Message-Id:	<9705300909.AA08722@sunnm.at.cp.philips.com>
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From:	"Martin G. Pircher" <martin DOT pircher AT austria DOT cp DOT philips DOT com>
To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Date:	Fri, 30 May 1997 11:05:43 +0000
Mime-Version:	1.0
Subject:	cAse sensitivity, filesystems
Reply-To:	mpircher AT biosys DOT net

Hi,

I'm reading the OD lists quite for a while now, and I have to say that I'm
really getting annoyed of if the discussions about the case sensitivity 
and the filesystems.

I think its a good idea to implement the common filesystems as fat, ext2, 
ntfs,  and the case sensitivity as well.

Where's the big problem if you have to choose at the beginning of the
installation what filesystem do you want, and if you like case sensitivity?

If OD defaults to FAT and non-case sensitivity, a standard user doesn't
have any problems, and an advanced user can choose the things he 
likes/needs.

The only "problem" I see is to make kernel and tools realize what options
have been installed, making work them. But other OS also deal with LFN,
some excellent as U*nix, some more crippled.

But that's the point when coding them, and not where to choose if it generally
should be supported. 

If the discussion goes on in that way as it does now, you're still at the same
point in some months. "Yes I want" - "No I don't need"....

Just my opinion.

Martin

-- Martin G. Pircher
-- network concepts and database programming
-- mpircher AT biosys DOT net (everlasting email address ;)

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