Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 07 Dec 2000 21:43:24 -0700 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: [Fwd: NTFS repair tools] |
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Peter Samuelson wrote: > > [Jeff Merkey] > > Do folks not know this NTFS driver will trash hard drives? We need > > to alert folks DO NOT USE WRITE NTFS MODE in those versions we know > > are busted. > > Here's an idea: let's make r/w support a separate CONFIG option, and > label it "DANGEROUS". > > Oh wait, we already do that. > > Perhaps we should warn users to back up their NTFS partitions before > trying this option. Put that warning in the help text for > CONFIG_NTFS_RW. > > Oh wait, we already do that too. > > How stupid does one have to be in order to enable an option labeled > "DANGEROUS" for a non-experimental system?
Agree. We need to disable it, since folks do not read the docs (obviously). Of course, we could leave it on, and I could start charging money for these tools -- there's little doubt it would be a lucrative business. Perhaps this is what I'll do if the numbers of copies keeps growing. When it hits > 100 per week, it's taking a lot of our time to support, so I will have to start charging for it.
Jeff
Jeff
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