[ale] Comparing EXT4 and JFS

[Paul Cartwright]

On Wed February 4 2009, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> Ext4 just went "stable" as of 2.6.28. (ie. Christmas time).  Thus I
> assume it is just now getting much real world use.

from the Debian-users list:

> Does anybody know when (and if) will ext4 be the default installation
> filesystem of debian testing?

First off, Lenny will have to be released. Only then a kernel that
actually supports ext4 properly may be included in Unstable / Testing.

As for making it the default: not that it is my call, but it does not
look like a sane default for now. Most rescue disks around don't support
it yet. It has not gone through enough testing. If you know you want it, 
select it explicitly.
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that being said, if rescue disks don't support it, you will have a hard time 
getting to it, if your system crashes..

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Paul Cartwright
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