Re: What "FSFS" stands for?

On 10/31/2013 08:36 AM, Pavel Lyalyakin wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I see interesting question on StackOverflow:
> http://stackoverflow.com/q/19687614/761095
>
> [[
> I have scoured the internet looking for a clear answer and cannot find
> one. What does it stand for? I am currently trying to set up a new
> repo for our development team and I would like to know what this term
> means.
> ]]
>
> The only answer there states that "FSFS" stands for "File System in
> File System". Is this correct?
> Can't find anything on the web or mailing lists on this matter.

That's about right:

"filesystem atop of the filesystem" [1]
"a Filesystem implementation that uses the OS filesystem to store data." [2]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Subversion#FSFS
[2] http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.1.html

Blair
Received on 2013-10-31 17:10:05 CET