I hate this headline and wince every time I see it, even the article quotes
> There's nothing special about ZFS that requires/encourages the use of ECC RAM more so than
any other filesystem. If you use UFS, EXT, NTFS, btrfs, etc without ECC RAM, you are just as much at risk as if you used ZFS without ECC RAM. I would simply say: if you love your data, use ECC RAM. Additionally, use a filesystem that checksums your data, such as ZFS.
And goes on to say
> I have nothing to substantiate this, but my thinking is that since ZFS is a way more advanced and complex file system, it may be more susceptible to the adverse effects of bad memory, compared to legacy file systems.
> There's nothing special about ZFS that requires/encourages the use of ECC RAM more so than any other filesystem. If you use UFS, EXT, NTFS, btrfs, etc without ECC RAM, you are just as much at risk as if you used ZFS without ECC RAM. I would simply say: if you love your data, use ECC RAM. Additionally, use a filesystem that checksums your data, such as ZFS.
And goes on to say
> I have nothing to substantiate this, but my thinking is that since ZFS is a way more advanced and complex file system, it may be more susceptible to the adverse effects of bad memory, compared to legacy file systems.