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On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:36:48 -0600 |
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Barry Schwartz <chemoelectric@×××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> Depending on what the DOS fs stuff is for, sys-fs/ntfs3g might be a |
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> better option, anyway, though I have a vfat partition from before I |
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> discovered ntfs3g, and would keep dosfstools (and the kernel support) |
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> and/or mtools around anyway, for working with those very occasional |
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> floppies. |
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It's not just floppies. FAT still has a major use for formatting |
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memory cards in digital cameras. If one is going to process digital |
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images with Linux one had better have the ability to handle FAT |
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partitions. |
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Frank Peters |
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