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The biggest change isn't a technical feature, but how you'll receive updates. TrueNAS 26 starts a new annual software release schedule. This change comes directly from community feedback. The team ...

While building OpenZFS on a (to be officially released in a few days) Ubuntu 24.04 System, openzfs-dkms Package fails to install due to missing python3-distutils Package. This Package has been removed ...

2.2.8-staging branch commit - openzfs/zfs@b144b16 2.3.3-staging branch commit - openzfs/zfs@f28c685 To what extent this will resolve all corruption issues with zfs encryption will need to be assessed ...

The idea of putting *anything* between ZFS and its platters, no matter how lightweight, horrifies me. Even in this age of silicon shortages, I feel like if you're going to go through the effort to ...

I don't understand why dickheads on the internet have such a visceral reaction to changes like this that avoid offence with no downsides. I mean if it tanked performance by 30% or something measurable ...