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> The last release being «Version 6.4.0 released 2022 12 30», links from 2007 and 2012 do not lend much assurance that the project is still alive in 2025 – compared to other similar projects.

Right - the git repo has commits from yesterday, but it ain’t no NetBSD… (h/t ‘o11c)

> Also note that HAMMER (the previous design) and HAMMER2 (the current design, since 2018) are two distinct, incompatible file system designs. I am not sure what is the value of mentioning the previous and abandoned design in the this context.

Sure - I linked to the first for the general intro, which mentions Hammer2 in the first paragraph if anybody reads through… my mistake.



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