Mounting NTFS into Ubuntu

[Scott Kitterman]

On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:36:54 -0500 Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:
>Ouattara Oumar Aziz wrote:
>> Eric Dunbar a écrit :
>>> So why isn't NTFS supported natively? It's been around for a long time
>>> (a decade? or more?) and it seems that most Linux users are from the
>>> Windows world (especially from the "pro"/"hacker" side of things so
>>> would be more inclined to be using the more robust server-like
>>> features of Windows NT/XP Pro).
>>>
>>> Eric.
>>>
>> 
>> Ntfs is not supported (at least hardly) because Microsoft doesn't 
>> release the NTFS specification, so we just try to guess the specification.
>
>Also, it's patented.  That isn't exactly the reason for the technical
>mediocrity of Linux NTFS, but it's a disincentive to improve.
>
I'd add that NTFS is only relevant for Windows compatibility.  Once you've left Windows behind, it's irrelevant.  

We're about 80% Linux/Mac now.  I expect 2007 to be the year we complete the transition.  Personally, I'm really not worried about NTFS.

Scott K