On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:25:22 -0600 Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled: > ethericalzen@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:25:44 -0600 > > Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> took out a #2 pencil > > and scribbled: > > Hmm... Not the best way to start an "apology" ;-) > [snip] > > Apology accepted. > > Your comments notwithstanding, it is IMO worthwhile to attempt > to rally others to one's viewpoint and discussing what goals > might be set before going to the developer's fora. I suggest > that, instead of whining, one start to develop a list of > requirements which would resolve this issue more or less > permanently. > > We already have the "captive NTFS" project which loads "foreign" > device drivers. Why not build upon that effort? Isn't this > something worthy of discussion? > > Mike That I can agree with, rallying I mean. It is necessary to rally people and get some momentum. Perhaps I'm more opposed to the method than the message itself. And yes, the entire thread has been unnecessarily combative; that happens, we'll get over it me thinks. I'm glad we're friends again. -- Alex White ethericalzen@xxxxxxxxx Life is a prison, death is a release