Namesys was a

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responsible for the design and implementation of the

ReiserFS ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaling file system initially designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser and licensed under GPLv2. Introduced in version 2.4.1 of the Linux kernel, it was the first journaling file sys ...

and

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filesystems. It has been inactive since late 2007, and , is listed with the State of California with a status of "Suspended". Owned by

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, Namesys was based in

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and also operated in

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. The company also provided support for

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systems. The future of the company fell into doubt after Reiser was found guilty of murder and announced plans to sell the company to pay for his legal defense. Their website has not been accessible since November 2007. Edward Shishkin, a Namesys employee, was quoted in a January 2008

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article as saying that "commercial activity of Namesys has stopped".

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DARPA SBIR 2004.1 Phase I Award Winners

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