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to: JUSTIN BAUSTERT
from: SCOTT LITTLE
date: 1997-04-04 19:38:00
subject: Microsoft = Security Hell

 [ Quoting Justin Baustert to Dave Raymond ] 
 JB> FAT32 is no where near stable as of yet
Explain how a file system can be stable? A filesystem isn't a program, it's
a set of rules that specify how data is stored on the disk.
 JB> losing  their whole partition because of it
Yes, FORMAT has been known to do that from time to time.
 JB> There was some PR going around the  Inet newsgroups
I think I have found your problem
 JB> The only reason is that Microsoft  doesn't want to support it themselves
Some people can't even handle the original release. Imagine what would happen
when GUI happy peasants start trying to FDISK their drive and install new
file systems. All hell will break loose, and MS don't want that headache.
There is also the fact that OSR2 contains mostly upgrades that are only
available on new computers, such as MMX. If it was sold retail, people would
be complaining how they paid $100 for a product that hardly changed (on their
older system).
Regards,
 - Scott
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