Re: Supporting NTFS in the kernel

[Samuel Flory <sflory rackable com>]

Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> Dave Jones wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 02:55:21PM +0200, Jaap A. Haitsma wrote:
> >  > I would like it very much if the standard kernel would include the 
> > read  > driver for NTFS
> >
> > Won't happen due to potential patent problems.
>
>
> Would it be possible to add some parts of the linux-ntfs-ng driver (or 
> maybe code hooks) so that they, or somebody else, could provide rpm 
> packages for the new ntfs driver module? The linux-ntfs Project 
> currently provides only rpms for the *old* ntfs driver (AFAICS)?


   What sort of hooks are needed?  What is stopping someone from 
compiling and distributing a module in an rpm?

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