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Subject:    Re: [Cooker] drakx/diskdrake and NTFS
From:       andre <andre () node1583e ! a2000 ! nl>
Date:       2001-09-30 22:31:44
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On zo, 2001-09-30 at 22:59, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote:
> civileme wrote:
> 
> >
> >Does no one realize that there are THREE variations of the NTFS and that one 
> >of them is readable (and experimentally writeable) by linux, and more work on 
> >read/write for the newer two is likely to be stalled by threats or the 
> >potential for threats of legal action?
> >
> >Microsoft is not going to give us a chance to take their market away, not 
> >that we are really trying.  We're about choices, but we are being blocked 
> >from staying compatible by Microsoft paranoia.
> >
> >Civileme
> >
> Civilme, really, not EVERYTHING done by m$ is based on trying to 
> sabotage the rest of the market (just MOST of the things ; ) )
> Anyway, I was under the impression that there are only two versions of 
> NTFS (4 and 5); unless of course you're talking about the first attempts 
> at it, in which case I don't think that would apply to anyone here 
> anyway.  The newer version 5 supports the endless amount of redundant 
> security options that can be placed on a file within that system.  
> I have recently finished beta testing XP (that thing is nothing more 
> than a freakin' virus with pretty graphics!!) and I'm pretty sure that 
> the NTFS it uses has been updated to support their new licensing format 
> but that hasn't been released to the general public yet.
> Which version is supported under linux (read / experimental write)?
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
Win2K
the nt version was almost finished when they released Win2K

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