AssertionError("Joe Groff")
all these new generation copy-on-write filesystems, and yet no one has been brave enough to name theirs simply "cowfs". then they could call the package containing its mkfs, fsck, etc. "cowtools"
Dec 1 at 6:39pmWeb
Show threadAssertionError("Joe Groff")Dec 1

tired: calling the COW-aware copy syscall "clonefile(2)"

inspired: https://mastodon.social/@digitalfx/115646121152141872

Show threadthe eevee the eevee the eeveeDec 1
@joe i keep saying that they should have named btrfs-progs cow-tools
Show threadCharles Choi 최 민수Dec 1
@joe or just stomp on mootools.
Show thread(🖬🖫). ₍^. .^₎⟆Dec 1
@joe
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Dec 1
@joe I just tried to follow you for the second time
Show threadAssertionError("Joe Groff")Dec 1
@whitequark hmm, i didn't think i had any limitations on followers turned on, is it not working for you?
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Dec 1

@joe no no i'm already following you

good pun

Show threadBilly O'NealDec 1
@joe Nobody wants to declare war on `apt -v`
Show threadJonathan YuDec 1

@joe I just want a cheat code, "There is no secret cow tool"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_level

Show threadtwilightDec 1
@joe perhaps they are still waiting for the copy-on-write technology to be truly perfected in all possible real use cases ways before giving it the blessing of the cow
Show threadsleet01Dec 1
@joe GNU Hurd + CowFS, all bytes initialized to DEADBEEF...
Show threadSergey BugaevDec 1
@joe fsck.cowfs 😅
Show threadDougDec 1
@joe They’d have to re-implement mv as moov though.
Show threadBill LloydDec 1
@joe That’d be a brave moove.
Show threadjordanDec 1
@joe prongling the filesystem
Show threadtefDec 1
@joe i'll let you know how far i get https://mastodon.social/@tef/115425269152333719
Show threadmmu_manDec 2
@joe QEMU has a qcow format…
Show threadSu-SheeDec 2
@joe with the additional new "mv" called "moo" ("move object over")?
Show threadAging Owlbear Dec 2
@joe
Show threadAriadne Conill 🐰Dec 2
@joe debian already has a cowtools which are used for buildroots
Show threadliffy 💜Dec 2
@joe https://web.archive.org/web/20060304191151/http://www.ext3cow.com/src/tools.html
Show threadrappetFeb 14
@joe back in the day, there was a web framework called mootools.
Show threadTimo the timoFeb 14
@joe instead of mkfs: milkfs?