On Monday 10 March 2003 02:12 pm, Brian wrote:Greg,
Why are you so insistant on ntfs? The security aspects get blown out the door by installing Linux, so I cannot imagine that the speed is that much better to make it a requirement.
Again, I am looking to continue to use Windows XP for my work functions that can only be done on Windows, and to learn Linux by using it to do most of my day to day personal computing.
I am not exactly insistent on NTFS, but it simply does come down to security and speed. FAT32 is not nearly as fast as NTFS on an NT based OS. Even with Linux on the machine a user will have to authenticate to either Windows XP or Linux in order to gain access to the FS. There of course are others ways, but they all require a more significatn effort. If I use FAT32 all you need is a basic boot disk. I would prefer some security as opposed to no security.
Thanks for your input and the suggestion not to use HTML. I didn't realize it was a sore spot.
Brian
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