Keep that last sentence in mind for four lines...I actually beleive that Hans made a reasonable case that Reiser4 had gone about as far as it could reasonably go with regard to testing, robustness, ... without the broader base of use that even an experimental filesystem in distribution tree would get.
Of course, this is an entirely reasonable request of Reiser's.
One meet with an array of unreasonable actions, but mainly STALLING which has led to REISER4 never becoming part of the main kernel.
It has also lead to many false claims about REISER4. Claims that are
never backed up with solid statistics, but used to keep REISER4 out of
the kernel and tar its reputation.
"Claims that are never backed up with solid statistics, ..."I for one would at least play with it if it were in the distribution
tree.
I AM SURE THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD GIVE IT A TRY.
Yes all of the people who make millions on the other filesystems! Wait... identify who makes a penny more or less with or without Reiser4.As far as I could tell Hans pretty much everything else that was demanded. Hans eventually caved and provided - albeit with much pissing and moaning, and holy than thou rhetoric.
It was not his pissing and moaning, etc,... these were just excuses to
keep REISER4 from succeeding. The truth is, that any excuse would do.
The real reasons are financial and backed by big money (sometimes, big
egos).