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From: james@parody.tecc.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD
Date: 7 Dec 1995 00:28:47 -0000
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In article <4a5765$h5n@Mercury.mcs.com>, Leslie Mikesell <les@MCS.COM> wrote:
>
>Speaking of file systems, are there any plans for a file system that
>Linux, freebsd and Windows NT can all read so you could build
>a dual-boot machine that could always get to the same files?

Well, they can already read MS-DOS partitions, but I imagine you meant a
real file system 8-)

Actually, as FreeBSD can now read ext2 partitions, all you need to do now
is to persuade Microsoft to support it...

James
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