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On December 2, 2020 8:02:00 PM EST, ori@eigenstate=2Eorg wrote:
>> Alternatively, if not preferably (to hjfs), cwfs can be configured
>> without a dump partition=2E  Here's how:
>>=20
>> 	http://docs=2Ea-b=2Exyz/cwfs=2Ehtml
>>=20
>> How do people feel about making this an option in the installer?
>>=20
>
>Uneasy, but not a hard 'no'=2E Having dumps has saved my ass so many
>times that I don't really want to present a default install option
>that gets rid of them=2E Especially since CWFS isn't crash-safe, so
>pulling the plug without a dump leaves you without a way to recover=2E
>
>It's good to have it documented, but putting it as an option in the
>install media suggests to me that it's a recommended configuration,
>and it's one that I'd really want people to think hard about=2E

let me present you with my counter-scenario:

9front=2Eorg worm fills up before i notice it happened (this actually happ=
ened at least three times, over the years, which is why we now run hjfs wit=
hout taking a dump)=2E

there's no recourse=2E you're just futzed=2E

sl