ext? as fat or ntfs?

[Ryan Rix]

Stephen wrote:
> For me with linux/windows i woudl create Fat 32 on volumes 2gb or less
> or ntfs on volumes larger.
> 
> not the best choice but it is the most simple and portable one. fat
> will even allow OSX compatability.
> 
> anything more complicated tar-gzip and a portable version of 7zip or
> winrar if you need to keep complex file structures and permissions.
> 

Right, but ntfs is strictly nonfree. Hans wants to get around ntfs/fat 
in total, at a physcial partition level.

Ryan