Eugene Poole wrote:
 
> Linux:
 
>    1. The support for HPFS has been removed from the kernel, but it can
>       still be loaded as a module.

It really doesn't matter how the support exists, but whether it exists,
and is easy for an OS/2 user to figure out how to use.

>    3. There are 3 Warp specific filesystems supported in Linux. Looking
>       at fdisk, they are:  a = OS/2 Boot Manager; 7 = HPFS/NTFS; and 17
>       = Hidden HPFS/NTFS.

I wouldn't call recognition of type 0Ah "support". What's nice is that
BM has no problem starting any Linux /boot partition, something that
can't be said about Linux bootloaders with logical OS/2 boot partitions.
 
> OS/2 Warp (or eComStation):
 
>    1. The OS/2 filesystem driver ext2 has not been upgraded to support
>       ext3 (enhanced ext2) - which most Linux users use as the default;
>       so that means we aren't keeping up with advancements on the other
>       platforms.

There is no difference between ext2 and ext3 unless an OS is loaded, at
which point Linux does journaling on ext3 if mounted as ext3. Ext3
partitions are mountable and usable as ext2. Journaling isn't required
for OS/2 access.

>    2. IBM has bet their money on Linux to compete with Windows - and it
>       only cost them an investment in another company (no employees, no
>       employee benefits, etc.).
 
> If you want to use Linux - even if it's just to be able to converse with
> some knowledge, don't throw that old machine away - load Linux on it.
> Linux will run quite well on hardware that even OS/2 won't perform well on.

Actually, OS/2 runs better than popular implementations of X on Linux.
In every case I've compared, KDE is a slug compared to WPS.
 
> The only instance, that I can think of, where this support makes a
> difference is if you are dual-booting between Linux and OS/2.

Exactly. How would anyone with only one machine ever be able to migrate
from OS/2 to Linux without it?

> Otherwise, start Samba on the Linux machine and on your OS/2 machine do
> a 'net use' and the Linux filesystem is read/write.
 
Easier said than done. I've yet to figure out how to make recent
versions of samba mount OS/2 shares successfully. The newest versions
I've been able to do it with are RedHat 7.3, SuSE 8.2, & Mandrake 9.1
(IIRC). Newer versions claim to mount, but access doesn't work. This
applies to Fedora Core 1-up, SuSE 9.0-up & Mandrake 9.2-up. 

I have similar problems trying to use exports in OS/2. Net use in OS/2
works on older systems (e.g. SuSE 8.2), but not current (e.g. Fedora
Core 2 or SuSE 9.1). 
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