lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoext2: mark as deprecated - kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treegit.kernel.orgexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down12
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minus-squarehomura1650@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up62·7 months agoNo. It is the equivalent of a PC maker going “yeah. I don’t think we are going to put in a CD drive anymore because the DVD drive we have been including for years can do CDs as well”
minus-squareLeFantome@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoThat is a great analogy. Linux can support ext2 two ways today: explicitly and as a side effect of ext4 support. All this change does is remove the explicit support. We can remove the explicit CD support provided by a dedicated drive because the DVD drive will provide it as a side-effect.
No. It is the equivalent of a PC maker going “yeah. I don’t think we are going to put in a CD drive anymore because the DVD drive we have been including for years can do CDs as well”
That is a great analogy.
Linux can support ext2 two ways today: explicitly and as a side effect of ext4 support. All this change does is remove the explicit support.
We can remove the explicit CD support provided by a dedicated drive because the DVD drive will provide it as a side-effect.