# Apple no longer pursuing ZFS as the next generation file system for OS X - Host: [9to5mac.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/9to5mac.com/) - Saved: October 23, 2009 (2009-10-24T00:48:50Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/89a543cee994/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/89a543cee994.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) Today, the ZFS repository on MacOSforge was closed, likely meaning the end of Apple's pursuit of Sun's next generation file storage system for use in Mac and Macintosh OSX Server. They also mention that the mailing list and repository are also being removed. As John Gruber points out, the writing has been on the wall for awhile as 10.6 betas had some support for the file system but the final releases (Client and Server) had it wiped from existence. While it is now unlikely that Apple will ever use ZFS as a mainstream file system, it is possible that Apple could support it as a third party file system, like it does with SMB or NFS formats. Gruber mentions that this decision was more of a legal one than a technical one. Perhaps Sun's new owner, Oracle (not a big open source player), wants to keep the technology in-house. He also mentioned that Apple is hiring internal file systems engineers, meaning they are going to build their own next-gen file system. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [VideoLAN finally hits 1.0](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3ee50a31afd8/) (9to5mac.com, July 7, 2009) - [Snow Leopard shipping status now moved to "PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT"](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/013ebce5db4c/) (9to5mac.com, August 22, 2009) - [Another Snow Leopard Tip: Option-Click Sound menu and get input/output options](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/cb80642bb500/) (9to5mac.com, September 3, 2009) - [Early 2010 Mac Pros to have Intel Core i9 processors with 24 logical cores?](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/72042d7f1f67/) (9to5mac.com, November 28, 2009) - [Apple execs seek LED flash components for future iPhones?](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3cd8e0c52ccd/) (9to5mac.com, January 8, 2010) ## Saved the same week - [Twitter Revenue Will Hit $4 Million This Year](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3ce366d57415/) (businessinsider.com, October 21, 2009) - [Facebook Now Accounts For 1 In 4 Internet Pageviews](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a8410af78efb/) (businessinsider.com, October 22, 2009) - [Reading gets personal with Popular items and Personalized ranking](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2d543fb1beef/) (googleblog.blogspot.com, October 22, 2009) - [Signage of the Week Dept.](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/789b91cc6633/) (dvorak.org, October 23, 2009) - [Declutter and Purge Your Kitchen to the Necessities, the Checklist](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/e8c495dceb07/) (lifehacker.com, October 23, 2009) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://9to5mac.com/2009/10/23/apple-no-longer-pursuing-zfs-as-the-next-generation-file-system-for-os-x/