Copy That: Fedora's Embrace of the BtrFS Copy-on-Write Filesystem

Chris Murphy, a developer involved with Fedora, provides an overview of Butter FS - a new default file system for Fedora that offers copy-on-write capabilities, data integrity checking, snapshots, flexible storage configs and more. Chris compares Butter FS to ext4, explaining the copy-on-write model, data integrity benefits over traditional overwrites, and capabilities like online shrinking.

The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/

🔗Episode Resources

Chris Murphy: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Chrismurphy
BTRFS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btrfs
Btrfs on the Fedora Wiki; https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Btrfs

Annual Fedora Contributor Survey: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/help-make-fedora-awesome-by-taking-the-first-annual-contributor-survey

Fedora KDE SIG's new video: https://youtu.be/zCFWTtSMbMs?t=2180

Fedora sponsored events:
KDE's Akademy 2021: https://akademy.kde.org/2021/sponsors#fedora
OpenSUSE Virtual Conference: https://events.opensuse.org/conferences/oSVC21)
Video: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/oSVC21/relive/3467

Sponsor: Tux Digital Network (https://tuxdigital.com/)

Special Thanks:
Ryan Gorley (https://freehive.com/) for his work on the Fedora Podcast artwork!
Tricknology: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3FDvVTwe3XjmdNyKoqvHR6?si=OAwevZVhS9mNS7HnP2J8wA