ext? as fat or ntfs?

[Bob Elzer]

My guess would be the easiest thing to do would be to format it NTFS, since
almost everything can read/write it.

I understand the resistance, but if you want an M$ systems to see your
files, the ntfs will always work on an M$ system, and Linux has the support
built in too.

The real issue is not the ntfs partition itself, it's the technology used to
read it, and even if you don't have an ntfs file system. The ability to read
one is still in your linux system.

So unless you're planning to strip out that ability for every linux system
you use, you might as well use the ntfs to make things simple.

I do still agree with your point of view though, but whatever free and open
file system we can come up with, M$ will never add it to their OS's
themselves, or back port it to their older systems.

Which means, always modifying the M$ system to read the free FS.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us 
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On 
> Behalf Of Stephen
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:55 AM
> To: Main PLUG discussion list
> Subject: Re: ext? as fat or ntfs?
> 
> 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.
> 
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM, der.hans<PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
> > moin moin,
> >
> > is it possible to setup a thumb drive with a large 
> > ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs/xfs/jfs/reiserfs/whateverfs partition, but in 
> > such a way that when attached to an m$ box it'll show up as 
> some sort 
> > of fat or ntfs filesystem? Maybe have a small fat automount 
> partition 
> > with samba on it that can read and export the free software 
> filesystem?
> >
> > ciao,
> >
> > der.hans
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