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From: Leisner.Henr@xerox.com (marty)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: switching file systems
Message-ID: <24987@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 4 Oct 89 12:32:30 GMT
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I think imposing a file system switch and insisting users tar-out + tar-in
is sinful.

The kernel switch a la V8 is a good idea and should be simple enough.

The code could be duplicate in the few utilities which read raw disks, or 2
versions of these utilities could exist (maybe under /usr/old/bin) and let
the user know what he's doing.

It would take far fewer man-hours to have 2 way compability than insist all
Minix users switch formats [which message did this talk of a new filesystem
start in?  I must have missed it].

marty
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