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Using the Real ntfs.sys Driver Under Linux

caseih writes "A very neat hack uses the real ntfs.sys driver (obtained from your own windows XP partition and used via a wine-like layer (borrowed from ReactOS) to mount an ntfs partion with full read/write access. While not an ideal solution and certainly not free as in speech, this is an ideal stop-gap measure for many people trying out linux. I think that we'll probably see this in Knoppix pretty soon."

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  1. Could it be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Teh 1stest?

  2. Re:NTFS, not good. by Walkiry · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    To access the 60 gigs of porn they have downloaded with Kazza under windows XP? Dunno, just tossing ideas around...

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  3. Re:NTFS, not good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hello Captain... what's happening?

    uhhhhh... we got sort of a problem here... yeaah... you appearantly didn't put one of the new GNAA advertisements on your first post.

    mmmh... yeahh.. you see, we're putting the GNAA advertisements on all first posts now before they go out. did you see the memo about this?

    so if you could just go ahead and make sure you do that from now on, that would be great.

    and i'll go ahead and make sure you get another copy of that text. mmmmkay?

  4. Off topic, but did you guys know that slashdotters by bitsformoney · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    program in VB? :) teehee

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  5. Re:NTFS, not good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mr. Sir, I am sorry to say that I am not a member of the GNAA.

    I am a member, the leader, of the gay [nigger](we do not really care as long as you're young and stiff) pirate ship owned by Captain Goatse.

    We travel the seas of the world raping young brats, join us some time, mmkay.

    By the way, we hate the GNAA.

    Anyway, I'm sorry if I caused any problems.

    -Captain Goatse(has run out of daily trolls)

  6. GPL loophole by deanpole · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A loophole in the GPL is becomming increasingly clear, making the LGPL and GPL equivalent. Use two separate groups of developers. The first builds proprietary code with an incompatible ABI. The second modifies the GPL code to mate with the proprietary one.

  7. well... by count0 · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I'm using XP right now, and have a strange compulsion to wear long sleeves...maybe there's something to that 'MS denies me the right to bare arms' theory...

    <pun>rimshot</pun>

  8. Re:How stable? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > Use Mozilla. Be a man! Be a MAN!

    Because using Mozilla requires a marked proclivity for masochism?