> As to the nomenclature, it doesn't seem to make sense to differentiate snapshots and clones. With the flexibility of btrfs they're just the same thing with a R/O flag. It does make sense: one is writable and the other…
> The term "clone" has been used in the storage industry for several decades now. It has a very specific meaning, as does the term "snapshot". Yup, this is my point: words have meaning. Semi-recent XKCD on…
> You can create rewritable snapshots and create new snapshots based on those. You can do this with ZFS as well. First, there is no such thing as a "rewritable snapshot"; the term is an oxymoron. Please do not use it…
> As to the nomenclature, it doesn't seem to make sense to differentiate snapshots and clones. With the flexibility of btrfs they're just the same thing with a R/O flag. It does make sense: one is writable and the other…
> The term "clone" has been used in the storage industry for several decades now. It has a very specific meaning, as does the term "snapshot". Yup, this is my point: words have meaning. Semi-recent XKCD on…
> You can create rewritable snapshots and create new snapshots based on those. You can do this with ZFS as well. First, there is no such thing as a "rewritable snapshot"; the term is an oxymoron. Please do not use it…