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From:	"Mark Habersack" <grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
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Date:	Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:39:40 +0100
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Subject:	Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32?
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Once upon a time (on  2 Feb 97 at 9:12) mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on. said:

> > FAT32 compatability is not an issue, considering that anyone who uses
> > OpenDOS will not be using Win95. So why not go for the technically
> > superior solution?
> 
> That is not necessarily true (that OpenDOS users wont be running '95),
They'll be running XFree86 instead!

> I think that OpenDOS should progress in a NEW direction, by adding
> somehthing like ext2 support STANDARD.  It may not work with old apps,
> but that is ok.  The old apps will sit on FAT drives.  This will
> change as more and more new programs come out.  I like the IFS layer
> the best actually, so that any filesystem can be supported.  These
> types of issues BELONG in the OS, not in user software.  When I use
> Linux, I can use minix/extfs/ext2/xenix/msdos/VFAT/HPFS/and about 20
> other filesystems and my programs don't know/care what FS I use.  It
> would be nice to see DOS start heading in this direction.
I can only second that!

> If OpenDOS *DOESN'T* head in this direction right now, then it will be
> too late.  Sometimes portability must be given up to progress towards
> new technology.  Look at '95 and NT.  Even THEY cant run ALL DOS
That's right. After all it's compatibility what kept M$-DOG in the dark ages 
for so long.

> programs OR Win 3.1 programs.  There had to be a little 'give' to
> progress the OS's.  When the sources are released, the hacker
> community will make DOS into what is most wanted by the masses.  I
True. And the only problem we should (or shouldn't?) worry about is the DOS 
distribution size - compatibility costs. And we don't want to follow M$ path 
with tons of fat software which can be written in a way that it will take 
only half of the volume.


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