On Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:25:03 +0200 Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Notice that in the current state of things, the debian package doesn't support > reiserfs anymore, ... That's a valid point; well, I had known about and even thought of that, since I'm kind of a fan of Reiser on his technical merits even though he's currently in what seems like a needless feud with some Debian luminaries. However, unofficial Debian reiser packages seem to exist, as the 'parted' package description says: Note that ReiserFS support is only enabled if you install the libreiserfs0.3-0 package. Since libreiserfs0.3-0 has been removed from sarge, ReiserFS support is not compiled in the default package. ...and the info page mentions 'reiserfs' dozens of times. And a lot of Debian users, (and Debian variants or offshoots), use reiser, -- for example 'reiserfs' is one of the default file systems on this 'Mepis' LiveCD** I have, etc. etc. (**yes, before anyone mentions it, Mepis is somewhat proprietary, and may not be the best example of this sort of thing. It's just I haven't tried every Debian based LiveCD out there, and that's the first one that came to mind.) To leave out mention of reiser on principle would logically require editing the 'info' page too I reckon, which I doubt anyone wants to do. So for all those reasons it made sense (in my view) to include it in the man page also. Suggested compromise: how about I add a paragraph to the man page cautioning Debian users about reiserfs' current not officially supported status? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
