Paul Kraus wrote: >> My main reasons for using zfs are pretty basic compared to some here > > What are they ? (the reasons for using ZFS)
All technical reasons aside, I can tell you one huge reason I love ZFS, and it's one that is clearly being completely ignored by btrfs: ease of use. The zfs command set is wonderful and very English-like (for a unix command set). It's simple, clear, and logical. The grammar makes sense. I almost never have to refer to the man page. The last time I looked, the commands for btrfs were the usual incomprehensible gibberish with a thousand squiggles and numbers. It looked like a real freaking headache, to be honest. With zfs I can do really complex operations off the top of my head. It's very clear to me that someone spent a lot of time making the commands work that way, and that the commands have a lot of intelligence behind the scenes. After many years spent poring over manuals for SVM and VxFS and writing meter-long commands with a thousand fiddly little parameters, it is SUCH a relief. It's a pleasure to use. Like swimming in crystal clear water after years in murky soup. I haven't used btrfs. But just from what I've heard, I have two suggestions for it: 1) Change the stupid name. "Btrfs" is neither a pronounceable word nor a good acromyn. "ButterFS" sounds stupid. Just call it "BFS" or something, please. 2) After renaming it BFS, steal the entire ZFS command set and change the "z"s to "b"s. Have 'bpool' and 'bfs' commands, and exactly copy their syntax. The source code underneath may be copyrighted, but I doubt you can copyright command names, and probably even Oracle wouldn't be petty enough to raise a legal stink (though you never now with them). It would be nice if, for once, people writing software actually took usability into account, and the ulcers of sysadmins. Kudos to ZFS for bucking the horrible trend of impossibly complex syntax. ---------- Learn more about Merchant Link at www.merchantlink.com. THIS MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL. This e-mail message and any attachments are proprietary and confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not print, distribute, or copy this message or any attachments. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message and any attachments from your computer. _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
