Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:07:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:07:10 -0500 Received: from vger.timpanogas.org ([207.109.151.240]:32007 "EHLO vger.timpanogas.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:06:54 -0500 Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:31:58 -0700 From: "Jeff V. Merkey" To: Alan Cox Cc: "Jeff V. Merkey" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: NTFS repair tools] Message-ID: <20001208113158.A4730@vger.timpanogas.org> In-Reply-To: <3A30552D.A6BE248C@timpanogas.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 01:55:43PM +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 01:55:43PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > somewhere in the thousands. Is NTFS write stable enough now in 2.4 to > > fix these problems, if so, can we DISABLE by REMOVING write code in the > > It says DANGEROUS in big letters on the configuration option. We are now > down to the level of people who don't understand 'smoking kills you' in big > letters on packaging, and people using very old trees that merely warned you > that it was a very bad idea I agree that if you give a mentally unbalanced person a firearm, they might shoot themselves with it. I am suggesting we take away their firearm. Write support for NTFS is useful for migrating from Linux to NT, R/O support is useful for migrating NT to Linux. We won't be giving anything up. I think just putting in a nastier warning message would suffice. Jeff > > Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/