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>ZFS not being in the kernel

To the end user the functionality is identical whether or not it's in the kernel as opposed to just being a kernel module

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Now try booting off it with it 1) not being supported in the kernel, 2) not using Ubuntu, 3) figuring out how to boot into a previous snapshot easily

OpenZFS.org have pretty good guide on varies distributions.

https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Getting%20Started/ind...

It is as easy as "Copy and Paste", but not "point and click" easy

I have zfs on root with nixos since day 1. One line of code, as other fs like ext4, btrfs or bcachefs.

yes but nixos requires a degree in nixos. let me know when it's accessible by mere mortal nerds who have enough new tech to stay on top of that "getting a degree in adminning my OS" is too prohibitive

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