On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 13:31, David Jackson wrote: > > Tom Diehl: > >>Hernan Fernandez: > >>>Why the fedora project don't support NTFS? > >>Because NTFS is a closed file system protected by patients. > > *Mental* patients, obviously... > Does any Linux Distro Support NTFS? No. Only some GNU/Linux distributions carry Linux's NTFS module. Mostly any distribution in the Software Patents Don't Exist Free World. > A related question way is it different from fat/vfat? Because they are different filesystems, that's why. And if you want to know why, ask Microsoft :) Some submarine Software Patents came up about some FAT extensions, as long as they are not included, FAT can still be used. I've read somewhere that most flash'a-like memory cards don't use/require these extensions, but don't believe me for I might be completely wrong. Rui -- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...? Please AVOID sending me WORD, EXCEL or POWERPOINT attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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