RE: ext2 & ext3

I agree with you mark - just wanted to offer an opposing viewpoint to Joys.

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-----Original Message-----
From: mark <m.roth2006@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 23:53
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: ext2 & ext3


Marti, Rob wrote:
Journaling is a pretty large difference in and of itself... because of that,
ext2 and ext3 are massively different.

<rolls eyes>

I was assuming the original poster would actually do some research, and read
what journaling was, Rob. But if Joy thinks there's no real difference, that's
ok, whoever takes over from them will have great fun trying to restore the lost
changes before the last sync.

mark

Rob Marti ________________________________________ From:
redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Joy Methew [ml4joy@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 23:32 To:
General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: ext2 & ext3

I think here is not any practical difference b/w ext2 & ext3.


On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:00 PM, mark <m.roth2006@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Raj Har wrote:
Hello all, can u tell me diffrence b/w ext2 & ext3 pratically nt theory
.... thanks
ext3 is journaling; ext2 isn't.

mark

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