Rumors about ZFS for Linux Kernel

May 19, 2008

Three simple photos are causing a stir right now: they show kernel inventor Linus Torvalds talking to the ZFS inventor Jeff Bonwick and thus fire rumors about the filesystem being added to the Linux kernel.

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Faster Boot Planned for ReiserFS Partitions

Nov 28, 2007

Under certain circumstances ReiserFS will check the whole filesystem on rebooting, although this is not actually necessary due to its journaling function. Kernel developers are currently discussing a patch that will accelerate the system launch.

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Embedded File System 1.0 – Filesystem in a File

Oct 19, 2007

The Embedded File System (EFS) library, of which the first stable version, 1.0, has just been released, is a C++ library that creates a virtual filesystem in a file.

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Accessing NTFS Intro Accessing NTFS partitions in Linux

Dec 31, 2006

Whether you are troubleshooting or just configuring for efficiency, it is a good idea to explore your options for accessing your Windows partitions from Linux.

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Paragon NTFS for Linux Reviewing Paragon’s NTFS for Linux 5.0

Dec 31, 2006

Paragon’s NTFS for Linux is a low-cost commercial alternative for accessing NTFS from Linux.

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Encrypted Filesystems Shopping for an encrypted filesystem

Oct 31, 2006

If you’re not a security expert and you're looking for a crypto filesystem, you may be wondering about the alternatives. We took at a look at some popular crypto options for Linux.

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DM-Crypt/ LUKS Workshop: Encrypting hard disks with DM-Crypt and LUKS

Oct 31, 2006

Encrypting a home directory is easy. Encrypting your whole hard disk – including the root filesystem – takes a little more effort.

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BOINC Building distributed applications with BOINC

Sep 30, 2006

Grid computing lets little PCs work on big problems. You can use the grid system of the famous SETI@home project to build your own grid computing solutions.

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