The last release being «Version 6.4.0 released 2022 12 30», links from 2007 and 2012 do not lend much assurance that the project is still alive in 2025 – compared to other similar projects.
Also note that HAMMER (the previous design) and HAMMER2 (the current design, since 2018) are two distinct, incompatible file system designs. I am not sure what is the value of mentioning the previous and abandoned design in the this context.
> The last release being «Version 6.4.0 released 2022 12 30», links from 2007 and 2012 do not lend much assurance that the project is still alive in 2025 – compared to other similar projects.
Right - the git repo has commits from yesterday, but it ain’t no NetBSD… (h/t ‘o11c)
> Also note that HAMMER (the previous design) and HAMMER2 (the current design, since 2018) are two distinct, incompatible file system designs. I am not sure what is the value of mentioning the previous and abandoned design in the this context.
Sure - I linked to the first for the general intro, which mentions Hammer2 in the first paragraph if anybody reads through… my mistake.
Oof, yeah.[0][1]. I hope they're doing alright - technically fascinating, and charming as they march to the beat of their own accordion.[2][3][4][5]
[0] https://www.dragonflybsd.org/release64/
[1] https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git
[2] https://www.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2012-03/msg0...
[3] http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/2007/02/Features176.html
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vkernel
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAMMER_(file_system)