiserfs still have a large install base that is just very happy with an old stable filesystem? Or have all its users migrated to new and exciting filesystems with active feature development?

Data loss bugs sure sound exciting, but I'm old, and stable, and I prefer my file systems like myself.

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I don't know about you, but although I too am old and stable I have plenty of data-loss bugs, and I'm running on hardware that needs regular downtime and constant maintenance in order not to fail catastrophically. I therefore don't want my file systems too much like myself.
& in the year 2038 you'll lose your mind?
Probably. Alzheimer's runs on the family.
That's a generous assessment