Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 01 Oct 2000 20:51:16 -0600 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: Microsoft Withdraws Linux NTFS Threats |
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Andre Hedrick wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > > I will again be able to offer these NTFS tools to repair NTFS > > partitions. Please begin reforwarding requests from folks with trashed > > disks to me, and I'll be able to assist folks. Microsoft has apologized > > and withdrawn their statements. > > > > We are very happy this thread ended on a happy note, instead of in > > court. Microsoft will take no action against us for NTFS development on > > Linux, which can now proceed without concern. > > Jeff ... > > It is fun, but I was not ware that scale of this mess was so great. > All I did was to make the request for Microsoft not to blow things out of > proportion. Sheesh, by letting us, without noise or action, create R/W > support of NTFS for Linux they would have been able to give the appearence > that they were behaving. > > Regardless, congrates on using the entry point. > I just hope everyone at Mircosoft is still there. > I would feel really bad if an aquiantence of my there had reprocussions. > We would need to find a way to help them out, if they took it on the chin > for us. > > Cheers, > > Andre Hedrick > The Linux ATA/IDE guy
Andre,
This is very much a compliment of you coming from them -- they apparently took you very seriously and viewed your proposal as a serious matter. It was a great roller coaster ride -- let's do it again some time.
:-)
Jeff
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