throw0824a

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   by throw0824a 9y ago

   > As to the nomenclature, it doesn't seem to make sense to differentiate snapshots and clones. With the flexibility of btrfs they're just the same thing with a R/O flag. It does make sense: one is writable and the other is
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   by throw0824a 9y ago

   > The term "clone" has been used in the storage industry for several decades now. It has a very specific meaning, as does the term "snapshot". Yup, this is my point: words have meaning. Semi-recent XKCD on "Commu
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   by throw0824a 9y ago

   > You can create rewritable snapshots and create new snapshots based on those. You can do this with ZFS as well. First, there is no such thing as a "rewritable snapshot"; the term is an oxymoron. Please do not use it and please