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Re:Facebook open-sources new suite of Linux kernel component... by bscphil on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:12PM (#18339691)
By butterFS do you mean btrfs? I know the former only as a pronunciation of the latter.
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Re:Facebook open-sources new suite of Linux kernel component... by copperx on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @04:43PM (#18341125)
b-tree-FS has the same number of syllables, so butterFS is an unnecessary and silly pronunciation.
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Re:Facebook open-sources new suite of Linux kernel component... by rurban on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @06:42PM (#18341878)
Nope, that is exactly the name under which it is commonly known, and that's how its developers pronounce it officially.
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