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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The lack of adoption is more about nervousness around who created it more than anything. It's incredibly stable and very well tested.

It's a shame because openzfs is really truely fantastic, so hoping this new thing keeps that momentum but for a wider audience.

But sad to see people like yourself suggest myths around zfs that don't have any basis, probably one of the other reasons it's less used, people think there must be some reason and things get made up along the way