Namesys
Free software company
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Namesys was a California corporation responsible for the design and implementation of the ReiserFS and Reiser4 filesystems.[1] It has been inactive since late 2007 and, as of 2010[update], is listed with the State of California with a status of "Suspended". Owned by Hans Reiser, Namesys was based in Oakland, California and also operated in Russia[citation needed]. The company also provided support for Linux systems.
| Industry | Computing |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 1, 2004 |
| Founder | Hans Reiser |
| Fate | Suspended |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California |
| Products | File systems |
| Website | namesys.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 October 2007) |
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.[2] Their website has not been accessible since November 2007. Edward Shishkin, a Namesys employee, was quoted in a January 2008 CNET article as saying that "commercial activity of Namesys has stopped".[3]
