Re: Why the DOS has many ntfs read and write driver,but the linux can't for a long time

From: Boxer Gnome
Date: Mon Jan 09 2006 - 03:20:35 EST


2006/1/9, Erik Andersen <andersen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Mon Jan 09, 2006 at 03:54:24PM +0800, Boxer Gnome wrote:
> > and the dos ntfs driver was not released by the MS offical.So,what' wrong?
> >
> > Somebody who can explain this ?
>
> Sure, thats easy. You havn't paid Anton and Richard to quit
> their jobs to work full time on finishing full linux ntfs
> support. It is really quite amazing how many "linux can't do foo"
> type problems could be quickly solved by sending large amounts of
> money to the right people.
>
> -Erik
>
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> Erik B. Andersen http://codepoet-consulting.com/
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>
But the dos' ntfs drive was free software,no ne need pay.

I see, the ntfs' spec is not so hard to know.I always think it hard to
be supported before, for the ntfs' spec belongs to MS.
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