From:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date:	Wed, 12 Feb 1997 10:18:56 -0500 (EST)
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To:	MORRIS JP <jpmorris AT csm DOT uwe DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject:	Re: [opendos] BAD Filesystems
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On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, MORRIS JP wrote:

> > Well, how would I put ext2 LFN files on floppy then?  What about
> > symbolic links?  I know that I'll be using ext2 for floppies.
> 
> Yeah, but I was hoping to read the files on a win95 system, or a dos 6.2 system
> or an OS/2 system.

Well, if you want to read disks on those systems, then you'll
have to make disks that those systems can read.  That is hardly a
reason to not allow DOS to read ext2 floppies though.  Just
because other OS's can't.  Under that logic, OS2 users shouldn't
use HPFS, and W95 users shouldn't use VFAT.  The more a
filesystem is supported, the more it WILL be supported.  By
making ext2 the standard FS in DOS, it will prompt someone to
write drivers for W95, and OS/2, (although I'm sure that these
allready exist because Linux and ext2 have been around since '91
or so).


> Still, I suppose you could choose.. 

That's what I'm getting at.  Everyone can choose what they
prefer.  I just read an article about HPFS, seems that not very
many OS/2 users use it, or even know what it is!  Real bummer if
you ask me.

> > The OS will read any floppies that it has IFS support for.  I
> > mean you're only probably going to have 2 types anyways; FAT, and
> > ext2.  I hardly think we'll see too many "serious" useful
> > filesystems crop up.  ext2 is as good as anyone needs. 
> 
> Where can I find out about ext2?  It looks to be quite popular, so I'd like to
> know what it's like.

Do a web search for ext2, or browse the Linux kernel sources.
ext2 should pop up all over on the net.  I've got 2 ext2
partitions right now, and I'd like to replace my 7 DOS FAT
partitions with 2 ext2 partitions instead.  It'd be nice if DOS
would allow this right now.

TTYL

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