Ok how will the end user benefit from this EXT4 filesystem? Well, first of all, the whole system will be much faster and more reliable compared to one with EXT3, it will boot faster (the current article proves that) and it’s able to handle files with sizes of up to 16 terabytes (1 TB = 1000 GB).
The Ext4 filesystem, which was officially declared stable in Linux kernel 2.6.28, is now available in the latest Ubuntu 9.04 daily CD builds. Preliminary benchmarks show that it delivers significantly better performance.
I got a kick out of reading AshPringle’s series about his New Year’s resolution to switch from Windows and the Mac to Linux for a week.
The gOS (”good OS”) project has issued an SP1 release of gOS 3.1 Gadgets. This latest gOS release implements numerous package updates, bug fixes, and configuration enhancements, and continues gOS’s strong dependence on Google’s web-based applications.
