Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 00:00:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Sutton <mes@capelazo.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Fwd: NTFS repair tools]
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>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                                                    

You could just tell people the truth. Something far worse that DANGEROUS.
Like:

CRIPPLED BY LEGAL DURESS 

Or as I come to understand:

The processes that would normally have fixed this driver by now
are broken by the vigorous defense of Microsoft's IP.
It will trash your disk! maybe not right now ..

I couldn't understand why I hadn't seen any real movement on this driver.
Now it makes sense. Perhaps others might enjoy this understanding. 


Mark

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