[haiku] Re: GSoC '12 Introduction
- From: Andrew Hudson <hudsonco1@xxxxxxx>
- To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:38:51 -0500 (EST)
Andrew Hudson wrote:
> So are you saying that Haiku should have btrfs now so it can be compatible
> with Linux some years later,
> versus having more complete ACPI features that some people can use today?
I don't think the GSoC selection process is about making those kind of
calls. Rather the students' interests, dedication and abilities along
with the availability of suitable mentorship tend to matter the most,
from what I've seen.
That said, I'm guessing both btrfs and ACPI improvements would be
welcome contributions. Last I heard, Fedora was still shooting for
btrfs as default in their next release and interoperability is seldom
to be sneezed at.
As far as I am concerned, the decision of what to code is completely up to the
student. I'm
not directly lobbying for this or that feature here.
I would say that if one were to rank these features in terms of value to Haiku,
file system compatibility
with Linux is fairly low ranking when it comes to features that new Haiku users
would want.
My criteria of high value is: will it attract new users, will it help keep them
using Haiku. Right now a Linux/Haiku user
has the options of ext2/ext3/ext3. So right now there is a good substitute for
btrfs. While ACPI is
not a critical feature, it is not here, there is no real substitute.
Thanks for reading,
Andrew
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