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From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
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Subject: Re: =?utf-8?B?4oCcUm9jay1Tb2xpZOKAnQ==?= FreeBSD
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:14:05 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <sm0tswfp2ok.fsf@lakka.kapsi.fi>,
Anssi Saari  <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:
>Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes:
>
>> It is an "out of kernel" blob of code.  So any kernel change /could/ 
>> break it (and the kernel developers won't help fix the breakage because 
>> it is "out of kernel" code.
>>
>> So fragile -- yes, any kernel upgrade could cause ZFS to not compile so 
>> you'd have no ZFS until you download the updated ZFS compatible with 
>> the new kernel.
>
>If one uses a little caution and checks ZFS compatibility before
>updating the kernel then this is avoided.

...or you could just run FreeBSD and avoid the whole issue.  Why
bother with Linux?  What's so special about it that people feel
_compelled_ to run it?

	- Dan C.