Hi, On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Edward Z. Yang wrote:
> Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > Then the proper solution is to push for obsolescence of "git-<prog>" > > in favour of "git <prog>". > > My understanding was that git used hard-links internally in its > repository structure. If this is not the case, I don't see any need to > recommend NTFS. > > However, I find NTFS tends to work better if I'm using exclusively > Windows, and is a PITA but not impossible to acces from Linux, so all my > USB keys will continue to be NTFS. So it is a PITA from Linux. And the hard links are not necessary, so why not get rid of them already? That is exactly what I proposed. "Fixing" it by forcing users to switch to NTFS is _not_ a fix. > > You are missing my point. I want to be able to access the USB stick > > also with other platforms. That is the whole _point_ of a portable > > drive. > > Unfortunately, with the heterogeneity of *nix distributions, having a > one-size fits all binary is not feasible. It's one of the curious > advantages Windows has over Linux, and one of the reasons why the > portable application community is almost exclusively Windows based. Again, you are missing my point. Sure, the question was about a portable application. But you will have your _data_ on the same thumb drive, right? So _again_. Forcing users to reformat their thumb drives to something which literally locks them into Windows _with all of their data_ is a no-fly for me. If you still want to advertise NTFS, please remove me from the Cc: list. Ciao, Dscho
