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From: Pawel K. <pk...@be...> - 2004-02-26 15:55:45
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Szakacsits Szabolcs wrote: > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Pawel Kot wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Szakacsits Szabolcs wrote: > > > > > NTFS development? Regression testing? For example I've never had Windows > > > in my life until recently, just for the sole purpose to _validate_ the > > > Linux NTFS code I write. Soon after my disk crashed and I couldn't recover > > > > I think your case is too rare. > > You suggest to quit Linux NTFS development because I don't need NTFS? Well, no ;-) but it is indeed very weird to work on linux-ntfs not using/having Windows. > > I don't think it will ever happen. FAT is easy and simple and as such > > filesystem it will remain for such solutions for a really long time. If it > > will be replaced by any filesystem, I don't think it will be NTFS, which > > is too complicated for such solution. > > It's not belief, it's business. If Microsoft will provide a embedded > Windows OS to its countless partners NTFS built-in then they will use it > whatever would make sense. But if it would make sense they would already have done it or at least they would try. They didn't. Why? Because it's not practical. NTFS design is not for such purposes. These are someple devices with slow processors and small amount of memory. There's really no place for NTFS there. Of course in my very humble opinion. pkot -- mailto:pk...@be... http://www.gnokii.org/ |
