Bcachefs Filesystem Moved to Externally Maintained Status by Linus Torvalds
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Summary
Linus Torvalds has changed the maintainer status of the bcachefs filesystem to 'externally maintained', indicating a shift in development responsibility away from the main Linux kernel tree. This suggests that the filesystem will now be maintained outside the core kernel development process, potentially by another maintainer who may be easier to work with for continued development.
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I guess another maintainer, easier to work with, can continue the development of bcachefs
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So what exactly *is* in the cards, then?
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