Linux.com: Reiser Filesystem Development to Continue

“Hans Reiser, the developer of the ReiserFS and Reiser4
filesystems, has been arrested in Oakland, California as a suspect
in the disappearance of his estranged wife Nina Reiser. As the news
of his arrest spreads in the free and open software communities, a
growing concern is the effect that the case might have on Namesys,
Hans Reiser’s company, as well as the future of his filesystem
work.

“Hans Reiser is best known as the lead developer of ReiserFS and
Reiser4, two journalled filesystems whose merits are frequently
praised and disparaged. Hans Reiser is also known for his struggle
to have Reiser4 included in the kernel, and his outspokenness over
the delays in reaching his goal. Both filesystems are developed by
Namesys, a small company whose work has been sponsored by Linspire
and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)…”

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