NTFS status for 2.4.x (was Re: Linux Jobs: Update)

From: Steve Dodd (steved@loth.demon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Mar 13 2000 - 09:14:36 EST


[Cc'd to linux-ntfs as this issue has just come up there too]

On Sun, Mar 12, 2000 at 07:32:01PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > Mark NTFS as obsolete

> > What's supposed to replace it? The laptop I use at work has NT4 95 and
> > debian 2.2 on it. What reads nt drives now?

> 2.0 or 2.2 kernels providing your NT < Win2000 I believe. If you want 2.3.x
> to do NT then someone needs to maintain the code.

I'm afraid I'm not going to volunteer because I don't have enough free time to
commit to doing it reliably. However, if people want to remind of all the
outstanding NTFS issues they know of, I'll collect them and stick them on the
web somewhere .. I may even get around to fixing some of them, but no promises.

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