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Fully Open Source NTFS Support Under Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the long-time-coming dept.

lord_rob the only on writes "The Linux NTFS project has released a beta version of its fully open source userspace (using FUSE) 3G-Linux NTFS support driver. According to the developer, this driver beats hands down other NTFS support solutions performance-wise (including commercial Paragon NTFS driver and also Captive NTFS, which is using windows ntfs.sys driver under WINE)." That's right, writing to NTFS even works. Soon it'll mean one less recovery disk to keep around, I hope.

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  1. Yay by ArchieBunker · · Score: -1, Troll

    Only 10-12 years after NTFS was launched?

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  2. Re:No 64-bit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who would have interesting data on NTFS on 64-bit platforms anyway. If you have 64-bit hardware it's more likely Linux is your primary OS, and you'd be more interested in the Windows-ext3 drivers (which do exist, IIRC) or the Windows-jfs/xfs/reiserfs drivers (which I've not seen yet).

  3. Dear Muslims... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dear Muslims,

    The rest of the world doesn't wish to be dragged back in time to live like the Flintstones. Please keep your onerous religious requirements to yourselves. They have no place in a representative government.

    Sincerely,
    All of Civilization

  4. Re:It is good news ... But ... by Lord+Kano · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft is going to think really, really hard before they go and do something that may result in lost data.

    You must not have been around for Double Space.

    LK

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