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From: "Alaric B. Williams" <alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
To: Lorier <lorier AT ihug DOT co DOT nz>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:39:54 +0000
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On 16 Apr 97 at 20:55, Lorier wrote:

> At the risk of introducing even more linux Bias into the list:
> 
> I think we should have a system for installing File systems.  MSCDEX has
> some funny scheme for using installable file systems, how it works I dont
> know, but I think it overrides most of int 21h to do it.

Already been pointed out... we want a mounting system, definitely!
 
> Having a common interface to install ext2fs, umsdos, vfat, fat16, fat32 and
> a file system for OpenDos. 

Uhuh. Not forgetting NFS.
 
> I don't believe in corrupting fat anymore, any attempt that is made to add
> "extensions" to it will be changed by M'soft to be as incompatible as
> possible most likely, which is the closest you'll ever get to a complement
> from them :)

Anecdote: I have a friend who has installed NT4.0 in an NTFS partition,
and OS/2 in a HPFS partition. Now, Microsoft have made the interesting
choice of using the same partition type code for NTFS as IBM use
for HPFS... so in both systems, he gets an extra drive icon which claims
to be unformatted if you access it, and asks if you really wanna format
it.

That's blatantly evilness on Microsoft's part :-(


ABW
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Alaric B. Williams (alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk)

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