Re: 2.2.0 wishlist

Systemkennung Linux (linux@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de)
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 12:43:13 +0200 (MET DST)


Hi!

> > I'm sorry if I have missed something as I am a quite new reader of
> > this mailinglist, but something that i would like to see in future
> > versions of the kernel is support for the NTFS file system. I have
> > searched for utilities for lhe current kernel, but the oly ones I
> > have found mounts NTFS read-only.
>
> The author/maintainer of this said something about read/write a while ago
> as far as I can rember, went something allong the lines of 'I don't want
> to release the read/write support until it's totaly debuged'. I could be
> wrong, so don't quote me on that.

A large number of Linux/MIPS systems (and probably Alpha systems, too)
will have to coexist with WNT installations which often present the
OS sold with the machine. I therefore give the NTFS a high priority on
my list.

Ralf