Re: distributed filesystem name

[steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx (steve)]

On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 03:31:59PM +0000, B. Estrade wrote:
> On 2/22/07, Ernesto Bascon <ebasconp@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Nymfs is a great name!
> >
> >On 22/02/07, Martin P. Hellwig <mhellwig@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> >> <cut>
> >> As mentioned in the kernel thread:
> >> HACFS High-Availability Clustered FS
> >>

	Simplicity is a virtue. How about DFS?

	Distributed File System
	DragonFly File System
	
	Simple, elegant, technically correct. Easy to remember.

	-steve

> >> some other's:
> >> NCFS  Network Clusterable FS
> >> IDFS  IP Distributed FS
> >> DANAD Distributed Array of Network Accessible Disks
> >> GUDS  Good use of disk space
> >>
> >> Though HACFS (hack fs) is still my favorite.
> >>
> >> --
> >> mph
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
> Since the goal is to be the end-all/be-all FS - a distributed answer
> to ZFS, why not name it something like "OmegaFS".  Of course, one
> could throw in an extra "F" (or the # 5) so that it would be funny and
> accurate to tell someone to 'fsck OFFS".
> 
> The cute names aside, I've always been a fan of practical names that
> give a good description of what the intended use or need it might
> fill.  The last thing a name should confer is hubris or cheekiness, so
> whatever the name becomes I think it should be both technically
> relevant and something that people remember.  That said, I like the
> sound and meaning of HACFS and NCFS from above.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brett
> 
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