[loopback ext2 filesystem in file on msdos partition]
> - You can not resize an ext2fs image - repartitioning is better, because
> FIPS, presizer or Partition Magic can resize msdos partitions
No, you can't resize it, but you can copy it to a bigger file.
Somebody recently came out with a tool to resize ext2 volumes. It
might be persuaded to do this job, but perhaps not.
> - You can not read az ext2fs image from dos
There are actually drivers for it, as well as an mtools alike.
> - It will be slow (ok, umsdos is slow too)
On the same order as umsdos.
> - A newbie will never be able to set up a looproot distribution
Why not? I could just as easily assert "A newbie will never be able to
set up an umsdos distribution."
> - Looproot is problematic and untested (for example it does not work in
> vfat but works on an msdos partition)
>
> I think, a general ums-like pseudo-ext2-fs over not only umsdos, but all
> non unix-compatible fs were very good and useful for the linux community.
So would making sure loopback mounts worked on everything.
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