From: Another Happy Linux User (ve5jorrac.ca)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 10:29:35 CST

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On Sunday 30 March 2003 12:01 pm, Vincent Danen wrote:
> On Sat Mar 29, 2003 at 07:20:45AM -0700, Another Happy Linux User wrote:
.........
> I think some of you are making a bigger deal of this than you should. ext3
> is still ext3, the fsck format has changed. The fsck tools have been
> rebuilt/updated for the older distribs so if you upgrade those packages,
> you won't even notice a difference.
>

Is this a Mandrake change, - or Linux wide (all distro's), change to the
definitions of ext3 ? (or just a change to the tools?)

Has only Mandrake changed the fsck tools - or have all distro's ?

I'm not against enhancements at all. Just like to avoid naming confusion that
occurs when two slightly different things have the same name. I guess I need
to understand exactly what has changed.

> No, reiserfs hasn't changed.. it's a completely different filesystem.
> Nothing to do with ext2/ext3. =)

Thanks, - I knew that, but wanted to know if it too had been changed..... :o)

>
> Please, just upgrade the packages.

OK...

> If you want more details on the
> differences, google for it. I don't think they're major and it's not a
> "security" thing (if you check, this was an "enhancement" update).

Where should I "google" for it. I use google, - but the expression is not one
I'm familiar with. eg. do I search 'net wide, - or just at Mandrakesoft?

Hints would help.

Thanks.
Jorgen
ve5jorrac.ca

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