On 16/05/2008, Scott Kitterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While NTFS is closely associated with Windows, FAT is a defacto standard > for portable storage devices.
Agreed. It is not a Linux 'native' file format though. > Making and kind of O/S assumptions about FAT > is inherently incorrect. For NTFS, I can almost see sense in this and > wouldn't be opposed if there were some NTFS spec or standard to base such a > design on. I gather from another post in this thread that such a document > does not really exist. That is a problem but the likes of SAMBA have some ways of at least attempting to stop you creating files that then cause problems. > I feel that you are saying that because I don't also use Windows, I'm not > in Ubuntu's target population. I think this is completely wrong. I think > fixing Bug 1 is about getting people to stop using Windows, not about using > Windows and Ubuntu. > > I see value in easing transition for new users, but our target is an Ubuntu > user, not an Ubuntu/Windows user. Absolutely agree - that's why we should make this change and allow experienced users to switch it off. We want people to switch and a large percentage of them probably dip their toe in the water through things like dual booting etc. Alan -- 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
