From: "Nicholas R LeRoy" <nleroy AT norland DOT com>
Message-Id: <9705070822.ZM13582@dopey>
Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 08:22:27 -0500
In-Reply-To: alaric@abwillms.demon.co.uk
        "~OD: Re: EXT2 filesystem information" (May  6,  5:21pm)
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To: alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk
Subject: Re: EXT2 filesystem information
Cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
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> > There is a saying that goes, "Those who don't understand UNIX,
> > are doomed to reinvent it only poorly". The same can be said
> > about filesystems.
>
> Funnily enough, that reminds me of a recent posting on the LispOS
> list; I'll just go find it...
>
> ...damn, I can't, but it was something like:
>
> "We mustn't forget to carefully study what has been done before.
> The UNIX guys didn't, and look what they ended up with" :-)

The most powerful and open operating system available.  The OS for which
C was created.  The OS which gave us pipes and I/O redirection.  The OS
which gave us a choice in shells.  The OS that gave us the "device looks
like a file" concept.  The OS which gave us all this and more....

Now, with Linux, the OS which gives us a choice.
I'll be honest here -- I run Linux 24/7.  The only time I run DOS (indeed,
OpenDOS) is for apps that don't have a Linux counterpart (YET!).  And, many
of those I run under DosEMU.

Sorry about the ranting, but it pains me to hear unsupported crap like that,
most of which comes from people who have never actually USED Unix.  The
M$ FUD engine at work.

OpenDOS is an exciting new alternative to the M$ monopoly.  That's exactly
why Ray Norada created it from Novel DOS.  Let's all stick together in the
battle against the Evil Empire.  Let's cast the M$ monopoly into Mt
Doom from whence it came and free the world.

Now, back to the original point.  ext2 is a very good file system.  Source
is available.  Works quite well.  Fast.  Flexible.    Let's not create
another VFAT or other such abomination.  Let's take something that works
and leverage off it.  Anything else (IMHO) would be a complete waste of
time.

Microsoft isn't the answer.  Microsoft is the question.  The answer is No.

-Nick

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