Which package would this be filed against? On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Onno Benschop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 16/05/08 07:44, Evan wrote: > > After trying to transfer some files from Ubuntu to Windows today, I > > discovered a very dangerous problem. I'm not sure if it qualifies as a > > bug, so I haven't yet reported it, but it could be considered one. > > > > Currently, the only characters that Ubuntu does not support in > > filenames and paths are slashes, while Windows has a considerable list > > (apostrophes, asterisks, etc). > > > > Creating a file on a Windows drive (NTFS or FAT) in Ubuntu and naming > > it with one of these characters causes Windows to be unable to read > > the file and anything beneath it in the directory structure. This is > > extremely dangerous: > > > > - renaming files or folders near C:\ on your Windows partition could > > render it unable to boot > > - naming a business document on a flash drive could prevent you from > > opening it that important meeting > > > > Ubuntu needs to automatically strip these characters (or prompt for a > > rename) when creating/moving/renaming files on NTFS and FAT drives. If > > this gets discovered and released as "Ubuntu causes data corruption on > > Windows drives" it could be a serious black eye. > > > > Evan > Personally I have not seen this behaviour. Rather than sending a message > to the list, log a bug report, provide specific examples and version > numbers. Show screen shots, logs, whatever you need to prove the issue. > > Without those details, your energy in getting excited about this problem > is not that effective in my opinion. > > Note that I'm *not* saying that this does not exist, nor am I making a > value statement about the concern, I'm simply stating that the forum for > this issue is a bug report. > > -- > Onno Benschop > > Connected via Optus B3 at S31°54'06" - E115°50'39" (Yokine, WA) > -- > ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. > |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. > --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. > > ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 8888 - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >
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