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Subject: Anyone Using OpenZFS?
From: Farley Flud
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I hear a lot about the virtues of OpenZFS, which is available
for GNU/Linux albeit, due to license concerns, only in a roundabout
way. A separate external module must be compiled and then added
to the kernel.

Since my programming predilection is HPC/scientific/engineering,
I know little about disk I/O concepts. So answer these questions
if you are able.

Is OpenZFS suitable/recommended for a desktop workstation?

What are the benefits of OpenZFS compared to EXT4?

Is OpenZFS stable enough to be trusted?

I will appreciate all responses.

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Subject: Re: Anyone Using OpenZFS?
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On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:12:53 -0500, Phillip wrote:

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> What's your use case for switching away from EXT4 to OpenZFS?
>

I have no "use case." I just want to know if OpenZFS would
be a better choice for a desktop workstation than EXT4.

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Subject: Re: Anyone Using OpenZFS?
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On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:37:17 -0500, Phillip wrote:

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> Probably not without having specific requirements that leverage the ZFS
> file system. For example, I use it on a small server to handle RAID1+5
> for a business with 10 employees. At home I have no need for that so
> EXT4 is the better option for my needs at home.
>

OK. Thanks.

I was just curious but I'll stick with EXT4.

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