Comment Re:Reliable servers don't just crash (Score 1) 928
> It's not like the journal format is some state secret. It's documented
> and there are already several journal parsers to choose from.
Please explain http://lwn.net/Articles/468049...
> From the FAQ:
> Will the journal file format be standardized? Where can I find an explanation
> of the on-disk data structures?
> At this point we have no intention to standardize the format and we take the
> liberty to alter it as we see fit. We might document the on-disk format
> eventually, but at this point we donÂ't want any other software to read, write
> or manipulate our journal files directly. The access is granted by a shared
> library and a command line tool. (But then again, itÂ's Free Software, so
> you can always read the source code!)