Re: Linux Equivalent Apps? was Re: KILL ME NOW or just help....
From: suntzu (suntzu.hatesspam_at_freeshell.org)
Date: 07/01/04
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 20:54:04 -0700
SINNER wrote:
> * suntzu wrote in alt.os.linux:
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>>>Mainly because writing to NTFS from other operating systems is risky, at
>>>best.
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>>>http://faq.arstechnica.com/link.php?i=1227
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>>fair enough, but when the day comes that he moves over to linux or
>>something, he can just backup and transfer the stuff over... the time
>>saved by not having to move between disk formats isn't nearly worth the
>>loss of stability or security you get when using fat32 over ntfs.
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>>i'd say you're link was actually a lot more convincing of an argument to
>>go w/ ntfs instead of fat32.
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>>i'd say if you're worried about data integrity, you'd go with ntfs,
>>hands down. it's definitely worth the convenience trade-off, even if
>>you know for sure that you'll switch OSes soon.
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> Your post is a bit contradictory for this particular situation. Yes,
> NTFS is certainly more stable when used under WINDOWS but writing to
> NTFS from linux sort of destroys that stability you are wanting to keep.
> Create a small swap space used to transfer files from one OS to the
> other. Stability should be a non issue as the swap space you use should
> not be keeping any data, its only to move data between OSs.
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right, that's my point... i'm assuming he's sticking w/ windows...
i wasn't accounting for dual-booting at all. i'm just saying that if
he's under windows, he should use ntfs. if he's on some unix variant,
use the appropriate file system there. but don't use fat32 just for the
interoperability. you're fat32 swap space idea is much much better than
straigh up using fat32 for everything.
if i were dual-booting, i'd use ntfs for windows, some journaled
file-system for linux (i know reiser and ext3 journal, although i've
never actually setup either), and i'd deal with the hassle of not being
able to just mount my windows partition when i boot to linux.
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