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What now as a bcachefs user? (self.linux)

submitted 22 hours ago by Katzenmann to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So with the recent drama it looks like bcachefs isn't going to stay in the kernel for too long. What do I do now? I have my root filesystem as bcachefs on multiple devices. Is it possible to migrate to btrfs or ext4?

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[–] lancalot@discuss.online 41 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

So with the recent drama it looks like bcachefs isn’t going to stay in the kernel for too long.

That's way too doomsaying. Even after ReiserFS' developer was sentenced in 2006, it took till 2022 for it to be deprecated. And it has only recently been left out of of the kernel.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Not the same thing though one was abandoned code they no one is working on and the other is new code where they fuybcant grasp the release schedule. Also doesn't seem like it has brought in new developers which was one of the reason it was brought in.

[–] Mike1576218@lemmy.ml 4 points 13 hours ago

Many bcachefs patches are from other contributors. IDK, but I guess the meat is still from Kent. But he claims to be in te process of hiring additionl devs.