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My favourite part of this (source: https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.7#New_exFAT_file_system https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.7#New_exFAT_file_system) is that

My favourite part of this (source: https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.7#New_exFAT_file_system https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.7#New_exFAT_file_system) is that they originally went with an MS-produced exFAT driver, but dumped it because even MS said the Samsung one was better.

tw04 6y ago
Given that Samsung has had years to perfect theirs, and it was an ms licensed implementation, that’s not really surprising tbqh.
ComputerGuru 6y ago
(To clarify, this is in reference to the Linux driver implementations from both and not in comparison to the Windows version.)
juergbi 6y ago
That's not accurate. The initial implementation (in Linux 5.4) was also a derivative of Samsung exFAT code, however, it was not contributed by Samsung directly and it was based on a much older version. Samsung then suggested¹ it would be better to upstream their latest exFAT driver (sdfat), which is what has happened now - after improving the code to be suitable for mainline. ¹ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/003701d56d04$470def50$d529cdf0$@samsung.com/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/003701d56d04$470def50$...
- parhamn 6y ago
  Seriously curious: Is there better looking mailing list viewing software thats "free"? I loathe stumbling on one of these links.
  - kasabali 6y ago
    There was Gmane. Too bad nothing had replaced it. It was the de facto site used when sharing links to mail list posts and it did have thread navigation that made sense.
  - amenod 6y ago
    Not sure if this answers your question, but if it really bothers you, you could change the CSS rules that your browser applies to a specific site. If you are using firefox, the file to edit is `chrome/userContent.css`. I know it doesn't help others, but in my experience people using such software actually like this retro look (and I agree it does have some appeal to it - function before form).
    - parhamn 6y ago
      I think my issue is more with navigation than style. Like Seeing the whole thread tree inline would be nicer no, even for the folks who still want the plain text feel?

tw04 6y ago

Given that Samsung has had years to perfect theirs, and it was an ms licensed implementation, that’s not really surprising tbqh.

ComputerGuru 6y ago

(To clarify, this is in reference to the Linux driver implementations from both and not in comparison to the Windows version.)

juergbi 6y ago

That's not accurate. The initial implementation (in Linux 5.4) was also a derivative of Samsung exFAT code, however, it was not contributed by Samsung directly and it was based on a much older version. Samsung then suggested¹ it would be better to upstream their latest exFAT driver (sdfat), which is what has happened now - after improving the code to be suitable for mainline. ¹ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/003701d56d04$470def50$d529cdf0$@samsung.com/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/003701d56d04$470def50$...

parhamn 6y ago
Seriously curious: Is there better looking mailing list viewing software thats "free"? I loathe stumbling on one of these links.
- kasabali 6y ago
  There was Gmane. Too bad nothing had replaced it. It was the de facto site used when sharing links to mail list posts and it did have thread navigation that made sense.
- amenod 6y ago
  Not sure if this answers your question, but if it really bothers you, you could change the CSS rules that your browser applies to a specific site. If you are using firefox, the file to edit is `chrome/userContent.css`. I know it doesn't help others, but in my experience people using such software actually like this retro look (and I agree it does have some appeal to it - function before form).
  - parhamn 6y ago
    I think my issue is more with navigation than style. Like Seeing the whole thread tree inline would be nicer no, even for the folks who still want the plain text feel?