Repartitioning
I just read about ZFS being available for Linux, and with it showing a lot of promise, I though it would be a good idea to use it on my laptop (sporting Xubuntu). Unfortunately, ZFS still runs on userspace (via FUSE), so I guess performance wouldn’t be optimal. Maybe in the future, after they sort all those license issues out.
Suddenly, I was on the hunt for a better filesystem than the default EXT3. Found that arguably the fastest one is the Reiser filesystem. The latest and greatest is Reiser4, but as some users claim isn’t that stable yet. So, for choice, I’d go with ReiserFS (the older, more stable one) for now. I think the area that will most benefit from this change is the viewing and processing of multiple large image files from my camera.
Perfect timing too, since I plan on repartitioning the hard drive to expand the NTFS. Looks like I will still need Windows XP for my music creation needs. Linux support for audio production tools and drivers, while already progressed, is still not as good as the Windows ones.
Alas, my goal to use Linux for 90% of my needs (the 10% is reserved for playing games – face it, all the good ones will always be made for Windows first) is still some ways off. But I will get there, eventually.