On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 02:06:22AM -0700, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: > On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Tim Dijkstra wrote: > > > Just curious (I'm not really into file systems): Why should I want > > ext3 instead of ext2? Is it speed, stability? > > A little of both.
I thought ext3 might be a little bit slower especially under heavy load. It has got extra work to do. But I may be wrong... Another by product of ext3 is that you will have less disk space available using ext3 than ext2 - also less than reiserfs. Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "And they questioned Him, saying "...Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? ...And He said to them "...render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." Luke 20:21,22,25 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]