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    SubjectRe: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
    >> >> Well, "any user" just opens his Windows Explorer and takes a look at the
    >> >> icon of his drive D:\\ to see whether it's a CD-ROM or DVD. It is
    >> >> interesting to see professional programmers often argue that a
    >> >
    >> >This is not true: a drive letter mapping does not need to exist on MS-WIN
    >> >in order to be able to access it via ASPI or SPTI.
    >>
    >> I have to support this view. Linux filesystems do not show up in Windows
    >> Explorer (because there's obviously an fs driver lacking), but there's
    >> always a way to damage your Linux from within Windows.
    >
    >Really? My Windows-using friend has all his Linux partitions fully visible and
    >usable in Windows Explorer...
    >
    Might depend! On DOS and Win98, there is no indication in either
    DOS or Explorer that there is a second harddisk (got an xfs on it) at all.
    Only partition entries with Win* type get a drive letter (which does not
    imply reading is also possible).
    Might be different on your Windows.



    Jan Engelhardt
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