Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:11:34 +0100 (MET)
From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
To: Luke-Jr <luke@dashjr.org>
cc: Joerg Schilling <schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de>, davidsen@tmr.com,
       chris@gnome-de.org, nix@esperi.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       axboe@suse.de
Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
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>> >> Well, "any user" just opens his Windows Explorer and takes a look at the
>> >> icon of his drive D:\\ to see whether it's a CD-ROM or DVD. It is
>> >> interesting to see professional programmers often argue that a
>> >
>> >This is not true: a drive letter mapping does not need to exist on MS-WIN
>> >in order to be able to access it via ASPI or SPTI.
>>
>> I have to support this view. Linux filesystems do not show up in Windows
>> Explorer (because there's obviously an fs driver lacking), but there's
>> always a way to damage your Linux from within Windows.
>
>Really? My Windows-using friend has all his Linux partitions fully visible and 
>usable in Windows Explorer...
>
Might depend! On DOS and Win98, there is no indication in either 
DOS or Explorer that there is a second harddisk (got an xfs on it) at all. 
Only partition entries with Win* type get a drive letter (which does not 
imply reading is also possible).
Might be different on your Windows.


Jan Engelhardt
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