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Subject: Re: [RFC] Remove NTFS kernel support
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On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 11:13:14PM -0800, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> * Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org> [080206 17:00] wrote:
> > remove the kernel support for NTFS and maybe take care of the FUSE
> > implementation.
..
> 
> My pragmatic view on this is that I think it's odd that something
> that is sort-of working for a few people is going to be axed by
> people that don't use it, while promising to replace it with something
> better.
> 
> Maybe a nicer way of saying/asking would be to ask:
> 
> Is the FUSE replacement going to be tested to the point where it's
> better than then current NTFS code?

Hear, Hear!