> Flash / SSD Optimization
I.e., a "unique copy-on-write design"
> Space Sharing
Basically, ZFS datasets.
> Snapshots
If those can be sent: Finally Time Machine done right.
> The AFP protocol is deprecated and cannot be used to share APFS formatted volumes.
Interesting.
> An open source implementation is not available at this time. Apple plans to document and publish the APFS volume format when Apple File System is released in 2017.
Yay!
Limitations: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/content/docum...
Edit:
> encryption models for each volume in a container: no encryption, single-key encryption, or multi-key encryption with per-file keys for file data and a separate key for sensitive metadata
Nice. I hope they also include checksums for each block.
Famously missing, but not the hardest thing to add considering all the features above: Compression (which HFS+ supports!)
I.e., a "unique copy-on-write design"
> Space Sharing
Basically, ZFS datasets.
> Snapshots
If those can be sent: Finally Time Machine done right.
> The AFP protocol is deprecated and cannot be used to share APFS formatted volumes.
Interesting.
> An open source implementation is not available at this time. Apple plans to document and publish the APFS volume format when Apple File System is released in 2017.
Yay!
Limitations: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/content/docum...
Edit:
> encryption models for each volume in a container: no encryption, single-key encryption, or multi-key encryption with per-file keys for file data and a separate key for sensitive metadata
Nice. I hope they also include checksums for each block.
Famously missing, but not the hardest thing to add considering all the features above: Compression (which HFS+ supports!)