On: DwarFS: A fast high compression read-only file sys...

[koolba]

You mount it as a read only file system to a mount point. It’s like putting in a CD (remember those?) into a drive.

The source data can be a raw block device or more likely a local file. It doesn’t matter as either way the kernel is just reading blocks of bytes.

[staticassertion → koolba]

> remember those?

Not really tbh. I haven't used a CD in my adult life. I remember "burning a CD" was a thing and that's about it.

[bee_rider → staticassertion]

How could you make us all feel so old. You monster.

[unsafecast → bee_rider]

I was born in the early 2000s and I've used CDs a lot.

[staticassertion → unsafecast]

As an adult? For what?

I was born in 1991 and I haven't used one since I was in 9th grade and made a girl a 'mix tape'.

[o_1 → staticassertion]

we won't ask about 3.5 drives, funny thing is they have their special uses too.

[chongli → o_1]

Or 5 1/4” for that matter! I remember my cousin’s old PC used those. Very flimsy but seemed to work remarkably well!

[AndyJames → chongli]

IMHO they wasn't flimsy just a bit floppy