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Linux Kernel NTFS read-write driver by Paragon Software
- harporoeder 6y agoI have used the FUSE NTFS-3G implementation in the past which worked fairly well, but it is exciting to finally see a mainline kernel driver! One less thing to install.
- Havoc 6y agoI recall this - it was initially rejected for being too big & unwieldy to review. So I assume this is attempt 2?
- reanimus 6y agoLooks more like 13
- silly-silly 6y agoI'm glad they continue to try. It is hard to get things accepted upstream.
- WalterGR 6y agoToo big out of necessity or poor engineering?
- viraptor 6y agoIt can be neither. You can always split existing code into a series of smaller patches. What they submitted initially was closer to an extreme lack of awareness.
- tinus_hn 6y agoRegardless if it’s accepted, still a great gift, even if it is only as code as documentation for the format.
- llimos 6y agoI wonder why Microsoft haven't done this themselves? Seems like a no-brainer with their new hug-a-Linux image. I can't see much strategic reason to keep it proprietary.
- nix23 6y ago>new hug-a-Linux image I have a little secret for you...Microsoft didn't change one bit since Palmer.
- Shared404 6y agoWhat, but I thought "Microsoft <3 Open Source" && "Microsoft <3 Linux" They even open sourced... calculator and powershell.
- nix23 6y ago>They even open sourced... calculator and powershell. AND DOS 1.0 lets not forget that, they even work on the Linux kernel anything HyperV related...Windows is the better Hypervisor anyway ;)
- Shared404 6y agoOn further thought, I do have to actually give them credit for VS-Code, despite the fact that they hobble the OSS version.
- chrismeller 6y agoThey haven’t even provided Linux compatibility for exFAT, their “open” file system, which offers less functionality. I wouldn’t hold my breath on NTFS.
- SahAssar 6y agoThey have published the spec and released the patents to Open Invention Network though. IIRC Samsung provided the actual implementation that is in linux 5.4+.