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Bcachefs Goes to "Externally Maintained"

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214 points ksec | 1 comments | 30 Aug 25 13:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.25s | source
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uecker ◴[30 Aug 25 19:57 UTC] No.45077533[source]▶
Who would use a file system which essentially seems to be developed by a single person? A bus-factor of one seems unacceptable for a FS. But maybe I am wrong and there are other developers, then why do they not take over upstreaming if the main developer is unable to collaborate with the kernel community.
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1. commandersaki ◴[30 Aug 25 22:23 UTC] No.45078522[source]▶
I did for my laptop and Raspberry Pi which I didn't care much about. It was great being able to interact with Kent over IRC to sort out problems and when he is actually available he's really helpeful, but it made me realise that bcachefs has a long ways to go, and I have come to the realisation bus factor 1 is not something I'd want long term.