Ext2 and Windows

["Mike808" <mike808@users.sourceforge.net>]

Doc wrote:
> Lacking an ext3 driver for Windows, NTFS is today the most capable
> journaling filesystem for removable media larger than thumb drives. If
> you want to freely exchange files between Windows and any other system,
> you MUST use a Windows-supported filesystem simply because Microsoft
> refuses to support non-Windows systems. (And please don't quibble with
> me about FAT12/16/32 not being Windows filesystems because Microsoft can
> no longer legally restrict their use by non-Windows systems.)

There are options. Not supported by Microsoft, of course, but progress is being made.

See http://www.archlug.org/kwiki/WindowsAndExt2

Mike/

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