Comments on: What’s Your Storage Story? http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4182/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: jacquelinew http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4182/#comment-4756 jacquelinew Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4182/#comment-4756 Uh, I think you mean "concerned about <em>proprietary</em> lock-in?" Although it is always nice when people are at least a bit concerned with propriety. Uh, I think you mean “concerned about proprietary lock-in?” Although it is always nice when people are at least a bit concerned with propriety.

]]> By: darkflib http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4182/#comment-4757 darkflib Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4182/#comment-4757 Considering there are many people facing similar issues, both in the Open Source and Proprietary Worlds I find it strange that there are few real solutions, especially in the Open Source community for stuff like thin provisioning and parallel file systems without being forced to pay through the nose for them.<br /> <br /> Sure, you can use sparse files for Thin Provisioning but you lose performance. Considering there are many people facing similar issues, both in the Open Source and Proprietary Worlds I find it strange that there are few real solutions, especially in the Open Source community for stuff like thin provisioning and parallel file systems without being forced to pay through the nose for them.

Sure, you can use sparse files for Thin Provisioning but you lose performance.

]]> By: rafamari http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4182/#comment-4758 rafamari Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4182/#comment-4758 Being a memory consumer, to me the hottest topic is to find the right applications in linux (or any other efficiently designed OS) to use it better, because the immense resources required just to boot up from windows in every new operating system release, makes me avoid it every time i can.<br /> That emporium (Microsoft), is forcing people to buy incredible amounts of memory without really needing it.<br /> Thank you Being a memory consumer, to me the hottest topic is to find the right applications in linux (or any other efficiently designed OS) to use it better, because the immense resources required just to boot up from windows in every new operating system release, makes me avoid it every time i can.
That emporium (Microsoft), is forcing people to buy incredible amounts of memory without really needing it.
Thank you

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