Re: [Athfs-developer] some points regarding AtheOS FileSystem

[Stuart L. <st...@lo...>]

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uda...@lk... wrote:
| hi .. neone there..
|
Hi, sorry about the silence there.

| wanted to clarify on ..
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| 1. Whats the main advantage /disadvantage of Atheos Filesystem in
| comparision to other filesystems on Linux .. lets say Ext3 ?

Well, the AtheOS filesystem is actually a virtual filesystem, so along
with physical files & directories, there are also pipes/fifos, device
files, etc..  I'm really not the authority on this, certainly you're
welcome to ask the Syllable <http://syllable.sf.net/> development team.

The main thing about this filesystem is that it's specifically designed
for Syllable/AtheOS.  Syllable could quite easily use EXT3, and at one
stage, it was possible to run it on FAT32, but re-inventing the wheel
can be interesting, hence why this OS uses its own.

The AthFS project is about bringing this filesystem to the Linux kernel,
mainly to allow people to install Syllable & manipulate AthFS partitions
from within Linux.

| 3. One question again.. is the project planning stopped or terminated?

A lot of us have been busy.  Me with university exams, etc.  But
hopefully, we can eventually get something started here.  If you're
willing to help, please do.

| 4. Lastly,  Where can i get some material to read on the AtheOS
Filesystem.
| well, i read its taken from AFS code of AtheOS and BeFS code for Linux
| Kernel Module, but i would like to see the architecture of the same.. Some
| site??

There might be some useful links on the Syllable website
<http://syllable.sf.net/> and the AtheOS website
<http://www.atheos.cx/>.  Apart from that, I wouldn't have a clue.

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