Episode 88 of The Linux Podcast dives into Btrfs, the copy-on-write filesystem that's been a controversial part of the Linux kernel for over a decade. Lucas and Luna explore how Btrfs has quietly evolved from a risky experimental option into a mature, feature-rich choice for both desktops and servers. They discuss its native compression, snapshot capabilities, and self-healing via checksums, and compare it to traditional filesystems like ext4 and modern alternatives like ZFS on Linux. Lucas shares a real-world case study of a media company that uses Btrfs snapshots to roll back failed updates across 200 servers in under a minute. The episode also touches on Btrfs's RAID support, performance trade-offs, and why Red Hat's decision to deprecate it in RHEL 8 doesn't mean the filesystem is dead. If you've ever wondered whether Btrfs is ready for production, this episode gives you the specifics to decide.

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