From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 13 19:07:07 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D12A16A420 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:07:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from babkin@verizon.net) Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net (vms040pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 773DD43D55 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:07:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from babkin@verizon.net) Received: from vms064.mailsrvcs.net ([192.168.1.1]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0IUN001GQ3RLKPQ0@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for freebsd-arch@freebsd.org; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:06:57 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:06:57 -0600 (CST) From: Sergey Babkin To: John Nielsen , freebsd-arch@freebsd.org, babkin@users.sourceforge.net Message-id: <33349353.1139857617449.JavaMail.root@vms064.mailsrvcs.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Cc: Max Khon Subject: Re: Re: NTFS write support X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: babkin@users.sf.net List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:07:07 -0000 >From: John Nielsen >> >http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/ >> >> Interesting. Though I'm pretty sure that MS is going to object >> strongly to any usage of their drivers outside of their OS. >> Donwload it quickly before the MS lawyers have shown up. > >Captive NTFS doesn't actually include any ntfs drivers. The user must supply >their own copy (presumably obtained through legitimate means) which the >captive framework then uses. Well, the problem is that the Microsoft's position is going to be that there are no such legitimate means. It's quite a popular belief among the software licensing lawyers nowadays. AFAIK it has not been tested in court, but do you have enough money to afford a lawsuit with Microsoft? -SB