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Honestly, this situation is so frustrating because as far as I can tell, his filesystem is pretty darned good. I haven't tried it myself (yet), but judging by other people's experiences, the filesystem really does deliver what it promises - and that's quite a bit.
I can't help but think his mental health is taking an absolute and utter nosedive, from what I can see he lives quite the isolated life which is definitely not good for you mentally. Then the whole thing with the Linux kernel, a number of people on the LKML honestly (and rightfully) suggested he seek psychotherapy, but he always saw it as an attack. I get the impression his AI "girlfriend" makes him feel less lonely, just that it's a pretty terrible solution to his problem (which he has to accept that he has in the first place) and even exacerbates it.
It works quite well. I stopped using it because I don't have faith in Kent's ability to maintain it long term. Dude needs help.
I worry about that as well, although he does seem to also be putting effort into reducing the bus factor. Let's hope that comes far enough before things completely derail. It would really be a crying shame.
I am using bcache, on which the bcachefs is based and I really hope, he starts looking for the help he needs. LLMs apparently can be bad for health and should at least come with bright warnings like cigarettes.
I feel incredibly bad for this guy. But if he gets better it'll be glorious for him