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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: File System for Both
Date: 11 Mar 94 04:29:59 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <2lom94$7tc@news.nynexst.com> hjl@nynexst.com (H.J. Lu) writes:

>David J Camp (david@wubios.wustl.edu) wrote:
>: Is there a filesystem that works under both Linux and BSD?  I would
>: like to develop both on the same system without deleting my code each
>: time.  -David-

>I think both Linux and xxxxBSD can mount the floppy DOS filesystem. But
>I am not sure if the xxxxBSD can mount a DOS partition on a hard drive.
>Linux is fine.

NetBSD can do both.

I wouldn't want to mangle my files through DOS if they were important,
however.  If Linux can't do Berkeley FFS, it might be something to
consider adding.

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 Michael L. VanLoon                 Iowa State University Computation Center
    michaelv@iastate.edu                    Project Vincent Systems Staff
  Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free Unix for PC/Mac/Amiga/etc.
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