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ext4 file system – Intro and Benchmarks »

I did not use the minixFS, but I did get a chance to use all other Linux file systems as they evolved. With ext4 without the experimental tag, we can see it as the default linux file system in many distros before the end of the year.

Here is an interesting article from Linux Magazine, talking about ext4′s benchmarks. It also briefly covers the history of linux file systems and their size limitations.

Here is the interview with Theodore Ts’o about the design goals for ext4.

Microsoft and Red Hat virtualization deal »

Less than two years back, Microsoft claimed that software like Linux, violates its patents. You can read all about that here. But lately, Microsoft is changing its approach towards the Open Source community. I recently posted about Project Stonehenge here.

Now, Microsoft and Red Hat signed agreements to test and validate server operating systems running on each other’s hypervisors. You can read more about it here. This is a very good development because customers can now get support for the OSs on the virtualization platforms.