Grand ambitions for Linux

08.04.2009

The ext4 file system, which updates the default Linux file system, also was cited. Version 4 is a higher performance file system with features database users have asked for, said Ted Ts'o, chief technology officer at the foundation.

"In general, it just allows for bigger file systems and better performance," Ts'o said. He said he expects ext4 to be featured in the Ubuntu and Fedora Linux systems next month.